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Westchester Native Sean Combs Accused Of Sexually Harassing, Drugging Male Producer: Reports Westchester Native Sean Combs Accused Of Sexually Harassing, Drugging Male Producer: Reports
Westchester Native Sean Combs Accused Of Sexually Harassing, Drugging Male Producer: Reports Successful hip-hop artist and New York native Sean Combs, who is also known as "Puff Daddy," "P. Diddy," and "Diddy," is being sued by a producer on his latest album who is accusing him of sexual harassment, according to numerous reports.  The lawsuit against Combs, a Westchester County native from Mount Vernon, was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday, Feb. 26, and accuses the artist and producer of sexually harassing, threatening, and drugging producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones, according to a report by NBC News.  According to the outlet, J…

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by Ben Crnic
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Around The Towns: Westchester's 9/11 Memorial Going Virtual, Senior Scam Looks Official Around The Towns: Westchester's 9/11 Memorial Going Virtual, Senior Scam Looks Official
Around The Towns: Westchester's 9/11 Memorial Going Virtual, Senior Scam Looks Official Westchester County is going ahead with an annual 9/11 ceremony but the event will be virtual due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The online ceremony to honor thousands of lives lost during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks will be attended by family members who will read the names of those killed on 9/11, or who have died of 9/11 related illnesses in the years that followed. Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker announced plans for the virtual ceremony on Monday. She told Daily Voice it is a "good decision based on the number of people we have had in person at p…

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by Donna Christopher
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NY Attorney General Sues Trump Treasury, IRS To Find Out Why Donor-Reporting Rule Was Scrapped NY Attorney General Sues Trump Treasury, IRS To Find Out Why Donor-Reporting Rule Was Scrapped
NY Attorney General Sues Trump Treasury, IRS To Find Out Why Donor-Reporting Rule Was Scrapped New York Attorney General Letitia James is once again taking on President Donald Trump’s administration, this time targeting the Treasury Department over failure to provide legally-required information. James announced that she and her contemporaries in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS for failing to respond to records requests concerning the elimination of donor disclosure requirements for non-tax-exempt groups. According to James, the lawsuit “asks the court to compel the Treasury Department and IRS to respond as required by law to re…

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by Zak Failla
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$1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses $1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses
$1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a multi-state lawsuit on Friday, Jan. 26 against the Trump Administration for its "abrupt and unlawful cutoff of more than $1 billion in federal funding" which provides health care to over 700,000 low-income New Yorkers.  The Essential Plan, which is New York’s Basic Health Program (BHP), is a state-run health insurance program for low-income New Yorkers created under the Affordable Care Act and primarily funded by the federal government. Friday's lawsuit, which can be accessed by clicking here, was fil…

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by Jon Craig