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Trump: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Leaving White House
President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders would be leaving her post at the end of June.
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Schwarzenegger Blasts ‘Spinelessness' of Fellow Republicans After Capitol Riot
Arnold Schwarzenegger shared words of hope on Sunday in the aftermath of the deadly mob at the U.S. Capitol, while also denouncing President Donald Trump and the “spinelessness” of his fellow Republicans.
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Snacks ‘Come in Handy': National Guard Aids Stranded Motorists, College Teams on Penn. Turnpike
Some cars, trucks and buses stranded in snow on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were trapped for more than a day, amid a massive snowstorm that pummeled the East Coast over the weekend.
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Voters Weary as Puerto Rico Prepares for Historic Primaries
Two candidates who both served as replacement governors in the wake of a Puerto Rican political crisis are competing against each other for a chance to win the job in their own right as the disaster-struck U.S. territory holds primary elections
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Cyntoia Brown Released From Tennessee Prison
Cyntoia Brown, who was given a life sentence for killing a man who picked her up for sex at 16, was released from prison Wednesday after several celebrities pushed for her release.
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Cyntoia Brown Released From Prison After Celebrity Support
Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16. Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and LeBron James had lobbied for Brown’s release, calling her a sex...
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NY Frontline Workers Test Positive for Antibodies at Lower Rates Than Rest of State
Frontline workers in New York who underwent COVID-19 antibody testing tested positive at a lower rate than the state’s general population, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. “We’ve been doing testing of the essential workers to see if we have a problem anywhere. And, good news has been the frontline workers are testing [positive] at lower rates than the general...
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Free Antibody Testing Coming to NYC
New York City will launch free COVID-19 antibody testing next week, with an eventual plan to let up to 140,000 people get tested to see if they’ve had the virus.
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Who Are the New COVID-19 Hospitalizations in New York? The Breakdown Is Worrisome
Preliminary data compiled from over 100 New York hospitals over a three-day period suggest most new COVID-19 patients are older people of color who have been in their homes, according to data released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his Wednesday coronavirus briefing. The preliminary data was compiled after 113 hospitals provided information of over 1,268 new COVID-19 hospitalizations. The data…
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More People Of Color Are Being Hospitalized In NY, Hospitalizations Largely From Downstate Regions
Gov. Cuomo gives updates on Coronavirus in New York.
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NY and Gates Foundation to Develop Blueprint, ‘Reimagine' Education Amid Pandemic
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday morning during his daily coronavirus briefing that New York State and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are collaborating to develop a blueprint to reimagine education in the new normal that is life during the pandemic. “Let’s learn from this experience,” Cuomo said. “We did a lot of remote learning. Frankly we weren’t prepared...
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NY Schools to Remain Closed for Rest of Academic Year
Gov. Cuomo announced that schools will remain closed for the rest of the academic school year, and a decision about summer school will be made in late May.
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Desperate to Stop Trump, Flake Doesn't Rule Out 2020 Primary Challenge
Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 — either as a Republican or an independent — if no one else does. “It has not been in my plans to run for president, but...
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Gov. Murphy Proposes Budget That Boosts School, Transit Aid
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled a $40.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2021 on Tuesday, proposing boosting overall spending by more than 5% compared with the plan he put forward last year and once again raising marginal income tax rates on the wealthy. This is Murphy’s third state budget since he was sworn in in 2018. It calls for…
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Dog Pardoned by Maine Governor Could Be Trained for Sledding
A dog that was ordered to be euthanized despite a pardon issued by Maine’s governor could get a second chance at life as a sled dog.
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Trump Commutes Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's Sentence
Imprisoned ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence has been commuted. After months of speculation, President Donald Trump announced the decision as he prepared to board Air Force One Tuesday. “Yes, we commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich,” Trump said. “He served eight years in jail, a long time. He seems like a very nice person – don’t know him.” Trump...
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NJ Law Requires 3-Point Seat Belts on School Buses
In response to a deadly crash, New Jersey has a new law requiring shoulder belts as well as lap belts on school buses. Wale Aliyu reports.
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Murphy Authorizes Second Deployment of NJ State Troopers to Puerto Rico
Gov. Phil Murphy has authorized a second group of New Jersey State Troopers to be deployed to Puerto Rico to assist with on-going recovery efforts in the aftermath of numerous earthquakes that have devastated the island. Murphy made the announcement Monday. “Just over a week ago, a group of New Jersey State Police troopers was deployed to assist with emergency…
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Push for New Rules for Limo Safety
New York lawmakers are pushing for big changes in limo safety. Erica Byfield reports.
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Cuomo, NY Lawmakers Announce Deal on Limo Safety Regulations
Political leaders in New York have reached an agreement to pass new limousine safety bills inspired by deadly crashes in 2015 and 2018, officials said Tuesday. The proposals target unsafe limos and lax regulations, said Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, all Democrats. The legislation also includes immobilization of defective limousines, GPS and…