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New York Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer say the western New York college was chosen by the U.S. Energy Department to receive $70 million in federal funding over five years to lead the Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance. The alliance of more than 100 universities and businesses will focus on developing technologies that reduce net-energy costs, waste materials and emissions while increasing manufacturing industry sales by 50 percent.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power addresses the U.N. Security Council on December 23, 2016 after the U.S. abstention allowed passage of a resolution condemning Israel for settlement activity in disputed territory. Republican lawmakers unsurprisingly slammed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israel and the Obama administration's decision to allow it to pass, but almost one-third of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. Senate 15 of the 46 senators have also come out publicly since Friday against the move.
On Dec. 9, 1916, actor, author, producer and director Kirk Douglas, known for such movies as "The Bad and the Beautiful," "Lust for Life," "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" and "Spartacus," to name only a few, was born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, N.Y. In 1935, the Downtown Athletic Club of New York honored college football player Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago with the DAC Trophy, which later became known as the Heisman Trophy. In 1965, Nikolai V. Podgorny replaced Anastas I. Mikoyan as chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, a job he would hold for almost 12 years.
Incumbent Sen. Chuck Schumer, running against long-shot Republican Wendy Long, is set to be the chamber's top Democrat. With one week to go until the election and Hillary Clinton holding a substantial lead in the polls, here's a New Yorkcentric guide to election night and beyond for Sen. Charles Schumer and other aspirational New York Democrats, as well as the U.S. House and state Senate.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, on Tuesday proposed that cadets at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy be provided with satellite phones when they train for a year at sea so they can quickly report sexual harassment or assault. The senator added her name to a list of public officials alarmed by reports of widespread sexual misconduct at the little-known federal school that trains sailors to work in the federal government and on commercial ships.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announced a new bill during a visit Monday to Westelcom that could expand funding options to help internet service providers bring broadband access to rural areas. Dubbed the Broadband Connections for Rural Opportunities Program Act, the legislation seeks to combine loan and grant programs that could finance large-scale broadband infrastructure projects in the north country.
JULY 30: Sen. Kristen Gillibrand embraces End Rape on Campus co-founder Andrea Pino, a survivor of sexual assult at the University of North Carolina, during a news conference about new legislation aimed at curbing sexual assults on college and university campuses at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center July 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. With strong bipartisan support in the Senate, the bill would require schools to make public the result of anonymous surveys about campus assaults and impose significant financial burdens on universities that fail to comply with some of the law's requirements.
CYBER CRIME: Exclusive: Six U.S. senators urge Obama to prioritize cyber crime at G20 summit US-CYBER-HEIST-G20-EXCLUSIVE A man rides an electronic bike past a billboard for the upcoming G20 summit in Hangzhou 1 of 1 Items A man rides an electronic bike past a billboard for the upcoming G20 summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 29. NEW YORK - Six U.S. senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritize cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China, in the wake of the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to a letter obtained by Reuters. In the letter sent to the White House ahead of the Sept.
The Daily Caller is at the Democratic National Convention and it doesn't look like there are any American flags. The stage is bland and grey, with no red, white or blue present.
An upstate New York village dealing with water contamination now has a problem at its water treatment plant, and residents have been asked to limit water use. Hoosick Falls Mayor David Borge says contractors broke wires in part of the plant, and that caused an electrical short.
Thousands of people took to the streets of New York City on Sunday to celebrate LGBT Pride Month and rally in support of the LGBT community following a mass shooting at gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida this month which left 49 victims dead . According to A.M. New York , this year's 46th annual Pride March was the largest in New York history, with some 32,000 marchers.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand greets people before addressing the Long Island Association at their office in Melville, Friday, June 24, 2016. Photo Credit: Steve Pfost Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand greets people before addressing the Long Island Association at their office in Melville, Friday, June 24, 2016.
Democrats Colleen Deacon, Eric Kingson and Steve Williams found common ground on almost every issue, especially the need for Washington to focus on helping the middle class, and each candidate brought their own pesonal story to the conversation. "I actually had to quit my job a few days before my son was born and go on WIC and food stamps to keep us healthy," said Colleen Deacon, a former staffer in Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's office.
The Hermon Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $62,381 in federal funding to purchase 10 pieces of self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighters. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and announced Thursday by U.S. senators Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, and Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-NY.
The Pentagon is relying on information it won't make public to dispute an Associated Press investigation that found the military misled Congress about sexual assault cases to blunt support for Senate legislation. In a report sent Thursday to a bipartisan group of senators, the Pentagon refers to undisclosed files about several of the cases to challenge AP's findings.
Despite reforms inspired in part by the Express-News 2013 series "Twice Betrayed," little progress has been made in reducing the number of military sexual assaults, according a new Pentagon report. Despite reforms inspired in part by the Express-News 2013 series "Twice Betrayed," little progress has been made in reducing the number of military sexual assaults, according a new Pentagon report.
Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand want the Algonquin pipeline project halted until independent health and safety reviews are completed. The two Democrats say the project poses a threat to the quality of life in the region and doesn't come with any long-term benefit to the communities it would affect.