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New York has the first legal recreational marijuana dispensary.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday opened the state’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensary, saying that it marks a “major milestone” for creating the “most equitable cannabis industry in the nation”. “It represents…new chapter for those most harmed by the failed policies of the past,” Adams added. New York is the first state…
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George Santos is posing a serious risk to the GOP.
A Democrat in New York’s Nassau County has apologised for his misinformation about animal rescue organisations. “It’s no surprise that Congressman-elect George Santos has enemies at the New York Times who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations,” said Joseph Murray. The New York Attorney general’s office said that it hadn’t…
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GeorgeSantos admits that he lied about his resume, but says he is not a criminal.
US Congressman-elect George Santos on Monday said he “deserves an opportunity to clear his name in…face of accusations”. He was responding to a New York Times report which claimed that Santos had claimed to be the chairman of his own charity called ‘Friends of Pets United’ when in fact he was not. This comes as…
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The origin of the G.O.P. Tactic of Sending Migrants to Blue States
The city of El Paso in Texas, US bussed 7,754 migrants to New York and 2,091 to Chicago from August 23 to October 6 in 207 charter buses, according to Mario D’Agostino, El Paso City Deputy Manager. The migrants being offered the city-funded buses had been processed by Border Patrol and released in the community.
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Holiday travel is dangerous in the US because of a massive winter storm.
Several parts of the US are experiencing winter storm-like weather conditions with snowfall, blizzard conditions and bitter cold. “This is the first time I have been this cold in my life,” said a woman who had to wear a face mask as she was stuck in traffic in New Hampshire. The temperature in upstate New…
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New York and California voted to protect the planet.
New York state voters have approved an environmental bond measure that aims to cut air pollution by 71% and gas emissions by 85% to below-1990 levels. The bond measure will provide more than $4 billion in funding for projects related to the environment. New York is the first state to require all of its school…
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New York and California voted to protect the planet.
New York state’s Proposal 1, the ‘Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act’, has been approved by voters. The bonds will supply over $4 billion in funding for projects related to the environment, natural resources, water infrastructure and climate change mitigation. New York has become one of the first states in the…
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A huge storm causes tornadoes in the South and threatens central U.S.
A major winter storm is set to hit the US on Tuesday with heavy snowfall and winds gusting to 100kmph. The system will also bring “moderate to heavy rain along and ahead of a cold front passage”, the US National Weather Service (NWS) said. “Very heavy snowfall rates reaching 12 inches/hour will be likely across…
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Ex-regulator Bair said that the FTX crash shares some parallels with what happened to Ponzi schemer Madoff.
US cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned after the company’s collapse. Several former FTX employees have claimed they didn’t recognise that the exchange transferred funds to his hedge fund Alameda Research to cover its losses, the New York Times reported. Bankman-Fried held a meeting with several executives in Nassau to determine how much…
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There is credible information of a broad threat to New Jersey synagogues.
The FBI has warned that it is working with New Jersey and New York police to “ensure the Safety and Well-Being of Jewish Citizens and Synagogues here in New York City and the tri-state area”. On Thursday, the FBI said that it took all threats seriously and was engaged with their faith-based partners in the…