Tag: New york
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New York legalizes recreational marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has on Wednesday signed the legislation that sought to legalize the use and trade of marijuana. According to reports, lawmakers passed the sweeping bill in a historic vote on Tuesday night. This development will make New York, the second-largest marijuana market in the United States. In a statement from…
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Ex-U.S. presidential hopeful to run for New York Mayor
Former US presidential hopeful and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang has announced he will run for mayor of New York City in an election this year that he is an early favourite to win. Yang, 46, announced his run on Twitter Wednesday, posting a video of him skateboarding with his wife on the Brooklyn Bridge. The…
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Former champion Osaka survives scare to reach last 16 in New York
Former champion Naomi Osaka survived a third-round scare before grinding out a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 victory over fearless Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk to reach the last 16 of the U.S. Open on Friday. The Japanese fourth seed initially looked like she would enjoy a routine day on the court but was forced to dig deep…
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Another dismembered body found in New York hours after Gokada founder’s incident
Another decapitated body, wrapped in a plastic bag, has been found on the roof of a McDonald’s outlet in Bronx, New York. The incomplete body was found early Wednesday, cops and sources told The New York Post. The grisly discovery came less than 24 hours after the dismembered body of tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh was…
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CEO of Gokada, Fahim Saleh found dead, dismembered in his apartment
Tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, who is the CEO of former bike-hailing app Gokada, was on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, found dead and dismembered in his New York apartment. Saleh’s body was found headless and dismembered inside his luxury Lower East Side apartment which he bought in 2019. The body of the 33-year-old was discovered by…
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Minister, Buhari’s Aide, others react as Majek Fashek dies in New York
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo and Laurreta Onochie, an Aide to President Muhammadu Buhari have reacted to the death of the legendary Reggae star, Majek Fashek. The Raggae star a.k.a rain maker, died after battling with cancer for nearly a year. Mr Uzoma Omenka, his manager confirmed the news…
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Sad! COVID-19: Two Edolites die in New York within 72hrs [Photos]
Two Edolites based in New York City in the United States died within 72hours due to the complications of coronavirus. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that David Igbinadolor and Efosa Osaiki had died on the 10th and 13th of April respectively in different hospitals in New York. This was revealed in two WhatsApp posts by Hon Ehiozuwa…
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New York buries unclaimed COVID-19 victims in mass graves
New York City officials have hired contract labourers to bury the dead in its potter’s field on Hart Island as the city’s daily death rate from the coronavirus pandemic reached grim new records in each of the last three days. The city has used Hart Island to bury New Yorkers with no known next of…
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COVID-19: New York records largest single-day death of 731
New York on Tuesday announced the death of 731 more people from the novel coronavirus disease, representing the largest single-day increase in deaths since the crisis began. Briefing newsmen, the state governor, Andrew Cuomo, gave the new death toll as 5,489, up by 731 from 4,758 on Monday morning. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…