Ted Phillips
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Emmy Award winning reporter at Newsday. "When there are no certain facts, people believe the truth to be whatever it is they most desire."--Arrian
Joined June 2011
Former Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin’s quits his $179,375 job as a Hempstead community services representative after three weeks and retires from town government.
newsday.com
Don Clavin's retirement follows weeks of questions raised since he was quietly appointed to a new town government job Aug. 5, less than 30 minutes after he had resigned as town supervisor.
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Former Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin’s new office as a community services representative in Roosevelt is closed for renovations, according to the town’s website. On Monday the door was locked, the shades drawn, and the door covered with paper.
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Hempstead supervisor Clavin resigned but will remain on town payroll with an undisclosed salary and title https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/hempstead-clavin-ferretti-f4as4afq
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John Ferretti sworn in Town Supervisor Hempstead following Clavin’s resignation
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Hempstead town supervisor Don Clavin, Jr. has resigned. No sign of Legis. Ferretti, yet but his family is here, dressed up.
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Tim Harford pointed out the perils of firing trusted statisticians in “The Data Detective.”
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And the shark is apparently now gone from Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, everyone is back in the water, well, almost everyone.
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Brighton Beach, Brooklyn closed to swimmers at the moment due to shark sighting.
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Reports of device searches and additional scrutiny at the U.S. border are on the rise amid increasing border control🤳 Are you a journalist traveling to or from the US? CPJ’s new border safety advisory outlines advice for how to protect yourself digitally. Read more🔐⤵️
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Report included in new New York State General Obligation bond prospectus raises possibilities of inflation caused by federal policies and cuts to federal aid.
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In February 44 B.C., Julius Caesar refused the diadem when offered it by Marc Antony during the Lupercalia celebrations.
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From the vault, House Speaker John Boehner on the separation of powers in 2014: https://t.co/WcF6PK5N82
rollcall.com
Here’s the complete text of the letter Speaker John A. Boehner sent Wednesday to House members, regarding his decision to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the House against President Barack Obama over...
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“His Truth is as follows”? So much for the war against relativism.
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U.S. will no longer enforce law against bribing foreign officials, companies https://t.co/B8y6IirzWH
cnbc.com
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law in 1977. In 2024, the Department of Justice announced 24 cases related to the anti-bribery statute.
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The 1994 Chinese film “To Live” portrayed the impact of the Cultural Revolution through the lens of a medical emergency. Competent doctors were deemed counter-revolutionary enemies of the people, so the medical system was run by inexperienced ideologues, with tragic consequences.
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In 2008, Lee Zeldin weighed in on the prostitution scandal that brought down Eliot Spitzer,
observer.com
Judging by their relative silence so far, it seems that New York Republicans are, by and large, still weighing how best to leverage today’s stunning news about Eliot Spitzer. But not U.S. Con…
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Unusually sunny Election Day in most of the country, will it affect voter turnout?
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