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'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions
'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years' Coming Soon: First Projected Cloud Cover Conditions In just over a month, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Many are planning road trips to places where the best viewing conditions are expected for what space.com says will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," with a four-minute totality duration beginning…

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by Joe Lombardi
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These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When
These Places Will Be Best To View 'Most Visible Eclipse For US In 100 Years': Here's When It won't be long now. In just over two months, what's being called the astronomy event of the decade will occur when a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Mark your calendar now for Monday, April 8 with four-minute totality duration beginning at 3:13 p.m. Eastern time. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth, completely blocking the face of the sun and the sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. According to space.com, it will be "the longest and most visible for the US in 100 years," w…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Don't Say Monkeypox: NY Following WHO's Lead In Replacing Disease Name Don't Say Monkeypox: NY Following WHO's Lead In Replacing Disease Name
Don't Say Monkeypox: NY Following WHO's Lead In Replacing Disease Name Health officials in New York are ditching the term “monkeypox.” Instead, the state will follow guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and refer to the disease as “mpox,” state Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett announced Thursday, Dec. 1. Earlier Report: First Case Of Monkeypox Confirmed In Albany County “The words we use matter, and words can carry stigma,” Bassett said. “For this reason, we applaud the World Health Organization for replacing ‘monkeypox’ with ‘mpox.’ “The New York State and City Departments of Health will do the same and transition our printed and digital …

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
'It Means A Lot': Westchester Teacher Wins National Award 'It Means A Lot': Westchester Teacher Wins National Award
'It Means A Lot': Westchester Teacher Wins National Award A science teacher in Westchester County is being recognized for teaching her students to have compassion for all living things. Melissa Flores, a seventh- and eighth-grade teacher at Enrico Fermi School in Yonkers, was one of three runners-up from across the US in this year’s Teacher Appreciation Contest from TeachKind. The group is the humane education division of PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Working with schools across the country, TeachKind helps teachers shape their curriculum in a way that’s more humane to animals, like coming up with alternatives to dissections …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Chicken Salad Products Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Chicken Salad Products
Recall Issued For Ready-To-Eat Chicken Salad Products Hundreds of pounds of a ready-to-eat chicken salad product is being recalled due to an undeclared nut allergen that was not listed on the label. San Antonio-based Bakkavor Foods USA announced a recall of 1,913 pounds of “Curry Chicken Salad” products but contain Tarragon Chicken Salad products, which contain pecans, a known tree nut allergen. The items subject to recall were produced on August 20, 2019. The recalled items are 12-ounce clear plastic squared containers of “Simply Eat Her Meal Simple Curry Chicken Salad” with a best by” date of Aug. 28, 2019. The USDA said that the problem w…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Here Are Places LIers Love To Go On Vacation Here Are Places LIers Love To Go On Vacation
Here Are Places LIers Love To Go On Vacation When Daily Voice asked Facebook followers on Hey Long Island Do U Remember...? where they love to go on vacation they mentioned some interesting places. Here's a sampling. "Anywhere in the Caribbean during winter," said Michele Petchonka D'Onofrio. "Panama City Beach, Florida," said Lisa Nevin Anderson.  "Lake George," said Marie Neunzig Podolsky. Gerry Fitzgerald Laudani "Poconos-Woodloch Pines. The best," said Gerry Fitzgerald Laudani. "What vacation? LOL," said Andrea Lembo. "I’m comfortable just hanging around anywhere; drinking, not doing anything, i…

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by Donna Christopher