Cornell University confirmed on Tuesday that authorities identified and placed a suspect in custody for allegedly threatening <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/violent-threats-against-cornell-jewish-students-kosher-dining-hall-launch-campus-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extreme violence against Jewish students</a> on a website unaffiliated with the upstate New York Ivy League school last weekend.
&#8220;We can confirm that a subject has been identified as a suspect in the antisemitic threats made against our Jewish students on Sunday and is currently in custody,&#8221; Joel M. Malina, vice president for university relations, told The Daily Wire in an emailed statement. &#8220;We thank the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for their coordination. We will update the public as we have further details to release.&#8221;
Jewish students on the university&#8217;s campus in Ithaca, New York, were put on high alert on Sunday night after at least six screenshots allegedly taken from the Greek Rank website displayed online threats from anonymous users who said &#8220;&#8216;israel&#8217; deserved 10/7&#8221; and &#8220;eliminate jewish living from cornell campus&#8221; to another user who claimed they would &#8220;shoot up 104 west.&#8221;
Cornell Hillel, a chapter of the self-described largest Jewish campus organization in the world, warned on social media for students and staff to avoid the 104 West building, which is home to the university&#8217;s Kosher Dining Hall and nearby the Center for Jewish Living, following the online threats.
&#8220;The Cornell University administration has been made aware of this concerning language, and the Cornell Police Department is monitoring the situation and is on site at 104West to provide additional security as a precaution,&#8221; officials for the group wrote in a statement.
According to the organization&#8217;s website, approximately 3,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate Jewish students attend Cornell, comprising 22% of the student body.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that state police had questioned &#8220;a person of interest&#8221; as part of the investigation.
&#8220;When I met with Cornell students yesterday, I promised them New York State would do everything possible to find the perpetrator who threatened a mass shooting and antisemitic violence on campus,&#8221; Hochul said in a <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/statement-governor-kathy-hochul-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>.
Hochul added, &#8220;Public safety is my top priority and I&#8217;m committed to combatting hate and bias wherever it rears its ugly head.&#8221;
Threats against Jewish communities in the U.S. continue to rise after the Israel-Hamas war entered its fourth week over the weekend, which has sparked a wave of anti-Semitism from supporters of Hamas.
Preliminary data <a href="https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/adl-records-dramatic-increase-us-antisemitic-incidents-following-oct-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by the Anti-Defamation League last Tuesday showed incidents of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism, and assault increased by nearly 400% since Hamas terrorists killed more than 1,400 people on October 7.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said in testimony during a Senate hearing Tuesday that the Jewish community has been &#8220;targeted by terrorists really across the spectrum,&#8221; including &#8220;homegrown violent extremists&#8221; and &#8220;foreign terrorist organizations.&#8221; The anti-Semitic threats are reaching &#8220;historic levels&#8221; inside the U.S., he said.
Federal authorities became aware of the incident at Cornell University after school officials notified the FBI of a potential hate crime.
&#8220;We take all threats seriously and are working closely with Cornell and our law enforcement partners at every level to determine the credibility, share information, and take appropriate investigative action,&#8221; a spokesperson from the FBI told The Daily Wire in a statement. &#8220;We encourage members of the public to immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement. Nothing is more important than the safety of our communities and we will not tolerate violence motivated by hate and extremism.&#8221;

