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Goodbye, Skype: Microsoft Sets Final Day For Video Chat App That Changed Internet Goodbye, Skype: Microsoft Sets Final Day For Video Chat App That Changed Internet
Goodbye, Skype: Microsoft Sets Final Day For Video Chat App That Changed Internet Microsoft is shutting down Skype, marking the end of the once-dominant video and voice chat service as the tech giant shifts focus to its Teams platform. Skype, which revolutionized online communication after launching in 2003, will be officially retired, Microsoft said in a blog post on Friday, Feb. 28. The final day Skype will be active is Monday, May 5. The company is encouraging users to switch to Microsoft Teams, where they can log in with their Skype credentials to retain chats and contacts. "During the transition period, Teams users can call and chat with Skype users and Skype users…

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by Chris Spiker
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Child Porn Possession: Former Sports Hall Of Famer From Northern Westchester Gets Prison Time Child Porn Possession: Former Sports Hall Of Famer From Northern Westchester Gets Prison Time
Child Porn Possession: Former Sports Hall Of Famer From Northern Westchester Gets Prison Time A retired teacher and former sports announcer who was once inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame has been sentenced for receiving child pornography.  Somers resident Richard Leaf, age 76, who is well-known in Westchester for announcing Section 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments for more than three decades, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 2 to a decade in prison for receiving child pornography, according to federal US District Court documents.  Earlier Report - Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Hudson Valley Pleads Guilty According to federal pr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Northern Westchester Pleads Guilty Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Northern Westchester Pleads Guilty
Child Porn Possession: Sports Hall Of Famer From Northern Westchester Pleads Guilty A retired teacher and former sports announcer who was inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame has admitted to receiving child pornography.  Somers resident Richard Leaf, age 74, who is well-known in Westchester for announcing Section 1 boys and girls basketball tournaments for more than three decades, pleaded guilty to a count of receiving child pornography on Thursday, June 29, according to federal court documents.   Earlier Report - Sports Hall Of Famer Identified As Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images Leaf, who was inducted into the Hal…

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by Ben Crnic
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Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images
Northern Westchester Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images Updated story: Sports Hall Of Famer Identified As Man Accused Of Possessing Child Porn Videos, Images A Northern Westchester retired teacher and sports fixture in the area has been accused of receiving and possessing videos and images containing child porn, federal authorities announced. Richard Leaf, age 72, of Somers, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 23, following an investigation by the FBI, said Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. According to the allegations contained in court papers between March 2019 and April 2020, Leaf, who is in the…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's How Long Average NY Single Would Travel To Go On Date During Pandemic COVID-19: Here's How Long Average NY Single Would Travel To Go On Date During Pandemic
Covid-19: Here's How Long Average NY Single Would Travel To Go On Date During Pandemic The average single person in New York would travel 2.1 hours to go on a date amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by EverydayCarry.com, and half of the singles polled nationwide would avoid dating someone living in an area with a high rate of COVID infections. In early March, Dating.com reported that usage of its site had gone up by 82 percent. Tinder reported that the average length of conversations between potential lovers on their platform had increased by 10 to 30 percent. Dating app Inner Circle saw messages increase by 116 percent. EverydayCarry.com polled 3…

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by Christina Coulter
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Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley
Man, 24, Gets 30-Year Sentence For Sexually Exploiting Children In Hudson Valley A 24-year-old man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to using video games and social media to sexually exploit several children in the Hudson Valley. New Paltz resident Cammron Robinson has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually exploiting four children, U.S. Attorney John Durham announced. As part of his guilty plea, Robinson admitted that he engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and produced videos and images capturing that conduct over the course of three years. Robinson admitted that from 2015 through 2017, he used the Playstation 4 gaming console, Skype, Zoom and…

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by Zak Failla