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Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director
Trump Taps Loyalist Kash Patel As FBI Director President-elect Donald Trump announced that 44-year-old loyalist and New York native Kashyap “Kash” Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Trump described Patel as a "brilliant lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' fighter, in an announcement shared to social media on Sunday, Dec. 1. He praised Patel’s career of “exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people.” "He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution," Trump sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter
New York Kayaker Mourned After Death During Nor'easter Memorial services have been scheduled to honor the life of a Westchester County man who died after a powerful Nor'easter rolled in while he was kayaking on the Long Island Sound. Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Scarsdale, was reported overdue by his family on Tuesday, Oct. 26, after he left Hempstead en route to Mamamronek in his kayak at about 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, authorities reported.  He was found unresponsive by the US Coast Guard on Tuesday afternoon, and he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
Ex-BF Sentenced For Kidnapping Of NY Woman Found Dead In Suitcase Ex-BF Sentenced For Kidnapping Of NY Woman Found Dead In Suitcase
Ex-BF Sentenced For Kidnapping Of NY Woman Found Dead In Suitcase The ex-boyfriend of a 24-year-old Westchester, NY woman whose body was found dead in a suitcase in Connecticut has been sentenced to decades behind bars for his role in her 2019 kidnapping. Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas, age 25, of Queens, pleaded guilty in White Plains federal court to kidnapping Valerie Reyes in New Rochelle and illegally transporting her to Fairfield County, where her body was found in a suitcase a week later in Greenwich. US Attorney Audrey Strauss announced that Rojas has been sentenced to 360 months in prison following his guilty plea in February last year. He was als…

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by Zak Failla
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Mets GM Busted For DWI After Party At Owner Steve Cohen's House, Report Says Mets GM Busted For DWI After Party At Owner Steve Cohen's House, Report Says
Mets GM Busted For DWI After Party At Owner Steve Cohen's House, Report Says Acting New York Mets General Manager Zack Scott had been at the Connecticut home of team owner Steve Cohen several hours before he was busted on DWI charges, ESPN reported Wednesday. White Plains police reported finding Scott, 44, asleep at a traffic light in his 2018 Toyota SUV on South Lexington Avenue near the U.S. District Courthouse shortly before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.  He failed a field test but refused to take a breath test or submit a blood sample, White Plains Police Capt. James Spencer reportedly told the Post, which broke the story. Scott had been at the Greenwich, CT home of Met…

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by Jerry DeMarco