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Mystery Drones 'Not The Enemy:' Trump Clears The Air Mystery Drones 'Not The Enemy:' Trump Clears The Air
Mystery Drones 'Not The Enemy:' Trump Clears The Air After months of speculation and sky-high conspiracy theories, the mystery around those mysterious drones has finally been grounded. Sort of. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt relayed a message “directly” from President Donald Trump during her first press briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 28, addressing the drones that have been seen over the tri-state since late last year. “After research and study, the drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) for research and various other reasons,” Leavitt quoted Trump as sayi…

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by Michael Mashburn & Cecilia Levine
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'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal In Death Of NJ's Jordan Neely (POLL) 'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal In Death Of NJ's Jordan Neely (POLL)
'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal In Death Of NJ's Jordan Neely (Poll) Local leaders had plenty to say after a jury acquitted a Long Island man in the death of a homeless street artist aboard a Manhattan subway car. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, as reported by Daily Voice. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a Manhattan subway car on May 1, 2023. Multiple witnesses told NYPD detectives that Neely, a well-known Michae…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY County Criminalizes Mask Wearing Amid Bump In COVID-19 Cases NY County Criminalizes Mask Wearing Amid Bump In COVID-19 Cases
NY County Criminalizes Mask Wearing Amid Bump In Covid-19 Cases Lawmakers in a New York county approved a controversial bill criminalizing mask wearing amid a summer bump in COVID-19 cases. On Long Island, the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature passed the “Mask Transparency Act” by a vote of 12-0 on Monday night, Aug. 5. All seven Democrats abstained from voting. The bill makes it a misdemeanor for anyone 16 and older to wear a face mask in public spaces in the county. It also gives private businesses the right to prohibit masks on their premises. It grants exceptions for health or religious reasons, though that distinction will be determ…

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by Michael Mashburn