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[Prosecutor In Andrew Cuomo’s Groping Case Seeks More Time]( ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman asked a judge for more time to evaluate the evidence, saying the criminal complaint filed last week by the local sheriff was “potentially defective,” according to a letter released Friday. The request from Albany County District Attorney […] [Read More »]( [Surprise NJ Senate Winner Says Sorry Amid Scrutiny Of Posts]( TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A truck driver who ousted the powerful New Jersey Senate president in the election previously posted online calling Islam “a false religion,” comparing vaccine mandates to the Holocaust and defending rioters at the Capitol. Republican Edward Durr apologized on Friday after media outlets highlighted the posts. His victory over Steve Sweeney, […] [Read More »]( [Oil Tanker Explodes In Sierra Leone, Killing At Least 98]( FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — An oil tanker truck exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 98 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The explosion took place late Friday when the tanker collided with another truck as it was pulling […] [Read More »]( [Crowd Surge Kills At Least 8 At Houston Music Festival]( HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms, witnesses said Saturday, hours after at least eight people died in the chaos. The pandemonium unfolded Friday evening at […] [Read More »]( [Aaron Feuerstein, Famously Generous Jewish Mill Owner, Dies At 95]( BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Aaron Feuerstein, who owned a textile mill in Massachusetts and famously continued to pay his workers even after a devastating fire, has died. He was 95. Feuerstein, the former owner of Malden Mills in Lawrence, died Thursday night of complications from a fall days before at his home in Brookline, his […] [Read More »]( [NYC Marathon Returns From Pandemic Pause For 50th Running]( NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Muhrcke was an amateur when he became the first runner to cross the finish line at a New York City Marathon, and none of the 54 men who followed him were pros, either. Which isn’t to say they weren’t serious. “They turned the clock off at 3:59,” he recalled this […] [Read More »]( [Thousands Of Intel Officers Refusing Vaccine Risk Dismissal]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of intelligence officers could soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the U.S. government’s vaccine mandate, leading some Republican lawmakers to raise concerns about removing employees from agencies critical to national security. Several intelligence agencies had at least 20% of their workforce unvaccinated as of late October, said U.S. Rep. […] [Read More »]( [Iran Says Has Enriched Over 210 Kilograms Of Uranium To 20%]( TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s atomic agency said Friday that its stockpile of 20% enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463 pounds), the latest defiant move ahead of upcoming nuclear talks with the West. The figure, attributed to agency spokesman Behrouz Kamalvan, was carried in a report by the semi-official Tasnim and Fars news […] [Read More »]( [LA Utility Worker Is Electrocuted In Underground Vault]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles city utility worker was electrocuted while working in an electrical vault, authorities said. The electrocution happened Thursday morning on Terminal Island in Los Angeles harbor. “While working as part of a cable splicing crew performing electrical service work, our employee contacted an energized circuit in an underground vault,” […] [Read More »]( [Japan Game Maker Nintendo Sees No Quick Fix For Chips Crunch]( TOKYO (AP) — The shortage in computer chips needed to make the Nintendo Switch machine is a serious problem unlikely to be resolved soon, the president of the Japanese video-game maker said Friday. “The extremely tight situation remains, and the future is uncertain,” Shuntaro Furukawa told reporters. Furukawa said the dearth of computer chips, which […] [Read More »]( [Adams, Bragg Win NYC Election Amid Historic Black Leadership]( NEW YORK (AP) — When New Yorkers this week chose Eric Adams as their next mayor and Alvin Bragg as the next Manhattan district attorney, they elevated two more Black men into high office at a time when the city and state are being led by a historic number of Black leaders. It’s a moment […] [Read More »]( [GOP State Officials Push Back On Employer Vaccine Mandate]( LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republican state officials reacted with swift rebukes Thursday to President Joe Biden’s newly detailed mandate for private employers to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, threatening a wave of lawsuits and other actions to thwart a requirement they see as a stark example of government overreach. At least two […] [Read More »]( [Pfizer Says COVID-19 Pill Cut Hospital, Death Risk By 90%]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joins the race to bring the first easy-to-use medication against the coronavirus to the U.S. market. Currently all COVID-19 treatments used in the U.S. require an […] [Read More »]( [2 Dead In Dramatic Shootout Near Upscale Mexican Resorts]( MEXICO CITY (AP) — A commando of drug gang gunmen on Thursday stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast in front of luxury hotels and executed two drug dealers from a rival gang. The dramatic shooting attack sent tourists scrambling for cover at the resort of Puerto Morelos, just south of Cancun. […] [Read More »]( [VIDEO: Outrage As Soccer Fans Sing Anti-Semitic Song To Jewish Man On Flight To Belgium]( BELGIUM (VINnews) — Many are expressing outrage after footage emerged of a plane full of European soccer fans singing a vile anti-semitic chant on a Belgium-bound flight as a Chassidic man makes his way down the aisle. The group of offenders were supporters of the West Ham soccer team. The vile chat they sang was […] [Read More »]( [Rising Rents Taking Up Growing Share Of Americans’ Income]( LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sharp rent increases in many parts of the country are eating up a bigger share of Americans’ monthly income, squeezing tenants already grappling with rising prices for gasoline, food and other necessities. Households with a median U.S. rent of $1,179 in August tapped 30.3% of their monthly income to pay their […] [Read More »]( [Share]( [Share]( [Tweet]( [Tweet]( [Forward]( [Forward]( Copyright © 2021 Vos Is Neias, All rights reserved. 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