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'Tax The Rich, Not The Poor': New Protests Target Estates Of Hamptons Billionaires 'Tax The Rich, Not The Poor': New Protests Target Estates Of Hamptons Billionaires
'Tax The Rich, Not The Poor': New Protests Target Estates Of Hamptons Billionaires Pitchfork-wielding protesters hit the streets in some of Long Island’s most affluent communities to condemn the rise in income equality. Chants of “tax the rich, not the poor!’ could be heard from more than 100 drivers and 200 marchers who hit the Hamptons of some of Long Island’s wealthiest residents. According to reports, former New York City Mike Bloomberg’s $20 million Southampton mansion was near the epicenter of the protests. Reports said that the protesters are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hike taxes on New York's billionaires to make up for the chaos wreaked on the state’s budge…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NY's Contact Tracing Will Create Playbook For Other Countries, States, Bloomberg Says COVID-19: NY's Contact Tracing Will Create Playbook For Other Countries, States, Bloomberg Says
Covid-19: NY's Contact Tracing Will Create Playbook For Other Countries, States, Bloomberg Says Amid the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state's contact tracing pilot program, with leadership from billionaire former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, will begin in the coming weeks.  The ambitious initiative will become a "playbook" for countries and other states, Bloomberg said, adding New York will share details with any location around the world. The program will operate through the next flu season, and it will be implemented in coordination with tristate neighbors New Jersey and Connecticut. Bloomberg joined Cuomo …

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COVID-19: Building 'Tracing Army' Of Thousands Will Be New Phase Of Pandemic Response COVID-19: Building 'Tracing Army' Of Thousands Will Be New Phase Of Pandemic Response
Covid-19: Building 'Tracing Army' Of Thousands Will Be New Phase Of Pandemic Response An “army” is coming to the tristate area to help combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Billionaire businessman and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has “volunteered to help develop” a program that will build a “tracing army” in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that will be tasked with tracing interactions by patients who test positive for COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. During his daily COVID-19 news briefing in Albany on Wednesday, April 22, Cuomo said that the three states will be teaming up to develop a group that will trace back the contacts of those infect…

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by Zak Failla
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New Poll: Here's Who's Leading In NY Democratic Presidential Primary Race New Poll: Here's Who's Leading In NY Democratic Presidential Primary Race
New Poll: Here's Who's Leading In NY Democratic Presidential Primary Race With the 2020 presidential election rapidly approaching, Democratic voters have chosen their early favorite candidate, though each is preferable to President Donald Trump, according to a new poll. A new Siena College poll found that among registered Democrats, Bernie Sanders has the support of 25 percent of voters in New York, followed by Mike Bloomberg at 21 percent. Joe Biden (13 percent) Elizabeth Warren (11 percent), Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar rounded out the list of candidates at 9 percent each. “Thirty-six weeks out, it does not appear that the Democrats’ winning streak in presi…

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by Zak Failla
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Hillary Clinton Edges Joe Biden Among Democrats In New National Poll On 2020 Race Hillary Clinton Edges Joe Biden Among Democrats In New National Poll On 2020 Race
Hillary Clinton Edges Joe Biden Among Democrats In New National Poll On 2020 Race Despite only dipping her toe into the water, Hillary Clinton has emerged as Democratic voters’ top choice for the 2020 presidential nomination, according to a new poll. Clinton, a Chappaqua native, narrowly edged out former Vice President Joe Biden, earning 21 percent of the Democrats’ support in a Harvard-Harris national poll released last week. Biden took in 20 percent, in front of Sen. Bernie Sanders at 12 percent. Elizabeth Warren (9 percent) and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg (7 percent), also garnered support from Democrats polled. Pollsters took the opinions of 1,859 vot…

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by Zak Failla
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Not So Fast: Hillary Clinton Now Saying She'll Wait For Mueller Report To Decide On 2020 Run Not So Fast: Hillary Clinton Now Saying She'll Wait For Mueller Report To Decide On 2020 Run
Not So Fast: Hillary Clinton Now Saying She'll Wait For Mueller Report To Decide On 2020 Run Hillary Clinton may be hitting the brakes and backtracking on her comments from earlier this week that she has ruled out a third presidential run, according to a new report. On Monday, March 4, Clinton, who lives in Chappaqua, stated that she won’t be running, but will “keep on working and speaking and standing up for what I believe,” during a News12 interview. However, according to Maggie Haberman, the White House correspondent for the New York Times, Clinton’s comments were not meant to definitively rule out a potential rematch against President Donald Trump in 2020. The former…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Estate Owner Michael Bloomberg Rules Out 2020 Presidential Run Westchester Estate Owner Michael Bloomberg Rules Out 2020 Presidential Run
Westchester Estate Owner Michael Bloomberg Rules Out 2020 Presidential Run Another prominent New York politician has taken his hat out of the ring for a potential presidential run in 2020. Billionaire Mike Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that he will not be challenging President Donald Trump for a seat in the Oval Office, citing the difficulty of winning the Democratic nomination in such a crowded field. His announcement comes a day after Chappaqua’s Hillary Clinton bowed out of the race. Bloomberg - the former New York City mayor who owns a Northern Westchester estate in North Salem - noting that he is three-for-three in elections, said he believes he could win e…

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by Zak Failla
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Will He Or Won't He? Cuomo Gives Latest Thoughts On Possible 2020 Run Will He Or Won't He? Cuomo Gives Latest Thoughts On Possible 2020 Run
Will He Or Won't He? Cuomo Gives Latest Thoughts On Possible 2020 Run Gov. Andrew Cuomo definitively shot down continued speculation that he'll run for president in 2020 in several interviews. “I am ruling it out,” Cuomo said during a radio appearance on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show" on Tuesday, Nov. 27. “I ran for governor. I have a full plate. I have many projects. I’m going to be here doing the job as governor," Cuomo said. "Nothing has changed in my calculus," the governor from New Castle also told State of Politics in this report: "I have my own expectation about what candidate the Democratic Party needs to win. I think you'll see a viable candida…

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by Jon Craig