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Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default
WASHINGTON (AP) — The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were released Sunday in the form of a 99-page bill that would suspend the nation’s debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending. The Democratic president and Republican speaker are trying to win…
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers extremist group founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a bid to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House after winning the 2020 election. Rhodes, 58, is the first…
The Bethpage Air Show returns this weekend
The 20th annual Bethpage Air Show is this weekend. It is set to be the first full weekend of performances in four years without rain and pandemic restrictions. The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are set to headline the show above Jones Beach on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.…
Roberta Laundrie letter released to Petito family
A letter from Roberta Laundrie, to her son Brian Laundrie who was accused of murdering Gabby Petito two summers ago before a manhunt found him dead has been released to the Petito family as part of a lawsuit in Florida. In the letter she said “If you’re in jail, I will bake a cake with…
On 3rd anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Biden stops GOP-led effort to block DC police reform law
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday — the third anniversary of George Floyd’s murder — vetoed an effort led by congressional Republicans to overturn a new District of Columbia law on improving police accountability. The law was part of a push to reform policing nationwide and passed in the wake of the police…
McCarthy’s Republicans push debt ceiling talks to brink, lawmakers leaving town for weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks to the brink, displaying risky political bravado as they prepare to leave town Thursday for the holiday weekend just days before the U.S. could face an unprecedented default that could hurl the global economy into chaos. A defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said the debt…
DeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches
MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday with firm words but a disastrous Twitter announcement reminding voters of criticism that he’s not ready for the national stage. He’s stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test his strength against former President Donald Trump. The 44-year-old Republican,…
Bruce Blakeman rally supporting Daniel Penny disrupted by counter-demonstrators
A NYC rally supporting Daniel Penny organized by Nassau Executive Bruce Blakeman, was disrupted by counter-demonstrators yesterday.At one point, at least two of the counter-demonstrators were forced to the ground by police and arrested.Blakeman said that he opposes the prosecution of Penny and that he’s worried about Nassau residents who travel to the city every…
Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It,’ dead at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ’70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died…
Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year’s presidential primary season. Trump, appearing by video conference at a pretrial hearing in the hush-money…
DeSantis set to make much-anticipated presidential campaign announcement, formalizing Trump rivalry
(AP) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, an outspoken cultural conservative long seen as Donald Trump’s leading rival for the Republican nomination, is set to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday. The 44-year-old Republican governor plans to announce his decision in an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, according to two people with knowledge of…
No final decisions on what state sites will be used to house asylum seekers
NY1 is reporting that Stony Brook University will be used as a housing site for asylum seekers.A total of three SUNY campuses will be used to house migrants. It says the plan includes a total of 1,500 beds at Stony Brook University, the University at Buffalo and the University at Albany.Governor Hochul’s office says No…