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DeSantis Pulls Out of Zeldin Fundraiser in New York

August 29, 2022
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis skipped a $25,000-a-plate fundraiser for New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) on Aug. 28 because of an “unforeseen tragedy,” according to a Zeldin spokesperson. “An unforeseen tragedy forced Governor DeSantis to reschedule his trip to New York,” Zeldin’s spokeswoman, Katie Vincentz, told the New York Post. “While we’re rescheduling with Governor…

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Remote Learning During Pandemic ‘A Mistake’: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

August 26, 2022
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday said it was “a mistake” to close schools and move to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing the impact of resulting job losses on New Yorkers. In a wide-ranging speech at the University of Albany commemorating Women’s Equality Day, Hochul, a Democrat, shared her aspirations “to get women…

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Community Support Swamps Port Jervis Family After House Fire

August 24, 2022
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Boxes of diapers, school supplies, and toys keep piling up at Briana Austin’s grandmother’s house in Port Jervis. People who know the Austin family and strangers from as far as Monroe stopped by to deliver words of comfort and money. Briana’s two younger children, 4-year-old Weston and 2-year-old Autumn, are running around the house, toys…

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Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Julian Robertson Dies at 90: Spokesman

August 24, 2022
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BOSTON—Billionaire investor Julian Robertson, whose Tiger Management once ranked among the world’s biggest and most successful hedge funds and who trained generations of prominent managers known as “Tiger Cubs,” has died at age 90. Robertson died at his home in New York from cardiac complications, said his spokesman, Fraser Seitel. The North Carolina-born investor who…

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Exonerated Ohio Man Earns Fame For Prison-Created Artwork, Advocacy for Wrongfully Convicted

August 24, 2022
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Wrongfully imprisoned in a 6-by-10 foot Ohio prison cell, Dean Gillispie let his mind and his artwork transport him to an even smaller world. He converted junk into miniature versions of places he wished he could be. Gillispie used “procured” materials—such as teabags, soda cans, and foil paper from cigarette packs—to make models of nostalgic…

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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Knocked Unconscious, Robbed in New York City While Jogging

August 24, 2022
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An off-duty cop from the New York Police Department (NYPD) was the victim of a mugging when he went for a jog Tuesday morning in the Bronx borough of New York City. The 48-year-old police officer, who has been working at the Central Park precinct for 18 years, was jogging near 823 Olmstead Avenue when…

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Nadler, Molinaro Among Winners in New York Congressional Primaries

August 24, 2022
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In a hotly contended special election to occupy a vacant House seat for the last four months of the current Congressional session, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro defeated Democrat Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan. Both Molinaro, New York’s Republican 2018 gubernatorial nominee, and Ryan also won Aug. 23 primaries in different congressional districts and will…

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Nadler, Ryan Among Winners in New York Congressional Primaries

August 24, 2022
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In a hotly contended special election to occupy a vacant House seat for the last four months of the current Congressional session, Democrat Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan defeated Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro defeated. Both Molinaro, New York’s Republican 2018 gubernatorial nominee, and Ryan also won Aug. 23 primaries in different congressional districts…

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Middletown Voters Head to Polling Site on Primary Day

August 23, 2022
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Carlos Quinones, a Middletown resident, complained outside the voting site that so few people showed up on the primary election day, Aug. 23. This is New York’s second primary of the year, which split from the usual June primary under a court order following a legal dispute over redistricting. Congressional and state senate races were…

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Nadler Defeats Maloney in Tight New York House Democratic Primary

August 23, 2022
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Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) is projected to prevail in a rare incumbent-vs-incumbent Democratic primary race to represent New York’s 12th Congressional District, defeating fellow Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). Legacy outlets NBC, CBS and CNN called the race before 9:35 p.m. local time. Maloney is a longtime incumbent who has represented New York City’s Upper East…

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