Antonio Delgado, a Harvard Law School graduate, and Rhodes Scholar, is currently making a run for a seat in Congress for the Democratic Party.
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Antonio Delgado, a Harvard Law School graduate, and Rhodes Scholar, is currently making a run for a seat in Congress for the Democratic Party.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Officials in Garden City are expected to unveil big plans Tuesday night, that could change how a historic Long Island building looks and runs. St. Paul’s School in Garden City has large, gaping holes in the roof and on the ground. Barricades surround the nearly 140-year-old vacant building and there’s no question it needs major work, but this community is torn over what should be done. “If they can keep the outside and just do the inside, I would be all for that,” said Garden City resident Lisa Fedor. “Keeping the facade doesn’t keep the integrity and the history of the building,” said Garden City resident Megan Colon. The village bought the four-story building and the 48 acre plot, back in 1992, right after the school was shut down. While athletic programs use the fields for games, the recreation department and a nursery school utilize some of the smaller buildings. Nevertheless, the building’s monstrous focal point has practically been untouched for more than two decades. “It’s now become a problem for the town I believe, because its just like a white elephant, sitting there,” said Garden City resident Barry Smith. “We need to get moving, the building is falling down,” said Garden City Mayor Brian Daughney. Daughney says he believes designers came up with the perfect concept for the space. He can’t show the plans just yet, but tells CBS2 the proposal would house a hockey rink and a soccer field inside, while renting out other parts of the building. “We want to make it top notch, sort of like what you would see on a university campus,” the mayor said. “We will figure out the financing, obviously, we will figure that out before we put a shovel in the ground and that is all going to be in the works.” Many residents tell us they’re all for reconstructing the old school as long as it’s charm stays. “I would love to see the character remain, it’s a historic building,” said Garden City resident Chris Emmel. Even if that means raising tax dollars to pay for it. “Absolutely, whatever the cost,” said Garden City resident Billy Walsh. If all goes according to plan, construction on the Garden City building could start this spring. The mayor wants to continue to urge residents that this is just a concept and he wants to hear from you about it. A community forum was scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Garden City Casino. Officials say another is scheduled at the same location on July 26th, and others will be scheduled in the near future.
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NEW YORK (CBSNews) — The fallout continued Friday for Papa John’s, as business partners and even universities that have accepted large sums from the pizza chain’s founder scrambled to distance themselves after John Schnatter admitted using a racial slur during a business call. The University of Louisville announced that the school’s football stadium will no longer carry the Papa John’s name. The stadium is to be redubbed “Cardinal Stadium” effective immediately , university president Neeli Bendapudi said Friday. Later that day, Schnatter admitted to using the N-word on a conference call and apologized, but said it was taken out of context. In a radio interview with WHAS in Louisville, Schnatter said he feels “sick” about the incident. Explaining how he came to use the slur, he said was “just talking the way that the Colonel talked,” according to The Associated Press — a reference to the Colonel Sanders of KFC. But “I said it, and it’s wrong,” he told the station. Cutting ties The University of Kentucky, which houses the “John H. Schnatter Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise,” on Friday said it would no longer use Schnatter’s name. “We appreciate Mr. Schnatter’s understanding that his unacceptable language is contrary to the values of the University of Kentucky,” it said on Twitter. However, believing that maintaining ties with him would create a “barrier,” the statement said, “neither the Gatton College of Business and Economics nor the Institute will recognize Mr. Schnatter in any way.” Schnatter helped found the center in 2005 with a he made an $8 million gift to the school. The Charles Koch Foundation contributed $4 million to help start the center. Even Papa John’s Pizza is moving to distance itself from the man who started the company. The chain on Friday said it was pulling Schnatter’s image from its marketing materials. It also plans to launch a listening tour and hire an outside auditor on matters of inclusion, it said. “We want to regain trust, though I know we need to earn it,” CEO Steve Ritchie said in a statement. Papa John’s does not plan to change its name, according to the Associated Press. The face of the company Schnatter has long been the face of the Papa John’s brand, and the company has acknowledged in regulatory filings that its business could be hurt if his reputation was damaged. That scenario seemed to play out last year after Schnatter blamed disappointing pizza sales on the outcry surrounding NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. At the time Papa John’s was an NFL sponsor. He resigned as CEO soon after. This week, Schnatter stepped down from his role as chairman of the board of the pizza chain. He remains the company’s largest shareholder, however, owning about 30 percent of Papa John’s shares. Sports teams are also pulling the plug on partnerships with Papa John’s in wake of Schnatter’s comments. The New York Yankees said on Friday they were ending their relationship with the franchise. “In response to the reprehensible remarks made by Papa John’s founder and owner, the New York Yankees are suspending their relationship with the company,” the MLB team said on Twitter . Previously, the Miami Marlins said they were ending their relationship with the chain, including ending a promotional deal and closing the Papa John’s concession stand at Marlins