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Former President Donald Trump took to TRUTH Social Sunday to endorse Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in what’s now being considered a toss off election to dethrone Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Democratic incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul is ahead in the New York governor's race, but independent voters are aligning with the GOP in critical issues like rising crime and inflation, according to a recent poll. A Marist Poll released Thursday found that Democrat Gov.

After the Empire State's crime wave got right up to his Shirley, N.Y. home, Republican gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin doubled down on his plan to quash the criminality running rampant in New York. Zeldin, currently a Republican congressman on Long Island, told Fox News on Monday he would immediately fire New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg, one of several high-profile DAs linked to left-wing billionaire George Soros that are viewed as soft-on-crime.

A woman stashed class A drugs in her vagina while 'under duress' from her abusive boyfriend, a court has heard. Expectant 30-year-old Brooke Morgan walked free from court after insisting she accompanied her partner Ryan Leonard's drug dealing exploits after suffering domestic violence.

New York’s state police superintendent resigned Friday, days after Gov. Kathy Hochul said he was being investigated for his handling of internal personnel matters. In a statement, Hochul thanked Kevin Bruen for "his years of public service" and said that First Deputy Superintendent Steven Nigrelli will take over as acting superintendent on an interim basis.

An angry Mercedes driver jumped on a woman's bonnet, smashed her windscreen and then punched her in the face in a road rage row. Akaash Hussain was sentenced on Thursday for the offence alongside three men for their part in a huge drugs operation.

Dylan McDermott is going undercover to kick off the new season of ! Only ET exclusively debuts the first official photos from the season 4 premiere, which finds Remy Scott (McDermott), leader of the FBI's Fugitive Task Force, taking on a new identity as he tries to solve the latest case.In the premiere episode, titled «Iron Pipeline,» the Fugitive Task Force investigates a connection between a family of four from New York shot dead in a Georgia hotel room and the sale of illegal firearms. Meanwhile, Barnes (Roxy Sternberg) struggles with Remy's leadership style upon her return from maternity leave, and Remy and his sister plan for their mother's care.In ET's exclusive photos, Remy expertly slips into his new persona, showing off his tats, rocking a sleeveless tank and black leather vest, and capping off the new look with a metal chain necklace as he fully embodies the «bad boy» image alongside his motorcycle.“Nothing is more exciting than to ride a Harley, change my look and go undercover for the premiere episode of season 4 of !” McDermott tells ET.See the first official season 4 photos from below.Joining the action in the new season is 's Edwin Hodge, who will play Ray Cannon.

to see the king on his 2023 US tour are ranging from $4,000 to $5,000 on Ticketmaster because of the service’s “dynamic pricing” system that allows for extreme inflation from high demand.Even nosebleeds are going for more than $1K as “platinum tickets,” which are simply considered seats sold throughout all sections of a venue, per the outlet.One Springsteen fan, @puffwoody, spotted tickets going for $1,125 for an upcoming Albany show, prompting a “f–k off !” tweet in response.“I’m rich and I think that’s f–king crazy,” podcast producer John Palumbo said in a video rant over the prices.The Post has reached out to Ticketmaster for comment.Almost a bigger slap in the face to these inflation-weakened customers is that Ticketmaster claims the dynamic method aims to “price tickets closer to their fair value,” an FAQ page reads.“I’m sure you won’t see this @springsteen but you or your management need to have a word with the abhorrent criminals running @Ticketmaster who are charging exorbitant amounts to see you in concert. Please listen to your fans, nobody can afford these ridiculous ticket prices,” posted @Danny_Biggane.“Dear kids, I just spent your inheritance on @springsteen tickets.

Activision Blizzard, with the company’s Albany branch (formerly Vicarious Visions) making the bid.This makes the Albany QA branch the second potential union at the company, after the same department at Raven Software won its union election bid back in May. Called Game Workers Alliance (GWA) Albany, the new union issued a statement last night (July 19) via Twitter:“QA is currently an undervalued discipline in the games and software industries.

Edwin Hodge is joining the Fugitive Task Force on “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS confirmed to TheWrap on Monday.The actor, whose credits include “Good Sam,” “For All Mankind,” “Winning Time,” and “Mayans M.C.,” is filling the vacancy left by Miguel Gomez, who played Ivan Ortiz for two seasons.Hodge will play Ray Cannon, who transfers to Remy Scott’s (Dylan McDermott) team from the Violent Crimes office in Albany. The character was a cop in New Orleans before graduating at the top of his class at Quantico last year.

Edwin Hodge is officially the newest member of the Fugitive Task Force on CBS’ following Miguel Gomez’s exit in June. He will make his debut as Ray Cannon this fall during the show’s fourth season run which kicks off on September 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Albany TV news anchor Heather Kovar has quit her job after being suspended.

Hollywood Reporter wrote.Trivia show already has branded casino games and slot machines in clubs, with 250 versions launched across the country. “We are delighted to be partnering with BetMGM for the launch of ‘Wheel of Fortune’s very first online casino,” Suzanne Prete, executive VP of game shows at Sony Pictures Television, revealed in a statement.“With ‘Wheel of Fortune’ celebrating its 40th season this year, we are pleased to continue offering players additional, new ways to play the games they know and love,” she continued.BetMGM also noted in a memo that it will include “responsible gaming education” as part of the “Wheel of Fortune” casino game through GameSense, an application designed for MGM Resorts by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.The long-running show will also be going on tour in the near future.Their first live tour in North America will start on Sept.

Under starters orders for day four at Royal Ascot with the fillies and speed merchants taking top billing.

