A New York City wedding ended in disaster Friday night after cops busted the illicit gathering of almost 300 guests and took the venue owner into custody, according to local reports. After receiving an anonymous complaint, the New York City Sheriff’s Department broke up the wedding at the Royal Elite Palace in Woodside, Queens just before midnight, NBC News New York reported. Upon entering the hall, […]
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Earlier on Sunday, a video featuring a group of white New York Police Department officers arresting an unarmed African-American man in Far Rockaway, Queens, sparked outrage on social media, as one of the cops appeared to place his arm around the neck of the suspect, while the other three officers handcuffed him. The of New York Police Department (NYPD) on Sunday suspended without pay a white […]
Assemblyperson Ron Kim wants his constituents to be self-sovereign. The trouble is, his constituents don’t know what that means. A member of the New York State Assembly representing District 40 as part of the Democrat and Working Families parties, Kim has been a fierce advocate for progressive politics and a surprising voice for crypto advocacy. Over the course of his seven-year stint in office, Kim has […]
UK 16:11 GMT 02.06.2020Get short URL 2020 also marks 80 years since Her Majesty gave her first public speech. In 1940, when she was 14 years old, she gave a radio broadcast aimed at raising the morale of British children. “And when peace comes, remember it will be for us, children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place”, Princes Elizabeth […]
A Queens, New York, man accused of threatening mass shootings and buying illegal weapons was also a prolific internet troll targeting Jews and people of color online. Joseph Miner was arrested Tuesday along with another man, Daniel Jou, after allegedly trying to buy assault-style weapons with the serial numbers removed from an undercover agent at an airport hotel. Miner allegedly used Instagram to post about “martyring” […]
The queen gave a 75th anniversary VE Day speech Friday night that doubled as a rallying cry against coronavirus. “Never give up, never despair, that was the message of VE Day,” she told the British people. Second World War heroes would “recognize and admire,” the sacrifices the British were making today in the fight against coronavirus, the queen added. It was her second major coronavirus-themed speech […]