Park, according to the Miami Herald . The Tampa Bay Rays made a similar move on Thursday, ending a promotion offering fans half-price pizza after a game in which the team scored six or more runs. Also on Friday, the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United of Major League Soccer said they are suspending their partnerships with Papa John’s and reexamining the relationship, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . “The divisive comments made and acknowledged by the company’s founder are reprehensible and do not align with our core values,” AMB Sports and Entertainment, a group representing the franchises, said in a statement. Hometown fallout Fallout from the incident is having local repercussions as well. Schnatter’s hometown of Jeffersonville, Indiana, is putting distance between itself and the man it once called a “hometown hero.” The mayor of Jeffersonville, Mike Moore, returned a $400,000 donation from Schnatter to restore the Nachand Fieldhouse , a historic gym. Schnatter had pledged $800,000 to renovate the building, which also carried his name until earlier this week . “I’m not going to allow that name with those comments to be attached to anything in the city of Jeffersonville,” Moore told CBS News affiliate WLKY. “An $800,000 gift to the city of Jeff is enormous, but the city of Jeff is worth more than $800,000. It’s not for sale,” Moore said. Schnatter is also a frequent donor to Republican candidates in Kentucky and nationwide. (© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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Investigators said the driver of the truck fell asleep while traveling southbound near Hudson, crossed into oncoming traffic and sideswiped the school bus
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A Yale University professor is teaching students around the world how science can help them lead a happier life. Laurie Santos started the class “Psychology and the Good Life” back in January. Nearly one quarter of Yale’s undergraduates enrolled, making it the most popular course in the school’s more than 300-year history. Now, over 138,000 people around the world have registered for the class online. Santos joined “CBS This Morning” for a crash course on happiness.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A grandmother who spent 11 years in prison for killing her grandson has been released after her lawyers provided evidence that the boy might have died from an accidental fall. Loyola Law School attorneys said Wednesday that Maria Mendez was released from prison late last month after pleading no contest to manslaughter and child abuse for the 2006 death of her 9-month-old grandson. Mendez served 11 years of a 25-year sentence. Under a deal with Los Angeles County prosecutors, she was resentenced to time served. During trial, county medical experts testified the boy’s traumatic brain injuries were caused by abuse. But Mendez’s lawyers last month presented CT scans and autopsy photos indicating the injuries could have been caused by an earlier fall. The district attorney’s office says it remains confident in the validity of its medical trial evidence. (© Copyright 201 8 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast rewritten or redistributed.)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A grandmother who spent 11 years in prison for killing her grandson has been released after her lawyers provided evidence that the boy might have died from an accidental fall. Loyola Law School attorneys said Wednesday that Maria Mendez was released from prison late last month after pleading no contest to manslaughter and child abuse for the 2006 death of her 9-month-old grandson. Mendez served 11 years of a 25-year sentence. Under a deal with Los Angeles County prosecutors, she was resentenced to time served. During trial, county medical experts testified the boy’s traumatic brain injuries were caused by abuse. But Mendez’s lawyers last month presented CT scans and autopsy photos indicating the injuries could have been caused by an earlier fall. The district attorney’s office says it remains confident in the validity of its medical trial evidence. (© Copyright 201 8 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast rewritten or redistributed.)
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TEANECK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Charges had not been filed as of Monday for the tragic car crash that killed five members of a family from New Jersey. What caused a pickup truck driver to cross a center median in Delaware Friday before slamming into the family’s minivan? The Trinidads of Teaneck were as tight as a family could be. The four beautiful sisters were inseparable in life, and tragically so in death. “As a mother, the first thing you do is hug your kids because you don’t want anything like that to ever happen,” said Teaneck resident Paula Millan. The family was headed home from a vacation in Ocean City, Maryland on Friday when a pickup truck travelling in the wrong direction on Route 1 in Delaware collided with their minivan, killing 61-year-old Audi Trinidad and his daughters — Kaitlyn, 20, Danna, 17, and 13-year-old twins Melissa and Allison. Their mother, Mary Rose, was the only one to survive. The pickup hit Brian Kerns’ car right before the Trinidads’. He suffered only minor injuries. “I had gotten out and looked behind me and it sort of looked like a war zone,” said Kerns. “I heard about what happened to the family and I was sitting there in the emergency room and my heart was just pouring out to them.” Friends and loved ones are rallying to support Mary Rose Ballocanag while she recovers and lives with the unthinkable loss. Her daughter Kaitlyn was studying to be a nurse, the twins thrived in the arts, and friends say Danna was an honor student who selflessly helped others in need. “I would be falling behind and struggling and it was kind of obvious,” Danna’s friend, Armando Desequeira, said. “She’d just go, ‘Hey, this is the answer I’ll explain to you’.” Funeral arrangements were still pending as the family awaited the arrival of relatives coming from the Philippines. Meanwhile, grief counselors were being made available at Teaneck High School through Friday.
