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Mom Of 3 Found Dead In Burning Clothing Donation Bin In Area, Daughter Doubts Official Account Mom Of 3 Found Dead In Burning Clothing Donation Bin In Area, Daughter Doubts Official Account
Mom Of 3 Found Dead In Burning Clothing Donation Bin In Area, Daughter Doubts Official Account The daughter of a New York woman found dead inside a burning clothing donation bin says she does not believe the official version of events surrounding her mother’s death. Michelle McFarren, 43, was discovered around 2:20 a.m. Thursday, March 6, inside a burning donation bin in the parking lot of a Glens Falls restaurant on Hudson Avenue, police said. Authorities determined her cause of death was fire-related but have not released further details. McFarren, a mother of three and grandmother of three, had climbed into the bin seeking refuge from the rain, Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins surmi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Investor Survey: 85% Believe Tesla Hurt By Elon Musk's Political Power, Reports Say Investor Survey: 85% Believe Tesla Hurt By Elon Musk's Political Power, Reports Say
Investor Survey: 85% Believe Tesla Hurt By Elon Musk's Political Power, Reports Say A vast majority of people in an investor survey said CEO Elon Musk's growing political influence is damaging Tesla financially, according to reports. An investor survey by Morgan Stanley said 85 percent think Musk's political activities have had a "negative" or "extremely negative" impact on Tesla's business fundamentals, CNBC reported. An analyst from the investment banking firm received answers from 245 participants, a relatively small sample with some investors who don't have Tesla stock. Shares in the electric automaker were at $247.08 when trading opened on Wednesday, Mar. 12. Tha…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Tesla Owners Disguise Vehicles As Stock Craters, Trump Calls Elon Musk Boycott 'Illegal' Tesla Owners Disguise Vehicles As Stock Craters, Trump Calls Elon Musk Boycott 'Illegal'
Tesla Owners Disguise Vehicles As Stock Craters, Trump Calls Elon Musk Boycott 'Illegal' Tesla is losing its charge with many Americans as billionaire CEO Elon Musk faces plummeting sales, a freefalling stock, growing protests, and car owners distancing themselves from the controversial brand. The electric automaker's stock has more than lost all of its post-Election Day gains. Tesla shares stood at $288.53 on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, and hit an all-time high of around $480 in mid-December before beginning a sharp decline. By early March, shares fell below what they posted the day after Election Day. Tesla opened for trading at $225.11 on Tuesday, Mar. 11, marking abo…

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by Chris Spiker
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Trump, CAIR, SJP Release Statements On Columbia Protest Organizer Held By ICE In NJ Trump, CAIR, SJP Release Statements On Columbia Protest Organizer Held By ICE In NJ
Trump, CAIR, SJP Release Statements On Columbia Protest Organizer Held By ICE In NJ A Columbia University graduate detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now at the center of a political firestorm as the Trump administration slashes federal funding to the school and enforces new visa restrictions targeting international students linked to protests. Mahmoud Khalil Detained Amid Federal Crackdown Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent Columbia graduate, was taken into custody by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday, March 8, outside his university-owned apartment in New York City. ICE claims his student visa was revoked, but …

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
Vance's Vermont Ski Trip Goes Downhill As Pro-Ukraine Protesters Rally At Resort Vance's Vermont Ski Trip Goes Downhill As Pro-Ukraine Protesters Rally At Resort
Vance's Vermont Ski Trip Goes Downhill As Pro-Ukraine Protesters Rally At Resort Vice President JD Vance's Vermont vacation took an unexpected turn when pro-Ukrainian protesters met him at the slopes. Fresh off his contentious confrontation with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, Vance took a family ski trip up north to Suarbush Resort in Warren. Meanwhile, in Vermont, hundreds of protesters gathered sporting pro-Ukraine signs on Saturday, March 1 and shouting at him on his way to his resort.  According to the New York Post, the Vance family was moved to a new location after being accosted by the protesters.  Fox News described the …

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by Zak Failla
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New Images Show Suspect Fleeing In Cab After Brazen Targeted Killing Of CEO In Manhattan New Images Show Suspect Fleeing In Cab After Brazen Targeted Killing Of CEO In Manhattan
New Images Show Suspect Fleeing In Cab After Brazen Targeted Killing Of CEO In Manhattan New images released by authorities show the suspect in the brazen targeted killing of the CEO of one of the nation's largest healthcare companies in midtown Manhattan fleeing the crime scene in the back of a taxi cab. Click here for a new, updated story - CEO Murder: 26-Year-Old Being Held In Pennsylvania In Connection To Manhattan Case The NYPD released the latest images early Sunday morning, Dec. 8.  "The full investigative efforts of the NYPD are continuing, and we are asking for the public's help," the NYPD said in a statement accompanying the release of the new i…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks
Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against NY Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks A New York judge dismissed the top criminal count against an ex-Marine accused of choking a New Jersey street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway after the jury deadlocked. Manhattan Judge Maxwell Wiley granted a defense motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny late Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count, NBC News reports. The dismissal came hours after jurors told Wiley they were deadlocked on whether Penny was guilty of second-degree manslaughter and the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Healthcare Companies Boost Executive Security After CEO's Manhattan Slaying Healthcare Companies Boost Executive Security After CEO's Manhattan Slaying
Healthcare Companies Boost Executive Security After CEO's Manhattan Slaying Healthcare companies are intensifying security measures for their executives following the targeted fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan this week. The incident prompted security officials at major companies to hold a conference call on Wednesday, Dec. 4, the day of the shooting, to assess risks for their senior leadership teams, according to the Financial Times. “Could this happen to us? What are we not doing today that we could be doing?" Dave Komendat, founder of a risk management service told the outlet. "These were the questions chief sec…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine, NY Resident Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine, NY Resident Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway
Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine, NY Resident Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway Jury deliberations are underway in the case of a New York Marine Corps veteran accused of choking a street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway. The anonymous jury began weighing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges against Daniel Penny just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the death of Jordan Neely. Jurors concluded their deliberations Tuesday evening, and will be back in court to resume on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4. Bystander video allegedly showed the 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, placing the 30-year-old Neely in a chokehold aboard a t…

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by Michael Mashburn