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Facebook parent company culls large Proud Boys network from sites
(AP) – Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it banned in 2018. Meta said on Thursday that it recently uncovered and removed about 480 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages and groups linked to the Proud Boys. That brought the total number…
Trump search redacted affidavit set to be released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is set to release a heavily blacked-out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida estate earlier this month, when agents removed top secret government records and other classified documents. The document, expected by noon, is likely to offer at least some new details about…
Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden says many Americans will be able to have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven in they make less than $125,000 a year. People who went to college on Pell grants can have up to $20,000 forgiven. Biden also says a pause on student loan payments…
Free animal adoptions all September, free rabies vaccine clinic 9/17
East Farmingdale, NY- If you’ve been thinking about adding a new family member to your household, you may want to consider checking out the available pets at the Oyster Bay Town Animal Shelter. Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilman Steve Labriola say the shelter will be waiving adoption fees through the month of September. “I…
Police investigate after vehicle crashes through Farmingdale home
Farmingdale, NY- Residents at 36 Stafford Green in Farmingdale were woken up early Thursday morning after a vehicle crashed into their home, through their kitchen and landed in their living room. Nassau County Police say the driver initially fled the scene. Multiple news outlets say the driver was located, arrested and taken to a nearby…
Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan debt reduced — and in many cases eliminated — under President Joe Biden’s long-awaited forgiveness plan. Biden’s announcement Wednesday was a historic but politically divisive move in the run-up to the midterm elections. Fulfilling a campaign promise, Biden is moving to erase…
Magic mushrooms might help heavy drinkers quit
(AP) – The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism. The study was published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry. More research is needed to see if the effect lasts. The study involved 93 patients who took either psilocybin or a dummy medicine.…
Study: Pfizer pill showed no benefit for younger adults
(AP) – Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults. That’s according to a large study by Israeli researchers. The study of more than 100,000 patients showed the drug significantly reduced hospitalization and death among seniors, similar to past research. But younger adults didn’t show any measurable benefit in the…
Sephora settles customer data privacy suit
(AP) – Sephora Inc. has settled a lawsuit claiming the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of California’s landmark consumer privacy law. Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday that the large cosmetics retailer agreed to pay $1.2 million and fix the problem. State officials say Sephora failed to tell customers that it…
What’s a Pell grant? How it affects student loan forgiveness
New York (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program announced on Wednesday aims to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans. But for federal Pell grant recipients, that amount is $20,000. Pell grants were created by the Higher Education Act in 1965 as a way to promote access to education.…
Who gets student loan forgiveness? Relief prompts joy, angst
(AP) — For the millions whose entire student debt is being wiped out, the Biden administration’s announcement on forgiveness means new freedom to move, start a family or keep a low-paying but fulfilling job. But for many others, the long-awaited plan brings bitterness and frustration. Many student loan borrowers feel left out, perhaps because they…
Primary Election Results
East Farmingdale, NY- Primary Election Results for the 1st through 4th Congressional District’s in New York are as follows : New York’s 1st Congressional District: primary winner, Republican Nicholas LaLota New York’s 2nd Congressional District: primary winner, Republican Andrew Garbarino New York’s 3rd Congressional District: primary winner, Democrat Robert Zimmerman New York’s 4th Congressional District: primary…