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(CBS NEWS) — President Trump has spoken with candidates to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, and whoever he ultimately chooses Monday night, it will be a relatively young and conservative nominee. The president’s top contenders had been Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge — each has distinct records which Mr. Trump can refer to in weighing his decision. Barrett has the least experience on the bench and has emphasized social issues; Kavanaugh has extensive experience working in D.C. courts and its political scene; and Kethledge has built his conservative judicial credentials in federal court in Michigan, removed from Washington’s politics. Over the weekend, CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports that another candidate is also among the top contenders: Judge Thomas Hardiman, who was the runner-up to Neil Gorsuch for the president’s first Supreme Court nomination, is also high on Mr. Trump’s list, based on conversations with those familiar with the process. The president updated reporters on the status of his decision as he arrived back at the White House Sunday. “Getting very close, very close,” he said with a wave. Mr. Trump could still pick a wild card from the original list of 25 contenders his administration released last year. He is expected to make the announcement Monday at 9 p.m. EDT from the White House. Here’s what you need to know about the top contenders so far: Thomas Hardiman Hardiman is a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Originally from Waltham, Mass., Hardiman attended Notre Dame and Georgetown Law School. He worked in private practice in Pittsburgh, then was a hearing office for the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Hardiman has an appealing life story — the first person in his family to go to college, he attended the University of Notre Dame as an undergraduate and then later financed his law degree at the Georgetown University by driving a taxi. If confirmed, Hardiman would be the only justice on the court who did not attend Harvard or Yale Law School. (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attended Harvard but obtained her law degree from Columbia. She transferred when her husband was hired by a law firm in New York.) He became a federal district judge at 37 years of age and was appointed to the 3rd Circuit in 2007. And Hardiman just celebrated his 53rd birthday on July 8. Hardiman has sided with jails seeking to strip-search inmates arrested for even minor offenses, and he has also supported gun rights. He dissented in a 2013 case that upheld a New Jersey law to strengthen requirements for carrying a handgun in public. A Massachusetts native, Hardiman settled in Pittsburgh, where his wife comes from a family of prominent Democrats. In 2017 SCOTUSBlog , a blog that closely follows the Supreme Court, described Hardiman as “a solid, although hardly knee-jerk, conservative” with a consistently conservative voting record. Amy Coney Barrett FILE: Amy Coney Barrett screen grab via C-SPAN At 46, Barrett is the youngest of the president’s top picks — an advantage for conservatives who want a Trump appointee to serve as long as possible on the land’s highest court. If selected and confirmed, Barrett would be the only conservative female justice. The current female justices on the court have been nominated by Democratic presidents and are considered liberal. Potentially working against Barrett is her relatively short tenure in federal court. The Notre Dame Law School graduate has only served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit since fall 2017. Because she has served on the bench for such a short period of time, she has few opinions to dissect that could offer insight into her judicial philosophy and predict potential future positions. Before serving on the Seventh Circuit, Barrett, a mother of seven, was a professor at Notre Dame Law School. Barrett, a Catholic, is considered reliably socially conservative, and conservatives consider her as someone who will faithfully uphold principles of religious liberty from the bench. Her faith came under discussion during last year’s nomination hearing process when Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, said “You have a long history of believing that your religious beliefs should prevail,” and, “The dogma lives loudly within you.” Given the speed bumps in the process related to religion during last year’s confirmation process and her lack of experience on the bench, some conservatives fear her confirmation process this time around could be a challenging one. Brett Kavanaugh Judge Brett Kavanaugh at an AEI event C-SPAN screengrab Kavanaugh is still young at 53, but has extensive experience on the bench. The Yale Law School graduate has served as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit since 2006. Through the years, he has issued scores of opinions, dissents and concurrences. He clerked for Kennedy, the man he would be replacing. And he gained attention from his time working for former independent counsel Ken Starr during the investigation into then-President Bill Clinton. He is the only one of the top three with a law degree from an Ivy League school. Kavanaugh has a track record of siding with religious organizations over governments and other groups that challenge them, a particularly attractive trait to conservatives. In Priests for Life v. HHS, Kavanaugh declared the Obamacare contraceptive mandate violated constitutional rights to religious liberty. On the issue of abortion — key for many conservatives — Kavanaugh dissented from a recent ruling requiring an undocumented immigrant minor who wanted an abortion to be granted access to one. