By Katie Balevic, Insider Two Long Island nurses were arrested this week after investigators uncovered a COVID-19 vaccine card fraud scheme in which they made millions selling bogus vaccine cards, and then entering false information into the state vaccine database. Julie DeVuono, a 49-year-old pediatric nurse practitioner, and Marissa Urraro, a 44-year-old licensed practical nurse, […]
Jamaican songstress Sophia Brown takes a bold approach with her newest single, “Bad For Me.” Produced under her own label MusicMecka Records, the track will make its official debut on the airwaves on January 28, 2022. Click Here for Smartlink “This song is about a woman who’s with another woman’s man but she is in love and can’t get enough. […]
Here are some thoughts on success in a Forbes article from James Cash Penny, the founder of JC Penny, “Though plenty of people want to be successful, only a self-selected few will even come close.” I could not agree with this statement more. In other words, if you are willing to buckle down and commit […]
By Paul Shafer and Katherine Gutierrez, The Conversation The big idea The discontinuation of the Biden administration’s monthly payments of the child tax credit could leave millions of American families without enough food on the table, according to our new study in JAMA Network Open. The first missed payment on Jan. 15, 2022, left families […]
Bridgetown, Barbados (26 Jan, 2022) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization today joins the rest of the Caribbean in mourning the loss of Dr. Jean Holder, the father of regional tourism development. The late Dr. Holder spent more than 30 years of his professional life leading the development and expansion of the sector that would become […]
A migrant from Colombia in a Border Patrol Inmate Transport van after turning himself over to authorities on May 13, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact When the Biden administration announced a new “dedicated docket” in immigration court for families seeking asylum at the border, many advocates raised concerns that the docket would […]
People participating in the protest march against Former President Trump’s new immigration laws in Manhattan in 2017 in New York City. – New York, New York. – January 29, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Kate Goettel, The Immigrant’s Journal The State Department announced a new rule that will waive fees for visa applicants who were denied because […]
The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) today warned about scammers taking advantage of the free COVID-19 test government program to steal personal information for unscrupulous purposes. Due to the high demand, scammers may start using techniques that typically arise with a free government event such as: falsely claiming to be online providers […]
New York City Council’s Speaker Adrienne Adams speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Harlem on January 17, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams yesterday announced his “Blueprint to End Gun Violence” in New York City, which lays out numerous policy proposals to curb the […]
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during vigil for slain police officer Jason Rivera at 32nd Police Precinct. – New York, NY – January 22, 2022 (Shutterstock) Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks on Gun Violence in Blue Room, City Hall Manhattan. (January 24, 2022) Watch video below: