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Michigan, Illinois Set to Usher in Recreational Pot Sales
James Daly is eager to make marijuana history on Sunday, when he plans to open the doors to Arbors Wellness, beckon the lengthy line outside and legally start selling recreational pot for the first time in the Midwest. “We’ve worked very hard to be prepared,” said Daly, who owns the medical dispensary that, for now, is among just six shops...
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Placido Domingo Withdraws from New York Metropolitan Opera Performances After Sexual Harassment Claims
The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Placido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of sexual harassment
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I-Team: Hempstead Town Official Allegedly Stole from GOP Committee for Mortgage Payments, Luxury Candy
A Hempstead town official was arrested Thursday in connection with an ongoing probe out of the Nassau County district attorney’s office, the I-Team has learned.
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Hempstead Official Accused of Stealing from GOP Group
The deputy commissioner for the Hempstead Department of Buildings was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing thousands from a Republican committee to pay his mortgage, go on a wine trip and get high-end candies. NBC 4 New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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I-Team: Sandy Victims Asked to Pay Back $93K After Not Elevating House — Which City Didn't Tell Them Was Required Until Too Late
A couple was granted $93,000 after Superstorm Sandy to help rebuild their home — now the program that gave them the money is asking for it back
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Longtime Hudson Valley Lawmaker, WWII Veteran Bill Larkin Dies at 91
A World War II veteran who served as a state lawmaker in New York for four decades has died.
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Only Black Reporters Allowed in Georgia Mayoral Race Event
Organizers of a meeting to discuss an upcoming mayoral race in Georgia barred reporters from attending — unless they were African-American. The Wednesday meeting at a church in Savannah was held to try to unite the city’s black community behind a single candidate for mayor in the Nov. 5 election. Signs at the door said “Black Press Only!” White reporters...
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Water Bills in Rockland Mysteriously Spike by Hundreds
Imagine opening your water bill and finding it’s gone up hundreds of dollars. That’s what’s happening in Rockland, and residents are infuriated about the mysterious spike. Roseanne Colletti reports.
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Suez Water Bills Mysteriously Skyrocket to Nearly $800 in Some Homes
After a handful of Suez water customers in Rockland County saw their bills mysteriously spike by hundreds of dollars one recent month, they’re still getting no answers from the utility. Micheline Desselle was among the customers who saw an incredible surge on her November water bill. The 68-year-old retired nurse lives alone, typically pays about $18 a month for water…
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State Senator Tweets ‘Kill Yourself!' to Woman Who Claimed He Misused a Parking Placard
A New York state lawmaker who tweeted “Kill yourself!” to a woman who claimed he misused a parking placard later apologized for using “a poor choice of words.”
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A Baby Orca's Death, a Mother's Grief and a State's Call to Action
The deaths of two young orcas in the Pacific Northwest have galvanized Washington state to do more to protect the whales’ dwindling population, NBC News reported. First, a mother orca known as J35 carried her stillborn calf for 17 days. Then a rambunctious young killer whale known for breaching went missing and was soon declared dead. The orcas that spend...
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83-Year-Old New Jersey Lawmaker: I Was Groped, Kissed as Young Teen
An 83-year-old New Jersey state senator has revealed that she was groped and forcibly kissed by a visitor in her home when she was just a girl.
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Family of NY Boy Who Killed Himself Want New Law Requiring Schools to Notify Parents of Bullying
A New York family is fighting to pass a law that would require schools to notify parents if their child is being bullied in school.
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Battle Over Bullying Notification Law
A couple who lost their son Jacobe to suicide is pushing for a law called Jacobe’s Law that would require schools to notify parents if their child is being bullied. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Sen. Jesse Hamilton's Campaign Office in Brooklyn Hit With Bullet: Cops
Bullets went flying in Brooklyn, injuring a teenager and a man as well as striking the campaign office of state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, sending dozens of workers inside ducking for cover, officials say.
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NY Senator's Campaign Office in Brooklyn Hit With Bullet
Bullets went flying in Brooklyn, injuring a teen and a man as well as striking the campaign office of state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, officials say. Tracie Strahan reports.
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Ash Falls Near Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano That ‘Smelled Like Sulfur'
Hawaii residents covered their faces with masks after a volcano menacing the Big Island for weeks exploded, sending a mixture of pulverized rock, glass and crystal into the air in its strongest eruption of sandlike ash in days. The Kilauea volcano exploded at its summit shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday following two weeks of volcanic activity that sent lava flows...
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Hawaii Poised to Ban Sale of Some Sunscreens That Harm Coral
Many sunscreen makers could soon be forced to change their formulas or be banned from selling the lotions in Hawaii. State lawmakers passed a measure this week that would ban the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate by 2021 in an effort to protect coral reefs. Scientists have found the two substances can be toxic to coral, which are...
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Nev. Rep Under Investigation Over Sex Harassment Claims Says He Won't Seek Re-Election
First-term Democratic Congressman Ruben Kihuen of Nevada, who is at the center of sexual harassment allegations, announced Saturday he won’t seek re-election. Kihuen’s announcement came a day after the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into whether Kihuen “may have engaged in sexual harassment” with a campaign aide and a lobbyist.
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Former State Sen. Wendy Davis Says She Was Inappropriately Touched by a Lawmaker
Former State Sen. Wendy Davis says a fellow lawmaker inappropriately touched her when she served in the state legislature.