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President Obama sits out a dance with ISIS
Instead, he dances the tango in Buenos Aires. On a trip to Argentina last week, the president and Michelle Obama attended a state dinner in their honor . . . more
At the White House Experience the walls in the hall leading to the Blue Room, where celebrations, like weddings and ceremonies were held before there was an Oval Office, include portraits of former presidents.
Visiting the White House, but in Brookville
There is a memorable Life Magazine photograph of John-John, Pres. John F. Kennedy’s son, as a toddler in the Oval Office. Playing inside the desk where his father is working, he pauses after … more
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Former 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah comes to the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $95, and are available at TillesCenter.org or Ticketmaster.com.
When news broke, Trevor Noah fixed it
Who is Trevor Noah? That was the collective cry across those audiences who loved mixing comedy with news — especially those who tuned into Jon Stewart every night on Comedy Central for “The Daily Show.” more
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Dr. Aaron Glatt, second from left, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital’s chief of infectious diseases, was an honored guest at the White House last week when he helped light the White House menorah with, from left, Jewish community activist Susan Stern, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, and the second gentleman, Douglas Emhoff.
Doctor from Mount Sinai South Nassau in Oceanside lights White House menorah
On Dec. 1, Dr. Aaron Glatt, chief of infectious diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, helped light the fourth candle of the Hanukkah menorah at the White House as thanks and recognition for his work during the coronavirus pandemic. more
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Dr. Aaron Glatt will be at the White House on Wednesday to light a candle of the menorah.
Mount Sinai South Nassau doctor lights White House menorah
On Wednesday night, Dr. Aaron Glatt, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai South Nassau, lit the fourth candle of the Hanukkah menorah at the White House as thanks for his work during the pandemic. more
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Long Beach Aware Executive Director Judy Vining.
Oceanside Safe Coalition to receive grant funding
Long Beach Aware will receive $625,000 in funds over five years to assist the Oceanside SAFE Coalition in involving and engaging the Oceanside community in preventing substance abuse among youth. more
What could be more apropos than finding an article on journalism in the Amtrak magazine on the way to cover a big story.
From Long Island to Washington and back
Waking up at 12:45 a.m. on a Friday to shower, shave and put on a suit is not my usual routine, so to say I was out of sorts would not be a lie. more
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A floor above Hearing Room 2154, a portion of the audience in the overflow room that watched Michael Cohen testify at the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Feb. 27.
Watching Michael Cohen from upstairs
The public testimony of Lawrence native Michael Cohen before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 27, the second of three days on which Cohen answered questions on Capitol Hill, was viewed through a diverse set of prisms. more
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) held up the White House’s “An American Budget” proposal for the 2019 federal budget while he explained his concerns for moving the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program to the Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration.
Schumer: White House budget will jeopardize opioid fight
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, denounced the White House’s 2019 federal budget proposal on Feb. 26. more
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Fourth-graders from the Howell Road Elementary School in Valley Stream visited Crossroads Farm for an organic farming lesson last week. At right were farm Field Manager Stephanie Kane and Howell Road teacher Catherine Ricchiuti.
Taking Crossroads Farm to the next level
Last year, when Marilyn Cranin of the Nassau Land Trust — the non-profit operator of Crossroads Farm — saw the renovations Joseph DeVito did to his tableware shop, White House Home in Malverne, Cranin knew she had found the perfect person for a specific undertaking. “She got me involved in the farm’s advisory council,” DeVito said. “My focus became beautification and enhancement.” more
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