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New York Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday the state identified approximately 18,000 job openings — from more than 350 employers across various industries in the state — that are willing to hire immigrants eligible to legally work in the United States.
&#8220;Migrants and asylum seekers came here to work — so let&#8217;s put them to work,&#8221; Governor Hochul said in a <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-18000-jobs-available-asylum-seekers-and-migrants-part-statewide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>. &#8220;Right now, we have a migrant crisis and a workforce crisis. By connecting work-eligible individuals with jobs and opportunity in New York, we can solve them both and secure a brighter future for all New Yorkers.&#8221;
Hochul&#8217;s announcement comes less than 24 hours after she said the southern border is &#8220;too open&#8221; as the U.S. has seen a record number of illegal crossings since President Joe Biden took the White House in 2021.
&#8220;We are always so proud of the fact that New York has the Statue of Liberty in our harbor,&#8221; Hochul reportedly <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/hochul-border-too-open/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; on Sunday. &#8220;We are one of the most diverse places on earth because of our welcoming nature, and it&#8217;s in our DNA to welcome immigrants. But there has to be some limits in place.&#8221;
New York City alone has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">struggling</a> with a migrant crisis as tens of thousands of newcomers showed up on their doorstep after border state governors began bussing migrants to the city and other metropolitan areas run by Democrats earlier this year. The city has already spent more than $1.2 billion on the migrants and is projected to spend up to $5 billion, which has sparked tension between New York&#8217;s Democratic leaders and the Biden administration, with the governor and mayor calling for more federal help with the migrant crisis.
&#8220;We have to manage the fact that there&#8217;s 125,000 people right now, up until tomorrow, have not been eligible to work and have relied on public support for housing,&#8221; Hochul <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=434&amp;v=jUrKdwzkXcc&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.governor.ny.gov%2Fnews%2Fgovernor-hochul-announces-18000-jobs-available-asylum-seekers-and-migrants-part-statewide&amp;source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjQsMjM4NTE&amp;feature=emb_title" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a press conference. &#8220;That is not a sustainable dynamic. It is just not sustainable in the long term. But we&#8217;ve dealt with it. So, I&#8217;m going to call on businesses to sign up even more.&#8221;
Hochul directed New York State Department of Labor officials over the summer to connect employers with immigrants who have attained legal work status as New York&#8217;s unemployment rate dropped below 4% for the first time since early 2020, the state Department of Labor reportedly <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2023/06/15/new-york-s-unemployment-rate-fell-below-4--in-may" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in June.
According to the governor&#8217;s office&#8217;s breakdown, about 24% of the job openings come from 90 businesses in accommodation and food services, 21% in healthcare and social assistance, and 10% or less in manufacturing and administrative support.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security opened a path for more Venezuelan migrants to get work permits last month by expanding Temporary Protected Status, which New York City reportedly estimates more than 15,000 Venezuelans could attain legal work status within 30 days.
&#8220;I am hopeful and continue to press Washington and Congress to open up those work authorizations to more people because, again, the Venezuelans is a good start, but it&#8217;s not going to take care of the people who come in from Mauritania, and Congo, and other parts of South America, Central America, West Africa,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We have people from Iraq and Afghanistan coming; people from Russia are coming because everyone&#8217;s finding their way to that southern border. And that&#8217;s where we need to have more thoughtful controls at that as well.&#8221;
House GOP Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) said Hochul&#8217;s latest move incentivizes illegal immigration while some New Yorkers are more concerned about living in a Sanctuary State.
&#8220;Not even 24 hours after conceding that the border crisis is a national security crisis, Governor Kathy Hochul is back to incentivizing illegal immigration, announcing 18,000 jobs for those who entered the United States illegally, including hundreds of jobs across Upstate New York and the North Country,&#8221; Stefanik <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-gov-hochul-announces-18000-jobs-asylum-seekers-citys-migrant-influx-exceeds-125000-people" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News in a statement. &#8220;While New Yorkers are demanding border security, Hochul is worsening the crisis with her failed &#8216;Sanctuary State&#8217; policies. Enough is enough. If Hochul is serious about ending our illegal immigration crisis, she would demand Chuck Schumer pass and Joe Biden sign into law the Secure the Border Act, which is the strongest border security bill in history.&#8221;
Mairead Elordi contributed to this report.

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A missing 9-year-old girl who was abducted from an upstate New York park has been found safe inside the cabinet of a camper belonging to the suspect.
The young girl, Charlotte Sena, was rescued from the camper belonging to 47-year-old Craig Nelson Ross Jr., who was caught after he left a ransom note at Sena’s home, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/10/03/charlotte-sena-9-year-old-girl-abducted-from-ny-park-was-found-safe-inside-cabinet-of-suspects-camper/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Ross has been charged with first-degree kidnapping.
Sena was abducted on Saturday from Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County, New York, and a massive search began to find her, with an Amber Alert saying she was “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/search-continues-for-9-year-old-girl-missing-from-ny-campground-in-imminent-danger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in imminent danger.</a>” On Monday evening, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, announced Sena’s safe return.
“Sena will be going home,” Hochul said, according to the Post.
Earlier Monday, Ross allegedly placed a ransom note containing his fingerprints in the Sena family’s mailbox. The fingerprints were entered into a database and came back as a match for Ross, who had a previous arrest in 1999 for DWI.
“He literally drove up to the family’s mailbox, assuming they were not home [at] 4:20 in the morning, opens the mailbox and inserts the ransom note leaving the critical piece of evidence behind — his own fingerprint,” Hochul said Monday evening.
Two law enforcement teams then took helicopters to land at the address where Ross lived in a camper behind his mother’s house. “After some resistance,” Hochul said, Ross was arrested.
“Immediately the little girl was found in a cabinet cupboard,” Hochul said. “She was rescued and she knew she was being rescued. She knew that she was in safe hands.”
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Sena appeared unharmed but was taken to a hospital per policy.
It is unclear whether this was random or if Ross targeted Sena specifically. He does live just two miles away from her family.
“But it is not known at this time, whether he knew her or had her under surveillance for any length of time,” Hochul said.
Sena was camping with her family over the weekend when she rode her bike around Loop A of the park, at first with family friends and then once by herself. When she didn’t return after 15 minutes, her parents and others began searching for her, finding only her bike. Her parents then called 911.
The search for Sena included more than 400 personnel and 75 law enforcement officials on the ground, including NY State Police K-9s and bloodhounds.

