Month: July 2019
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Dining Deal: Cardoncello Di Vino
Mushrooms are on the menu for this week’s Dining Deal. CBS2’s Tony Tantillo visited a restaurant named for a famous fungi. CBS2 New York news video
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President Trump Hosts A Social Media Summit
Donald Trump and Social Media Summit . The White House official video.
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Report exposes “ongoing trauma” of migrant family separations at border…
A new report issued by the House Oversight Committee reveals the impact of the Trump administration’s separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border was “more harmful, traumatic, and chaotic” than previously believed. Some children were detained, away from their parents, for a full year. CBS News video
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Joshua Mezrich: “How Death Becomes Life” -Talks at Google
Transplant surgeon Joshua Mezrich discusses his book “How Death Becomes Life.” With over 20 years of transplant surgery experience, Dr Mezrich has a wealth of fascinating stories concerning his patients and their experiences. These stories are interwoven with the incredible history of transplant surgery from its earliest inception through to the massive leaps in development…
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The football coach who inspired at the 2019 ESPY Awards
Born without limbs, Rob Mendez decided early on that he wouldn’t let his body limit his goal of coaching and accepted the Jimmy V Award for perseverance during the 2019 ESPYs. ABC News video.
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Scrubbing Dishes Sucks But This Robot Will Do It For Us
Dishcraft is on a mission to automate dishrooms in commercial kitchens. Their robot solution uses AI and computer vision to check for dirt, rinse, and scrub dishes, and it’s already comparable to human employees. More than a hundred years after Josephine Cochrane invented the first dishwasher, Linda Pouliot, Dishcraft’s CEO, talks about why it’s time…
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Baldo? – How the writer behind the comic strip ‘Baldo’ blends humor with humanity…
A newspaper’s comics section often provides a lighthearted escape from serious frontpage headlines. But comic writer Hector Cantú feels a duty to reflect reality in his “Baldo” series, which debuted in 2000. The only nationally syndicated comic strip about a Latino family, its characters have encountered sensitive political issues over the years, such as immigration.…
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We shouldn’t be raising questions on what human rights are
The Trump administration is reviewing the role of human rights in U.S. foreign policy through the launch of the “Unalienable Rights” commission. Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski of New Jersey joins “Red & Blue” to discuss his criticism of the plan. CBS News video.
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Statue of Liberty climber talks about her protest
Last July 4, Patricia Okoumou introduced herself to the world on the biggest stage possible by climbing the base of the Statue of Liberty, in protest. PIX11 New York news video.
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Incredible Video Shows US Coast Guards Busting Drug-Smuggling Submarine
Incredible footage from Coast Guardsmen shows them leaping onto a drug-smuggling submarine in the open ocean in the Pacific last month. The U.S. Coast Guards say the submarine was purpose-built to hold large amounts of drugs and evade detection by authorities. NBC New York video.
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“Gender Neutralize” The U.S. Presidency
Democrats sponsored the bill called “The 21st Century Presidents Act” that would change the pronouns to be used for the President. TheDC Shorts – Daily Caller news video.
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Video shows taxi crashing into Manhattan restaurant
Eight people were injured when a taxi crashed into a restaurant in Manhattan Thursday. It happened at 53rd Street and Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, with the cab hitting a mixed-use occupancy building with Westville Hell’s Kitchen on first floor and 10 apartments above… ABC7 New York news video.
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Invasive Plants Overrun New York’s Parks
To get rid of invasive plants in new York parks – is it discrimination and against inclusiveness of city hall ? CBS New York news video.
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NJ TRANSIT Door Opens During Ride. Video.
An NJ TRANSIT train’s door opened during the ride to Penn Station. CBS New York news video.
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Inspector General Finds More MTA Corruption
The shocking abuses of MTA resources and money by employees as the agency claims it is performing at top efficiency. CBS New York news video.
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Bronx School Stabber Testifies In Court
The student who took the stand in his own defense after fatal stabbing in a Bronx class. CBS New York news video.
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Manhattan parks are major part of $1.45 billion flood mitigation
The project is in the planning stages and is set to begin in 2020. PIX11 New York news video.
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Monroe College Hacked
The website for Monroe College has reportedly been hacked, with suspects demanding a ransom to end the malware attack. CBS New York news video.
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ACLU files lawsuit ahead of anticipated ICE raids
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit that aims to protect asylum seekers from an immigration enforcement operation expected to start this weekend. The lawsuit argues that those individuals weren’t allowed a fair chance to request asylum and their deportation orders aren’t valid. Most of them are from El Salvador, Guatemala and…
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Dead New Yorkers – Scientist’s Body Found In Bunker
The body of a missing American scientist from New York was reportedly found in WWII bunker on the Greek island of Crete. CBS New York news video.