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Lifestyle
The Cicadas Are Coming! Here's When To Expect Billions Of These Red-Eyed Insects In Region
Billions of periodical cicadas are preparing to emerge from underground and make their way into the area after their customary years-long slumber. Brood X cicadas - also known as the Great Eastern Brood or the “Big Brood” - is expected to begin emerging across the southern part of the country before making its way up the East Coast at the beginning of spring. The sounds of summer may be a little louder this year as the Brood emerges and joins annual cicadas that make their presence known every year when the weather warms up. Other periodical groups of red-eyed cicadas emerge every 11 or 13…
Politics
Nationally-Known Republican Eyes 2022 NY Gubernatorial Run
With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration under fire for its handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes, a prominent Republican is eyeing his seat in Albany. Upstate New York Congressman Tom Reed, who has been in office for more than a decade in upstate New York reportedly is “seriously considering” challenging Cuomo in the 2022 election as the governor faces questions after being accused of covering up data and information about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes during the peak of the pandemic last spring. “We are seriously considering,” Reed said to Fox News over the weekend. “We've been…
Business
Ex-TV Reporter Says Cuomo Administration's Harassment, Attacks One Of Reasons She Quit Job
A former investigative journalist has become the latest woman to attack New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, alleging that his harassment and attitude were among the reasons she quit her job. In a social media post over the weekend, Lindsay Nielsen, a former reporter for News10 ABC based out of Albany, said that Cuomo’s alleged “threatening” tactics and “incessant bullying” were among the reasons she opted to leave the news outlet in 2017 after five years at the station. Nielsen said that Cuomo’s administration last spoke to her in a disparaging tone, claiming that the reporter “has a vendetta again…
Politics
Covid-
19: Congressional Cuomo Critic Mulling 2022 NY Gubernatorial Run
One of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s staunchest critics is contemplating throwing her hat in the ring for a potential gubernatorial run. Upstate New York Congresswoman Elsie Stefanik is reportedly mulling the bid to run in 2022 as Cuomo and his administration come under fire from both Republicans and Democrats due to his COVID-19 nursing home scandal. Earlier story - COVID-19: Nursing Home Scandal Fallout Increases As More Dems Turn On Cuomo, Feds Launch Probe Stefanik becomes the latest Republican name floated to replace Cuomo, joining Fox News weather personality Janice Dean and other Rep…
Politics
TV Meteorologist Janice Dean, Who Lost Both In-Laws To
Covid-
19, May Run Against Cuomo In 2022
A prominent Fox News personality who has been outwardly critical of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is considering a potential run at his seat in Albany in 2022. Meteorologist Janice Dean, who lost both her in-laws to COVID-19 during the pandemic, is being encouraged by Republicans to run against Cuomo in 2022 if he seeks re-election, which he has previously stated he intends to do. Dean’s former Fox News co-worker Megyn Kelly reportedly said that the weatherwoman has her vote if she looks to run against Cuomo next year. “Unlike the poser currently in the governor’s mansion, she really IS ‘New…
Politics
Trump Issues Last-Second Pardon To Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro’s Former Husband Al Pirro
As the clock ticked down on his time in the Oval Office, former President Donald Trump issued one last pardon - for the ex-husband of former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the fiery Fox News host. A total of 143 pardons were issued by Trump on his last full day in office on Tuesday, Jan. 19. But after Trump left Washington, D.C. for Florida on Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, it was announced that Trump had issued one more pardon - for Mount Vernon native Albert Pirro, who was convicted in 2000 on conspiracy and tax evasion charges. The announcement was made public as t…
Politics
Trump Says Westchester Affordable Housing Policy 'Trying To Destroy Beautiful Place'
Westchester was a trending topic on social media this week after President Donald Trump called it “ground zero” in a tirade on low-income housing. Trump took aim at Westchester during an interview on Fox News as he continues his crusade on low-income housing. In 2009 county officials reached an affordable housing settlement in which the county agreed upon for hundreds of affordable housing units in one of the nation’s wealthiest areas. “I know the suburbs,” Trump, who owns the Seven Spring estate in Bedford, said on Fox News. “Westchester was ground zero … okay … what they were trying to d…
Politics
Covid-
19: Trump Wants US To Be Open ‘By Easter’ As More States Impose Extreme Measures
With much of the country hunkering down and attempting to avoid the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), President Donald Trump said that he wants the United States to be “opened up and raring to go by Easter.” Despite the virus continuing to spread - with its apex potentially hitting within three weeks - Trump made the comments in a Fox News virtual town hall on Tuesday, March 24. Easter falls on Sunday, April 12 this year. As of Tuesday, there have been more than 396,592 confirmed cases of coronavirus globally, which resulted in 17,229 deaths. There have been 46,168 confirmed cases i…
Politics
Twitter Suspends Anthony Scaramucci For Mocking Trump's Weight
Former White House Communications Director and lifelong Long Islander Anthony Scaramucci has been suspended from tweeting for allegedly “fat-shaming” President Donald Trump. Scaramucci - who moved to a new multi-million dollar Manhasset mansion earlier this year - had his account blocked on Friday, Aug. 16, when the company sent him a message saying that “We have determined that you have violated the Twitter Rules, so you’ll need to wait some time before using Twitter again. “You will be able to unlock your account in: 7 hours and 40 minutes. Note: you may need to complete some additional t…
News
Paroled Killer Of 16-Year-Old Ordered To Stay Away From Rockland As Pataki Appeals To Cuomo
One of the two men convicted of killing Pearl River 16-year-old Paula Bohovesky in 1980 who was granted parole has been ordered to stay clear of Rockland County and has been banished to upstate New York. The New York Attorney General’s Office told a judge that Richard LaBarbera has been reassigned to a parole officer in Buffalo when he is released from prison this week. LaBarbera was also ordered to steer clear of Bohovesky’s mother, Lois. Initially, LaBarbera was to be assigned to a parole officer in Peekskill. A judge has since ruled that LaBarbera must stay at least three counties away.…
Politics
30 Security Incidents Regarding Handling Of Hillary Clinton’s Emails ID'd By State Department
The State Department says it has identified 30 security incidents regarding the handling of Hillary Clinton’s emails, a report said. In a letter from Assistant State Department Secretary Mary Elizabeth Taylor to Sen. Chuck Grassley, Taylor said 23 “violations” and seven “infractions” have been cited as part of their investigation into Clinton’s emails, according to Fox News in this report. “To this point, the Department has assessed culpability to 15 individuals, some of whom were culpable in multiple security incidents,” Taylor, the assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of L…
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez: 'Multiple People Have Been Arrested Trying To Harm Me,' Citing Targeted Threats
Some are targeting outspoken Democrat representatives and multiple people have attempted to harm some, according to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 2007 Yorktown High School graduate and her fellow freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar spoke out this week, talking about how efforts to disparage them have made them the targets of death threats. Ocasio-Cortez's remarks came in response to a fundraising email solicitation from the Ohio Federation of College Republicans with the subject line: “AOC is a domestic terrorist.” “This puts me in danger every time,” Ocasio-Cortez said, retwee…
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