Toy Hall Of Fame 2020 Nominees Include Color-Barrier Breaking Doll, Tamagotchi, Risk
This year’s finalists to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame include a doll that broke the color barrier, anatomically-correct horses, sidewalk chalk, and Lite-Brite.
The Toy Hall of Fame is part of the National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. Every year, the hall inducts three new toys. To have an impact on the winners in November, people can vote for their favorite toy. Voting can be done now through Sept. 16.
Toys are judged on various criteria to make it into the hall of fame: icon status, longevity, creativity, and innovation. The hall of fame was founded in 1998.
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ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged.
Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey.
The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…
More Info Emerges On Covid-related Illness In Children As 14 States Now Investigating Cases
Health officials are sharing new information about the pediatric inflammatory illness linked to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with 14 states now investigating cases.
New York State has the most cases with 102.
Other states now investigating cases are Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington. So far, those states have not yet released details on the cases.
The illness displays symptoms similar to those of Kawasaki disease or toxic shock-like syndrome.
"Pediatric m…
Covid-19: Death Toll In New York Tops 10,000 As Hospitalization Rate Levels Out
New York has surpassed a bleak milestone as the death toll due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic surpassed 10,000.
During his daily COVID-19 news briefing on Monday, April 13, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that there are now 195,031 confirmed cases statewide, which have resulted in the deaths of 10,056 New Yorkers, up from the total of 935 a day earlier.
The total comes after 671 residents died on Easter Sunday, the ninth straight day with more than 600 reported COVID-19 deaths in the state. The only countries with more COVID-19 deaths than New York are Italy, Spain, Franc…
1,104 New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed On Long Island As State Total Hits 37,258
There were 1,104 new cases of novel coronavirus reported on Long Island as the total number of confirmed cases climbs to 37,258.
In Nassau County, there were 629 new cases reported, bringing the total countywide total to 3,914 since the outbreak began. There were 475 cases in Suffolk, as the total climbed to 2,735.
Earlier report: COVID-19: More Than 1,000 Have Now Died In US With 280 In NYC Where Morgues Are Near Capacity
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that there have been 6,448 new COVID-19 in the state, with the death toll rising 100 from 285 to 385 as of Thursday, March 26. N…
