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Paterson Mom Makes History At Port Authority Police Department Paterson Mom Makes History At Port Authority Police Department
Paterson Mom Makes History At Port Authority Police Department His name is Bingo, and he's so much more than a toy puppy. The stuffed animal was gifted to Priscilla Sanchez when she was 10 by her older brother gifted her the stuffed toy as he prepared for deployment to Iraq. “I held onto that puppy every night," said Sanchez, 33, adding that the puppy became a symbol of her brother's sacrifice. “I knew I wanted to follow the same path.” This year, days before welcoming her third son, Sanchez was promoted to the Port Authority Police Department's first female captain of Hispanic heritage. And this time, Sanchez's sons wer…
VIDEO: Florida Braces For Direct Hit After Strengthening Dorian Spares Puerto Rico VIDEO: Florida Braces For Direct Hit After Strengthening Dorian Spares Puerto Rico
Video: Florida Braces For Direct Hit After Strengthening Dorian Spares Puerto Rico Dorian spared Puerto Rico on Wednesday but threatened to become a major hurricane that could slam directly into the Florida coast on Labor Day. By then, forecasters said, the Category 1 storm could rise to Category 3, with winds stronger than 111 miles an hour. Georgia and South Carolina were also potential targets, they said. As always, forecasts are never precisely correct, so it won’t be until Thursday, the earliest, before the potential impact on the U.S. will be more certainly known. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis nonetheless declared a state of emergency on Wednesday while urging coastal…
Kellyanne Conway Spars With Ocasio-Cortez Over Response To Mass Shootings Kellyanne Conway Spars With Ocasio-Cortez Over Response To Mass Shootings
Kellyanne Conway Spars With Ocasio-Cortez Over Response To Mass Shootings Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and White House counselor Kellyanne Conway went to war on Twitter over the weekend over the Easter Sunday church bombings in Sri Lanka. On Sunday morning, April 28, Conway was a guest on CNN’s “State of the Union” show, telling the host that Ocasio-Cortez, a 2007 Yorktown High School graduate, had tweeted “many times” about the shootings at two New Zealand mosques last month that left dozens dead, but "never once" tweeted about the Sri Lanka bombings. The spar came following Ocasio-Cortez's remarks regarding President Donald Tru…
Video: Trump Tax Returns, Travel Ban ... Lowey Outlines Appropriations Committee's Priorities Video: Trump Tax Returns, Travel Ban ... Lowey Outlines Appropriations Committee's Priorities
Video: Trump Tax Returns, Travel Ban ... Lowey Outlines Appropriations Committee's Priorities Incoming House Appropriations Chair Nita Lowey of Westchester, a close ally of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, said "yes" to a long list of possible investigative targets within the Trump Administration. In a videotaped interview with Axois, Lowey said investigations could include the Space Force, hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, White House security clearances, White House use of personal email and more. "The funnest thing is to win," Lowey, a Democrat from Harrison began in this interview.  In the Nov. 6 elections, Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives wit…
Cuomo Calls Trump's Comments On Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll 'Disgusting' Cuomo Calls Trump's Comments On Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll 'Disgusting'
Cuomo Calls Trump's Comments On Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll 'Disgusting' Shortly before voting at Mount Kisco Presbyterian Church in Thursday's primary, Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted President Donald Trump for his comments about federal response to last September's devastating Category 4 hurricane in Puerto Rico. It marked Cuomo's first open criticism of the Republican president since he tweeted that the Democratic governor's "political career is over!'' as reported here by Daily Voice.  "The President's tweets about Hurricane Maria are a disgusting insult to the families of those who died and to all those who were left behind by the federal government in …
Pace Students Spend Spring Break Helping Storm Victims Pace Students Spend Spring Break Helping Storm Victims
Pace Students Spend Spring Break Helping Storm Victims Instead of partying and plenty of fun, 16 Pace University students spent their Spring Break helping residents still struggling to rebuild following the devastation of Superstorm Sandy more than five years ago. Pace University’s Center for Community Action and Research (CCAR) organized the students who spent hours installing insulation, hanging drywall, sanding, sealing and painting rooms in homes in Marine Park, Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach, Queens.  The immersive learning experience included guest lectures about how race, class, disaster relief policy, cultural attitudes, and political atti…
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy: Situation in Puerto Rico 'Worse Than I Thought' U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy: Situation in Puerto Rico 'Worse Than I Thought'
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy: Situation in Puerto Rico 'Worse Than I Thought' FAIRFIELD, Conn. —More than 100 days after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said the territory remains “an island in crisis” with more than 50 percent of the population still without electricity. Murphy, who traveled to Puerto Rico with Sen. Richard Blumenthal last week, said he could only imagine what would happen if such a situation was left to languish in Connecticut. “There would be rioting in the streets,” he said Friday at an appearance in Fairfield. Murphy said he and Blumenthal toured a neighborhood in San Juan, the island’s largest city, where many resid…
Blumenthal, Murphy Traveling To Puerto Rico To Assess Hurricane Devastation Blumenthal, Murphy Traveling To Puerto Rico To Assess Hurricane Devastation
Blumenthal, Murphy Traveling To Puerto Rico To Assess Hurricane Devastation U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy will be traveling to Puerto Rico to gather firsthand evidence of the ongoing devastation as they fight to secure comprehensive aid to the island, which was devastated this past fall by a hurricane. The two Democrats from Connecticut will be in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, Jan. 2, and Wednesday, Jan. 3. “This trip will shine a glaring light on Puerto Rico’s continuing humanitarian and economic crisis. We are building a compelling, fact-based case for expanded disaster relief — evidence of the need for both an immediate supplemental disaster relief pa…