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Gannett Lays Off Staffers Across Region, Nation Following $54 Million Quarterly Loss
The largest newspaper publisher in the United States has laid off employees at newspapers across the country following a nearly $54 million quarterly loss, according to multiple news outlets.
Gannett's layoffs on Friday, Aug. 12, impacted numerous newsrooms, according to a report from Poynter. Gannett has not released information on the number of employees who were laid off, how many of its 250 newspapers were affected, or whether there will be further staffing cuts.
Gannett, which owns USA Today, reported a $53.7 million net loss in its second-quarter report.
Adrian Szkolar, a producer a…
Covid-19: Cats, Dogs, Caviar, Here Are Odd Shortages Caused By The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic turmoil are leading to supply shortages in places you might not have considered.
Among purchasables in short-supply are cats and dogs up for adoption to baking yeast, jigsaw puzzles, and truffles among other things.
When COVID-19 closed much of the economy in March 2020, items that include toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, coins, meat, and flour were among the first pandemic-related shortages Americans experienced.
Most of those shortages have been addressed by manufacturers and supply chains. But as the U.S. comes up on one year…
John Oliver Salutes Danbury For Response To Rant, Makes $55K Donation Offer, With Conditions
John Oliver is showing that like Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, he can take it as well as he dishes it out.
During the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight,” on HBO Sunday night, Aug. 30, Oliver offered to donate $55,000 to charities in Danbury if Boughton followed through on the joke of renaming the city’s sewage plant in his honor.
Original story - War Of Words Escalates Between Comedian John Oliver, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton
Oliver said that he would donate $25,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank, $25,000 to Donors Choose fund for Danbury teachers, and $5,000 to ALS Connecticut if Boughton…
Ocasio-Cortez 'Medicare For All' Plan Anti-Senior, Anti-Choice, Says Kellyanne Conway
White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway recently slammed Democratic congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her calls for “Medicare for all,” telling senior citizens not to be fooled by the health care dream.
Ocasio-Cortez, a 29-year-old graduate of Yorktown High School, was elected as the youngest-ever female member of Congress on Nov. 6.
“Seniors don’t be fooled, it is anti-senior, anti-choice,” Conway said during a recent appearance on Fox and Friends.
“You'll lose your doctor, it'll destroy Medicare Advantage, and I know Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez couldn't say what it would cost…
Ex-Hudson Valley Resident, Father Face Incest Charge After Baby's Birth
A 20-year-old former Dutchess County woman and her biological father were arrested on incest charges after officials found out they had a child together and considered themselves married, according to multiple reports.
Kathie Fusco Pladl, 20, who attended Dover High School and lists her address on her website as Wingdale, and Steven Pladl, 42, from North Carolina, were arrested on Jan. 27 on charges of incest, adultery, and contributing to delinquency, according to USA Today.
Their story of "love" began when Fusco, who was given up by her parents in 1998 for adoption out-of-state,…
