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Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Westchester: Here's His Sentence

Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Westchester: Here's His Sentence

Man Sexually Assaults 2 Children In Westchester: Here's His Sentence A 48-year-old man with a previous child molestation conviction will spend decades in prison for sexually assaulting two children in Northern Westchester over several years and sending explicit photos to a third. Bedford resident Felix Barahona Rosales, age 48, was sentenced to 34 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting two children numerous times as well as sending explicit photos to a third victim, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced on Tuesday, Nov. 28. According to Rocah's office, Rosales's conduct began when both sexual assault…

11/29/2023

Business

Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World

Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World

Facebook, Instagram Go Down For Users Throughout World This story has been updated. Some of the most used social media sites and apps around the world were down for around six hours. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger all went down just before noontime Monday, Oct. 4. All four platforms are owned by Facebook and have a combined three billion users. The issues with the platforms were first reported around 11:45 a.m. Monday and they were back up just before 6 p.m. Facebook's only comment on the outage so far came in a Tweet posted at 12:10 p.m. by one of its senior communications executives, Andy M. Stone, who said, "We’re a…

by Joe Lombardi

10/04/2021

Business

COVID-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants

COVID-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants

Covid-19: Alert Issued For Scam Involving Facebook Friends Pushing Fake Grants With many struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new scam has been making the rounds involving Facebook “friends” pushing faux grants related to the virus. The Better Business Bureau issued an alert regarding a scam involving the social media giant that has become more prevalent in recent weeks. According to the BBB, Facebook users have been receiving a Facebook Messenger chats or direct message that appears to come from a friend, relative, community member, or another person the user trusts. The message describes a COVID-19 relief grant, with scammers claiming to hav…

09/07/2020