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Former NY Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Named To Trump's Cabinet Former NY Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Named To Trump's Cabinet
Former NY Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate Lee Zeldin Named To Trump's Cabinet President-elect Donald Trump has selected former New York congressman and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In a statement on Monday, Nov. 11, Trump said Zeldin "will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses," adding that Zeldin will still maintain "the highest environmental standards." In a post on social media, Zeldin said, "It is an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator. "We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto indu…

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by Joe Lombardi
Politics
Trump Taps NY Congresswoman Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar Trump Taps NY Congresswoman Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar
Trump Taps NY Congresswoman Elise Stefanik For UN Ambassador Post, Picks Border Czar President-elect Donald Trump has picked one of his strongest allies in Congress to serve as United States ambassador to the United Nations and a former member of his first administration as border czar. Rep. Elise Stefanik, age 40, was first elected to New York's 21st District in 2014 and is the House Republican Conference Chair, the youngest woman to hold that post. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to CBS News. CNN first reported the news late Sunday, Nov. 10. Trump also decided on another native New Yorker for a…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Yale Grad, CNN War Reporter Held Hostage In Sudan By Warlord For Days Yale Grad, CNN War Reporter Held Hostage In Sudan By Warlord For Days
Yale Grad, CNN War Reporter Held Hostage In Sudan By Warlord For Days Clarissa Ward, CNN's chief international correspondent and 2002 Yale University graduate, released a story on Wednesday, Oct. 23 detailing her capture by a Sudanese warlord who held her and her crew hostage for days.  In a post on CNN, Ward details how she was on her way to Tawila, a town in Darfur, earlier this month to report on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. But as they arrived, she and her crew weren't welcomed by their host but confronted by heavily armed militia members, who believed they were spies.  Two weeks ago, our team was held captive by a militia in Darfur. As a…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
$5M Westport Home Shares Same Architect With UN Building in NYC $5M Westport Home Shares Same Architect With UN Building in NYC
$5M Westport Home Shares Same Architect With UN Building in NYC For those that have $5 million for a home, a new listing in Fairfield County offers not only luxury but also bragging rights as it's designed by a renowned architect known for his stylish New York City office buildings. The home, located in Westport at 88 Partrick Road, was designed by award-winning Howard Lathrop, a renowned architect who traditionally designed commercial buildings -- such as the United Nations building in NYC -- but also designed a handful of homes in the Westport area, where he resided, for high-level executives.  Highlights of the home include: 2-story library inspir…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China
Congressman Asks Biden For Help In Case Of NY Businessman Being Held In China New York Congressman Tom Suozzi is urging President Biden to take action in the case of a Long Island businessman who the United Nations says is being wrongfully detained in China. Rep. Suozzi, a Democrat whose district includes most of the North Shore of Long Island, sent a letter to Biden on Wednesday, July 20, asking him to personally intervene on behalf of Kai Li. The 60-year-old Chinese American, who lives in Huntington and emigrated to the US from Shanghai in 1989, was sentenced to 10-years in prison in 2018 on charges of espionage and spying for the FBI. Li was convicted following…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Here's Where Cuomo Has Been 'Hiding Out' Since Leaving Office, Report Says Here's Where Cuomo Has Been 'Hiding Out' Since Leaving Office, Report Says
Here's Where Cuomo Has Been 'Hiding Out' Since Leaving Office, Report Says It’s good to have friends in high places. Since leaving the Executive Mansion in Albany, disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has reportedly been holing up in the Hamptons at the Southampton home of longtime ally Dr. Jeffrey A. Sachs on Long Island, according to new reports. Related story - Where's Captain? Speculation Swirls Cuomo Left His Dog Behind When He Exited Executive Mansion Cuomo’s latest living arrangements, first reported in the New York Post, come after U-Haul trucks were spotted bringing his belongings from the Albany mansion to his sister's Westchester home, located in Purchas…

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by Zak Failla
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'Maybe He's Just A Dumb Blowhard': Conservative NY Radio Host Urges GOP To Dump Trump 'Maybe He's Just A Dumb Blowhard': Conservative NY Radio Host Urges GOP To Dump Trump
'Maybe He's Just A Dumb Blowhard': Conservative NY Radio Host Urges GOP To Dump Trump A popular conservative radio host has become the latest in the cacophony of voices calling on the GOP to dump President Donald Trump while also questioning if he “just a dumb blowhard.” Bob Lonsberry, a well-known radio personality of WHAM 1180 AM in Rochester, who had been an outspoken supporter of the much-maligned president at times, penned an online essay, citing “Trump fatigue” as the reason to distance the GOP from him. “There is a Trump fatigue, a fraying of nerve as he jumps from one miscue to the next, one unnecessary distraction to another, one reason to doubt his ability to the …

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by Zak Failla
News
Scientists Release New Findings With Dire Implications For Climate Change Scientists Release New Findings With Dire Implications For Climate Change
Scientists Release New Findings With Dire Implications For Climate Change A new scientific analysis has discovered that climate change implications are more disastrous than once thought. The analysis, released Thursday, Jan. 10 in the journal Science, revealed that the Earth’s oceans are heating up an average of 40 percent faster than a United Nations panel estimated just five years ago. Researchers also found that ocean temperatures have broken records for several consecutive years. “2018 is going to be the warmest year on record for the Earth’s oceans. As 2017 was the warmest year, and 2016 was the warmest year,” Zeke Hausfather, an author of the study and ener…

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by Valerie Musson