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Hilary Clinton

Arlington, VA
Politics
Baltimore Orioles Owner David Rubenstein Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom Baltimore Orioles Owner David Rubenstein Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom
Baltimore Orioles Owner David Rubenstein Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom David Rubenstein, the billionaire owner of the Baltimore Orioles and renowned DC investor, is one of 18 individuals honored by President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors," according to the White House. Rubenstein, the co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, purchased the Orioles last year for approx…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Schools
Candidate Drops Out Of School Board Race In Hudson Valley After Offensive Facebook Posts Candidate Drops Out Of School Board Race In Hudson Valley After Offensive Facebook Posts
Candidate Drops Out Of School Board Race In Hudson Valley After Offensive Facebook Posts A prospective school board candidate in the Hudson Valley has ducked out of the race after multiple racist, offensive, and anti-Semitic posts made over the course of nearly a decade on social media resurfaced. In Putnam County, Robert “Bobby” Palazzo, age 70, who was running for a seat on the Carmel Board of Education has reportedly dropped out of the race after the inflammatory posts were leaked to the public, including several targeting former President Barack Obama. “Obama want a banana?” one post from January 2010 read above a photo of the former president. Another simply stated, “Oba…

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by Zak Failla
Kingston, NY
News
New Paltz Police Officer Reinstated After Posting Controversial Rap Video Online New Paltz Police Officer Reinstated After Posting Controversial Rap Video Online
New Paltz Police Officer Reinstated After Posting Controversial Rap Video Online A New Paltz police officer will be reinstated after he was placed on administrative leave for posting a rap video, which contained lyrics asserting that there are only two genders and calling for the hanging of Hilary Clinton, on YouTube in June. Per a settlement reached by the Town of New Paltz and the Police Benevolence Association, Officer Robert Sisco will reassume his position but will be on probation for the next four years.  The settlement was signed by town Supervisor Neil Bettez at a Thursday, Oct.15 town board meeting. It stipulates that Sisco be given a 120-day dis…

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by Christina Coulter
Northern Highlands, NJ
News
Jeff Daniels To Play Former FBI Director James Comey In TV Miniseries, Brendan Gleeson As Trump Jeff Daniels To Play Former FBI Director James Comey In TV Miniseries, Brendan Gleeson As Trump
Jeff Daniels To Play Former FBI Director James Comey In TV Miniseries, Brendan Gleeson As Trump Jeff Daniels will portray former FBI Director James Comey in a TV miniseries based on the Northern Highlands Regional High School graduate’s best-selling book, Variety reports. The four-hour miniseries, which doesn’t yet have a title, will also feature Brendan Gleeson as President Trump, Variety reported Monday. Comey, 58, who was born in Yonkers and raised in Allendale, was dismissed from his federal post after four years when Trump disagreed with his handling of an investigation into Hilary Clinton’s emails and the FBI’s investigation of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 president…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
News
Van Plowing Through Miami Cafe Window Brings Cory Booker's Speech To Screeching Halt Van Plowing Through Miami Cafe Window Brings Cory Booker's Speech To Screeching Halt
Van Plowing Through Miami Cafe Window Brings Cory Booker's Speech To Screeching Halt U.S. Senator Cory Booker's speech came to a screeching halt when a minivan plowed through the Miami cafe window where he was speaking over the weekend. The New Jersey native and presidential candidate was speaking to a group a few dozen feet away from where the Ford Windstar landed, after wedging through two parked cars and and crashing through a support beam Sunday afternoon, the Miami Herald reports. Although the cafe was evacuated due to safety concerns, Booker remained calm and hung around to take photos and talk to nearly 30 people who also stayed, the article says. Last year, Hilary …

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
Neighbors
VIDEO: Celebs Read Paterson Native's Controversial Book 'Fire & Fury' VIDEO: Celebs Read Paterson Native's Controversial Book 'Fire & Fury'
Video: Celebs Read Paterson Native's Controversial Book 'Fire & Fury' PATERSON, N.J. -- Paterson native Michael Wolff has gained international attention for his best selling novel "Fire & Fury: Inside the Trump White House." A host of celebrities including Cher, Hilary Clinton, Snoop Dogg and more read snippets of the novel during the Grammy Awards. In the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of Trump's time in the White House. CLICK VIDEO ABOVE TO WATCH.

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by Cecilia Levine