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Author: Grace Thompson

Governor Hochul Unveils Major Transit Plan for Rockaways Amid $400M A Train Resiliency Project
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Government

Governor Hochul Unveils Major Transit Plan for Rockaways Amid $400M A Train Resiliency Project

(WNY News Now) Governor Kathy Hochul stated that Rockaway residents will benefit from enhanced transit alternatives and significant savings as part of a $400 million overhaul of the A and S train lines.In order to assist transit users in the Rockaways during the crucial resilience and repair work being done on the A S lines this winter, Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a comprehensive alternative service plan. Free shuttle buses, substantial fee reductions at the Long Island Rail Road's Far Rockaway Station, and a free shuttle train that runs to all stations on the peninsula between Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park are just a few of the service options available to passengers at this time. For $2.75 each way, residents of Rockaway can take the LIRR from Far Rockaway. Tickets for the return tri...
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Jamestown Couple Indicted on Federal Drug Charges Following Gripping Investigation
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Arraignment

Jamestown Couple Indicted on Federal Drug Charges Following Gripping Investigation

(WNY News Now) After a lengthy investigation that involved drugs, guns, and a dramatic cross-state chase, a federal grand jury indicted a Jamestown couple on several drug-related offenses.Buffalo, New York. Jensen Vazquez, 38, and Kylah Seiberg, 29, of Jamestown, New York, were charged with narcotics conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, and keeping a drug-involved premises, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. They might be sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in jail and a maximum of life in prison if found guilty.The indictment is the culmination of a sequence of actions that started in August 2024 when Vazquez gave his probation officer false information regarding his residence while he was already under federal supervised release. O...
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Walmart hikes its outlook again as shoppers spend more outside the grocery aisles
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Walmart hikes its outlook again as shoppers spend more outside the grocery aisles

As its consumers began their holiday shopping, ordered more deliveries to their homes, and purchased more discretionary items, Walmart increased its prediction on Tuesday. For the entire year, the discounter now projects net sales to increase by 4.8% to 5.1%. This contrasts with its earlier prediction of a sales growth rate for the period of between 3.75% and 4.75%. Walmart announced higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings and revenue, which prompted the revised outlook. Following 11 consecutive quarters of decreases, Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey stated in a CNBC interview that sales of general products outside of the grocery section increased year over year for the second consecutive quarter. Nevertheless, he claimed that because food costs more, people are delaying their...
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‘Despacito’ star Luis Fonsi pivots to a lead role in the rom-com ‘Say a Little Prayer’
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

‘Despacito’ star Luis Fonsi pivots to a lead role in the rom-com ‘Say a Little Prayer’

As a favor, the international music artist agreed to look at a movie script that a friend of his gave him. I didn't intend to act. I wasn't trying out. The singer whose song Despacito became a worldwide sensation stated, "It wasn't something that was next on my to-do list." I imagine that after page 10, I would be thinking, "Nope, I'll just stick to the music thing." However, he told NBC News in an interview that he could relate to the film's protagonist after reading the script during a lengthy journey from Miami to Madrid. Fonsi is now making his feature film debut as the lead in Say a Little Prayer, which releases on Friday at AMC and other theaters across the country. The film chronicles the romantic journeys of three closest friends in San Antonio, with a cast that is almost entirely...
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Some of the biggest pro-Trump donors of 2024 are lining up for administration jobs
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Some of the biggest pro-Trump donors of 2024 are lining up for administration jobs

Earlier this month, Donald Trump's presidential campaign was propelled to victory by a small group of megadonors. As he forms his next administration, some of them are now being considered for important roles. Top funders to successful presidential campaigns have always been considered for high-level administration positions, from Cabinet posts directly influencing White House policies to plum ambassador jobs in tropical regions. And now, several important donors seem to be involved as Trump fills up the top levels of his transition and administration. Leading Trump's transition is Linda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive who managed Trump's Small Business Administration during his first term and has held top positions at several pro-Trump outside organizations. She gave mo...
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Trump picks Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Trump picks Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick to be commerce secretary

Washington According to two people familiar with the process, President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will appoint Howard Lutnick, a billionaire financial services executive and important transition aide, to head the Commerce Department. In a statement announcing the appointment, Trump said, "He will lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative." The CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald has spearheaded Trump's transition and served as its public face. What his appointment to a Cabinet position would entail for his future participation in the transition is still unknown. Lutnick has been a vocal supporter of Trump's program as co-chair of his transition, outlining the president-elect's intentions to utilize...
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Man’s burning body found in driveway of Philadelphia home, police call death ‘suspicious’
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Man’s burning body found in driveway of Philadelphia home, police call death ‘suspicious’

Police say the death is suspicious after finding a smoldering body in a Northeast Philadelphia home's driveway early Tuesday morning. A guy with significant burns was discovered lying in the driveway when the Philadelphia police and fire departments arrived at the scene of a fire in the 8000 block of Leonard Street just after three in the morning, according to a news release from the authorities. At 3:23 a.m., the man, whose age was unknown, was declared dead at the site. According to investigators, striking matches and a gas can were discovered close to the deceased. The investigation is still ongoing after the body was brought to the medical examiner's office. The Philadelphia medical examiner's office has been contacted by NBC News for comment. According to NBC Philadelphia, a K-9 polic...
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Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup trucks until 2025
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Stellantis delays Ram electric pickup trucks until 2025

Due to ongoing testing, DETROITStellantis is postponing the release of its Ram electric pickup trucks from this year until the first half of 2025. On Tuesday, CEO Carlos Tavares refused to provide information regarding the reasons for the delays or the precise timing of the electric trucks, which comprise an extended-range Ramcharger that has a gas engine and an electric generator, as well as an all-electric REV model. During an online media event, Tavares stated, "We just have a very big workload and we want to be very prudent in the way we validate the products, so we take our time and make sure that we manage the peak." We do not wish to hurry. Taking a few extra weeks to thoroughly validate is preferable to rushing and then making quality-related blunders. Right now, that's what we're...
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20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Buffalo

Buffalo Mom Sentenced for Violating Order of Protection in Custodial Interference Case

Buffalo, New York (WNY News Now) After being found guilty of illegally removing her children from their legal guardian in defiance of an active order of protection, a Buffalo mother received a sentence of three years probation.Judge Carrie Phillips of Buffalo City Court sentenced 41-year-old Jennie M. Johnson Friday morning. On August 6, 2024, Johnson entered a guilty plea to two Class A misdemeanors: unlawful imprisonment in the second degree and custodial interference in the second degree.The allegations are related to an event that occurred on April 18, 2024, in Buffalo, where Johnson enticed her two children away from their guardian along Hertel Avenue. Johnson illegally confined the kids and drove them to her house in contravention of an Erie County Family Court order of protection. T...
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British carmaker Jaguar reveals glossy rebrand that features no cars, confuses the internet
20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

British carmaker Jaguar reveals glossy rebrand that features no cars, confuses the internet

It's undoubtedly striking: A group of multiracial, gender-bending models enter an austere, prismatic setting after emerging from an elevator wearing state-of-the-art makeup and vibrant apparel to a techno-industrial beat. However, the renowned British automaker Jaguar's new rebranding lacks one essential component: automobiles. Online comments on the advertisement have ranged from perplexed to appalled, with some equating the possible backlash to Bud Light's employment of a trans influencer in deviating far from its target audience. The advertising was deemed "disastrous" by a communications specialist on X because it placed too much emphasis on branding rather than the actual goods. "Something along the lines of 'our cars are engineered to the gills and go very very fast,' is what Jaguar ...
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