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Ocasio-Cortez, Gillibrand Slam NY Times Headline On Trump's White House Address On Racism Ocasio-Cortez, Gillibrand Slam NY Times Headline On Trump's White House Address On Racism
Ocasio-Cortez, Gillibrand Slam NY Times Headline On Trump's White House Address On Racism Freshman New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand among the cacophony of voices that forced the New York Times to alter a headline online from its print edition. Following the mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, which left 31 people dead, The Times' front-page headline on Tuesday, Aug. 6 read “Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism” after President Donald Trump’s address at the White House. Leading up to Trump's remarks on Monday, Aug. 5 in the Diplomatic Room of the White House, the president’s rhetoric in rallies and on Twitter was widely criticized…

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by Zak Failla
News
31 Killed In Two Mass Shootings 12 Hours Apart In Ohio, Texas 31 Killed In Two Mass Shootings 12 Hours Apart In Ohio, Texas
31 Killed In Two Mass Shootings 12 Hours Apart In Ohio, Texas This story has been updated. Separate mass shootings 12 hours apart left 31 people dead and dozens injured in Ohio and Texas. The first shooting happened at a Walmart at a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, just after 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 local time (and 1 p.m. Eastern time). In that incident, 22 people were killed and 26 injured. It is unclear why the 21-year-old suspect taken into custody, who is from the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, targeted El Paso, on the border of Mexico, and about 650 miles away. Less than an hour before the gunman opened fire, police said they believe he poste…

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by Joe Lombardi
Real Estate
NYC Rents Soar To Three-Year High NYC Rents Soar To Three-Year High
NYC Rents Soar To Three-Year High With New Yorkers leaving the state in record numbers, rent prices continue to rise in New York City, reaching a three-year peak. The average rent for a one bedroom apartment in New York is up to $2,980, according to a new report by Zumper. The number represents a 4.2 percent increase from June a year ago and prices have reached a three-year high. The report found that two-bedroom apartments in the Big Apple are also becoming more expensive, up to an average of $3,330 monthly, a 5.1 percent increase from 2018. The average price of rent in New York City is the second highest in the country, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Man Wanted For Murder Shot, Killed After Police Manhunt CT Man Wanted For Murder Shot, Killed After Police Manhunt
CT Man Wanted For Murder Shot, Killed After Police Manhunt A multi-state manhunt for a Connecticut resident wanted by police after a man was killed and his wife critically injured during a stabbing attack ended with the suspect being fatally shot during an altercation with law enforcement. Peter Alexander Bohning, 34, of Kent, Connecticut (shown in the photo here) was killed on Monday, June 24 in Gaines County, Texas, about 1,000 miles away from the random attack that occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 21 in Nashville.  A Gaines County deputy was stabbed in the altercation with Bohning and was hospitalized in El Paso with non-…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Two Tristate Whole Foods Stores Issue Cheese Recall Due To Listeria Threat Two Tristate Whole Foods Stores Issue Cheese Recall Due To Listeria Threat
Two Tristate Whole Foods Stores Issue Cheese Recall Due To Listeria Threat Whole Foods Market announced that several local stores in the area would be recalling a popular gourmet cheese product following a potential outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. The United States Food and Drug administration announced that Whole Foods has stripped its shelves of Explorateur French Triple Creme cheese from nine stores, including a pair in New Jersey and Connecticut. The recall includes Explorateur French Triple Crème cheese - under the names Explorateur, Explorateur French Triple Crème Cheese and Explorateur Triple Crème French Cheese - which were both cut and packaged in cle…

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by Zak Failla