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COVID-19: Hillary Clinton Holed Up At Home In Northern Westchester After Testing Positive COVID-19: Hillary Clinton Holed Up At Home In Northern Westchester After Testing Positive
Covid-19: Hillary Clinton Holed Up At Home In Northern Westchester After Testing Positive Hillary Clinton has become the latest high-ranking Democrat to contract COVID-19. Following confirmed infections from former President Barack Obama and most recently, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Clinton announced that she tested positive and that she is hunkering down in her Northern Westchester home, located in the hamlet of Chappaqua in the town of New Castle. Clinton, age 74, said that she has some mild cold symptoms, but otherwise is feeling fine after the positive test. “Well, I’ve tested positive for COVID,” she posted on social media. “I’m more grateful than ever for the…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies From Complications Of Virus COVID-19: Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies From Complications Of Virus
Covid-19: Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dies From Complications Of Virus Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state and a retired four-star general, has died at age 84 of COVID-19 related complications. "General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,"  Powell's family wrote on Facebook on Monday morning, Oct. 18. "We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great America." Powell's family said he had been vaccinated. Powell was known as the epitome of a soldier-statesman who put his country and family above all…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Lowey Criticizes President Trump's New, Record Low 'Cap' On Refugees Allowed Into U.S. Lowey Criticizes President Trump's New, Record Low 'Cap' On Refugees Allowed Into U.S.
Lowey Criticizes President Trump's New, Record Low 'Cap' On Refugees Allowed Into U.S. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, a Democrat who represents Rockland and Westchester counties, criticized President Trump's new record-low cap on how many refugees are allowed into the United States. The congresswoman from Harrison also pointed out that the Trump Administration also has admitted about 21,000 refugees into the U.S. this year, well below the current annual cap of 45,000.  The Trump administration will cap refugee admissions at the lowest levels since the refugee resettlement program began, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday, Sept. 17. It's the second year in a row the adm…

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by Jon Craig