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Ex-Aide To 2 NY Governors Raked In Millions As Agent Of Chinese Government: Feds Ex-Aide To 2 NY Governors Raked In Millions As Agent Of Chinese Government: Feds
Ex-Aide To 2 NY Governors Raked In Millions As Agent Of Chinese Government: Feds This story has been updated. A former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accused of acting as an agent for the Chinese government. Long Island residents Linda Sun, age 41, and her husband Chris Hu, age 40, were arrested at their Manhasset home on Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, on charges of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, money laundering, and related charges. According to federal prosecutors, Sun – who served as Hochul’s deputy chief of staff before being fired in 2023 – engaged in numerous political activities at the behest of Chinese government …

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by Michael Mashburn
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'I Don't Really Care': DA Flashes Badge, Phones Chief During Tense NY Traffic Stop 'I Don't Really Care': DA Flashes Badge, Phones Chief During Tense NY Traffic Stop
'I Don't Really Care': DA Flashes Badge, Phones Chief During Tense NY Traffic Stop A district attorney in upstate New York is under fire after she was caught on video berating and disobeying a police officer after refusing to pull over for a traffic stop. The tense exchange between Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley and a Webster Police Department officer on Monday, April 22, was captured in a 26-minute video recorded by the officer’s body camera. In the footage, the officer is seen approaching Doorley’s garage moments after she parked her SUV after ignoring his attempts to stop her for speeding. “I’m sorry, I’m the DA. I was going 55 coming home from work,” Doorley tells t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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And Just Like That: Lock Changed, Website Scrubbed Following George Santos’ Historic Ouster And Just Like That: Lock Changed, Website Scrubbed Following George Santos’ Historic Ouster
And Just Like That: Lock Changed, Website Scrubbed Following George Santos’ Historic Ouster Well, that didn’t take long. Now-former New York Rep. George Santos has been all but erased from the halls of Congress following his historic expulsion from office on Friday, Dec. 1. The disgraced Long Island Republican – whose former 3rd District includes parts of Nassau County and Queens – made a hasty exit from the House chamber once it was clear that the required two-thirds majority had been secured to seal his ouster. Earlier Report: US House Expels NY Rep. George Santos In Historic Vote He did not address the throng of reporters who followed him to a waiting car, though CNN …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Support Swells For Charlotte Sena's Family After NY Girl's Kidnapping: 'Going To Be Long Road' Support Swells For Charlotte Sena's Family After NY Girl's Kidnapping: 'Going To Be Long Road'
Support Swells For Charlotte Sena's Family After NY Girl's Kidnapping: 'Going To Be Long Road' The hallways of the Corinth Central School District were flooded with orange Tuesday morning, Oct. 3, as students and teachers celebrated the safe return of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena following her kidnapping at a state park in New York and subsequent rescue two days later. “Promote unity by wearing your orange!” reads a message on the district’s Facebook page. “Other schools in our region will be wearing orange to support Corinth, too.” The heartwarming display hinted at the immense support the community has shown the girl’s family throughout the terrifying 48-hour manhunt that garnered na…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Breaking: Charlotte Sena Found Days After Apparent Abduction At NY State Park; Suspect Arrested Breaking: Charlotte Sena Found Days After Apparent Abduction At NY State Park; Suspect Arrested
Breaking: Charlotte Sena Found Days After Apparent Abduction At NY State Park; Suspect Arrested This story has been updated. Missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena has been found safe days after apparently being abducted in broad daylight at a state park in New York, capping off an intense, 48-hour police search that garnered national attention. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For 47-Year-Old Suspect Charged With Kidnapping Charlotte Sena At State Park In NY In an update just before 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, New York State Police said Sena has been located and is in good health, and a suspect has been arrested. Earlier Report: 'Hearts Are Broken': Moreau Lake State Par…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Woman Who Died Trying To Save Dog In Hudson Valley Flash Flood Remembered For 'Generous Heart' Woman Who Died Trying To Save Dog In Hudson Valley Flash Flood Remembered For 'Generous Heart'
Woman Who Died Trying To Save Dog In Hudson Valley Flash Flood Remembered For 'Generous Heart' Support is swelling for the family of a New York woman who died while trying to save her dog during a rare flash flood. Hudson Valley resident Pamela Nugent, age 35, was swept away after water surrounded her Orange County home in the hamlet of Fort Montgomery during the severe storms on Sunday, July 9, according to a GoFundMe. "She came out, seeing her house was taking on too much water," Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a news conference Monday in Highland Falls. "She was with her dog and her fiancé literally saw her swept away. Terror, right here." Emergency responders later found Nugent’s …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Supreme Court Strikes Down NY Concealed Gun Law In Place For More Than A Century Supreme Court Strikes Down NY Concealed Gun Law In Place For More Than A Century
Supreme Court Strikes Down NY Concealed Gun Law In Place For More Than A Century The Supreme Court has just struck down a New York law that places limits on carrying a concealed gun outside the home. The 6-3 decision was announced late Thursday morning, June 23. At issue in the case was whether the state of New York's denial of petitioners' applications for concealed-carry licenses for self-defense violate the Second Amendment's right to "keep and bear arms." The New York law had been in place for more than 100 years. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion which invalidates the state's requirement for people to show "proper cause" to get public carry lic…

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by Joe Lombardi