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NY County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations NY County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations
NY County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations It’s now against the law to cover your face in public in this New York county. On Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the “Mask Transparency Act” into law during a ceremony held Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. It came a little more than a week after the Republican-controlled county legislature passed the act by a vote of 12-0 on Monday, Aug. 5. All seven Democrats abstained from voting. Earlier Report: Nassau County Criminalizes Mask Wearing Amid Rise In Covid-19 Cases The bill makes it a misdemeanor for anyone 16 and older to wear a face mask in public spaces in…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Yale University Names Maurie McInnis As New President Yale University Names Maurie McInnis As New President
Yale University Names Maurie McInnis As New President The president of Long Island’s Stony Brook University has been selected to first permanent female president of Yale University. Maurie McInnis was named Yale’s 24th president in an announcement by the school. The 58-year-old cultural historian, currently serving as the president of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, graduated from Yale with a Ph.D in art history in 1996. In the years since her graduation, McInnis has served in senior positions at the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin before moving to Stony Brook University in 2020. She became a Yale trus…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest
Domestic Terrorism Charges For 3 Mass Protestors Arrested In Atlanta 'Cop City' Protest A group of people protesting the construction of a $90 million police training facility in Atlanta, dubbed "Copy City," were arrested for domestic terrorism as part of what has been called a "months-long escalation of policing tactics." On Sunday, March 5, a group of 35 people called either "forest defenders" or "violent agitators" were detained for what police call a coordinated attack on construction equipment and police officers, according to the Atlanta Police Department.  Of those detained, 23 were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism, including Alexis Paplai, Ayla King, and T…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office
White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office Police arrested multiple people over the weekend after fights between members of a neo-Nazi group and counter-protesters broke out at a drag queen reading event in Boston. They will be arraigned Monday morning.  Christopher Hood, the founder of NSC-131, a known neo-Nazi group, was arrested for fighting on Saturday outside of the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain after his faction protested a Drag Queen Story Hour. The group wore masks to hide their faces and screamed, "off our streets." They also held a sign calling the people who ran the event "Pedo Scum."  Seth Rosenau, who was coun…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito
Body Found In Area Of Search For 22-Year-Old Missing NY Woman Gabby Petito New update: Body Found Now Believed To Be Missing NY Woman, Authorities Say This story has been updated. A body has been discovered in a national park in Wyoming where authorities have been looking for missing New York resident Gabby Petito. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue confirmed that the coroner's office was dispatched to recover a body in the national forest on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 19. Authorities said the body found "has been consistent with the description" of Petito.  Neither an identity nor gender has been released.  "In order to protect our investiga…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Melee Erupts, Truck Drives Through Crowd At Northampton Rallies Melee Erupts, Truck Drives Through Crowd At Northampton Rallies
Melee Erupts, Truck Drives Through Crowd At Northampton Rallies An officer was knocked to the ground, pepper-spray was used, and a truck drove through protesters during opposing, side-by-side rallies on Sunday, Nov. 1. The protests took place in downtown Northampton around 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and involved hundreds of people primarily belonging to either a Trump/Back the Blue group or a pro-democracy/anti-police brutality group. A lot of conflicting information has been reported about the incident. On Monday, a little before noon, Northampton Police released a statement and rundown of the events. Northampton Police did not label the political leanings of t…

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by Kristin Palpini
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1,000 MA National Guard Troops Activated Ahead Of Protests 1,000 MA National Guard Troops Activated Ahead Of Protests
1,000 MA National Guard Troops Activated Ahead Of Protests Gov. Charlie Baker has activated up to 1,000 National Guards in preparation to address social unrest. On Thursday, Sept. 24, Baker signed an order activating the troops and the Kentucky justice system cleared the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing of all but one reckless endangerment charge. Baker activated the National Guard a month ago in response to protests in support of Taylor, too. The Guard will be deployed to maintain people’s rights to free speech and to assemble peacefully. The troops will only be deployed in communities that seek their assistance, a spokesperson for …

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by Kristin Palpini