Republican wins Congress seat in 2014 ‘Obamacare’ test (via AFP) Republican David Jolly won a special congressional election in Florida, in an important early test of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms as lawmakers gear up for November’s mid-term elections. “We had a big win last night in Florida,” House…
Ukraine urges talks as stand-off turns bloody (via AFP) Ukraine’s premier went before the United Nations to urge Russia to negotiate an end to the stand-off between their countries, as street battles in his homeland turned bloody. At least one pro-Kiev protester was stabbed and killed in the eastern city…
US ship ordered to Indian Ocean in search for airliner (via AFP) The US Navy on Thursday ordered a ship to the Indian Ocean to search for a missing Malaysian airliner amid reports the plane kept “pinging” a satellite after losing radar contact. The focus of search efforts shifted from the South China Sea after […]
The average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City grew by 15 percent to $164,530 in 2013, which is the largest average bonus since the 2008 financial crisis, and the third highest on record, according to an estimate released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The bonus estimate includes […]
PRESS RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. – The College Democrats of New York (CDNY) took to the Capitol on Tuesday in an effort to lobby members of the New York State Legislature to pass the Tuition-Free NY bill, a proposal which would give New York students free tuition at SUNY and CUNY schools conditional on their completion […]
Nanuet, NY- March 2014 — Â Â Meals on Wheels Programs & Services of Rockland will be holding Community Champions Week March 17th-21st as a part of its March for Meals Campaign. Â Congresswoman Nita Lowey, NY State Assembly members Ken Zebrowski and Ellen Jaffee, Rockland County Executive Ed Day, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco, Â Town of Clarkstown […]