The poll also found that Democratic voters are ready to rally around the candidate they trust most to improve the economy, amid fears of a recession. But neither candidate has been able to lock up that issue, or many others, and the vast majority (69 percent) of Democratic voters now support the idea of a “dream ticket”–leaving aside the crucial question of who runs on top. What’s striking is that the fundamentals remain largely the same....
The L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond conducted the poll by phone among 818 state voters between December 2 and 13. Approximately half of those surveyed responded on cellphones, the other half on landline phones. The Wilder school said the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. Among other questions, pollsters asked voters whom they would vote for if the presidential election were held that day....
Times Square Known as the biggest American celebration of 2020, the party in Times Square is always iconic. The ball will drop at midnight, as always, but there are some other events for viewers to enjoy ahead of the countdown. Those who choose to watch the Times Square event on TV have a handful of broadcast options, all with different performers. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest Seacrest and co-host Lucy Hale will ring in the New Year with performances by Post Malone, BTS, Sam Hunt and Alanis Morissette....
The proprietor of a local Kingston, New York barbershop, Joseph LaLima, criticized Cuomo in a piece highlighting the Ulster County controversy published Friday in The New York Times. LaLima asked “Is [Cuomo] going to feed my family?”, after telling the newspaper that he had circumvented the state’s March 21 social distancing rule by cutting clients’ hair in his own home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The governor denounced the barber’s actions during his Friday daily briefing and pointed to his executive order that says services such as nail-painting and hair-cutting “cannot be provided while maintaining social distance....
Governor Andrew Cuomo made the highly anticipated announcement during a press conference on Friday. The Democrat said restaurants in New York City can reopen for indoor seating on February 14 but must maintain 25 percent capacity. “The restaurants want a period of time so they can notify workers, they can get up to speed for indoor dining,” Cuomo said. Restaurants in New York City have been prohibited from allowing patrons to eat inside since mid-December—a decision intended to slow a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of the holiday season....
On Friday, New York State had more than 36,900 cases–including 23,112 in New York City–according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. That’s more cases than every country to identify the virus except for Germany, Spain, Italy, China and the U.S. New York has passed the point of being able to flatten the curve enough to prevent hospital systems from being overwhelmed, according to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo....
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at 43.295°N 73.639°W, south-southwest of South Glens Falls at a depth of 8.2 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). While there are currently no reports of damage or injuries, residents say they were “woken up by the shaking” and heard “a loud boom.” Mark Mulholland, WNYT’s Saratoga-North Country News Chief, tweeted: “Here’s how I’d describe it at my house in Wilton: A loud boom which sounded like a massive tree falling followed by about 5-7 seconds of shaking which rattled the handles on my dresser drawers....
Keber Martinez was arrested on Tuesday night and charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a firearm, police confirmed to Newsweek. Martinez allegedly shot at a man, striking him in the arm, at the Jacobi hospital in the Bronx. The victim’s identity has not yet been revealed. Police were called to the ER of Jacobi Hospital, located at 1400 Pelham Parkway South, at roughly 12:34 p.m....
Trotz, who spent 15 years with the Nashville Predators and four with the Washington Capitals, now sits third overall on the NHL’s all-time games coached list — supplanting legendary bench boss Al Arbour. Arbour, a Hall of Famer who won four Stanley Cups on Long Island, famously returned for one game in November 2007 at the request of then-head coach Ted Nolan to round out his games coached at 1,500....
Most notably, two ex-Senators, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Tyler Ennis, made strong impressions by scoring in their first game. DEADLINE WINNERS, LOSERS: Oilers seize the day Pageau’s goal in his New York Islanders debut was a case of being in the right place at the right time. Defenseman Ryan Pulock fired a shot off the glass that took a fortunate bounce into the crease. Pageau corralled the puck and tapped it in as New York Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev was clueless about the puck’s location....
“We are disappointed that it did not work out for Beno and Metta here in New York,” said Knicks general manager Steve Mills. “We thank them for their contributions this season and wish them well.” MORE: Daniel Artest’s war against Knicks | World Peace goes public with buyout World Peace and Udrih expressed displeasure with their standing in New York prior to being bought out of their contracts. In separate instances, each player asked out of New York, as World Peace wanted to negotiate a buyout and Udrih sought a trade....
Cuomo also reported that there are 13,524 COVID-19 patients in New York hospitals, a number that has been decreasing every day since peaking at 18,825 patients recorded on April 12. “What we need to find out is when we will be back to the point where only several hundred people showed up at the hospital every day with the COVID-19 infection,” the governor said. The net change in total hospitalizations yesterday was minus 734, though the rolling three-day average of people going to the hospital with the novel coronavirus is 1,184....
Earlier this week, attorney Brad Karp wrote a letter to the Times on behalf of the NFL demanding a retraction, claiming “the story did not show any meaningful ’ties to the tobacco industry.’ Nor did it present a shred of evidence to support its thesis that the NFL intentionally concealed concussion research data.” MORE: ‘Ideal’ 2016 NFL Mock Draft | NFL demands Times’ retraction The Times was obviously going to respond, and instead of cowering, it decided to take an aggressive approach with a strongly worded letter....
“We’re now experiencing a heat emergency, and we need people to take immediate action,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said. “Our electric system is dealing with real strains right now because of the severity of heat that we are experiencing today.” De Blasio continued, “We have a real challenge on our hands. So here’s the message to all New Yorkers: immediately reduce the use of electricity in your home or in your business....
This September, YouTube announced that they are expanding their medical misinformation policies to cover a broader scope of harmful vaccine content on their platform. Since 2020, the company has taken down over 130,000 videos that violated its COVID-19 vaccine policies. The new policy now intends to remove false and inaccurate content about currently administered vaccines that are approved by health authorities—not just COVID-19 vaccines—as well as vaccination in general....
The infant was discovered by a local woman who was attempting to remove a portion of the dresser drawers in order to recycle them. The woman spoke to NBC 5 Chicago and asked that her name not be given. “I put my finger on the little foot, to just to see he was moving,” she said. “I found him that is the greatest thing….Every time I think about the little details, it just makes me mad....
The Memphis Police Department (MPD) launched a homicide investigation after the baby’s body was found on the 4000 block of Raleigh-LaGrange Road on Sunday, March 6. An MPD spokesperson said in a Monday Facebook post: “Officers located a deceased newborn, wrapped in a towel, placed in a bag, on the side of the road. “The baby appeared to be full term. Investigators are asking for anyone with information to please come forward....
After trading two draft picks next year to the Jaguars for Monroe, The Ravens had hinted that he might not play in a game right away. He only passed his physical and joined practice on Thursday. MORE: Week 5 scoreboard | Best images "Obviously we’re bringing Eugene in to play. How soon that can happen remains to be seen," head coach John Harbaugh told reporters. McKinnie reportedly has been dangled in trade talks since the trade for Monroe....
The paper in question is a financially strapped New York City tabloid called The Sun. Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton), the metro editor, has been offered a cushier job at the stuffier uptown Sentinel (i.e. The New York Times) and his pregnant wife (Marisa Tomei), a reporter herself, wants him to go for the bigger bucks. Today is decision day. But what’s troubling him even more is the breaking page-one story, the arrest of two young black men for the murder of two white businessmen in Brooklyn....
Have you started filming “Spider-Man 4” yet? I have not. Is that in the works? Well, it’s in the works for the studio but for me, I’ll look at it at a later date. So are you hanging up your tights? I’m being completely noncommittal in any direction. In “Spidey 3” you have a nasty alter ego who wears black eyeliner. Yeah, there is kind of a Goth look to him....
