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Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic NY Woman Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic NY Woman
Hotels, Drugs, Violence Used By Barbados Man To Traffic NY Woman A man has been convicted of sex trafficking after using drugs and violence to force a woman into prostitution across Suffolk County, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Michael Howell, 65, of Brooklyn and originally from Barbados, was convicted by a jury on Aug. 26, 2025, of two counts of sex trafficking and several related charges following a trial before Acting Supreme Court Justice Karen M. Wilutis, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Howell compelled his victim to perform sex acts for money between April 2023 and February 2024, renting hotel rooms …

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
United Returning To JFK In Major Airline Alliance With JetBlue: What Travelers Need To Know United Returning To JFK In Major Airline Alliance With JetBlue: What Travelers Need To Know
United Returning To JFK In Major Airline Alliance With JetBlue: What Travelers Need To Know JetBlue Airways and United Airlines are linking their loyalty programs in a major new partnership that promises more flights, easier booking, and expanded travel perks. United and JetBlue announced the new "Blue Sky" alliance in a joint news release on Thursday, May 29. The deal will give United its long-desired access to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport by 2027. United flyers will get greater access to JetBlue's Caribbean vacation destinations like Aruba, Barbados, and Jamaica. JetBlue customers can use United's larger global network for cities like Beijing, London, Pa…

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by Chris Spiker
Weather
Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season
Rapidly Strengthening New Tropical Storm Expected To Become First Hurricane Of Season A newly named, rapidly strengthening tropical storm is likely to become the first hurricane of the 2024 season. Tropical Storm Beryl, the second named storm since the season began on Saturday, June 1, is now located about 820 miles east-southeast of Barbados.  It has maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and is moving west at 23 miles per hour. Beryl is expected to become a major hurricane Sunday night, June 30, or Monday morning, July 1, the National Hurricane Center said. It likely will bring destructive hurricane-force winds and a life-threatening storm surge…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Tropical Storm With Uncertain Path In Atlantic Could Become Hurricane In Days Tropical Storm With Uncertain Path In Atlantic Could Become Hurricane In Days
Tropical Storm With Uncertain Path In Atlantic Could Become Hurricane In Days A tropical storm with an uncertain path has formed in the Atlantic and could reach hurricane status in a matter of days, the US National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Dorian could become a hurricane as soon as Tuesday, Aug. 27, when its maximum sustained winds are expected to be 80 miles per hour. It now has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. It's the fourth tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season and is now located about 500 miles east-southeast of Barbados and moving at a rate of about 13 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory issued at…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
City Of Poughkeepsie Cops Bust Man With Drugs, Cash, Money City Of Poughkeepsie Cops Bust Man With Drugs, Cash, Money
City Of Poughkeepsie Cops Bust Man With Drugs, Cash, Money The City of Poughkeepsie Police busted a man from Barbados after finding drugs, guns and money during a warrant search by members of the department's Neighborhood Recovery Unit. Derick John, 29, was arrested following the search at 6 Balding Ave., first-floor, on Wednesday, following an investigation into illegal drugs sales at that location, said Sgt. Terrence Beam. Assisted by the Emergency Services Unit, and members of the New York State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, officers recovered and seized approximately 21 grams of cocaine, a loaded .380 caliber handgun, in excess o…

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by Kathy Reakes