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision by a three-judge panel of the same court that included Kavanaugh. It’s unclear, however, how much of an emphasis the president will place on abortion rights issues — last week, Mr. Trump said he “probably” wouldn’t bring up Roe v. Wade with candidates. Given that Kavanaugh’s jurisdiction entails D.C., he’s heard a number of cases related to agencies and administrative law, typically siding against agencies that create significant policy through regulation. Kavanaugh has also sided with conservatives on the issue of net neutrality, dissenting when the court upheld Obama-era net neutrality regulations, regulations requiring Internet service providers to treat websites equally. Kavanaugh argued that the regulations circumvented Congress’ role. The FCC repealed net neutrality in December. Kavanaugh has also generally sided against the Environmental Protection Agency in cases over its authority to regulate — a boon for an administration that has worked to loosen or eliminate environmental regulations viewed as too burdensome. In 2016, Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion in PHH Corp v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, finding the basic structure of the consumer authority to be unconstitutional. The Trump administration has sought to lessen the CFPB’s authority and decrease its budget. Raymond Kethledge Raymond Kethledge in testimony before the Senate C-SPAN Kethledge, a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Michigan. Like Kavanaugh, 51-year-old Kethledge clerked for Kennedy. As Mr. Trump often touts the need to protect the Second Amendment, Kethledge is known for his defense of that amendment. In 2016 in Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department, for instance, Kethledge joined a concurring opinion holding that a federal statute permanently prohibiting a person who had been involuntarily committed nearly three decades before from owning a gun was unconstitutional. Kethledge’s job has given him an opportunity to issue opinions on a number of immigration cases, in a time when Mr. Trump’s approach to immigration could very well land more cases in the highest court in the land. Kethledge has been described as an originalist and a textualist — someone who will stick with the original believed intent of the Constitution, and for laws as written. But asked about his views of the Constitution and how he would describe himself during a Senate confirmation hearing in 2008, Kethledge said he doesn’t really have a label. “I don’t really have a label that I can put on myself,” Kethledge said at the time. “What I would say is that obviously first and foremost I’d follow Supreme Court precedent. The other thing I would say is that again, I would make sure that the values that I would be enforcing if I were a judge are not just my values. I’m not striking something down simply because I don’t like it. That is a counter-majoritarian aspect of our system of government. I would start with the text.” Caroline Horn contributed to this report © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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TOWNSEND, Del. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey man and his four daughters were killed Friday in a violent multi-vehicle crash on a Delaware highway, according to state police. The crash occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Route 1, the state’s major north-south artery, near Townsend. State Police M. Cpl. Melissa Jaffe said that a southbound pickup truck crossed the median and struck a northbound passenger car. She said the car came to rest on the median, while the pickup truck continued to travel southbound in the northbound lanes and hit a minivan carrying the New Jersey family of six. The two occupants of the pickup truck and the single occupant of the car were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A family spokesperson tells CBS Philly the father, 61-year-old man Audie Trinidad, and his daughters Kaitlyn, 20, Danna, 17, Melissa, 13, and Allison, also 13, were all pronounced dead at the scene. Trinidad’s wife and the girls’ mother, 53-year-old Mary Rose, was transported to an area hospital after suffering serious but non-life threatening injuries. credit: CBS Philly The family was headed home to Teaneck from a holiday getaway in Ocean City, Maryland when the trip turned tragic, CBS2’s Liza Rozner reported. “I feel so bad for this family,” Jaffe said. “I cannot imagine what they’re going through. The father’s brother and girls’ uncle flew to New Jersey from Miami. “Blink of an eye, lost everything. My brother is a fun-loving family man, he loves his nice family. That’s why they all go out during summer break, he takes his kids out wherever they want to go, and this is what happens,” Danny Trinidad said. He said the family lived in Teaneck for more than 20 years. The father was an usher at the Church of Anastasia, where the family regularly attended services. “Couple tears went down my face. I was actually at work this morning, and I just can’t believe it,” said neighbor Juan Gomez. “Ever since 2006 when I moved over here, we’ve always been friends, always together. So I’ve known them very well.” Gomez said he grew up with the oldest daughter