Sunday, December 22

Tag: New York

Reality show ‘Below Deck’ doctor and wife face drug charges for oxycodone scam
15Dec By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

Reality show ‘Below Deck’ doctor and wife face drug charges for oxycodone scam

Reality show 'Below Deck' doctor and wife face drug charges for oxycodone scam - CBS News Watch CBS News Reality TV stars Dr. Francis Martinis and his wife Jessica, known for their luxurious yachting lifestyle on the "Below Deck" franchise, are now facing serious drug charges in New York. Authorities accuse Dr. Martinis of writing fake oxycodone prescriptions using cast members' names, with his wife allegedly picking them up and paying in cash. Both have pleaded not guilty, and their attorney claims the charges are unsubstantiated. Tom Hanson reports. ...
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Offshore wind farm projects face major hurdles amid tough economic climate
15Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

Offshore wind farm projects face major hurdles amid tough economic climate

Long Island, New York — Thirty-five miles off the coast of Long Island, an 800-foot tall wind turbine made history this month as the first offshore turbine to provide power to a U.S. grid. The power from the first turbine at the South Fork Wind Farm to become operational travels through an undersea cable and underneath a beach, where it then connects to New York state's electricity grid.  David Hardy, CEO of Ørsted Americas — the company building New York's first offshore wind farm — describes the cable as a "78-mile extension cord." When complete, South Fork's 12 turbines will generate 132 megawatts of power. "For those that don't speak energy that's 70,000 homes," Hardy said. "This is a first. This is a milestone." Roughly two dozen other offs...
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Republicans Select Mazi Melesa Pilip To Replace George Santos
14Dec By adminNo Comments
Politics

Republicans Select Mazi Melesa Pilip To Replace George Santos

New York Republicans on Thursday nominated Mazi Melesa Pilip, a Nassau County legislator, as their candidate to fill the vacancy created by former Rep. George Santos’ expulsion from Congress earlier this month.Former Rep. Pete King, a Long Island Republican, confirmed the selection to Newsday.“Mazi is the choice,” King told Newsday. “She’s going to be a great candidate. She’s really the American success story, the American dream.”Pilip is due to face former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the Democratic nominee, in a Feb. 13 special election that is expected to draw a massive influx of national resources and attention to New York’s 3rd Congressional District, a coveted swing seat.Democrats, in particular, are eager to give President Joe Biden a jolt of positive political momentum and land ...
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Trump Says He Will No Longer Testify Again In Civil Fraud Trial
11Dec By adminNo Comments
Politics

Trump Says He Will No Longer Testify Again In Civil Fraud Trial

Former President Donald Trump has said that he will no longer testify on Monday in his civil trial as previously planned, reflecting his growing frustration with the New York case.The 2024 Republican candidate was scheduled to testify Monday for a second time in the trial, as the defense’s last major witness before the case wraps up. But in multiple, all-caps Sunday posts on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump reversed the decision and said that he will no longer take the witness stand.“I WILL NOT BE TESTIFYING ON MONDAY,” he wrote, adding that he has “ALREADY TESTIFIED TO EVERYTHING & HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY.”The trial stems from a lawsuit filed last year by New York Attorney General Letitia James, which accuses Trump, his company, and his top executives of misleading bank...
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NYC says it has moved 54 mentally ill homeless people off streets
29Nov By adminNo Comments
Health

NYC says it has moved 54 mentally ill homeless people off streets

New York City has moved 54 homeless people experiencing severe mental illness into stable housing settings or medical centers in the year since it announced a contentious program to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people, according to Mayor Adams’ office. The 54 people were on the city’s two so-called Top 50 lists, which together include about 100 high-need people who typically stay in the subways or streets, consistently refuse services, and are considered to be experiencing particularly entrenched cases of homelessness. Forty have been placed in some form of housing, and 14 are hospitalized, said Kate Smart, a spokeswoman for the mayor. The 54 placements represent a more than 140% increase compared with the previous year, according to City Hall. The Top 50 lists, which are regularly ...
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The art of the gourd
27Nov By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

The art of the gourd

The art of the gourd - CBS News Watch CBS News A former midwife, Ithaca, N.Y. artist Graham Ottoson now births gourd art – sculptures, lamps and other objects produced from gourds. Correspondent Martha Teichner checks out some of Ottoson's "gourd-geous" creations at the gallery Gourdlandia, and tries her own hand at gourd carving. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
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Cassie Ventura reaches settlement in lawsuit alleging abuse, rape by ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs
18Nov By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

Cassie Ventura reaches settlement in lawsuit alleging abuse, rape by ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs

Singer Casandra Ventura, who performs under the name Cassie, has reached a settlement just one day after bringing a federal lawsuit in New York against musician and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs in which she accused him of rape and physical abuse during their relationship, her attorney confirmed in a statement."I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control. I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support." Ventura said in the statement. "We have decided to resolve this matter amicably," Combs said in his own statement. "I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love."  Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Cassie Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs attend the Hea...
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New York AG: Trump’s Mistrial Call Suffers From ‘Total Lack Of Merit’
16Nov By adminNo Comments
Politics

New York AG: Trump’s Mistrial Call Suffers From ‘Total Lack Of Merit’

Assistant Attorney General Kevin Wallace slipped the dig into a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron Thursday, clarifying the timeline for the state’s formal response to the “spurious allegations” in Trump’s mistrial motion.Trump’s attorneys filed for a mistrial Wednesday, arguing Engoron and his law clerk have shown a “tangible and overwhelming” bias against the 2024 Republican presidential front-runner.Among their grievances: a gag order Engoron placed Trump under after he began attacking Engoron’s law clerk on social media.Trump repeatedly violated the order, going so far as to post a photo of the clerk on Truth Social and wonder if, in this “overheated [political] climate,” they might face “serious physical harm, and worse.”Trump has already been found guilty of fraud. In the first half of ...
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