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Trump Taps Capital Region Rep. Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar Trump Taps Capital Region Rep. Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
Trump Taps Capital Region Rep. Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Molinaro Says He Is 100 Percent Behind Plan To Deport Criminal Illegal Immigrants Molinaro Says He Is 100 Percent Behind Plan To Deport Criminal Illegal Immigrants
Molinaro Says He Is 100 Percent Behind Plan To Deport Criminal Illegal Immigrants Republican incumbent Rep. Marc Molinar (R-District 19) says he is 100 percent behind former President Donald Trump's plan to deport criminal illegal immigrants. "It doesn’t have to be complicated: if you have a criminal record and you’re here illegally, you should be deported and banned from re-entering the country," Molinaro said in an opinion piece in the Cortland Standard. He added: "These people have no place in America, and yet, Homeland Security estimates there are tens of thousands of thieves, rapists and murderers living among us." Molinaro's District 19 includes Broome, Chenango, …

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Customers Tackle Mask-Wearing Robber Targeting Capital Region Restaurant, Police Say Customers Tackle Mask-Wearing Robber Targeting Capital Region Restaurant, Police Say
Customers Tackle Mask-Wearing Robber Targeting Capital Region Restaurant, Police Say Several customers came to the rescue when a man claiming to have a gun attempted to rob a business in the region, police said. The Saratoga County incident happened Saturday, Nov. 11, in the town of Halfmoon, at the Mi Mexico Lindo y Taqueria located on Route 9. A man wearing a ski mask entered the restaurant at around 4:30 p.m. and tried robbing employees while claiming to have a gun, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived, they found the suspect being held down by several customers. There were no reports of injuries. He initially gave deputies a fake na…

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by Michael Mashburn