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Croton on Hudson Resident Released from Hospital after Rescue from Turkey’s Third Deepest Cave

Croton on Hudson Resident Released from Hospital after Rescue from Turkey’s Third Deepest Cave

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer September 22, 2023

WESTCHESTER, New York (September 21, 2023) - After being trapped for ten days in Morca Cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains, requiring one of the largest and most complicated underground rescues ever organized, Croton-on-Hudson resident Mark Dickey was released from Mersin Sehir Hastanesi...

Caption: Photo of damage to a building in in Taroudant Province, Morocco

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Morocco and Libya Devastated by Natural Disasters

By Castalia Litos, Writer September 22, 2023

DERNA, Libya: This past weekend, just days after a tragic earthquake hit Morocco on Friday evening, Libya experienced what experiments are estimating “the deadliest storm ever to strike the Mediterranean and the costliest in Africa,” according to Politico. The port city of Derna feels the greatest...

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The Writers Behind the Scenes: Putting the Pen Down for Pay

By Kacie Burns, Arts and Entertainment Editor May 19, 2023

HOLLYWOOD - Since May 2nd, 2023, the Writers Guild of America has been on strike in demand for better working conditions and pay after negotiations with the Alliance Of Motion Picture and Television Producers failed. Lack of compromise has led many daily TV shows like “Saturday Night Live,” “The...

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New York State Bans Hookups Of Gas Stoves In New Homes And Residential Buildings

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer May 12, 2023

ALBANY, New York (May 6, 2023) — The New York Legislature passed a law banning the use of natural gas appliances including gas stoves and furnaces in new homes and new apartment buildings on Tuesday, May 2 as part of the state’s budget bill. The new law prohibiting the installation of fossil-fuel...

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Dust Storm Causes Deadly and Fiery Crashes on Chicago Highway

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer May 5, 2023

DIVERNON, Illinois (May 2, 2023) - Monday’s deadly and fiery crashes along a 2-mile stretch of interstate 55 in central Illinois, 75 miles (120 kilometers) north of St. Louis and just south of the state capital of Springfield, came as high spring winds kicked up dust at a time when farmers were...

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SEAL Team 6, Army Special Forces Rescue Mission to Evacuate US Embassy in Sudan

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer April 28, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C (April 24, 2023) - Definitely not a “Jarhead” movie. United States Military forces, including Navy’s elite SEAL Team Six, swooped into action last Saturday night - April 22, rescuing US Diplomats and evacuating the American Embassy in Khartoum, the war-torn capital of Sudan....

Introducing Digidog: New York’s first Robot Police Officer

Introducing Digidog: New York’s first Robot Police Officer

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer April 21, 2023

NEW YORK, New York - They say every dog has his day and April 11 was Digidog's day. New York City officials gathered in Times Square Tuesday morning to roll out a new initiative in the ongoing war on crime. The New York Police Department is reenlisting the four legged, 70-pound (32 kgs) robotic canine...

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Wildfire in New Jersey Forces Evacuation of 170 Homes

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer April 21, 2023

MANCHESTER, New Jersey - A massive 2,500 acre forest fire burned in Ocean County, New Jersey early Wednesday, April 12, 2023. New Jersey firefighters were met by the 200-foot (60-meter) flames as they battled a wildfire tearing through 6 square miles of the state’s Pine Barrens, the ecosystem that...

US Intelligence Leak on Social Media

US Intelligence Leak on Social Media

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer April 14, 2023

WASHINGTON D.C. - What appears to be a leak of classified US intelligence documents – some top secret and a number of which relate to the war in Ukraine - was circulating on social media such as Twitter and Reddit as early as March. Despite the Pentagon's announcement of their investigation into the...

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Deadly Train Accident in Greece Leaves and Estimated 57 Dead and Communities in Uproar

By Aidan Schneider, Writer March 17, 2023

  TEMPI, Greece - On Tuesday, February 28th, a passenger train providing service from Athens to Thessaloniki collided with a freight train just before midnight between the towns of Tempi and Evangelismos, killing 57 and injuring 80. The front cars of both trains burst into flames, requiring...

Outside the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California on March 13. Credit: Reuters

Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer March 17, 2023

SANTA CLARA, California - The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 is among the most notable crises in the banking history of America since the global recession in 2008, when Lehman Brothers, a financial services firm and the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States filed for...

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New Law Bans Plastic Utensils for Take Out in Westchester

By Zachary Zalamea, Writer March 17, 2023

WESTCHESTER, New York - Most people love to eat out. Every restaurant in the city is full of diners. Not only on weekends, but also all throughout the weekdays. They eat out not only in restaurants, but also at food stalls, markets, and food trucks. Many do not feel like cooking, especially coming...

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