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LIVE: Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

June 28, 2022
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3 p.m. ET HARRAH, Okla.—In Harrah, a town of 6,620 located 30 miles east of Oklahoma City, a steady stream of traffic poured into the voting precinct at the Harrah Board of Education. Outside, Mike and Bernice, a retired married couple, agreed that American values are on the line in this election. “Values centered around…

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‘ER’ Actress Mary Mara Dies Aged 61 in Apparent Drowning: Police

June 28, 2022
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American actress Mary Mara has died after apparently drowning in the St. Lawrence River over the weekend, according to reports. Mara drowned while she was swimming in the river, according to a statement from New York State Police on June 27, citing its preliminary investigation. The television star, 61, had been visiting her sister, according to…

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NYC and Washington Run Out of Monkeypox Vaccines: Officials

June 28, 2022
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New York City and Washington have run out of monkeypox vaccine doses on the same day they began to offer them to gay and bisexual men, officials say. In less than one day, New York City’s 1,000 monkeypox vaccine doses were allocated to eligible New Yorkers, according to a letter sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul…

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New Yorkers May Be Forced to ‘Electrify Everything’ From 2030

June 27, 2022
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According to a proposed scoping plan, New York residents might be forced to—as early as 2030—replace their boilers with electric heat pumps, drive electric cars, and switch to electric appliances for cooking, drying clothes, or heating water. Environmental advocates staunchly support the draft scoping plan. But the plan has drawn widespread criticism from residents, energy…

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New York Judge Strikes Down Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote in Local Elections

June 27, 2022
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A New York Supreme Court judge ruled on June 27 that a recently passed New York City law that extends voting rights in municipal elections to noncitizens is unconstitutional. In December 2021, the New York City Council passed the “Our City, Our Vote” measure in a 33–14 vote. It was signed into law by then-Mayor…

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Gov. Hochul Cruising on Establishment Support Toward Primary Win, Despite Crime Crisis: Experts

June 27, 2022
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New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, enjoys such deep and entrenched relationships within Democrat Party politics in the deep blue state that she is cruising to an all-but-certain easy victory in the primary election set to take place Tuesday, avoiding the intensive and public campaigning efforts that incumbent politicians make when their seats are up for…

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Rudy Giuliani Slapped by Grocery Worker Angry About Abortion Ruling

June 27, 2022
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said that he was allegedly slapped on the back by a ShopRite worker, who was later arrested. “All of a sudden, I feel this ‘Bam!’ on my back,” Giuliani told the New York Post. “I don’t know if they helped me not fall down, but I just about…

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Gun Control Back on the Menu in New York as Gov. Hochul Orders Special Session to Pass New Curbs

June 25, 2022
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered an extraordinary session of the state legislature, aiming to pass gun control measures in the wake of a Supreme Court decision to strike down the state’s concealed carry gun permitting system as unconstitutional. The extraordinary legislative session is due to begin in Albany on June 30, Hochul said…

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NY Gov. Hochul Orders Special Session to Consider New Gun Curbs

June 25, 2022
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered an extraordinary session of the state legislature to consider new gun control measures, following a Supreme Court decision that struck down the state’s concealed carry gun permitting system as unconstitutional. The special session is due to begin in Albany on June 30, Hochul said in a proclamation (pdf),…

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‘We Give Thanks to God’: NYC Catholic Bishops Celebrate Overturning of Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022
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While pro-abortion protests are getting ready to cause disruption in New York City, the Catholic bishops of the state are celebrating the hard-won overturning of Roe v. Wade. “We give thanks to God for today’s decision of the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,” the bishops wrote in a statement. Roe…

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