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Biden warns US companies of potential Russian cyberattacks
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked tight because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is considering launching cyberattacks against critical infrastructure targets as the war in Ukraine continues. Biden’s top cybersecurity aide, Anne Neuberger, expressed frustration at a White House press briefing Monday…
Trump lawyers: Judge abused discretion in forcing testimony
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers say a New York judge abused his discretion with a decision last month requiring the former president to answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices. In papers filed Monday in a state appeals court, Trump’s lawyers said Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron failed to…
Small museum known for ground zero tours could shut in weeks
NEW YORK (AP) — An institution that has offered guided tours of the World Trade Center site since well before the national Sept. 11 museum was built is in financial trouble. Leaders say the 9/11 Tribute Museum is poised to close within weeks, unless it can find someone to provide a last-minute rescue from millions…
State official: NY doesn’t expect ‘steep surge’ from variant
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top health official says she doesn’t expect to see a “steep surge” in COVID-19 cases as a new omicron subvariant grows more prevalent in the state. State health commissioner Mary Bassett said Monday that the variant commonly known as “stealth omicron” now represents 42% of all cases in New…
Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down arms and raise white flags in exchange for safe passage. Russian troops have surrounded and are barraging the strategic southern port city. Ukrainian officials say the Russian military hit an art school sheltering some 400 people…
Jackson, 1st Black female high court pick, faces senators
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin its historic confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. The 51-year-old federal judge would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Barring a significant misstep by Jackson, Democrats who control the Senate by the slimmest of margins intend to wrap up her…
Trial set for MS-13 associate charged in deaths of 4 men
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A federal jury will hear opening statements next week in the trial of a Long Island woman accused of luring four young men to their slaughter by more than a dozen members of the MS-13 street gang. The racketeering trial of Leniz Escobar begins Monday on Long Island. Prosecutors say…
Horse rescued from Bohemia swimming pool
Bohemia, NY- A 3-year-old horse named Penny, was rescued from a Bohemia swimming pool over the weekend. On Saturday just before 8am, Suffolk County Police say they responded to a 9-1-1 call at a home on Pond Road after the homeowners said one of their horses, got stuck in their pool’s cover. Fifth Precinct officers,…
LI Doctor sentenced to prison for pandemic funds fraud
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island doctor has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for fraudulently getting $3.7 million in pandemic relief loans. Authorities say between March and July 2020, Dr. Konstantinos Zarkadas used false information in applying for at least 11 loans from the federal government. They say…
PD issue reminder to lock car doors after 5 were stolen in Hauppauge
Hauppauge, NY- Police in Suffolk County are reminding residents to lock their car doors and take the keys inside, after five vehicles were stolen overnight in Hauppauge. Police say the vehicles taken from Bezel Lane, Sandra Drive, Steven Place and Maureen Drive, were said to be unlocked with the key fobs inside. Detectives say the…
Pat Pagano’s Spring 2022 forecast
East Farmingdale, NY- WALK-FM Chief Meteorologist Pat Pagano, has issued his predictions for the upcoming Spring 2022 season. Pat predicts that April will fluctuate between mild, chilly and wet. In May expect rain showers on and off, with the possibility of some unsettled weather for Memorial Day weekend. June starts damp but by the third…
Cuomo says he is open to running again, despite resignation
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is dangling the possibility he may run for his former job just six months after he resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. Cuomo gave a campaign-style speech Thursday to a friendly audience of about 100 people in the Bronx. Asked afterward if he would run for…