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MTV Video Music Awards coming to UBS Arena
The UBS Arena will host the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sept. 10 at 8 p.m. ET. This year will mark the 40th anniversary of MTV’s VMAs, which celebrates the best music videos of the past year. “We are excited to welcome back the MTV Video Music Awards to New York State,” New…
Biden says the US is rushing weaponry to Ukraine as he signs a $95 billion war aid measure into law
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots.The announcement marked an end to the…
What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
The Associated Press undefinedNo, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned.After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is…
George Santos ends comeback bid for Congress after raising no money
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months after he was expelled from the House while facing a slew of federal fraud charges.Santos, who was running as an independent candidate for the 1st Congressional District in New York, said he…
One person killed and another injured, in DWI crash in Massapequa
One women was killed and another injured, in a crash on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa Tuesday evening.Officials say a vehicle with one female driver who was driving drunk struck another vehicle with two women inside..The woman who struck the vehicle then stole a police car vehicle and drove off.The public vehicle was tracked and remotely…
It began with defiance at Columbia. Now students nationwide are upping their Gaza war protests
By NICK PERRY and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — What began last week when students at a New York Ivy League school refused to end their protest against Israel’s war with Hamas had turned into a much larger movement by Tuesday as students across the nation set up encampments, occupied buildings and ignored…
Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign’s ‘eyes and ears’ during 2016 race
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump ‘s “eyes and ears” during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate that he would help suppress harmful stories and even arranged to…
Trooper struck in the face by driver during traffic stop
State Police say a state trooper was hurt last week when a driver punched him in the face during a traffic stop on the Southern State Parkway.The incident happened near Eagle Avenue when the trooper pulled over the suspect for an expired registration. When the trooper asked his driver’s license, the suspect threw his license…
Planned Parenthood staff on Long Island unionize
About 45 employees at Planned Parenthood clinics in Hempstead and Massapequa have joined the United Healthcare Workers East Union.In recent years, Planned Parenthood workers across the country have signed on with the union.
Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president’s historic hush money trial.“This was a…
Nets hire Jordi Fernandez as coach. Fernandez was Kings’ associate head coach for two years
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Jordi Fernandez was hired Monday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who are looking to bounce back after missing the playoffs for the first time in six years.The Nets finished 32-50 and fired Jacque Vaughn at the All-Star break. Kevin Ollie finished out the season as…
Jets trade quarterback Zach Wilson to the Broncos,
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football WriterThe New York Jets traded quarterback Zach Wilson to the Denver Broncos on Monday, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.The Jets are sending Wilson and a seventh-round pick in this week’s NFL draft to the Broncos for a sixth-rounder, the person said.The person spoke…