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Mineola, NY
Lifestyle
'A**'-Looking America Rant By LI Air Force Vet Goes Viral: 'Makes Me So Sad' 'A**'-Looking America Rant By LI Air Force Vet Goes Viral: 'Makes Me So Sad'
'A**'-Looking America Rant By LI Air Force Vet Goes Viral: 'Makes Me So Sad' An Air Force veteran’s drive around Long Island is triggering a nationwide existential crisis. The Nassau County woman, who posts under the TikTok alias @thesnacksergeant, has gone viral after her rather pointed observation of America’s aesthetic. “We are one of the richest countries. Why does it look like ass?” she says in the video, which had been viewed over 162,000 times and received over 16,000 “likes” as of Thursday, May 1. “It’s just strip mall after strip mall with old buildings, horrible roads, no color," she adds in the caption. “Traffic lights and trash everywhere. It makes me s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack CEO: My Passaic Firm Sold US Army Faulty Equipment Made In China Hackensack CEO: My Passaic Firm Sold US Army Faulty Equipment Made In China
Hackensack CEO: My Passaic Firm Sold US Army Faulty Equipment Made In China A Passaic company CEO from Hackensack admitted selling knockoff forklifts made in China to the US Army, federal authorities said. James Cai, 33, secured $247,000 in government contracts to supply two FD150 diesel forklifts to the Fort Cavazos military installation in Killeen, Texas, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Thursday, Dec. 7. The forklifts supplied by Toner Connect LLC had to be manufactured in America and required at least half of the components to also be of U.S. origin, the attorney general said. Cai ignored the requirements, Sellinger said. He bought the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Politics
Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China
Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China New York Congressman Tom Suozzi is urging President Biden to take action in the case of a Long Island businessman who the United Nations says is being wrongfully detained in China. Rep. Suozzi, a Democrat whose district includes most of the North Shore of Long Island, sent a letter to Biden on Wednesday, July 20, asking him to personally intervene on behalf of Kai Li. The 60-year-old Chinese American, who lives in Huntington and emigrated to the US from Shanghai in 1989, was sentenced to 10-years in prison in 2018 on charges of espionage and spying for the FBI. Li was convicted following…

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by Michael Mashburn
Hartford, CT
Business
CT Pump Prices See Big Single-Week Change; Here's Breakdown By Region CT Pump Prices See Big Single-Week Change; Here's Breakdown By Region
CT Pump Prices See Big Single-Week Change; Here's Breakdown By Region Motorists in the Nutmeg State are seeing some financial relief at the pump with Connecticut’s “gas tax holiday" in full effect. Connecticut now has the 30th most expensive gas in the US, according to AAA, with prices dropping 11 cents in the past week, down to an average of $3.92 per gallon as of Monday, April 11. Nationally, the average price per gallon is sitting at $4.11 per gallon, down from $4.19 a week ago. AAA gas prices on Monday, April 11.AAA In Connecticut, prices on April 11 have dropped from $4.87 a month ago, but are up from $2.89 on April 11, 2021. The relief at the pu…

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by Zak Failla
Chappaqua, NY
Obituaries
Meifang Yang of Chappaqua, 97, Beloved Mother & Grandmother, Respected Economist Meifang Yang of Chappaqua, 97, Beloved Mother & Grandmother, Respected Economist
Meifang Yang of Chappaqua, 97, Beloved Mother & Grandmother, Respected Economist Meifang Yang of Chappaqua died on Sunday, Dec. 13 at the age of 97. Born in Shanghai on January 19, 1923 to Zengyi Yang and Yuzhen Yang, she was the fourth of seven children.  Meifang grew up in a well-educated family, learning English at a young age. She graduated from St. John’s University in Shanghai and went on to become a respected economist at the Bank of China for the large majority of her career.  Even after her retirement, she was invited by other institutions like the Bank of Communications to serve as a professional advisor. At her office cafeteria, she met kind and welcoming H…

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by Daily Voice
Hackensack, NJ
News
COVID-19 Closes Disneyland COVID-19 Closes Disneyland
Covid-19 Closes Disneyland Disneyland is closing for the fourth time in its 65 years, this time because of the coronavirus. The closure begins Saturday at the Anaheim, CA park and continues at least until the end of March, Disney said.The only other times Disneyland has closed was because of the 9/11 attacks, the morning after the assassination of President John FL, Kennedy and because of the Northridge earthquake in 1994. Disney already has closed its parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong. There was no word Thursday afternoon on what might be done at DisneyWorld in Orlando, FL. ****** The NCAA on Thursday cancelled its…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bedford, NY
Sports
Esports Star From Westchester Looking To Get Drafted, Go Pro Esports Star From Westchester Looking To Get Drafted, Go Pro
Esports Star From Westchester Looking To Get Drafted, Go Pro A prospective professional gamer from Westchester is looking to take his talents to the next level. For the third straight year, New Rochelle native Cole Smith - known as “Oakland Rose” to the opponents he faces online - went through the rigorous NBA 2K League “combine” process and has qualified as one of the top players in the world who are eligible for the league’s “draft.” For the past three years, the NBA 2K League has hosted competitions around the globe to highlight the top players of the game, who are then “drafted” onto teams of six to compete for thousands of dollars in prizes and…

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by Zak Failla
Rutherford, NJ
News
High-Speed Maglev Monorail Being Considered For American Dream High-Speed Maglev Monorail Being Considered For American Dream
High-Speed Maglev Monorail Being Considered For American Dream A magnetic monorail is being considered to spare drivers the extra time in traffic getting to and from the American Dream in East Rutherford. The high-speed Maglev monorail -- which floats on magnets -- would be an alternative to the extension of the Meadowlands rail line, currently operating out of MetLife Stadium, Gov. Phil Murphy said. The biggest risk with the new train would be be completing it in time for the opening of the mall, Murphy said. "We’re living through trying to figure out how to build a rail spur to largest mall in America," said Murphy said during a University of Chicag…

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by Cecilia Levine