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State launches monkeypox text message alerts
East Farmingdale, NY- Amid rising cases of the monkeypox virus, New York State health officials announced Thursday a new moneypox text message alert system. New Yorkers can sign up by texting the word MONKEYPOX to 81366 for information including cases, symptoms, testing and vaccination. As of July 14, New York State has recorded 414 confirmed…
Schumer readies vote on scaled-back computer chips bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – A bill that would provide grants, tax credits and other incentives for computer chip manufacturing may soon see action in the Senate. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is telling senators to expect an initial vote as early as Tuesday on a scaled-back bill that would include $52 billion for semiconductor producers in the…
Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother to his oldest children, has died in New York City. She was 73. People familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press that police are investigating whether she fell accidentally down the stairs at her home. The people spoke…
House making 1st attempt to protect abortion in post-Roe era
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide. It’s the Democrats’ first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supreme Court’s seismic decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The legislation coming to the floor Friday stands almost no chance of becoming law, with support lacking…
Birthday boy LeMahieu scores in 10th, Yanks beat Reds 7-6
NEW YORK (AP) — DJ LeMahieu capped his 34th birthday by sliding across the plate on Alexis Díaz’s second straight wild pitch in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 Wednesday night and stop a three-game losing streak. Luis Severino allowed three consecutive…
Witness tampering at Jan. 6 hearing? Cheney raises prospect
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest Jan. 6 hearing, already standing out for its notable moments, Rep. Liz Cheney saved the most startling for last. In her closing remarks, the co-chair of the House investigating committee said the panel had learned that former President Donald Trump had recently tried to contact a witness whom “you have not yet…
NY court tosses conviction in death of anti-gang activist
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A New York appeals court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a woman found guilty of causing the death of an anti-gang activist in a dispute over a memorial honoring the activist’s slain daughter. Citing prosecutorial misconduct, the court ordered a new trial for Annmarie Drago, saying the prosecutor mischaracterized evidence during…
Two more shark attacks yesterday
A 49-year-old swimmer on Fire Island was bitten on the left wrist and buttocks Wednesday evening by a shark, Suffolk police said. The man was taken by Suffolk police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Earlier Wednesday, a surfer was bitten on his left calf at Smith Point County Park in…
VIDEO: Suspects break into vehicle & toss lit M-80 inside
Wyandanch, NY- Arson detectives on Long Island are searching for two men who were caught on camera breaking into a vehicle and placing a lit M-80 inside it. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers say it happened early in the morning on State Avenue in Wyandanch on July 9th. The two men were seen on camera fleeing…
Wedding do-overs in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s rare to get a do-over in life. But some folks in New York got one when it comes to their weddings. Hundreds of couples whose nuptials were canceled or scaled back by the pandemic got the chance to re-do their I-dos. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosted an…
White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters
(AP) — The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots and wearing masks indoors. The warning comes as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country. The new variants, labeled BA.4 and BA.5, are offshoots of the omicron strain that…
Cost-of-living crisis to hit women hardest, report says
GENEVA (AP) — The World Economic Forum reports that a cost-of-living crisis sparked in part by higher fuel and food prices is expected to hit women the hardest. The think tank behind the annual gathering of elites in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos says a hoped-for recovery from a ballooning gender gap hasn’t materialized…