Iraqi Christians are begging for help from the civilized world after Mosul, the northern city where they have lived and worshiped for 2,000 years, was purged of non-Muslims by ISIS, the jihadist terror group that claims to have established its own nation in the region. Assyrian Christians, including Chaldean and Syriac Catholics, Syriac Orthodox and […]
The United Nations, expressing deep concern, said on Thursday that militant group Islamic State had ordered all girls and women in and around Iraq’s northern city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation. But doubts emerged on social media about the basis for the report. One document posted on Twitter suggested it may be a […]
ROB ASTORINO PRESS RELEASE NO-SHOW-JOB INVESTIGATION INTO PARTY BIGWIG SUDDENLY DROPPED BY MORELAND/AG COMMISSION — WHAT HAPPENED? New York–July 25…The Vice Chairman of the New York State Independence Party was being actively investigated by an independent Cuomo/Attorney General commission for holding a long-term no-show-job as part of a pay and pension scandal, according to an investigative report […]
ROCKLAND COUNTY PRESS RELEASE NEW CITY, NY — Local residents are invited to join members of the Rockland Conservation & Service Corps (formerly Rockland County AmeriCorps) to celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of the 2014 Corps summer program. As part of the event, the 21 Conservation Corps participants will offer interactive presentations detailing their […]
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D, NY17) urged the IRS to exempt from taxable income grants for noise reduction related to construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. “A construction project of this size is not without its hardships, and homeowners who reside close to the project will be negatively affected by the substantial construction […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Ever since its abrupt end in April, the Moreland Commission rose eyebrows not only with its investigations of high-profile Albany corruption, but also its sudden demise, the product of significant interference from the governor himself. A recent New York Times expose written by Susanne Craig, William K. Rashbaum and Thomas Kaplan highlights […]