#If you miss to-go alcohol, blame the Legislature

#If you miss to-go alcohol, blame the Legislature

“#If you miss to-go alcohol, blame the Legislature” Here’s hoping you enjoyed your last chance at liquor-to-go from your local bar or restaurant. Too bad lobbyists got the Legislature to skip on making the temporary pandemic privilege into a permanent one. Sadly, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s surprise lifting of all COVID-19 emergency mandates left the battered…

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#Blazers PR shuts down question about Chauncey Billups allegation

#Blazers PR shuts down question about Chauncey Billups allegation

“#Blazers PR shuts down question about Chauncey Billups allegation” The Portland Trail Blazers refused a reporter’s question about a decades-old sexual assault allegation made against recently named head coach Chauncey Billups. In his opening remarks during the introductory news conference, the 44-year-old Billups said the alleged incident from 1997 “shaped my life in so many…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 30, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 30, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 30, 2021” The Issue: Mayor de Blasio’s vow to send more police officers into Times Square after a recent shooting there. What’s the use of Mayor de Blasio “flooding” Times Square with cops if he ties their hands like last summer, when they were being pelted with water bottles…

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#Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke and other commentary

#Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke and other commentary

“#Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke and other commentary” Libertarian: Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke Sixteen years after the Supreme Court ruled the federal marijuana ban applies even when individual states have legalized it, Justice Clarence Thomas “is back with another blast” at the federal government’s “half-in, half-out regime that simultaneously tolerates and forbids local use of marijuana,”…

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#End the anarchy at Washington Square Park, Mr. Mayor

#End the anarchy at Washington Square Park, Mr. Mayor

“#End the anarchy at Washington Square Park, Mr. Mayor” “I called the cops. They didn’t want to come,” said Abdo Mansour, one of three food vendors attacked by mobs Sunday night outside Washington Square Park. “The cops stayed right there.” “The cops stayed right there” is a statement that should fill New Yorkers with dread….

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#Cush Jumbo, Jared Harris shine in AMC+ revenge thriller

#Cush Jumbo, Jared Harris shine in AMC+ revenge thriller

“#Cush Jumbo, Jared Harris shine in AMC+ revenge thriller” Grieving mom Frances Cairnes (Cush Jumbo) opens “The Beast Must Die” with these chilling words: “I am going to kill a man.” And, from there, the six-part thriller shifts into maximum overdrive. Premiering Monday (July 5) on AMC+, it’s based on the novel by Nicholas Blake…

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