DARIEN, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – In Darien, Conn., some underage children believe they may have found a way to get their hands on outlawed e-cigarettes. One woman in Darien said she has been receiving packages from e-cigarette vaping companies that she herself didn’t order, containing vaping juice that powers the e-cigarettes. She suspects high school friends of her son may be using her address to mail the paraphernalia. Conn. Woman Claims Underage Kids Used Her Address To Buy Banned E-Cigarettes Fran Schneidau reports play pause The woman contacted Nancy Alderman, who locally champions the cause of environment and health, WCBS 880’s Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau. Alderman said she promptly alerted state lawmakers about the loophole allowing access to kids under 18. “First thing is to have people be aware that it’s going on and then the next issue is to do something about it,” Alderman said. Alderman said while the law prohibits kids under 18 from buying e-cigarettes, there is currently no stopping out-of-state companies from mailing the vapor juice to households in Connecticut once the product has been ordered.

http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150312180658560AA.mp4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New Yorkers now have a chance to see George Clooney and his wife, Amal, up close and in person. The Clooneys are one of Hollywood’s most talked about couples and as CBS2’s Jill Nicolini reported, they have moved into the city. They have reportedly been staying at the lavish Carlyle Hotel on the Upper East Side. George and his wife Amal were spotted dining across the street at Kappo Masso last weekend. No one there was willing to discuss the Clooneys’ visit, but the general manager at Taverna Kyclades in Astoria was ready to talk. “It was unexpected for Bill Murray to come in with Sofia Coppola, and second day with George Clooney, so that was unexpected,” Konstantinos Kollias said. Kollias said they loved the Greek food and chowed down on some chicken kebab and grape leaves. “They were really simple with water and some beverages,” he said, “Absolutely down to earth. We were amazed by their behavior. They were one of us.” George is busy filming ‘Money Monster’ with Julia Roberts and has been spotted at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens. Amal has been seen at Columbia where she is reportedly going to be a visiting professor. Students were all abuzz about sightings. “People are blowing up on Twitter. One of my friends posted, ‘Just passed Amal on campus, what?’ People are making light-hearted jokes, about, ‘Oh yeah, she stopped me, kissed me on the cheeks, told me all about her top-secret litigation,” Daniel Liss said. The couple has also been spotted dining at Cafe Boulud on the Upper West Side and getting drinks at Bemelmans Bar in the Carlyle.

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AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A funeral will be held Thursday for a Jersey City woman whose disappearance led to a serial killer’s dumping ground on Long Island. Shannan Gilbert , a 24-year-old escort, disappeared on May 1, 2010. Her remains were found in a marsh on Oak Beach in December 2011. Investigators then found the remains of 10 other women along Ocean Parkway. They suspect a serial killer is responsible, but don’t believe Gilbert’s death is linked to the others. Gilbert will be buried in Amityville Cemetery.

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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao began to promote their May 2 bout, but watchers believe it can save a sport that has been on the ropes

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The 12-year-old Golden Retriever teaches others to have a “pawsitive” outlook on life

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http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150309184315387AA.mp4 SYOSSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island woman was involved in a terrifying road rage incident that allegedly stemmed from an old feud. Police say another driver intentionally plowed into her car on Sunday night, leaving her seriously hurt. Now, as CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported, the woman is calling for justice. With broken ribs, Regina Khezri made it to court intent on justice. “I feel (an) assault (charge) isn’t justice enough. He tried to kill me with my car,” she said. Khezri, 22, was driving on the Long Island Eexpressway service road, on the phone with 911, afraid of a former friend that she argued with at a Syosset gas station. The dispatcher told her to pull over off of Robbins Lane and put her hazards on. A car pulled up alongside her. “I thought he was a cop so I started telling him the situation and when he got out of the car he had a knife in his hand,” she said. It wasn’t a cop. Prosecutors say the man with a knife in his hand was Ari Ducker, 27. He has allegedly been summoned by his girlfriend, the woman at the gas station, to track down Kezri. When he found her, police say he rammed her car. “He hit the back of my car full force. My head went into the steering wheel,” she said. The horror didn’t end there. “I got out of my car to see the damage and he tried hitting me while I’m out of my car,” Khezri continued. Drucker lives in a gated Syosset community and works for his father’s insurance company. His attorney declined comment. He has been charged with assault, menacing, and criminal mischief. Police recovered a knife at the scene. Khezri says the gas station argument was the result of a petty, ongoing feud with a former high school friend. Now, it’s a serious criminal case against the man police say got in the middle. The other woman involved in the argument at the gas station has not responded.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for upgrades to the computer systems used by the nation’s air traffic controllers after a report found vulnerabilities to hackers. The New York Democrat said Sunday that has written to the Federal Aviation Administration to urge the agency to immediately implement several security upgrades to protect the systems. “Money should be no object — I don’t think it’ll be that expensive — nor should any other logistical barrier,” Schumer told WCBS 880. Schumer cited a Government Accountability Office report released last week that found several weaknesses in the computer system’s handling of sensitive data and its firewall security. He said the vulnerabilities raise the possibility that hackers could take the air traffic control system off-line while thousands of planes are in the air across the nation. “Chaos would result. The potential damage is enormous. And even worse, sophisticated terrorists could get control of this system and actually direct planes into one another,” Schumer said. (TM and