Don McLean is set to air in the US next week.Produced and directed by Jim Brown, Don McLean: American Troubadour arrives 50 years after the singer-songwriter’s iconic anthem ‘American Pie’ topped the US Billboard chart in 1972.“I let Jim Brown into my life because I respect him and trust him,” McLean said in a press release. “We’ve known each other for forty years and he allowed my ideas to be fully realised while telling my story accurately and poetically.”McLean granted unprecedented access and interviews for the film, revealing his personal account of a career spanning over five decades and performing songs that have become integral parts of US pop culture.Don McLean: American Troubadour will also feature live performances of ‘American Pie’, ‘Vincent’, ‘Crying’ and ‘And I Love You So’ along with interviews with artists such as Brian Wilson and REM’s Mike Mills and more.“Don McLean is a true artist and rugged individualist,” Brown said.

Variety.Guests who are able to score tickets to the extravaganza will have the chance to spin a replica of the colorful “Wheel of Fortune” disk.Fans will also solve puzzles on the tour’s game board to win a variety of cool prizes from $10,000 to trips to Paris and Hawaii.Audience members may also be randomly selected to win cash and gifts.Tickets for the show start at $29.50 with a pre-sale dropping on May 17 at 12 p.m. PT.

Specialist officers have been drafted in to help the search for a missing pensioner who vanished one week ago.

Almost two months after A Million Little Things has its winter finale, ABC’s ensemble drama returned tonight with a midseason premiere. A significant part of it was dedicated to two developments set up in the finale, Rome’s new bout of depression and Maggie’s trip to Albany to face the mother of her former patient Justin who had committed suicide after developing feelings for her.

EXCLUSIVE: Tanisha Harper (Dollface) is joining ABC’s long-running daytime drama General Hospital as a new series regular in a recasting.

Al Roker has shared his nerves with fans, after a severe snowstorm hit New York. In a series of videos posted on his Instagram account, Al first revealed he had a red snow plow inside his garage that he wanted to "put away" and yet the snow was still falling down around his home.MORE: Al Roker shares date night photo and fans are obsessed with this detailSharing that it was 26 degrees fahrenheit, the snow was visibly falling thick although fans could still see the trees at the edge of his land.

Ricky Schroder has called upon American truckers to "shut down" Washington over COVID-19 restrictions. The actor, who praised Canada’s "Freedom Convoy" truckers, took to Instagram on Thursday and recorded a lengthy video of himself for his nearly 70K followers.The 51-year-old is seen sitting outside beside a fire while reading the Bible and analyzing its teachings. "I think we see what we’re facing here," the former "Silver Spoons" star said.

Slate advice podcast How to Do It signed ‘Coming Up Short’. A thirty-year-old heterosexual (don’t know if that is a determining factor) complained that after he got out of hospital after contracting COVID in July last year he suffered some erectile dysfunction, which got better with medical attention.Unfortunately, he was left with a lasting problem.“My penis has shrunk. Before I got sick, I was above average.

ABC has set midseason premiere dates for a pair of 10 p.m. drama series. A Million Little Things returns for the second half of its fourth season on Wednesday, February 23, and Big Sky is back for Season 2B on Thursday, February 24.

Andrew Cuomo can run, but he can’t hide from his sexual misconduct scandal.

A complaint has been filed in Albany City Court against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, alleging that he forcibly touched a woman at the state governor’s mansion last year.

Oh Wonder have announced details of their 2022 UK and European tour.Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West will tour next year in support of their upcoming fourth album ‘22 Break’, which is set for release on October 8.While Oh Wonder will first perform a special show at The Albany Theatre in London on Thursday (September 30) – which will later be broadcast online on YouTube on October 14 – the duo have today (September 28) announced details of their UK and European tour plans for 2022.In terms

David Patten was an NFL wide receiver who won three Super Bowls while playing with the New England Patriots in the early 2000s.Patten played college football for Western Carolina University before joining the Arena Football League in 1996. He played briefly for the Albany Firebirds before being signed by the New York Giants in 1997.

according to a report, he didn’t take his dog with him. Media and political figures expressed their outrage online.

The New York Post reported the victim was “Executive Assistant #1” in the sexual harassment report from Attorney General Letitia James. The Albany Sheriff department confirmed to TheWrap that a report had been filed but declined to say more as its under investigation.

Allison Mack has been sentenced to three years in prison for her involvement in the NXIVM sex cult, Vulture reported.

A teacher at an upstate New York high school is coming under fire this week after she told students that George Floyd died of a heart attack and a drug overdose.

health commissioner reportedly administered a COVID-19 test to Chris Cuomo at his Long Island home last March and rushed it to a state laboratory for processing, according to published reports in the Albany Times-Union and The New York Times.Chris Cuomo contracted COVID-19 last year and anchored his “Cuomo Prime Time” show while quarantined in the basement of his home.Several times, the governor was a guest on his brother's show for mostly light banter that entertained viewers at the time but

Ronald DeFeo Jr., the Long Island man serving a life sentence for slaughtering his parents and four siblings in a 1974 crime that would inspire The Amityville Horror book and movie franchise, died March 12 at the Albany Medical Center in New York. He was 69.

A report that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo late last year groped an aide at the Executive Mansion where he lives was referred by a state official to the Albany Police Department.

when he was axed from the upcoming movie “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” amid shouts that the cartoon character is a rapist. Dave Chappelle first pointed out Pepé’s pervy ways in a 2000 comedy special called “Killin’ Them Softly.” The comedian made a funny joke about him, we laughed and everybody moved on.I grant you, some of those gropey old Pepé episodes can make you cringe nowadays as if they were part of a documentary about 2021 Albany. But before Warner Bros.

Suddenly on-the-defensive New York Governor Andrew Cuomo admitted Monday that some data on Covid-19 deaths of nursing home residents was late and incomplete but flatly denied a cover up in his first public comments as controversial statements by a top aid last week risk tarnishing his reputation as a national political and media star in the fight against coronavirus.