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Trump Frees NY Financier In Billion-Dollar Fraud, Blasts Case As ‘Weaponization Of Justice’ Trump Frees NY Financier In Billion-Dollar Fraud, Blasts Case As ‘Weaponization Of Justice’
Trump Frees NY Financier In Billion-Dollar Fraud, Blasts Case As ‘Weaponization Of Justice’ President Donald Trump commuted the prison sentence of a New York private equity executive convicted in a massive fraud scheme involving more than 10,000 investors. David Gentile, 57, of Manhasset, the former CEO and owner of GPB Capital Holdings, had been serving a seven-year federal sentence after his 2024 conviction on securities and wire fraud charges, as Daily Voice reported. The White House on Monday, Dec. 1, confirmed the commutation, which does not appear to apply to his co-defendant, Jeffry Schneider of Ascendant Capital. Gentile and Schneider were convicted in August 2024 followi…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
Business
Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know
Spirit Airlines Files For Second Bankruptcy In Less Than A Year: What To Know Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year, underscoring the financial crisis facing the nation's largest budget carrier. Spirit announced the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in a news release on Friday, Aug. 29. The Dania Beach, Florida-based airline previously emerged from bankruptcy in March, after Spirit shed nearly $800 million in debt and secured $350 million in new equity. The filing came less than three weeks after Spirit executives admitted there is "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to survive another 12 months without…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
FCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump FCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump
FCC Clears Paramount-Skydance Deal, Critics Slam 'Cowardly Capitulation' To Trump The Federal Communications Commission has approved Skydance Media's $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global, which critics have blasted as a move to appease President Donald Trump. The FCC cleared the deal in a 2-1 partisan vote on Thursday, July 24, officially creating the Paramount Skydance Corporation. The approval comes about three weeks after Paramount agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit from Trump that many legal experts called frivolous. In approving the deal, the FCC said Skydance has committed to what the two Republican commissioners consider to be "unbiased journali…

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by Chris Spiker
Politics
Zohran Mamdani Declares Victory Over Andrew Cuomo; Ciattarelli Says Dems Lost Their Minds Zohran Mamdani Declares Victory Over Andrew Cuomo; Ciattarelli Says Dems Lost Their Minds
Zohran Mamdani Declares Victory Over Andrew Cuomo; Ciattarelli Says Dems Lost Their Minds Jack Ciattarelli has a message for New Yorkers: Move to Jersey. The Republican candidate for New Jersey governor took to social media after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded the Democratic mayoral primary to Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist. “Tonight is proof that the modern Democratic Party has lost its mind,” Ciattarelli said in a post on Tuesday, June 24. “To all the residents and business owners of New York City who don’t want a socialist, defund-the-police, antisemitic mayor representing them, I encourage you to move to New Jersey.” Cuomo had bee…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Leader Of Hudson Valley School District Named NYS Superintendent Of Year Leader Of Hudson Valley School District Named NYS Superintendent Of Year
Leader Of Hudson Valley School District Named NYS Superintendent Of Year The head of a Westchester County school district has been awarded a top honor for superintendents in New York State.  Tarrytown Union Free School District Superintendent Raymond Sanchez was named the Superintendent of the Year for 2025 by the New York State Council of School Superintendents, the organization announced on Monday, Sept. 23. Council President Lars Clemensen, the superintendent of the Hampton Bays School District on Long Island, explained the reasons why Sanchez was chosen:  "Ray’s recognition as the New York State Superintendent of the Year is a testa…

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by Ben Crnic
News
COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In Northern Westchester COVID-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In Northern Westchester
Covid-19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Site To Open In Northern Westchester A new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site is being set up in Northern Westchester this week as the state works to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that a new pop-up site will be set up at the Open Door Family Medical Center at the Village of Ossining Ambulance Corps. and Neighbors Link on Main Street in Ossining between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, though most appointments have already been filled due to the limited allotment.  It is among a dozen new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week at churches, co…

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by Zak Failla