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Cuomo threatens tax hikes without $15B in federal aid
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Tuesday his state will sue if Congress doesn’t send $15 billion in unrestricted emergency COVID-19 aid. The Democrat presented two vastly different budget scenarios for if Congress provides New York with $6 billion or if New York receives $15 billion. His state is facing a…
Experts: Podcasts remain a source of misinformation
UNDATED (AP) — Major social platforms have made an effort to crack down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories. But there is still a major outlet for such material: podcasts. While sites like Facebook and Twitter have tried to stifle such debunked information, it still abounds on podcasts. Casts available on Apple and…
Soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plotting to blow up the 9/11 Memorial in New York City and attack U.S. soldiers in the Middle East. A spokesperson for Manhattan federal prosecutors says Cole James Bridges of Stow, Ohio,…
2 National Guard members with ties to fringe militias removed from Capitol detail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. Army National Guard members are being removed from the security mission to secure Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. A U.S. Army official and a senior U.S. intelligence official say the two Guard members were found to have ties to fringe right group militias. The Army official and the intelligence official spoke…
2 dead after workplace accidents
WEST HILLS, N.Y. (AP) — A landscaper fell from a tree and a roofer fell from a building in two separate fatal workplace accidents on Long Island. Suffolk County Police say 51-year-old Vicente Oliver of Levittown was trimming a tree at a West Hills home Monday morning when a branch broke. He fell about 40…
Cuomo asks feds to expand travel ban
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking hold. As Americans observed a national holiday Monday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pleaded with federal authorities to block travelers from…
Family searching for missing LI man
g(Southampton, NY)- Southampton Town Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Long Island man. Police say 58-year-old William Woodworth, of Hampton Bays and Massapequa, was last heard from on January 17th at 8:30am. William’s vehicle was located at his Hampton Bays residence and police believe he may have gone into Shinnecock Bay. William…
Cuomo looks to buy vaccines direct from Pfizer
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Could New York State buy COVID-19 vaccines directly from Pfizer? Well, that’s what New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, is trying to figure out. At a press conference on Monday, the NY Governor announced that he had reached out to Pfizer to see if the state could buy vaccines for New Yorkers directly…
NY Mets fire GM Jared Porter over texting scandal
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets general manager Jared Porter has been fired after sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016 when he was working for the Chicago Cubs in their front office. Mets owner Steve Cohen says “we have terminated Jared Porter this morning.” ESPN reported that…
Stony Brook vaccine site to open today
(Stony Brook, NY)- A New York State COVID vaccination site opens Monday, at Stony Brook University. Over 7 million people in New York State are now eligible to receive a COVID vaccine but the supply, can’t keep up with the demand. Governor Cuomo announced over the weekend that the Federal Government had reduced New York’s vaccine…
You could still win Mega Millions and Powerball
(East Farmingdale, NY)- There is still a chance to become Long Island’s newest multi-millionaire. The jackpots for both Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games, continued to grow over the weekend. Mega Millions will be drawn again on Tuesday night, the jackpot is currently valued at approximately $850 million dollars. Powerball will be drawn again on…
Woman fled scene of serious crash on Rt347
(Port Jefferson Station, NY)- Suffolk County Police are searching for a woman that they say, fled the scene of a serious crash on Sunday night in Port Jefferson Station. Officials say a woman driving a 2002 Ford Explorer, made a U-turn at the intersection of Route 347 and Sara Circle around 10:30pm and collided with…