Hempstead Town Supervisor Trying To Make It Harder For Door-To-Door Solicitors
Residents in one Long Island community who've had enough with door-to-door solicitors are asking the town supervisor to do something.
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Residents in one Long Island community who've had enough with door-to-door solicitors are asking the town supervisor to do something.
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and Rep. Albio Sires (D-N.J.) announced Friday that they plan to reintroduce a Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights to improve protection for consumer data.
International investigators have been trying to use social media to prevent three missing London schoolgirls from joining ISIS in Syria, as President Barack Obama says it is crucial to shut down the propaganda machine that is attracting recruits.
Giulani said he does not believe Obama has the same understanding or view of western civilization and the exceptional nature of America he has seen in other American presidents.
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Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), the new speaker of the New York State Assembly, said Thursday that raising the minimum wage and expanding higher education access are among his priorities as he settles into his position.
The chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Thursday that the agency is cooperating with authorities investigating whether his predecessor received preferential treatment from United Airlines.
Democrats are assailing former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani for questioning President Barack Obama's love of country.
The charges are honest services mail fraud, honest services wire fraud and extortion under the color of his official duties.
Joe McGee of the Business Council of Fairfield County said the federal government should feel compelled to contribute.
A state ethics commission has sent a notice of delinquency to former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, seeking information about his outside income.
A group of local prosecutors, civil rights leaders, medical experts and activists are seeking to legalize, tax and regulate the distribution and use of marijuana in the Garden State.
During the swearing-in ceremony for the new defense secretary, Ashton Carter, Biden got up close and, some say, too personal with Carter's wife.
So far, they've received more than 100 complaints. The app, called SOConnect, allows people to remain anonymous and is easy to use, officials said.
The ban would not effect private or corporate choppers, but supporters say it would greatly reduce helicopter traffic over the Hudson River.
