Recall Issued For Beef Product Distributed To Restaurants, Retailers In New York Recall Issued For Beef Product Distributed To Restaurants, Retailers In New York
Recall Issued For Beef Product Distributed To Restaurants, Retailers In New York Nearly 100,000 pounds of beef products that were illegally shipped into New York and distributed to New York restaurants and retailers are being recalled due to a lack of inspection, federal officials announced. GLC Trading Inc., which is based out of Chino, California, is recalling approximately 98,810 pounds of beef tallow products that were imported from the People’s Republic of China, an ineligible country for beef, without an inspection from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). According to FSIS, items recalled include: 17.6-ounce. vacuume…
COVID-19: Cases Of More Contagious South African Strain Have Now Been Reported In These States COVID-19: Cases Of More Contagious South African Strain Have Now Been Reported In These States
Covid-19: Cases Of More Contagious South African Strain Have Now Been Reported In These States The more transmittable COVID-19 variant from South Africa continues to make the rounds across the country, with newly confirmed cases of the strain being reported throughout the Northeast. The South African COVID-19 strain has now been reported in nine states, including New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, and one territory, as the country works to vaccinate as many people as possible to prevent the spread of the virus. Other states reporting confirmed cases of the South African strain include: California; Texas; Illinois; Virginia; South Carolina; Maryland; The District of Col…
COVID-19: Here's Where NY Ranks Nationally For Cases Of Kids With Rare Pandemic-Related Disease COVID-19: Here's Where NY Ranks Nationally For Cases Of Kids With Rare Pandemic-Related Disease
Covid-19: Here's Where NY Ranks Nationally For Cases Of Kids With Rare Pandemic-Related Disease New York is becoming a hotspot for a rare, but serious disease in children that is related to the COVID-19 virus. Pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is high in 18 states across the U.S., including New York, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MIS-C can develop weeks after a child has gotten COVID-19 or been in contact with someone with the virus. As of Feb. 8, about 2,060 MIS-C cases have been reported in the U.S. as well as 30 MIS-C-related deaths.  MIS-C is a condition in which different body parts can become inflamed, such as th…
Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison
Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison A former FBI agent, who was found guilty of leaking information to notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger that led to the killing of a major sports figure, is being released from prison early on medical grounds. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Florida Commission on Offender Review voted to release John Connolly, who has cancer, so that he may die at home. Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling said that while Connolly is being shown compassion that was not afforded to his victims, he agrees with the decision to release Connolly. “It is not unusual for an inmate who is terminall…
COVID-19: Newly Revealed Virus Map Shows Worst Hotspots In Nation COVID-19: Newly Revealed Virus Map Shows Worst Hotspots In Nation
Covid-19: Newly Revealed Virus Map Shows Worst Hotspots In Nation Three states have emerged as national hotspots for the spread of the COVID-19 virus, according to new data. When new COVID-19 incident rates per 100,000 people were compared nationally, Arizona, South Carolina, and California were revealed to be the states with the highest risk for the transmission of COVID-19. This insight was provided by a weekly, state and county-level COVID-19 data report. The data has been regularly produced for President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which is just now being made available to the public, according to the U.S. Sun. The newly revealed data repor…
COVID-19: Large Variance In Healthcare Workers Getting Vaccinated In Hudson Valley, Cuomo Says COVID-19: Large Variance In Healthcare Workers Getting Vaccinated In Hudson Valley, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: Large Variance In Healthcare Workers Getting Vaccinated In Hudson Valley, Cuomo Says Healthcare workers in New York are being vaccinated for COVID-19 at a quicker rate statewide as officials continue to prioritize controlling hospital capacity during the latest wave of the virus. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state’s top priority when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine is to ensure that healthcare workers receive their shots first to ensure hospitals can maintain necessary staff during the pandemic. 
“Our top priority on the vaccination was healthcare workers to make sure we have hospital capacity. We want to make sure hospitals don’t reach their capacity limits as…
COVID-19: Pandemic Leads To Surge In 'Tiny House' Sales COVID-19: Pandemic Leads To Surge In 'Tiny House' Sales
Covid-19: Pandemic Leads To Surge In 'Tiny House' Sales It seems puzzling at first, but COVID-19 has increased demand for homes in the 120 to 500 square-foot range. Tiny homes, the seemingly quirky, sustainable living trailers that were popularized during the 2010s recession, are being sought in greater numbers, according to manufacturers and industry analysts. A manufacturer in California became so inundated with requests that he had to expand his warehouse from 12,000 square feet to 22,000 square feet, according to Yahoo News. 2020 wound up being a record year for the company and no one was more surprised than the owner. Why would anyone want…
See Where NY Ranks Among Best, Worst States To Raise Family See Where NY Ranks Among Best, Worst States To Raise Family
See Where NY Ranks Among Best, Worst States To Raise Family If you want to raise a family and are a New York resident, you're living in one of the big places in the country, according to a new study. A survey of the best and worst states for families, conducted by WalletHub, has ranked all 50 states by how hospitable they are to families. Factors considered include family fun, health and safety, education and childcare, affordability, and socio-economics. New York ranked fourth nationally, with high marks in education as well as family fun. The worst place to raise a child is in New Mexico, according to the study. The state had some of the lowest s…
$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley There was no winner in the $640 million Powerball jackpot for the drawing held on Saturday, Jan. 16, but 16 players won at least $1 million by matching all the white numbers, with one of the winning tickets sold in New York, in the Hudson Valley. It was purchased in Rockland County at Gulf Mart in Pearl River on East Central Avenue, the New York Lottery announced Sunday morning, Jan. 17. The other winning tickets were sold in Texas (three), California (two), Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The Powerbal…
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In NY As Jackpot Hits $850M The jackpot for next week's Mega Millions drawing has climbed to $850 million after there were no grand prize winners in the drawing held Friday night, Jan. 15. Eight $1 million second prizes were sold -- including one in New York, on Long Island, at Hick's Piccolo Gourmet Deli on Levittown Parkway in Hicksville. The other second-prize winners were in New Jersey (in Wallington and Sparta), as well as California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin Friday night's winning numbers were 3-11-12-38-43, with 15 as the Mega Ball.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces Green Economy Plan For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces Green Economy Plan For New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Announces Green Economy Plan For New York During his third iteration of the “State of the State” address this week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo concentrated on building a green economy for the state and working to combat climate concerns. Cuomo laid out ambitious plans to create the largest off-shore wind program in the nation and New York’s “Green Energy Program,” which is expected to create a total of 12,400 Megawatts of green energy to six million homes, while creating more than 50,000 jobs and spurring $29 billion in private investment across the state. “Our planet is in crisis. By every metric, it is clear: Sea levels are risin…
COVID-19: New, More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Now Has Been Found In Fifth State COVID-19: New, More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Now Has Been Found In Fifth State
Covid-19: New, More Contagious 'Super Strain' Of Virus Now Has Been Found In Fifth State A fifth state has now confirmed a case of the COVID-19 variant so-called "Super Strain" that is said to be approximately 70 percent more contagious. On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Georgia Department of Public Health said it's confirmed the state’s first case in an 18-year-old man with no recent travel history, meaning the infection was contracted through community spread. This comes a day after a man in his 60s who works at a jewelry store in Saratoga Springs became the first person in New York to test positive for the variant strain of the virus. Related story - COVID-19: First NY Case O…