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COVID In Connecticut: 62 Cases Confirmed On UConn’s Main Campus, Students Under Modified Quarantine

STORRS, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — A new wave of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is being felt in Connecticut. New numbers from Gov. Ned Lamon t’s office show more than 2,700 new cases since Thursday. The daily positive test rate is now at 6.37%. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Health Experts Stress Need To Fight ‘Mask Exhaustion’ Tri-State Area Coronavirus Travel Advisory List CBS2’s Dr. Max Answers Your Health Questions Resources: Unemployment, Hunger, Mental Health & More Remote Learning Tools For Parents Teaching At Home Complete Coronavirus Coverage Forty-two new coronavirus patients are now being treated in the hospital. All students on the Storrs campus at the University of Connecticut are now under a modified quarantine. CORONAVIRUS: NY Health Dept. | NY Call 1-(888)-364-3065 | NYC Health Dept. | NYC Call 311, Text COVID to 692692 | NJ COVID-19 Info Hub | NJ Call 1-(800)-222-1222 or 211, Text NJCOVID to 898211 | CT Health Dept. | CT Call 211 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention All gatherings and recreational activities are suspended, and dining halls will convert to takeout. The new rules went into effect at 5 p.m. Friday and will last until the campus closes for Thanksgiving break on Nov. 21. The school’s COVID-19 dashboard reports 62 confirmed coronavirus cases on the main campus. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK President Trump Says New York State Will Not Receive COVID Vaccine As Soon As It’s Available De Blasio Says NYC Parents Should Be Ready ‘As Early As Monday’ For All-Remote Learning Doctors Worry Winterizing Outdoor Dining Spaces Will Increase COVID Risk For Diners You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .

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COVID In Connecticut: 62 Cases Confirmed On UConn’s Main Campus, Students Under Modified Quarantine

November 14, 2020 0 comment

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NYPD: Over 20 People Arrested After Attempting To ‘Hijack’ Peaceful Protest In Midtown

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Over 20 people were arrested Wednesday night after police say they tried to “hijack” a peaceful protest and cause destruction in Midtown. The rally started off a peaceful gathering about counting every vote in the election, but as the night grew darker, other groups joined in and violence started, CBS2’s Christina Fan reports. Protesters gathered in Washington Square Park on Nov. 4, 2020, calling for all votes to be counted. (Credit: CBS2) One day after Election Night, the violence and unrest the mayor and police commissioner have been trying to avoid lit up near Washington Square Park. RELATED STORY: Wary Businesses Remain Boarded Up As Election Remains Unresolved Video shows bicycle cops kettling demonstrators and dragging one protester through the crowd, both sides tussling in the street. People threw garbage and eggs and even lit fires across the West Village. Officers hurried to extinguish them. We support everyone's right to self-expression, but setting fires puts others at risk and will not be tolerated. We are working to de-escalate the situation near Morton Street in the West Village to prevent further damage from occurring. pic.twitter.com/4nTK6UUBzC — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 5, 2020 Multiple groups with varying messages had protests planned for Wednesday night. More Election 2020 Coverage : General Election Results New York Results New Jersey Results Complete Coverage Numerous arrests were made near Union Square. In a tweet, the NYPD said, “We have arrested more than 20 individuals who attempted to hijack a peaceful protest by lighting fires, throwing garbage and eggs in Manhattan.” We appreciate and value the importance of freedom of speech. Our top priority is and always will be safety. We have arrested more than 20 individuals who attempted to hijack a peaceful protest by lighting fires, throwing garbage and eggs in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/5SzZ6lDWEz — NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 5, 2020 For most of the afternoon and evening, the marching was peaceful. Protesters marched through Midtown on Nov. 4, 2020, calling for all votes to be counted. (Credit: CBS2) Demonstrators with Protect the Results made their way down Fifth Avenue with the NYPD escorting them, their message directed towards the president. “I am here tonight because we want 45 to know that we are not going to stop until all votes are counted,” protester Winsome Pendergrass said. “There are facts and there is libel, and his claims have been false,” Harlem resident Jon Carter said. Police say several officers were injured after the violence broke out. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK New York City’s New Quarantine Travel Rules Begin, New Jersey Adds States To Advisory List More Than 2,000 Inmates Released Early From New Jersey State Prisons In Effort To Prevent COVID Spread Group Pushing Mayor De Blasio To Make Open Streets Policy In Jackson Heights, Queens Neighborhood Permanent You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .

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November 5, 2020 0 comment

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Election 2020: Ritchie Torres, Mondaire Jones Become First Afro-Latino, Black Openly Gay Members Of Congress

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The 2020 election was historic not just on turnout, but because of the new faces going to Capitol Hill. Two local incoming Congressmen will be the first and only on many fronts. This election season, residents in the South Bronx and Westchester and Rockland counties cast their ballots to make history. “Who would’ve thought the first openly LGBTQ elected official in New York City would come not from Chelsea or Hell’s Kitchen, but from the South Bronx?” Congressman Elect Ritchie Torres said. RELATED STORY: Struggling South Bronx Sends Ritchie Torres To Congress Both Torres and Mondaire Jones are now the only Afro-Latino and Black openly gay members of Congress. “To grow up poor, Black and gay is to not see yourself anywhere,” Jones said. WATCH: Mondaire Jones Speaks About His Election To Congress — Both men coming from similar backgrounds and ascended up the ranks. “To get over the oppressions that it takes to run for office, to gain access to the ballot, to actually mobilize communities. Mondaire Jones won in a district that is 58% white. That’s huge,” said Shijuade Kadree, chief advocacy officer for the LGBT Community Center. “Both Ritchie and Mondaire are brilliant and accomplished and seen as quote unquote electable, but they wouldn’t have been even 10 years ago.” RELATED STORY: Democrat Mondaire Jones Wins Race For Congresswoman Nita Lowey’s Seat Ritchie Torres (credit: CBS2) It’s why Jones calls this a watershed moment. “We are now able to use our lived experiences to inform the policy-making discussions,” Jones said. Jones and Torres now become the example to others that they personally never had. “If you are a young kid, a young kid of color or an LGBT kid or a poor kid from the Bronx, I hope you can see your story in me,” Torres said. More Election 2020 Coverage : General Election Results New York Results New Jersey Results Complete Coverage Torres and Jones want to champion mainstream issues, like the impact COVID has had on their communities. But they plan to do it from a first-hand understanding that they say addresses concerns of many more people in their communities. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Election 2020: New York City Largely Calm Overnight, Businesses Remain Boarded Up As Results Come In Study: 1.7 Million New Yorkers Have Been Infected With COVID-19 Election 2020: New Jersey Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Legalizing Marijuana You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .

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Election 2020: Ritchie Torres, Mondaire Jones Become First Afro-Latino, Black Openly Gay Members Of Congress

November 4, 2020 0 comment