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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — A police officer is accused of punching his 3-year-old son in the face at their Long Island home.
Jason Sharp, of Bellmore, was charged with assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal mischief. Continue reading “NYPD Officer Charged With Punching 3-Year-Old Son”
Netanyahu Wants U.S. To Be Aggressive In Dealing With Ahmadinejad
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As President Barack Obama continued preparations for his first trip to Israel as commander in chief, there was a shift in tactics Monday, pointed warnings that the president is serious about the use of military action against Iran, and an even tougher response from Israel. Continue reading “Biden: Obama Prepared To Do Whatever’s Necessary To Prevent Iran From Getting Bomb”
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A mystery in the sky over New York City on Monday got one commercial airline pilot’s attention.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a report from the pilot, who claims he saw an unmanned or remote-controlled aircraft while on his final approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport. Continue reading “A Drone? A Really Big Bird? A UFO? What Did Alitalia Pilot See Near JFK?”
Daily Finance – by Bruce Watson
For much of the past decade, policymakers and analysts have decried America’s incredibly low savings rate, noting that U.S. households save a fraction of the money of the rest of the world. Citing a myriad of causes — from cheap credit to exploitative bank practices — they’ve noted that the average family puts away less than 4 percent of its income. Continue reading “Video Showing the Huge Gap Between Super Rich and Everyone Else Goes Viral”
A study published recently in the journal Environmental Science and Technology confirmed that contaminated soil is to blame for increased blood lead levels in children during the summer. The research, which tracked more than 367,000 children in Detroit over a nine-year period, found that seasonal fluctuations in blood lead levels found in children are the result of resuspended dust contaminated with lead. Continue reading “Could Playing in the Dirt Poison Your Kids?”
Big food companies have a new secret weapon aimed right at your kid’s sweet tooth: milk.
Yes, milk. The powerful dairy lobby is pushing the FDA to approve the artificial sweetener aspartame for use in dairy products. The goal is to turn the wholesome drink into another artifical flavor-laden sweet snack. Continue reading “Tell the FDA: We don’t want aspartame in our milk.”
New York Post – by LARRY CELONA
A veteran Queens cop was busted for allegedly arranging a torrid tryst with two hookers he met while on patrol and in uniform, sources said yesterday.
Officer Luis Gutierrez, 37, of the 114th Precinct in Astoria was arrested Thursday as he arrived to meet the prostitutes in the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant on Northern Boulevard. Continue reading “Cop busted for allegedly arranging tryst with hookers”
NY Daily News – by KERRY WILLS AND JONATHAN LEMIRE
Mayor Bloomberg was dogged by jeers as he marched in a St. Patrick’s Day parade through the Rockaways, booed by some residents frustrated with the city’s response to Hurricane Sandy.
The parade was a welcome break for the Queens neighborhoods devastated by the storm but the dozens of boarded-up businesses and damaged homes along the route were a symbol of the work that still needed to be done — and the raw feelings of the locals. Continue reading “Mayor Bloomberg booed at St. Patrick’s Day parade through the Rockaways”
SOTT – by Dianne Russell, MoveOn
Congress is about to impose furloughs amounting to a 20% across-the-board pay cut for 800,000 federal employees, more than 44 percent of whom are veterans.
And yet, where is the same 20% cut for Congress and the president? Are they not federal employees? Aren’t these the people who keep telling us that everyone must share the burden? Continue reading “Great idea! Pay cuts for Congress”
Huffington Post – by VERENA DOBNIK
NEW YORK — Just across the East River from midtown Manhattan’s shimmering skyscrapers sits one of the nation’s most polluted neighborhoods, fouled by generations of industrial waste, overflow from the city’s sewage system and an underground oil leak bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill. Continue reading “Newtown Creek In NYC, One Of Most Polluted Areas In US, Awaiting Cleanup”
Huffington Post – by CHRISTINA HOAG
LOS ANGELES — Rose Gilbert wanted to be a schoolteacher since she was in the first grade and was inspired by the teacher who taught her to read and write.
Gilbert carried out that childhood dream with a rare commitment – she retired last week at the age of 94 after a 63-year teaching career in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Continue reading “Rose Gilbert, Los Angeles Teacher, Retires At 94”
Huffington Post – by MICHAEL GORMLEY
ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York court agreed Friday to review whether the state’s strict new gun controls were rushed into law in violation of the state constitution.
A state Supreme Court justice granted the request for a hearing by plaintiffs who claim the law violates the guarantees of free speech, property ownership and the right to petition the government guaranteed under the state and federal constitutions. Continue reading “New York Gun Law Passage To Be Reviewed For Speedy Approval By Court”
Huffington Post – by BEN NUCKOLS
FORT MEADE, Md. — Bradley Manning, the Army private arrested in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that could send him to prison for 20 years, saying he was trying to expose the American military’s “bloodlust” and disregard for human life in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading “Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty To Some Charges In WikiLeaks Case”
Huffington Post – by Jason Linkins
When House Republican leaders yanked the Hurricane Sandy relief bill from the floor back at the beginning of January, the move didn’t sit well with Republicans from the region affected by the superstorm. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.), feeling sandbagged, got into a heated exchange with House Speaker John Boehner soon after the decision was made to adjourn without taking up the relief bill. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) told reporters that he was “utterly devastated.” From New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie declaimed that the House had “failed that most basic test of public service,” adding, “Shame on you. … [This] is why the American people hate Congress.” (Curiously, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg greeted the news with something of a bemused shrug.) Continue reading “Peter King Lashes Out At Marco Rubio, Says He’s Playing New Yorkers For ‘Suckers’”
Huffington Post – by SUSANNE M. SCHAFER
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Carolyne Chelulei came to the United States from Kenya on a student visa for a college education, but now the Army is offering her the chance to stay for good as a citizen.
The 23-year-old is one of several hundred immigrants whose specialized skills, either in languages or in their professional background, make them eligible for a Pentagon program that repays service in uniform with an accelerated path to citizenship. Continue reading “U.S. Army Offers Citizenship Track For Immigrants With Specialized Skills”
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Huffington Post – by MICHAEL GORMLEY
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York sought to combat violence by rushing the nation’s toughest gun control measure into law after the Connecticut school shootings that killed 26 people, but the state is now carving out an exemption to make sure movie and TV producers can stage running gun battles on Manhattan streets.
Movie and TV productions have long been courted by New York and other states with tax breaks in exchange for the jobs and glamour of the industry. Hollywood is also a major campaign fundraising stop for New York politicians. Continue reading “New York Gun Law Exemption Will Allow TV, Movies To Stage Gun Battles”
Avon Lake Patch – by Jason Lea
OUTSIDE CLEVELAND, OH — A 6-year-old boy has been suspended for 10 days and may face expulsion after he brought an airsoft gun to his elementary school on Friday.
The boy told Avon Police that he brought it to Avon East Elementary School because another student had threatened him. Continue reading “First-Grader May Face Expulsion For Bringing Air Gun To School”
That’s no ordinary New York City yellow taxi in the image above; it’s a police cruiser for the New York City Police Department dressed up like an NYC yellow taxi. Captured in a short video on a Manhattan street corner, it is escorting an NYPD van behind it. Continue reading “Check out this sneaky NYPD cop car disguised as a yellow cab”
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Care 2 – by Beth Buczynski