Kaitlyn, who was entering her junior year studying nursing at the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Bronx. “Very loving, her dad was very nice, he would always really care about them,” he added. “They were an amazing family to me and they always were there for me and stuff. Like whenever I cam to their house, they would always provide food for me and stuff,” said friend Laysha Stengeo. “I’m very thankful for them.” “Nice, hardworking, friendly, people you’d want to have as your neighbors, decent people, church-going,” neighbor Leslie Peterson added. The Filipino American Society organized a vigil for the family Saturday night at Votee Park, and a GoFundMe page was set up for the mother. “They are very good kids,” their grandmother said. “It’s OK to look and ask questions where there are no answers,” Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin told the crowd. “Hug your children, hug your friends, love each other.” “(Danna) was just an amazing young lady. National Honor Society, we just inducted her. She was a amazing young lady. She was a member of the volleyball team, the softball team, very active,” said Teaneck High School Dean of Students Olivia Betances. Delaware State Police said the father, who was driving, and the mother, in the front passenger seat, were wearing their seat belts, but the girls in the back were not. Photographs from the scene showed a blue tarp covering a white passenger vehicle with massive front-end-damage. The vehicle’s roof appeared to have been cut off by rescue workers and was lying upside down on the ground nearby. A few feet away was a maroon extended-cab pickup truck, which appeared to be a commercial vehicle, with its passenger side caved in. Dozens of emergency personnel responded to the scene as authorities worked to clear debris, The News Journal of Wilmington reported . Charles “C.R.” McLeod, a spokesman for the Delaware Department of Transportation, said Route 1 was closed in both directions for 17 miles for hours after the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation. So far, no charges have been filed. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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TOWNSEND, Del. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey man and his four daughters were killed Friday in a violent multi-vehicle crash on a Delaware highway, according to state police. The crash occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Route 1, the state’s major north-south artery, near Townsend. State Police M. Cpl. Melissa Jaffe said that a southbound pickup truck crossed the median and struck a northbound passenger car. She said the car came to rest on the median, while the pickup truck continued to travel southbound in the northbound lanes and hit a minivan carrying the New Jersey family of six. The two occupants of the pickup truck and the single occupant of the car were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A family spokesperson tells CBS Philly the father, 61-year-old man Audie Trinidad, and his daughters Kaitlyn, 20, Danna, 17, Melissa, 13, and Allison, also 13, were all pronounced dead at the scene. Trinidad’s wife and the girls’ mother, 53-year-old Mary Rose, was transported to an area hospital after suffering serious but non-life threatening injuries. credit: CBS Philly The family was headed home to Teaneck from a holiday getaway in Ocean City, Maryland when the trip turned tragic, CBS2’s Liza Rozner reported. “I feel so bad for this family,” Jaffe said. “I cannot imagine what they’re going through. The father’s brother and girls’ uncle flew to New Jersey from Miami. “Blink of an eye, lost everything. My brother is a fun-loving family man, he loves his nice family. That’s why they all go out during summer break, he takes his kids out wherever they want to go, and this is what happens,” Danny Trinidad said. He said the family lived in Teaneck for more than 20 years. The father was an usher at the Church of Anastasia, where the family regularly attended services. “Couple tears went down my face. I was actually at work this morning, and I just can’t believe it,” said neighbor Juan Gomez. “Ever since 2006 when I moved over here, we’ve always been friends, always together. So I’ve known them very well.” Gomez said he grew up with the oldest daughter Kaitlyn, who was entering her junior year studying nursing at the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Bronx. “Very loving, her dad was very nice, he would always really care about them,” he added. “They were an amazing family to me and they always were there for me and stuff. Like whenever I cam to their house, they would always provide food for me and stuff,” said friend Laysha Stengeo. “I’m very thankful for them.” “Nice, hardworking, friendly, people you’d want to have as your neighbors, decent people, church-going,” neighbor Leslie Peterson added. The Filipino American Society organized a vigil for the family Saturday night at Votee Park, and a GoFundMe page was set up for the mother. “They are very good kids,” their grandmother said. “It’s OK to look and ask questions where there are no answers,” Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin told the crowd. “Hug your children, hug your friends, love each other.” “(Danna) was just an amazing young lady. National Honor Society, we just inducted her. She was a amazing young lady. She was a member of the volleyball team, the softball team, very active,” said Teaneck High School Dean of Students Olivia Betances. Delaware