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Tuesday, jun 16
Politics
Fox News Host Apologizes To Country Club In Westchester Over Seating 'Misunderstanding'
A Fox News host took to Twitter this week to complain about a prominent Westchester country club allegedly not allowing her or her family to get a table, though she's now backing down her stance. Melissa Francis, the co-anchor on Fox News’ "Outnumbered" and Fox Business Network’s "After the Bell" claimed that her family would not be seated at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, although they are members. She cited her affiliation to Fox in her tweets. On Sunday night, Francis wrote “Happy you’re in NYC even if Siwanoy shuns my family yet again (they must prefer @CNN v @F…
Lifestyle
Put On A Smiley Face For World Emoji Day: 😀😄
It's World Emjoi Day so get busy picking out your faves and adding them like crazy to any messages, Facebook posts or Twitter tags to help celebrate the day in a big way. Why July 17? Because that's the day that's used on the emoji calendar 📅 of course. 😀😄 The day came about as a way to celebrate 🎉 the little things in life that make people happy and that everyone understands. It's also a way for people to vote on their favorite 😍 emoji's. You can vote for your favorite emoji in lots of categories including Best New Emoji, Most Anticipated Emoji, and which emoji best represents 2018 as E…
Lifestyle
Trump, Obama, Among Those Most Impacted By Twitter Purge
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama were among the political and celebrity names most impacted by this week’s purge of locked accounts on Twitter. Twitter began deleting locked accounts on Wednesday, impacting the follower number for countless users, particularly some of the most prominent politicians and celebrities that use the social media platform. Officials said that locked accounts occur when they see sudden changes in behavior. They then reach out to the owners of the accounts and unless they validate the account and reset their passwords, they stay locked with n…
Lifestyle
Twitter Says It Will Delete Millions Of Accounts
Twitter users may soon see a lot fewer followers, as the company prepares to purge the system from locked accounts that have been disabled due to suspicious activity. Officials said that locked accounts occur when they see sudden changes in behavior. They then reach out to the owners of the accounts and unless they validate the account and reset their passwords, they stay locked with no ability to log in. “We are committed to building trust and encouraging healthy conversations on Twitter,” the company posted. “Follower counts should be meaningful and accurate. We are removing locked accoun…
Politics
Trump Jr.: Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro Would Be 'Awesome' On High Court
Fox news host Judge Jeanine Pirro as a U.S. Supreme Court nominee? Don't rule it out, according to a reliable source: namely Donald Trump Jr. "This would be pretty awesome,"" President Trump's eldest son wrote here on Twitter. Pirro, 67, is a former Westchester County District Attorney and judge. She currently is the host of Fox News Channel's "Justice with Judge Jeanine.' At least a half dozen other judges' names have been floated as potential successors to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced his retirement earlier Wednesday. Pirro, meanwhile, tweet…
Politics
Nixon Sees Path To Albany Statehouse After Primary Shocker
Long-shot gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon capitalized on Tuesday's stunning upset of New York Democratic powerbroker and U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley, saying it shows voters are open to rejecting incumbents across the state. "What a truly special night!" Nixon, best known as the TV actor from "Sex And The City," wrote on Twitter: "Excited to have spent it with @Ocasio2018 celebrating her historic win." Nixon, an education activist seeking to defeat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was referring to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the victorious 28-year-old political newcomer. On …
News
Dangerous Winds, Downed Trees Knock Out Power To Thousands
A powerful storm system bringing strong winds with numerous downed trees, hail and lightning, interrupted electric service to more than 72,000 customers of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. on Tuesday. Wind gusts up to 78 miles per hour were reported in southern Dutchess County, hail fell in portions of Ulster County and approximately 1,000 lightning strikes per hour were recorded in the region during the height of the storm. As of 6 p.m., nearly 400 individual damage locations were reported. NYSEG reported outages to 2,572 of its 15,621 customers in Eastern Dutchess at 6:08 p.m. Th…
Lifestyle
Change Your Password, Twitter Tells All 336M Users After Bug Found
Are you a Twitter user? Then you should change your password. The social media company discovered a bug that saved user passwords on an internal log without proper encryption, it announced on Thursday. "We fixed the bug and have no indication of a breach or misuse by anyone," the company tweeted. "As a precaution, consider changing your password on all services where you’ve used this password." In a blog post you can read here, Twitter said, "we found this error ourselves" and is "implementing plans to prevent this bug from happening again."
Lifestyle
'Man, I'm Bummed,' Says Justin Timberlake After Storm Postpones MSG Show
With 12 to 14-inches of snow headed for the Big Apple, a bummed out Justin Timberlake postponed his show scheduled for Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. "Man, I'm bummed!" a snow-covered Timberlake said in a Twitter video. "I’m sorry to announce the show tonight at Madison Square Garden has been POSTPONED due to the snow. BUT we’re still on for tomorrow, Thursday 3/22." Timberlake posted on Twitter. "Don’t worry: we are working to find a new date for tonight’s show. So hang on to your tickets…and stay tuned! And be safe!" — Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) …
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