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Lifelong Democrat Lawmaker to Vote Republican in NY Governor Race: ‘Hochul Has No Clue’

October 26, 2022
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Frustrated with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s halfhearted attempt to get serious on crime, a decades-long Democrat state lawmaker says he will vote for her Republican challenger in the upcoming election. “The No.1, No.2 and No.3 issues for New Yorkers are crime, crime, crime,” Dov Hikind, a Brooklyn Democrat who had served as an assemblyman…

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California Voters Could Amend State Constitution, Codify Abortion

October 26, 2022
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California voters will decide this November whether to codify the right to abortion and contraception into the state’s constitution, an effort by Democratic lawmakers to expand abortion services after Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24. Proposition 1, also known as the Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom, would explicitly add to California’s constitution “the…

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Illegal Border Crossings Spike in El Paso; Mayor Says White House Asked Him Not to Declare Disaster

October 26, 2022
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Border Patrol agents in the El Paso area have apprehended more than 38,500 illegal immigrants in the 21 days since Oct. 1—averaging almost 13,000 per week, according to provisional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data obtained by The Epoch Times. In January, agents in El Paso arrested an average of 4,500 per week. As with…

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Q&A With James Skoufis, Democratic Candidate for New York 42nd State Senate District

October 26, 2022
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James Skoufis, a two-term state senator representing the 39th senate district, is running in the newly drawn 42nd State Senate district in New York, which encompasses almost all of Orange County. He faces Republican candidate Dorey Houle in the general election. Skoufis spoke with The Epoch Times on Oct. 25. The interview has been edited for…

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Chinese Donor, Fundraiser for NYC Mayor Eric Adams Worked Closely With Communist Party Influence Operation

October 26, 2022
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A fundraiser and donor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ election campaign heads a non-profit that houses a Chinese overseas police station and works closely with Communist Party influence operations, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found. Lu Jianshun supported fundraising efforts for Adams through his role as the president of America Changle Association, an…

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Jury Convicts 3 Men of All Counts in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

October 26, 2022
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Three men were convicted on Oct. 26 of crimes in connection to a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor. Jurors convicted Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison, and Morrison’s father-in-law Pete Musico of providing material support for terrorist acts, membership in a gang, and carrying or possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. The trio, all…

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Green Energy Advocacy Behind Rising Electricity Prices in Southeast New York, Expert Says

October 26, 2022
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When the movement to close the Southeast New York-based Indian Point nuclear plants reached a new high in 2012, energy expert Jonathan Lesser warned that the closure would mean rising electricity prices for consumers. Much of what he predicted in his 2012 report has come true. Lesser, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, has…

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San Francisco Reports Sharp Increase in Fentanyl-Related Deaths

October 26, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—Recent data from the San Francisco Medical Examiners’ Office, released on Oct. 17, showed a rapid increase in fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths. Just in September, three out of four drug-related deaths involved fentanyl. Scott Silverman, an interventionist and CEO of Confidential Recover, said that’s partly due to fentanyl being camouflaged or mixed with many…

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Q&A With Dorey Houle, Republican Candidate for New York 42nd State Senate District

October 26, 2022
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Dorey Houle, a Town of Monroe councilwoman and mother of five, is running to represent the newly drawn 42nd State Senate district in New York, which encompasses almost all of Orange County. She faces Democratic State Sen. James Skoufis in the general election. Houle spoke with The Epoch Times in a Republican campaign office in Port…

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LAPD Opens Probe into LA City Councilors’ Leaked Conversation

October 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)’s Major Crimes Division has opened an investigation into the leaked conversation that led to the City Hall racism scandal to determine if the conversation was recorded illegally, LAPD Chief Michel Moore said Oct. 25. “The department has initiated a criminal investigation into an allegation of eavesdropping relative to…

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