State Police said the father, who was driving, and the mother, in the front passenger seat, were wearing their seat belts, but the girls in the back were not. Photographs from the scene showed a blue tarp covering a white passenger vehicle with massive front-end-damage. The vehicle’s roof appeared to have been cut off by rescue workers and was lying upside down on the ground nearby. A few feet away was a maroon extended-cab pickup truck, which appeared to be a commercial vehicle, with its passenger side caved in. Dozens of emergency personnel responded to the scene as authorities worked to clear debris, The News Journal of Wilmington reported . Charles “C.R.” McLeod, a spokesman for the Delaware Department of Transportation, said Route 1 was closed in both directions for 17 miles for hours after the crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation. So far, no charges have been filed. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A Long Island teen coping with the sudden loss of her father got an incredible gesture from the local fire department. As CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reports, they pulled off a special surprise – not once, but twice. John Pouletsos served the Terryville Fire Department for 50 years. The man, known for his infectious smile, was a chief, commissioner and, perhaps his most important role, father to 18-year-old Cara. He died of a heart attack in March at 67 years old, a few months shy of his daughter’s senior prom. “He was there when we picked out my dress,” she told Rozner. “He was going to wait in the car and he was like, ‘Oh no, I want to come out, I want to take a picture of you in the dress,’ when I wasn’t even sure what dress I was getting.” So last month, Pouletsos’s firefighters answered a very important call to get that picture for him. “We felt we should be there for John, to be there for her. And that was the first then we said. He wasn’t there to take the picture with her going to her senior prom, so we would,” said Terryville Fire Department Chief Thomas Young. About two dozen men and women crashed the dance and surprised Cara to get that photo. “All of a sudden, I just see all of these guys in uniform, and I was like, ‘What? What’s going on?’” she said. “I don’t think she knew what was going on at first, and then we all settled in, and she was just overwhelmed,” said Young. Two days later, Cara graduated from Comsewogue High School, decorating her cap in her father’s memory. An even bigger crew from the fire department showed up with another surprise, including several engines, brush trucks and ambulances. “They call my name, all of a sudden, the sirens go off, the lights go off, the horns, everythingf,” she said. Her mom, who met her dad while serving in the department herself, caught it all on video. “It’s a terrible tragedy that happened to our family, but the love and support that we’ve received has really carried us through,” said Cheryl Pouletsos. “I just felt like he was there with me… I didn’t feel like I needed to cry, because I felt like with all of them there, that he was there with me,” Cara added. She plans to follow her father’s footsteps. She’ll become a firefighter with the department in the fall, hoping to one day become chief of the department, too.
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NEW JERSEY (CBSNewYork) — In face of the opioid epidemic , New Jersey lawmakers have come up with a Narcan lesson for children, which they say could save lives. There’s a proposal in the Assembly to educate students in seventh through 12th grades about opioids. “I think at a certain age that we could possibly do that. I wouldn’t do something with children that are too young, but certainly children in high school that might be exposed to that,” one woman told CBS2’s Meg Baker. “They absorb more the younger they are,” said another. “The younger the little children learn about this disease – this epidemic that is not going away – the better off it is,” a man added. The bill goes one step further — if passed, students would be taught how to administer an opioid antidote, like naloxone, to an overdose victim in an emergency. Dr. Diane Calello, with Rutgers Medical School, compares the controversial teaching to sex education. “It would have to be done very carefully… I think the downside is it might convey that safety net message, on the other hand, naloxone can save somebody’s life,” she said. She said incorporating this into health education is the right thing to do. “We always talk about talking to kids about drugs before somebody else does, meaning a negative peer influence or media or social media influence,” said Calello. Other people Baker spoke with agreed the education is good for students. “You have to be a little progressive in this situation and it pays dividends down the future,” one man said. “It could save a life… You could have some kids that do dabble and don’t realize what they are getting into,” said a woman. “It’s a shame what’s happening with these kids are dying.” Calello said opioid education is just one of the ways to combat the epidemic. Other major efforts include enforcement, looking at the way doctors prescribe the drugs, and laws and regulations.
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SHAMYRA Powell was moved to tears yesterday as she watched her five-year-old daughter Sue-Ann Harris collect her prizes at the school-leaving ceremony for Denham Town Infant School in west Kingston.
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