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Pelham, NY
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Once Crown Jewel 'Trump Force One' Now Sits Idle In Hudson Valley Airport
“Trump Force One,” a tricked-out Boeing 757 that once represented the former president’s personal wealth has become something of a relic of his past as it sits idly in a Hudson Valley airport. Trump’s personal plane, which he enjoyed showing off before his time in the Oval Office, was once a popular talking point and rallying cry for the former president, though it is now defunct and sitting on a ramp at New York Stewart International Airport in Orange County. According to multiple reports, the plane has not been used since Trump’s time on the campaign trail, and has seemingly been abandone…
Massapequa, NY
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Cuomo Calls For Trump To Resign
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for President Donald Trump to resign as commander-in-chief following the chaotic scenes that played out at the United States Capitol this week. Calling the riots in Washington D.C. “horrific” and signs of “anarchy,” Cuomo called for the president’s resignation and requested that all elected government officials in New York do the same. “We’ve seen a lot from this administration over the past four years, but I never would have imagined anything as horrific as what happened in Washington D.C.,” he said on Friday, Jan. 8. ‘This was not a political rally … …
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
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Justice Department Accuses Walmart Of Fueling Opioid Crisis, Seeks Billions In Penalties
The Trump Administration sued Walmart on Tuesday for producing what it alleges is an illegal flow of pain killers that has fueled America’s opioid crisis. Ignoring “red flag” warnings against suspicious prescriptions from its own pharmacists, Walmart turned a network of 5,000 national in-store pharmacies into a pipeline of highly addictive painkillers, the Justice Department’s alleges in its lawsuit. Walmart understaffed those pharmacies while pressuring workers to fill prescriptions quickly – enabling widespread drug abuse -- in order to increase profits, the suit filed in US District Cour…
Springfield, MA
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Voters Urged To Hand-Deliver Unsent Mail-In Ballots - 'Do Not Rely On USPS'
Do not rely on the U.S. Postal Service to deliver your ballot on time for the election if you haven’t sent it already is the message politicians and reporters are trumpeting following a report that delivery times are way down. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the New York Times reported that the USPS says on-time delivery rates for first-class mail are “far below its target,” the Times tweeted. “Experts warn that, at this point, voters in many parts of the country should hand-deliver ballots to local officials or drop boxes.” Locally, on Tuesday, Hamden State Rep. Michael D'Agostino told voters …
Massapequa, NY
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Speculation Swirls That Cuomo Could Be Nation's AG If Biden Wins Presidency
From Albany to Washington D.C.? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly in the running to serve as the nation’s Attorney General if Democratic challenger Joe Biden is successful in the presidential election in November, though the governor has balked at the idea. According to Axios, Cuomo, the chair of the National Governors Association, “is being pushed to the job and that Biden would consider him, based on their long friendship.” Reports state that aides at the National Governors Association have already started looking for contingencies to replace him if he heads to Washington. If …
Hartford, CT
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Connecticut AG Blasts 'Offensive' Federal Lawsuit Accusing Yale Of Anti-White, -Asian Policy
The Connecticut AG is calling the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Yale's alleged discrimination against white and Asian-American people “politically motivated,” “offensive” and a “complete overreach.” On Thursday, Oct. 8, the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit against Yale University alleging its admission policies are racist for seeking to racially “balance” the university’s population. Many colleges and universities create diversity recruitment goals in an effort to bolster equity. “The [Trump] Administration has fully embraced its racist mantle as the last gasp of this fai…
Massapequa, NY
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Cuomo Says Trump 'Dismissed As Clown' In NYC, As Two Spar Over Defunding Threat
The war of words between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump’s administration has reached a fever pitch after Trump threatened to defund New York City. Trump said he want to pull federal funding from New York City and other major metropolises as part of an effort to target “anarchist jurisdictions,” prompting Cuomo to warn that the president “better have an army” if he plans to follow through on that action before returning to his home state. “He can’t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City,” Cuomo said. “Forget bodyguards, he'd better have an army if he thi…
Torrington, CT
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Covid-
19: Here's Percentage Of Americans 'Embarrassed' By Pandemic Response, New Poll Reveals
More than half of Americans disapprove of the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 outbreak according to a new CNN poll, and a majority say they're "embarrassed" by the country's response. CNN polled 1,108 individuals via telephone between Aug. 12 and Aug. 15. A disproportionate number of individuals living in 15 battleground states, 305, were included. Thirty-one percent of those polled described themselves as Democrats, 27 percent identified as Republicans, and the rest were unaffiliated or a member of a third party. President Donald Trump could be doing more to c…
Hackensack, NJ
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Joins Liberal Minority In Upholding Abortion Rights
For the first time since President Trump’s new appointees took their seats, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pro-abortion decision on Monday. Chief Justice John Roberts, placing precedent over all else, joined the court's four minority liberals in striking down a Louisiana law that would have required doctors at abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges. The Louisiana Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, which never went into effect, required abortion doctors in the state to have admitting the privileges at hospitals within 30 miles of the clinics where they worked. The law was simi…
Hamilton Township, NJ
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Feds Approve $248M Food Benefits For 600K NJ Children
Nearly 600,000 New Jersey schoolchildren could quality for extra food benefits that otherwise would have been spent on free or reduced meals at school, officials said. Schools have been closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak. New Jersey requested assistance from the Trump Administration, which gave its OK on Monday for proximately $248 million in federal aid. Each student who currently quality for subsidized meals will get an extra $416.10, officials said. Families already receiving aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will have the money added to …
Fairfield, CT
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Greenwich's Hope Hicks Will Return To White House As Aide To Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner
Less than two years after resigning as the White House communications director, Fairfield County native Hope Hicks is back in DC, this time as an aide to a member of the Trump family and administration. On Thursday, Feb. 13, the White House announced that the 31-year-old Hicks, who grew up in Greenwich and became a key figure in President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, will return, this time as Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner's senior adviser. Hicks’ official title will be as a counselor to the president. "There is no one more devoted to implementing President Trump's agenda than Hope Hi…
Monsey, NY
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Ramapo Bans Vaping On Town Property, Including Parks
With new reports of six deaths connected to a lung disease caused by vaping and the use of e-cigarettes, the Ramapo Town Board has passed a resolution banning vaping on all town property, including parks. In a unanimous vote, the board passed the resolution on Wednesday, Sept. 11, town officials announced. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning on Friday, Sept. 6 for residents across the country to avoid "vaping," when a sixth death associated with the illness was reported. State health departments are reporting at least 483 confirmed or suspected cases in 39…
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