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NY Lawmakers Ask For Answers After Westchester Couple Dies In Caribbean NY Lawmakers Ask For Answers After Westchester Couple Dies In Caribbean
NY Lawmakers Ask For Answers After Westchester Couple Dies In Caribbean New York lawmakers are calling on the FBI to investigate the deaths of a couple from Westchester who died on their way to the airport during a vacation in the Dominican Republic. Orlando Moore, 43, and his girlfriend, Portia Ravenelle, 52, had been scheduled to return to their Westchester home on March 27, following a four-day trip in the town of Samana. However, the couple never made it to the airport after checking out of a Dominican Republic hotel, prompting concern from friends and family and an investigation by Dominican authorities. The two departed from Newark Liberty Internatio…

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Delgado, Maloney Among Members Of Congress Donating, Withholding Paychecks During Shutdown Delgado, Maloney Among Members Of Congress Donating, Withholding Paychecks During Shutdown
Delgado, Maloney Among Members Of Congress Donating, Withholding Paychecks During Shutdown With the country mired in the longest government shutdown in American history, dozens of members of Congress have vowed to refuse their paychecks or donate their earnings in a show of solidarity with federal employees who have been without pay for weeks. The New York State Department of Labor said that there are approximately 114,000 federal employees in the state, all of whom have been without a paycheck since the shutdown began on Dec. 22 as politicians haggle about immigration reform. In total, an estimated 800,000 federal workers have been without work for weeks. Congress has passed a b…

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