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(CNN) – President Joe Biden attended his second dignified transfer as commander in chief on Friday, honoring three American soldiers killed in a drone attack in Jordan, Sgt. William Rivers, 46, Sgt. Kennedy Sanders, 24, and Sgt. Breonna Moffett, 23; all three of them from Georgia. The solemn event at Dover Air Force Base in […]
(NPR) – The White House hosted its first-ever summit on arts and culture, titled “Healing, Bridging, Thriving,” in Washington, D.C. The event, organized by the White House Domestic Policy Council and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), brought together policymakers, arts advocates, community leaders, and artists to explore the multifaceted role of the arts […]
Under a new proposal by Governor Kathy Hochul, pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments. Gov. Hochul’s proposal also includes waiving copays and other out-of-pocket costs for pregnancy-related benefits for New Yorkers enrolled in certain health plans, and also wants the state to provide funding […]
House of Representatives voted to expel New York Republican Representative George Santos on Friday, with over two-thirds majority support. This decision came in the wake of numerous federal charges and allegations that Santos had misrepresented his credentials to voters. The final tally for the expulsion vote stood at 311 in favor and 114 against.Santos stated […]
19 year old Isaiah Santiago, a Rochester City School District graduate, was elected on Tuesday night as one of the new commissioners joining the Rochester City School District Board of Education in January. Santiago has made history as the youngest member ever to join the board. Santiago stated: “I have direct experience of what’s going […]
Monroe County Democrats celebrated sweeping victories on election night this year. Adam Bello was re-elected as Monroe County executive, defeating Mark Assini, a Republican, with 61% of the vote, according to unofficial election results.Democrats also able to won a majority of the Monroe County Legislature by electing 16 Democrats compared to 13 Republicans. Source: 13 […]
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has taken to rapping on the campaign trail, appears to be backing down after Grammy-award winning rapper Eminem asked him to stop performing his songs at campaign events. In a cease-and-desist letter obtained by NBC News and first reported by The Daily Mail, the performing rights organization BMI told Ramaswamy’s campaign Wednesday […]
A big change is on the way for the cigarette market in New York State. Starting on September 1, the tax rate on cigarettes will increase by $1 per pack. The Hochul administration is hoping raising the cigarette tax would prevent more youth from taking up the habit. For resources on how you can receive […]
Former President Donald Trump was a no show at the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary debate due to everything going on with himself and former colleagues facing RICO charges. I’m not going to lie. I didn’t watch the whole debate, but I did find some highlights that I did go over, let’s just say I don’t […]