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Gag Order: Upstate NY City Barred From Speaking About Shooting Involving VT Deputy, Report Says Gag Order: Upstate NY City Barred From Speaking About Shooting Involving VT Deputy, Report Says
Gag Order: Upstate NY City Barred From Speaking About Shooting Involving VT Deputy, Report Says City officials in upstate New York have been barred from making further public comments about the officer-involved shooting of a Vermont sheriff’s deputy, WNYT reports.  On Wednesday, Nov. 23, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office got a temporary restraining order from a Supreme Court judge prohibiting Saratoga Springs officials from talking about or releasing video or audio from the incident, the outlet said. Earlier Report: Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Capital Region (Video) The shooting, which was captured on officer-worn body camera footage that was released…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies
Alex Jones Ordered By Jury To Pay Nearly $1B To Sandy Hook Families For Mass Shooting Lies Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered by a Connecticut jury to pay nearly $1 billion to the families of students killed in the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, Oct. 12, the jury said the Infowars founder must dole out $965 million in damages to eight families of students killed, as well as an FBI agent, for repeatedly claiming that the school massacre in December 2012, which killed 20 students and six staff members, was a hoax carried out by “crisis actors.” Earlier Report: Alex Jones Order…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Sandy Hook Shooting Victim's Family A Total Of $49M Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Sandy Hook Shooting Victim's Family A Total Of $49M
Alex Jones Ordered To Pay Sandy Hook Shooting Victim's Family A Total Of $49M Far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered by a Texas jury to pay nearly $50 million to the family of a young boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. In a unanimous decision Friday, Aug. 5, the jury said Jones must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the parents of 6-year-old victim Jesse Lewis. That’s in addition to the $4.1 million in compensatory damages the jury awarded the family the day prior. Jones had already been found liable in a default judgment for defamation and “intentional inflicti…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
School District In New England Held Racially Segregated Events, Lawsuit Claims School District In New England Held Racially Segregated Events, Lawsuit Claims
School District In New England Held Racially Segregated Events, Lawsuit Claims A national parent-led organization that aims to “reclaim our schools from activists promoting harmful agendas” is suing a New England school district for alleged discrimination against white students. The Parents Defending Education organization in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, is accusing Wellesley Public Schools of discrimination by creating certain affinity groups for communities of color. It is further alleged that Wellesley held segregated events for students where some were invited but white students were excluded. 
“It is appalling that an American public school has consciously im…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Sale Of Confederate Flags In New York Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Sale Of Confederate Flags In New York
Cuomo Signs Bill Banning Sale Of Confederate Flags In New York A new bill signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will ban the sale of Confederate flags and other “hate symbols” on state property. Cuomo announced the new ban this week, which includes the flag, Nazi symbols, and other similar symbols of hate that can no longer be sold in public in New York, though there are some exceptions if they are used for educational or historical purposes. “This country faces a pervasive, growing attitude of intolerance and hate — what I have referred to in the body politic as an American cancer,” Cuomo said. "By limiting the display and sale of the confed…

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by Zak Failla
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Judge In Hudson Valley Rules Mary Trump Can Publicize Newly Released Tell-All Book On Her Uncle Judge In Hudson Valley Rules Mary Trump Can Publicize Newly Released Tell-All Book On Her Uncle
Judge In Hudson Valley Rules Mary Trump Can Publicize Newly Released Tell-All Book On Her Uncle There’s going to be another member of the Trump family making the media rounds after a New York Judge gave the green light for Mary Trump to promote her controversial tell-all book. Hal Greenwald, a judge for the 9th Judicial District Supreme Court in the Hudson Valley, lifted a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s niece, much to the chagrin of her father, Robert. In a lawsuit last month, citing a confidentiality agreement Mary signed in 2011, Robert sought an injunction to prevent promotion of "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous M…

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by Zak Failla
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Nazi Flag Displayed In Poughkeepsie Apartment Window Removed After Complaints Nazi Flag Displayed In Poughkeepsie Apartment Window Removed After Complaints
Nazi Flag Displayed In Poughkeepsie Apartment Window Removed After Complaints A Nazi flag that was hanging in a Poughkeepsie apartment window, has been removed after complaints from the Dutchess County Democratic Committee and area leaders. The flag was hanging, until Tuesday, Sept. 24, in an apartment window on Main Street in Poughkeepsie, one building away from the office of Joe Ruggiero, who is running for Dutchess County Executive, and not far from Vassar College. In a statement, Ruggiero said: "When one segment of our community is attacked, none of us can say we are attack-free. These acts of hate, symbols of hate, hide under the guise of the First Amendmen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Cuomo Slams Trump For 'His Assault On Abortion Rights' Cuomo Slams Trump For 'His Assault On Abortion Rights'
Cuomo Slams Trump For 'His Assault On Abortion Rights' After seeing his state’s abortion laws singled out during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo hit back at President Donald Trump, chastising him in a New York Times op-ed. "Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother's womb moments from birth," Trump said, referencing the Reproductive Health Act, which was signed into law last month. "These are living, feeling, beautiful babies who will never get the chance to share their love and dreams with the world.” The president also called on …

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Texting Their Patience: New Yorkers Sue Trump, FEMA Over Presidential Alert No Opt Out Texting Their Patience: New Yorkers Sue Trump, FEMA Over Presidential Alert No Opt Out
Texting Their Patience: New Yorkers Sue Trump, FEMA Over Presidential Alert No Opt Out A lawsuit has been filed in New York following Wednesday’s test of FEMA’s new “presidential alert” notification system. On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the initial test of FEMA’s new system went off for most Americans at around 2:15 p.m. The message was sent to cell phones similar to AMBER alerts and inclement weather warnings that are currently in place. However, not everyone was pleased about the alert, and three New York plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in Manhattan against President Donald Trump and FEMA officials. They are claiming that the alert system is a “violation of Americans' First and Fo…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Cuomo Campaign Is Trying To Get This Molinaro TV Ad Pulled, Report Says Cuomo Campaign Is Trying To Get This Molinaro TV Ad Pulled, Report Says
Cuomo Campaign Is Trying To Get This Molinaro TV Ad Pulled, Report Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s re-election campaign has filed a cease-and-desist letter to television stations trying to have his Republican challenger's new ad pulled from the air, claiming it is “false, misleading and defamatory” because the news article cited does not say that Cuomo himself is being probed as part of the Crystal Run investigation. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Cuomo's GOP opponent, unveiled the TV ad this past weekend slamming Cuomo of New Castle about corruption convictions involving some top state aides and advisers. “It is false, cheap and nasty,” Cuomo campaign spoke…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA
Cuomo Goes National In Battle Against NRA The National Rifle Association, the nation's top pro-gun lobby and one of its most powerful interest groups, said regulatory efforts by Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle could make it “unable to exist as a not-for-profit or pursue its advocacy mission." Cuomo, on Twitter, responded: "If I could have put the @NRA out of business, I would have done it 20 years ago. I'll see you in court." In a July 20 amended complaint, first reported by the New York Law Journal, the NRA accused Cuomo, as well as state Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo, of issuing a “ser…

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by Jon Craig