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It was recently disclosed that the FBI received more than 4,500 phone tips in 2018. The phone tips were in relation to the investigation of then Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The tips also provided “relevant” ones about former President Donald Trump’s White House Counsel. On June 30th, the exact number of tips were disclosed […]
On Monday, the Justice Department decided not to prosecute Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for misrepresenting the Trump administration’s failed push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. CNN reported: “Democrats had requested that Gustafson investigate Ross for how he characterized the genesis of the citizenship question in his March 2018 congressional testimony. At […]
Monday, Monroe County Executive, Adam Bello, said Republicans in the Monroe County Legislature are currently trying to push the Public Health Commissioner, Dr. Michael Mendoza out of his position. In his statement Monday, Bello said: “Last week, under the guise of ethics reform, county legislature Republicans and their super majority partners in the Black and […]
On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced fully vaccinated Americans will be allowed to travel into Canada beginning mid-August. This is exciting news for Rochester businesses that benefit from Canadian tourism. Don Jeffries, the President and CEO of Travel Rochester, gives some background on how the closed border effected businesses and stated: “I am guessing […]
Did you know there was law on the books making it a misdemeanor to cut hair or provide a shave to another person on Sunday? Neither did I! Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation Tuesday that repeals provisions of law prohibiting the practice of barbering on Sunday. Cuomo said “This is the very definition of […]
After about 6 months into his presidency, President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators within his own party about who should head the FDA. Right now, there is no sign of the spot being filled permantly anytime soon. CNN reported: “Dr. Janet Woodcock, a career official since 1986, has been serving as acting […]
The City of Rochester announced Monday that Mayor Lovely Warren is back in the office after spending a week in the hospital. Between her 44th birthday on July 1st and the 4th of July Celebrations, the Mayor must have come across some bad food because on July 5th, she was admitted to the hospital for […]
For this Fourth of July, Vanessa Williams (the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America) faced backlash from conservatives after she performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” at the televised Capitol Fourth celebration. Critics were fuming at PBS’s holiday broadcast event. According to the New York Post, critics were calling it divisive and un-American. […]
After four terms and serving since 2005, Mayor Byron Brown, former state senator, was defeated Tuesday night in the primaries. The candidate to defeat the mayor is India Walton, the first woman and first socialist to lead New York’s second-largest city. Walton defeated Brown by 1,507 votes with all in-person votes counted, and only a […]
City Councilman Malik Evans won the Democratic Party primary election for Rochester mayor. Evans won by approximately 6,000 votes over Mayor Lovely Warren. He addressed supporters declaring his plan to put Rochester into the top echelon of American cities where it belongs. And, right out of the gate, he talked about the urgent need to address […]
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