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It’s a terrible truth that we live in a world where school shootings have been normalized to the point that schools have started active shooter drills. While this is a way to ensure students are prepared for the worst-case scenarios, some argue that the drills are becoming too realistic. These...

With another week of bad weather ahead, NYC officials developed a unique way of warning locals. To keep vulnerable neighborhoods knowledgeable about possible weather crises, loudspeaker-equipped drones have been released into the sky. According to AP News, the devices will emit “a buzzing sound in the background…warning people who live...

Visitors to Keyport, New Jersey are being warned not to touch or ingest anything at their beach because it is possible. They are also being directed not to swim in the oceans along the shore. Coming into contact with arsenic can cause a variety of health problems such as liver...

Hurricane Debby hit the land near Steinhatchee, Florida today. Steinhatchee is located on the Big Bend coast of Florida, which could be in for a very wet week. John Cangialosi, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center said, “That part of the coast is a very vulnerable spot”. Residents...

The “biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history”, as stated by AP News, occurred yesterday. The agreement between the U.S. and Russia led to the release and safe return of two dozen people, including Paul Whelan, journalist Evan Gershkovich, and dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza. The relations between Washington and Moscow are nowhere...

Atlantic City police are actively investigating a tragic incident where a woman’s body was discovered near the Boardwalk Casino early Thursday morning. The body was found at around 5:30 a.m. in the unit block of North Main Avenue on rocks, behind the Flagship Resort. Local authorities also reported that the...

New York has seen several public art sculptures over the years, but a few months from now, the state will see an exhibit like nothing before it. From September to October, the Meatpacking District will house one hundred life-size elephant sculptures as part of “The Great Migration”. As described by...

New York, Seattle Times says, made marijuana legal back in 2021. Unfortunately, the state didn’t provide much law enforcement when it came to selling the drug. Law enforcement agencies didn’t have power when it came to punishing unlicensed sellers, with that responsibility being handed to the Office of Cannabis Management,...

Early Sunday, police officers in Fort Lee, New Jersey answered a call from a man claiming that his sister was having a “mental health crisis”. The man told police that she needed to go to a hospital and that she had a knife. Upon arriving at the apartment, the officer...

This week, voting began for the Honorary NYC Dog Mayor Election, promising the calmest, cutest battle of the political season. The current dog-mayor, Sally Long Dog, will soon give her position to one of 15 candidates up for the position. A distraction from what founder Stephen Calabria of Harlem called...

Tornados are a rarity in New York, but when they appear, they can be vicious. Upstate New York’s Rome learned this when a tornado hit the ground on July 16th. Peak winds were recorded at 135 mph and the storm’s path was over 5 miles long. According to AP news,...

Tuesday morning, the FBI searched a Long Island home whose property records show it currently belongs to Linda Sun, a former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Sun left Governor Hochul’s office nearly two years ago. Despite the presence of federal officers, which is always slightly...

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