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The NBA team Sacramento Kings announced a partnership with platinum selling hip hop artist and now TV mogul 50 Cent. The announcement was made last week. This will be a multi-year partnership with 50 cents his premium wine and spirits company, Sire Spirits LLC, and his charity, the G-Unity Foundation. Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article263881902.html#storylink=cpy
2 window washers almost had a rough weekend after being stuck on the side of Rochester’s tallest building for nearly 3 hours. Reports say that the 2 workers were stuck on a faulty platform 160 feet high halfway down the building. Fire crews were able to rescue the 2 men by going through an apartment […]
The era of Sprite soda coming in a green bottle has come to an end. For more than 60 years, the soft drink Sprite has come packaged in iconic green bottles, and will no longer be in these bottles for environmental reasons. Starting next month, the Coca-Cola Co., which produces Sprite, will package the lemon-lime […]
Yesterday, the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees approved the criteria for allocating $113 million in direct funding from the state to support campus programs designed to increase services to SUNY students, bolster enrollment, and support college completion rates. $60 million of the budget will be distributed across SUNY campuses for investing […]
The family of the little black girl that went viral after being snub by a Sesame Street Theme park employee who was dressed as a character is suing for $25 Million dollars for racial discrimination. The lawsuit alleges four employees dressed as Sesame Street characters ignored Quinton Burns, his daughter and other Black guests during […]
Last month, New York Attorney General Letitia James took action by filing a lawsuit accusing 10 gun distributors of fueling the gun violence crisis. This lawsuit is to prevent national gun distributors from selling and bringing illegal ghost gun parts into the state. Now, AG James is taking action to the court. James filed a […]
After a social media threat was made towards the Gate Chili high school campus, the person accused of making a threat online that prompted a lockout is now in custody. The threatening social media post was not made by a student and students were not threatened. Summer meals and all activities were canceled yesterday but […]
As Lizzo says, “it’s about damn time!” Nearly three years after her hit single, “Truth Hurts,” topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts, Lizzo has finally hit number 1 again with her single “About Damn Time.” The high-powered empowerment anthem is the first single from Lizzo’s new LP, Special, which debuted at the number two spot […]
Yesterday, on the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to support people with disabilities. The newly signed bill includes supported decision-making for those with a disability who reach adulthood shifting the support from guardianship to supported decision-making. Governor Hochul stated: “The Americans With Disabilities Act established a comprehensive […]
After the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) approved Quest Diagnostics’ recent application or testing to identify Monkeypox, we are now able to further expand the state’s testing capacity. The testing uses real-time PCR technology to test samples from individuals who are showing symptoms of Monkeypox, such as vesicular rashes or pustules. New York […]