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Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US
Amid the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season, workers for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, have gone on strike.
Protesting under the banner of “Make Amazon Pay.” employees have walked off the job across six continents in 20 countries, including the United States.
The strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday on Nov. 29 through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, the UNI Global Union announced, saying protests will be held in majors cities in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and elsewhere.
The strike could cause customers' holiday deliveries …
Nationwide Recall Issued For Prosciutto Made In Germany, Distributed In US
A recall has been issued for a brand of deli meat that authorities say was uninspected.
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that ConSup North America Inc., based in Lincoln Park, New Park, is recalling approximately 85,984 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) sliced prosciutto ham produced in Germany without the benefit of equivalent inspection.
The RTE sliced prosciutto ham item was produced on various dates from Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, through Wednesday, March 6, 2024, and shipped to retail locations nationwide.
FSIS said it is concerned th…
Northern Westchester High School Basketball Player Wins Gold Medal At Maccabiah Games
A Northern Westchester high school basketball player won a gold medal at an event in Israel featuring athletes from around the world.
Justin Price, a junior guard for the Yorktown High School varsity basketball team, was among the estimated 10,000 athletes from 80 countries who took part in the Maccabiah Games in July, the Yorktown Central School District announced on Monday, Aug. 1.
The games took place from Tuesday, July 12, through Tuesday, July 26, in Israel, and were open to Jewish athletes from all around the world, the district said.
President Joe Biden also attended the openi…
26-Year-Old Sentenced For Role In ATM Skimming Scheme Targeting NY, CT, MA
A 26-year-old man was sentenced for his role in an ATM skimming operation that spanned multiple states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York.
Dragush Hornea, a Romanian national, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and one year of supervised release, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Monday, Feb. 14.
He will be subject to deportation proceedings after he completes his sentence, the US Attorney's Office said.
Hornea pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through…
NY, CT Residents Among Hundreds Charged In Takedown Of Largest Darknet Child Porn Website
Men from Connecticut and New York are among those charged in the takedown of the largest Darknet child pornography website.
Jong Woo Son, 23, a South Korean national, was indicted this week for his operation of Welcome To Video, the largest child exploitation market by volume of content, officials said. Son has also been charged and convicted in South Korea and is currently in custody serving his sentence in South Korea.
An additional 337 site users residing in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jers…
Married Father Of Two Reportedly Suspect In Ex-Northern Westchester Resident's Murder
A married father of two has reportedly been arrested for the murder of a former Northern Westchester resident on the Greek Island of Crete.
The unnamed 27-year-old man has already confessed to killing Suzanne Eaton, 59, who graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk in 1977, reported the BCC News.
Eaton, a renowned molecular biologist, was reported missing Tuesday, July 2, after failing to show up for a conference she was attending.
Following a massive search, her body was found on Monday, July 8, by two explorers inside a World War II bunker, which is a system of manmade …
Man Confesses To Murder Of Former Northern Westchester Resident In Greece, Report Says
A 27-year-old man has reportedly admitted to the murder of a former Westchester resident on the island of Crete in Greece.
Law enforcement officials said the man was interviewed over the weekend in the death of 59-year-old Suzanne Eaton, the renowned scientist who graduated from Byram Hills High School in Armonk, allegedly confessed to the crime, reported CBS News.
Eaton, a molecular biologist went missing Tuesday, July 2, while attending a conference at the Orthodox Academy in Crete, Greece, when she disappeared.
Crete police are expected to released additional details on Tuesday, July 1…
