Source: The Intercept_
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Banking and Cannabis Sellers
The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing about banking challenges
for cannabis owners and sellers in states where marijuana has been
legalized.
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This Detroit Nonprofit Provides Jobs, Clothing and Shelter All at Once
This report was published on YouTube on July 22.
RCMP Warning Public About Safety in Wake of B.C. Double Murder, Missing Teens
Global News: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are warning the public to stay vigilant about safety in the wake of a
double murder and two teens missing both in the northern B.C. area.
'Deliver Brexit, Defeat Jeremy Corbin': Boris Johnson New UK PM
Full Acceptance Speech
Global News: Boris Johnson, the ebullient Brexiteer who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal by Halloween, will replace Theresa May as prime minister after winning the leadership of the Conservative Party on Tuesday.
His victory catapults the United Kingdom towards a Brexit showdown with
the EU and towards a constitutional crisis at home, as British lawmakers
have vowed to bring down any government that tries to leave the bloc
without a divorce deal.
Johnson, the face of the 2016 Brexit referendum, won the votes of 92,153
members of the Conservative party, to 46,656 for his rival, Foreign
Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The Power of the Pen: New Law Criminalizes the Publication of Revenge Porn in NY
Governor Cuomo today signed into law S.1719C/ A.5981, criminalizing the publication of "revenge porn," or the non-consensual sharing or publication of an intimate image. This new law subjects abusers to criminal penalties of up to a year in jail, plus civil damages, and empowers victims to seek a court order to remove these images online.
"Our laws have not kept pace with technology and how abusers can use it to harass, intimidate and humiliate intimate partners," Governor Cuomo said. "By criminalizing the publication of revenge porn, we are empowering victims of this heinous act to take action against their abusers and showing them a path to justice."
Click here for the full announcement.
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
New York City to Consider Banning Sale of Cellphone Location Data
A bill would make it illegal for cellphone companies and mobile apps to
share user location information collected in the city without a
customer’s explicit permission.
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Source: The New York Times
Storms Bring Floods and Power Failures to Weary N.Y. and N.J. Residents
The winds, and in some cases, hail, left more than 200,000 customers without power in New Jersey on Tuesday morning.
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Source: The New York Times
Groups of Jeering Men Douse NYPD Cops with Water
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Source: The New York Daily News
From
The G-Man is urging young men and women in the Harlem community and abroad to
refrain from engaging in this type of behavior. These actions will only
increase the level of tension between police officers and communities of color, and
it is an extremely bad look. This site hopes that residents will stand up and speak out against the young people committing these acts before the
situation turns deadly.
Monday, July 22, 2019
Racism Is an Impeachable Offense
By Shaun King
Donald Trump has a rich, varied history of racism, bigotry, and discrimination going back to at least 1973, when the Justice Department filed a racial bias suit
against him for mistreating Black applicants and tenants all over New
York. At the time, it was one of the largest lawsuits of its kind. That
was 46 years ago. Since then, the list of offenses has piled up.
In a better time, his racist behavior would have prevented him from
ever being elected, but here we are. He’s president and now he’s openly
carrying that bigotry right into the Oval Office. Not only do I think he
is violating his oath of office — I think his open, flagrant bigotry is
an impeachable offense.
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Source: The Intercept_
The Week Ahead in Washington
Los Angeles Times White House reporter Noah Bierman and Wall Street Journal congressional reporter Siobhan Hughes preview the week ahead in Washington.
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Protesters in Puerto Rico Call for Governor Ricardo Rosello to Step Down
WARNING: Stream may contain graphic language. Viewer discretion advised.
Protesters representing various groups gather to call on Governor
Ricardo Rosello to step down from power, after a corruption scandal and
inappropriate chat messages rocked his administration.
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Protests Descend Into Chaos
Global News: On July 22, protests in Hong Kong turned chaotic as police fired at demonstrators with rubber bullets and tear gas.
Anger over an extradition bill morphed into a fresh front against what
many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by the city's political
masters in Beijing, China.
$19.2 Million Settlement Reached with EQUIFAX Over 2017 Data Breach
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Letitia James today announced that New York is holding Equifax Inc. accountable for the 2017 data breach that exposed the sensitive financial and personal information of millions of Americans, including 8.5 million New Yorkers.
The settlement stems from separate investigations by the Department of Financial Services and the New York Attorney General's Office into the credit rating agency and two of its subsidiaries, Equifax Information Services LLC and Equifax Consumer Services LLC.
Under the settlement, the companies will pay a fine of $10 million to DFS, $9.2 million to the New York Attorney General's Office as part of $175 million to Multi-State Attorney Generals including New York, and Equifax has committed up to $425 million to the consumer restitution fund.
"Credit rating agencies have a responsibility to safeguard consumers' financial and personal information, and this egregious data breach and the agency's response was completely unacceptable," Governor Cuomo said. "In New York we are sending a clear message to these agencies that they will be held accountable if they leave consumers' private data vulnerable to exposure, and we will continue our rigorous oversight of these agencies to ensure New Yorkers are protected in the future."
Attorney General Letitia James said, "Equifax put profits over privacy and greed over people, and must be held accountable to the millions of people they put at risk. This company's ineptitude, negligence, and lax security standards endangered the identities of half the U.S. population. Now it's time for the company to do what's right and not only pay restitution to the millions of victims of their data breach, but also provide every American who had their highly sensitive information accessed with the tools they need to battle identity theft in the future."
Click here for the full announcement.
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
N.Y. Power Outages: After 50,000 Lose Electricity, Service Begins to Return
More than 21,000 customers, mostly in Brooklyn, were still without power on Monday, as an intense three-day heat wave ended.
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Source: The New York Times
Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan D.A. for More Than Three Decades, Dies at 99
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Source: The New York Daily News
Statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo
"I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Morgenthau, a true New York hero whose dedication to public service and the law was matched only by the impact he had on the young prosecutors and lawyers like me who worked for him.
"Mr. Morgenthau was the gold standard of prosecutors and the model public servant, dedicating his life to achieving justice and protecting the public over the course of a storied career as a federal prosecutor under two presidents and as the longest serving Manhattan DA in history.
"He did his work with humility and integrity, and created the prestige of the DA's office — and New York is a better place because of him. I keep my assistant district attorney badge from the time I worked for Mr. Morgenthau on my desk as a daily reminder of his unrelenting pursuit of justice.
"In honor of Mr. Morgenthau, I am directing flags on State government buildings to be lowered to half-staff starting Wednesday, July 24th until interment.
"On behalf of the entire New York family, I extend my deepest condolences to Mr. Morgenthau's family, including his wife Lucinda, his children Jenny, Anne, Elinor, Robert, Barbara, Joshua and Amy and his six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren."
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
"Mr. Morgenthau was the gold standard of prosecutors and the model public servant, dedicating his life to achieving justice and protecting the public over the course of a storied career as a federal prosecutor under two presidents and as the longest serving Manhattan DA in history.
"He did his work with humility and integrity, and created the prestige of the DA's office — and New York is a better place because of him. I keep my assistant district attorney badge from the time I worked for Mr. Morgenthau on my desk as a daily reminder of his unrelenting pursuit of justice.
"In honor of Mr. Morgenthau, I am directing flags on State government buildings to be lowered to half-staff starting Wednesday, July 24th until interment.
"On behalf of the entire New York family, I extend my deepest condolences to Mr. Morgenthau's family, including his wife Lucinda, his children Jenny, Anne, Elinor, Robert, Barbara, Joshua and Amy and his six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren."
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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