Month: July 2019
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Sunset Park officials not letting guard down over ICE raids
Ever since ICE raids began last weekend, activists have mobilized. Officials handed out flyers with “know your rights” information to the large immigrant community in Sunset Park on Sunday morning. Reported raids have caused local parks, public spaces and shops to be nearly empty because members of the community are afraid to leave their homes.…
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Fact check: Elizabeth Warren’s financial crisis warning
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a 2020 democratic presidential candidates, said there are warning signs for another financial crisis that would devastate the United States and the 2020 presidential candidate proposed a plan she said could help prevent it. CNN’s Christina Alesci gives Warren’s plan a fact check. CNN Business video.
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President Trump not happy with ‘send her back’ chant
President Donald Trump said Thursday he was unhappy with his supporters chanting “send her back” after he assailed a young Democratic congresswoman who he’s suggested should leave the U.S. ABC7 New York news video.
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SAT Adversity Score Is unAmerican
Daily Caller video contributor Christianne Allen breaks down how the SAT adversity score is doing more harm than good to America and American students. The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Daily Caller video
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Queens residents fight for speed bump after accidents
It’s a street fight over safety in one Queens neighborhood. A couple says they have been battling the city to get a much-needed speed bump installed. The project was already given the green light, but construction stalled for months…ABC7 New York news video.
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Why The United States Is Turning To Recycling Robots
For decades, the United States and other wealthy countries have been dependent on China to buy and process almost half of the world’s plastic waste. Now, stricter recycling standards in China mean its cheaper for some US cities to simply send recyclables to the dump rather than pay a higher fee to process them. That’s…
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Retiring police sergeant works shift with 3 officer sons
It was a special moment and a family affair for one police department in Connecticut Thursday, where a retiring sergeant got to work the same shift as his three sons — who are also police officers in the same department…ABC7 New York news video.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art unveils Apollo 11-inspired exhibit
Traveling to the moon has been a dream throughout much of human history, and the idea of one day visiting an object we all see in the sky has inspired art throughout the ages. Now, a new exhibit at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art that’s inspired by the Apollo 11 anniversary is showcasing…
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Power Outages Reported Around NYC
Utility workers are scrambling to restore power to thousands of Con Edison customers in Queens and other areas. CBS New York news video.
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Expedia – Scam Warning Issued For Popular Travel Booking Site
Instead of going on a trip, some customers searching for the popular travel booking site Expedia are being taken for a ride.
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New Yorkers Look For Relief From The Heat
Valerie Castro has the latest on the high temperatures as New Yorkers try to stay cool during the weekend heat wave. CBS New York news video.
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14th Annual Marcum Workplace Challenge Set For July 30
Companies, workers and runners will descend on Jones Beach State Park for the Marcum Workplace Challenge on July 30. CBS New York news video.
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Inside Formula E, the potential eco-friendly future of auto racing
Grand Prix auto racing dates back more than a century, to races organized in France in the early 1900s. Now known as Formula 1, auto racing is an international sporting phenomenon. But another racing league is taking over city streets around the world — and while it has all the speed and thrills of Formula…
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Trump 2020 campaign launches ‘women’s coalition’
Lara Trump weighs in on the importance of winning the female vote in 2020. FOX News video.
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Moon Landing: Real or Fake?
Did we really go to the moon? Daily Wire host Michael Knowles hits the streets to ask people what they think! The Daily Wire video.
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Moon rocks collected during Apollo 11 moon landing missing
Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon, and during that mission, rock samples were collected for each of the 50 states upon returning to earth…ABC7 New York news video.
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CURLFEST Coming To New York
CURLFEST co-founders Charisse Higgins and Gia Lowe say the festival offers a space for women of color to feel beautiful and be accepted with their natural hair. CBS New York news video.
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Man Wanted For Stabbing Midtown Bank Teller With Needle
Police are trying to find a man who allegedly stabbed a bank teller with a needle in City Bank on West 22 Street. CBS New York news video.
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Apollo 11: What We Saw – Part 4 – Magnificent Desolation
Nearly every single human with access to a TV set watched the blurry, almost surreal image of Neil Armstrong stepping live onto the surface of the moon. But after Apollo 11 returned to earth, we got an entirely different view of those first historic moments. The Daily Wire news video
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How Houston became “Space City”
If New York is the “Big Apple” and New Orleans the “Big Easy,” Houston is known as “Space City.” That all began almost six decades ago, when NASA decided to open the manned spacecraft center there and put Houston on the map. CBS This Morning video.