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National chain store, Ashley HomeStore, has teamed up with local nonprofit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester to spread holiday gift-giving cheer to local youth. Next week Wednesday, December 15th from 3 to 9 pm, Ashley HomeStore will be collecting new holiday gifts for the nonprofit. To give back to those who donate, Ashley […]
Last Week Capital One said they plan to eliminate overdraft fees starting early next year. Capital One has become the largest bank to get rid of the charges that cost Americans billions of dollars every year. Customers who are enrolled in overdraft protection will be automatically converted to the bank’s no-fee overdraft in early 2022. Click […]
After being suspended earlier this week for further investigation, former journalist Chris Cuomo was fired from CNN for his involvement in advising his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in the face of sexual harassment allegations. The news of Chris Cuomo’s role originally became public back in May, where Cuomo had been part of […]
As of yesterday, New York’s State of emergency entered into effect as the National Guard moved in. Now that the National Guard has arrived, hospitals can pause elective surgeries to make room for an influx of COVID patients. Starting today, National Guard members will be stationed at Monroe Community Hospital. In a statement, Monroe County […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has taken down more than 600 accounts, pages, and groups connected to a Chinese influence operation network that was spreading false COVID-19 information. This network is one of six from last month to be removed from Facebook, the others included two others, based in Poland and Belarus, […]
After the state of emergency was announced in Monroe County, Governor Kathy Hochul is sending members of the National Guard to Monroe County to help alleviate nursing home staffing shortages. Yesterday, Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin made the announcement for Monroe County in Rochester. Benjamin stated: “We are also looking at more folks of the National […]
Now that those who are 18 and over can receive the booster shot, Pfizer is requesting ages 16 to 17 to be able to receive the same option. Yesterday, Pfizer CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla tweeted out their announcement of a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand the emergency use authorization […]
Since the rise of COVID cases and hospitalizations, Monroe County has declared a State of Emergency and “common-sense” approaches. According to Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, there are 511 new COVID cases, 443 hospitalizations (up 14 from Monday), 108 of those patients are in the ICU (up by four from the previous day), and that […]
Some Old Spice and Secret brand aerosol sprays were voluntarily recalled after the manufacturer, Procter & Gamble, found the presence of a cancer-causing chemical, benzene, in some of its products. Daily exposure to benzene in the recalled sprays at the levels detected are not expected to cause adverse health consequences based on cancer risk assessments […]
Three former employees of Google have teamed up in a lawsuit against the company, claiming that Google’s motto “Don’t be evil” amounts to a contractual obligation that they have violated. According to the suit, the three former software engineers at Google, Rebecca Rivers, Sophie Waldman, and Paul Duke, signed conduct rules that included a “Don’t […]
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