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Moderna seeks to be 1st with COVID shots for littlest kids
(AP)- Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to open its COVID-19 vaccine to the nation’s youngest children. Kids under 5 are the only group in the U.S. not yet eligible for vaccination. Frustrated parents are waiting impatiently for a chance to protect them. Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration Thursday. The company hopes…
Fight over gerrymandering argued at New York’s highest court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Judges on New York’s high court peppered attorneys with sharp questions as they considered whether to throw out new congressional district maps that Republicans charge are unconstitutionally gerrymandered. Court of Appeals judges heard arguments in a lawsuit brought by a group of Republican voters challenging the legality of the new district…
Group reports record tally of antisemitic incidents in 2021
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Jewish civil rights organization says its annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year. A report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League found 2,717 antisemitic incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism in 2021. That’s 34% increase over the previous year and the highest…
PD: NJ teens ram car into Nassau cop cars, injuring officers
NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say five police officers were injured on Long Island over the weekend when three New Jersey teenagers rammed their police vehicles with a stolen car. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said Tuesday some of the officers may have suffered career-ending injuries during the confrontation. Ryder says all five…
Russia cuts off 2 EU nations from its gas in war escalation
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has opened a new front in its war over Ukraine, cutting two European Union nations that staunchly back Kyiv off from its gas. That represents a dramatic escalation in a conflict that is increasingly becoming a wider battle with the West. One day after the United States and Western allies…
SpaceX launches 4 astronauts for NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. The Falcon rocket blasted off before dawn Wednesday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. The crew includes the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight, NASA’s Jessica Watkins.…
State: MTA debt could reach $57B by 2030
East Farmingdale, NY- New York State Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli said Tuesday that the MTA’s debt could reach $57 billion dollars by the year 2030. According to a press release about the state’s annual report, “despite unprecedented federal aid and better-than-expected state tax revenues, the (MTA) continues to use borrowing techniques that push difficult financial decisions…
Wegmans announces 1st Long Island location
Lake Grove, NY- Wegmans Food Market, a popular supermarket chain, has announced plans to open a store on Long Island. In an announcement made yesterday, the store announced it’s first Long Island location will be in Lake Grove on the corner of Middle Country Rd and Moriches Rd. Wegmans now operates 106 stores in seven…
Man killed in shooting
Central Islip, NY- A Brentwood man was shot and killed early Monday morning in Central Islip. Suffolk County Police say the shooting took place in front of La Hookita De Alberto Hookah Lounge, 1125A Suffolk Avenue at approximately 3:45am. Jose A Hernandez, 40, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he…
Fight over gerrymandering moves to New York’s highest court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The fight for control of the U.S. House moves Tuesday to New York’s highest court. Judges on New York’s Court of Appeals are set to hear arguments in a lawsuit claiming Democrats illegally gerrymandered the boundaries of the state’s new congressional districts. Two lower courts have already ruled that the district…
Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44B and take it private
(AP)- Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion on Monday, promising a more lenient touch to policing content on the platform where he promotes his interests, attacks critics and opines on a wide range of issues to more than 83 million followers. The outspoken Tesla CEO, who is also the…
Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt in New York legal fight
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state’s attorney general as part of a civil investigation into his business dealings. Judge Arthur Engoron on Monday ordered Trump to pay a fine of $10,000…