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Groundhog Day 2021 accuracy rate: Bet on Staten Island Chuck to be right Updated Feb 01, 2021; Posted Feb 01, 2021 Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If only Staten Island Chuck published a bettor’s guide. Chuck, of the Staten Island Zoo, rolls into Tuesday’s virtual Groundhog Day ceremony on a heater. The West Brighton-based prognosticator has been making the right picks for the past few years, correctly predicting 10 of the last 11 years. On Feb. 2, 2020, a month or so before the co...

Why Reproductive Rights Matter to the U.S. Business Community Ruth Shaber, MD. The landmark U.S Supreme Court decision  Roe v. Wade is celebrating its 48th anniversary this month. If the Supreme Court continues to erode its protections and others related to reproductive rights, the map of abortion availability in the U.S. is certain to change dramatically. Twenty-four states are likely to outlaw abortion entirely. With five states already down to one abortion clinic, millions more women would ...

By Will Sayre El Segundo PUBLISHED 8:00 AM ET Jan. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:00 AM EST Jan. 08, 2021 SHARE EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A global pandemic certainly hasnt slowed the business drive of renowned Chef Wolfgang Puck, but that doesnt mean his journey over the last year has been a cakewalk. While some of his establishments are currently closed du...

Will even take him to get it done, if he could. >> you know, susan, you brought up something interesting, theres no women on this list. thats the other part of this. prostitution. a lot of people believe thats exploitive of women. some people say, oh, no, they are paid a lot of money. this is an enterprise thats exploitive of women. >> and a violation of the law and unfaithful to your spouse. >> suddenly thats no longer a moral line that makes you unable to perform the job. >> i dont think we kn...

0 whether to allow an animated recreation of events that shows george zimmermans version of events on the night trayvon martin was shot to death. the state is pushing to exclude the animation. yesterday they called 10 witnesses to the stand including trayvon martins father, tracy martin, who was asked about voices heard on 911 calls made on the night of his sons death. before we get to political news well be joined by craig melvin and msnbc analyst lisa bloom from new york. craig, let me start...

new england. boston, 61 as far as relief. the humidity, it was impressive all weekend. a lot of water out there associated with the movement through. 83 today, a little cooler with the cloud cover. showers and storms likely this afternoon. winds out of the southeast at 5. heres a quick look at weather. lets do traffic with lauren. >> thanks. showers and storms plus holiday traffic not really the best combination. do head out early today. right now nice light volume. the trip leaving ba...

An unnecessary provocation that stabs hearts. >> reporter: yes, strong words. in this the former governor of ask appears to reflect the thinks of new yorkers and americans at large according to public opinion pollsment this project has the backing of three of new york citys most powerful elected officials. mayor bloomberg, christine quinn and the manhattan bureau president scott springer. one of the most outspoken members of congress says the sounds of 9/11 are still open. lets listen. >> rememb...

Unity in new york. they spent about 5 million bucks in election cycle and spent about do you mean that two years ago. jenna: its a political hot potato, this topic. weve heard about the republicans campaigns against the project. what are people in new york actually saying about this? >> reporter: a pool of 1200 registered voters in the big apple in june found people opposed by a marriag margin of o 31% yet this project has the backing of mayor bloomberg, christine quinn and scott springer. in ex...

nelli, saying today that -- ceuch nelli, saying that police may legally ask about the immigration status of a suspect they are questioning, somebody they have legally stopped, a 2008 law requires police to check the immigration status of anyone taken into custody on suspicion of committing a separate crime, but this says if an opinion actually written by the attorney general, cuchinelli last week, that the virginia law enforcement officers may inquire into the immigration status not ju...

general emphasizing the importance of working with and protecting civilians and stretting the need to root out corruption as well. mike emanuel is live at the pentagon. what are the points of emphasis general petraeus is making about the fight in afghanistan thats happening right now? >> reporter: the key line comes on page four where he says learn and adapt more quickly than the enemy, the general essentially laying out markers for his troops in the field, ways to handle the fight, sa...