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Amazon’s cloud service network outage causes havoc
UNDATED (AP) — A problem with Amazon’s system to provide computer services in the cloud left many businesses, governments and universities in the dumps. The outage in Amazon Web Services yesterday disabled a host of companies, including The Associated Press, for hours. The problem was centered in the eastern U.S., with issues beginning about midmorning.…
Instagram launches tool urging teens to take a break
LONDON (AP) — Instagram has launched a feature that urges teenagers to take breaks from the photo-sharing platform and announced other tools aimed at protecting young users from harmful content on the Facebook-owned service. An Instagram blog post says the previously announced “Take A Break” feature encourages teens to stop scrolling if they have been…
Pfizer says 2 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine might not be enough against new variant
East Farmingdale, NY- Drug maker Pfizer released information early Wednesday morning about the effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine, against the Omicron variant. Pfizer said preliminary studies showed that two doses alone “might not provide a sufficient immune response against the variant” but that studies showed that a booster shot, “helps neutralize the variant”. The CDC…
Police continue search for a missing Long Island Mom
(Suffolk PD) Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Centereach woman who was reported missing on December 2. Melissa Molinari was last seen at her residence, located at 45 Lolly Lane on November 21. Molinari was reported missing yesterday. She left her vehicle at home. Molinari, 38, is white, approximately…
NY detects 4 more cases of omicron, bringing total to 12
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Four more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in New York. That brings the state’s number of cases up to 12. Two of the latest cases were found upstate, in Oneida County, and the other two were in Long Island’s Suffolk County. Of the previous eight…
New York City poised to give voting rights to noncitizens
NEW YORK (AP) — In New York City, long a beacon for immigrants, noncitizens are about to win an important civic duty: The right to vote. New York is poised to become the largest U.S. city to give access to the ballot box to those with green cards or legally authorized to work in the…
Teenager Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash
Bay Shore, NY- A Suffolk County teenager was killed early Tuesday morning in a single vehicle crash. Suffolk County Police say a 17 year old male was driving a 2018 Infinity Q50 eastbound on Pine Air Drive near Taylor Avenue when he lost control of the vehicle around 12:30am. Police say the vehicle crossed over…
NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio says all New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by Dec. 27. De Blasio said Monday that the new mandate is aimed at preventing a spike in coronavirus infections during the holiday season and the colder months. He called it a…
Chris Cuomo was accused of harassment days before CNN firing
NEW YORK (AP) — A new allegation of sexual harassment against Chris Cuomo emerged just days before CNN announced it was firing the anchor amid an investigation into work he did defending his brother from similar harassment allegations. Attorney Debra Katz says she notified CNN of the claims on Wednesday. CNN suspended Chris Cuomo after…
Scenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-abuse trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main accusers taking the witness stand to give emotional testimony accusing the British socialite of coaxing her into sexual encounters with financier Jeffrey Epstein. The jury at the federal trial in Manhattan also heard from…
Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
(AP)- U.S. health officials say that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations. President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told CNN’s “State of the Union” scientists need more…
More omicron detected as hospitals strain under delta surge
(AP)- New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday said the cases appear to be unrelated. Seven of them have been found in New York City and the other is in…