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Police and community members are searching for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9-year-old girl</a> who went missing on Saturday evening during a family camping trip in New York.
Charlotte Sena was last seen at Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County, about 50 miles north of Albany, around 6:15 p.m. 
New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul told reporters that Sena and her family were camping about 15 minutes from home. The little girl had been biking around Loop A of the park with family friends and decided to ride around the loop one more time by herself.
When the child didn’t come back fifteen minutes later, her parents and other people camping nearby started searching for her. Sena’s bike was discovered on the loop at 6:45 p.m., which prompted her mother to call 911. State police arrived 15 minutes later, Hochul said. She called the situation “every parent’s worst nightmare.”
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New York State Police activated an Amber Alert on Sunday morning, describing Sena’s disappearance as a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">child abduction</a>.&#8221;
&#8220;The child was taken under circumstances that lead police to believe that they are in imminent danger of serious harm and/or death,&#8221; the Amber Alert says.
Lt. Col. Richard Mazzone told reporters Sunday that they performed an “exhaustive search” of the park and determined it was &#8220;quite possible&#8221; the child was abducted.
Hochul said there are “over 100 personnel deployed and 75 law enforcement on the ground” involved in the search. The team includes NY State Police K-9s and bloodhounds, Moreau Lake State Park forest rangers, six underwater rescue teams, two drones, an airboat, a Sonar boat, and technology experts to “analyze other forms of communications in the park.”
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“We are leaving no stone, no branch, no table, no cabin unturned, untouched, unexamined in our search to find Charlotte,” Hochul said. &#8220;I promised her parents we will find her daughter. She&#8217;s all of our daughters. Their family needs love. They need prayers.”
“Hearts are broken here today in New York,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Hopefully there&#8217;ll be a reunion. Hopefully they&#8217;ll be a family that has been traumatized, but is reunited. That is our prayer and our hope at this time.”
“We just want her returned safely like any parent would. No tip is too small, please call if you know anything at all,” the Sena family said in a statement.
Sena was last seen at 6:15 p.m. wearing an orange tie-dye Pokémon shirt, dark blue pants, black Crocs, and a gray bike helmet. She is 4 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 90 pounds, and has blond hair. 
Anyone with any information is asked to call the New York State Police at 518-477-9333 or 911.

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In recent weeks, conservatives seem to be under the impression that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigration</a> surges in places like New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles will finally force the Democratic Party to change its tune on the decades-long problem, but it’s abundantly clear that local and state Democrats believe in a solution to illegal immigration that only worsens it. In short, Democrats across the country think the problem can be solved by telling illegals, “You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.”
Consider the Empire State as proof of that theory.
“We have to let the word out that when you come to New York, you’re not going to have more hotel rooms,&#8221; New York Governor Kathy Hochul <a href="https://twitter.com/theblaze/status/1704947510844768435" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> recently. &#8220;We don’t have the capacity, so we have to also message properly that we’re at our limit if you’re going to leave your country, go somewhere else.&#8221;
This week, Hochul also said of illegal aliens, “We hit our capacity, so we’re asking other areas to embrace these individuals.”
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What she should be calling for is mass deportations. 
The Big Apple’s Mayor Eric Adams similarly claims to care about the issue, but wants different cities around the country to shoulder the burden. Or, he wants more <a href="https://apnews.com/article/migrants-asylum-new-york-city-adams-1f90630f590f0ec4dd0c99b04a7528ab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">federal dollars</a> to help provide freebies and more to illegal immigrants.
On the West Coast, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/l-a-mayor-says-city-welcomes-immigrants-but-shes-fearful-planes-of-illegal-aliens-will-start-coming-any-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted</a> in September that she is “fearful” planes of illegals will show up any day.
Again, an easy way to alleviate that fear would be to embrace policies that secure the border, discourage illegal immigration, and remove illegals already in the country.
Yet it seems the truth is that liberals, and certain Republicans, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pick-the-crops-and-clean-our-homes-democrats-love-illegal-aliens-for-cheap-labor-and-votes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">want this invasion to continue</a> because it will provide cheap labor for Big Business and eventually new votes for the Democratic Party.
That’s why you have folks like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling for amnesty for “however many” illegals exist in the U.S., and not many Republican leaders voicing their opposition to such a statement. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bad-news-for-americans-bipartisanship-is-back-here-comes-amnesty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bipartisanship, baby!</a>
And so, as we saw on Martha’s Vineyard last year, the liberal solution to the problem is removing illegal immigrants from their area. Just not out of the country. 
The crisis will continue so long as that’s their stance and the Republicans don&#8217;t put up any meaningful political resistance to stop it.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Residents attend a rally against the housing of migrants at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn on September 14, 2023 in New York City. Dozens of people attended the evening rally where various speakers denounced both city leaders and President Joe Biden for the current situation with a large number of homeless migrants in New York City. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said that she and President Biden’s administration have reached a tentative agreement with the use of Floyd Bennett Field’s Runway 19 to be used to shelter over 2,000 migrants.

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New York Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-hochul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathy Hochul</a> (D) shifted her tone toward the White House on Thursday, pressing President Biden to speed up work authorizations for the tens of thousands of illegal migrants who have flooded into New York in recent months.
Up to this point, the governor had refrained from directly criticizing the Biden administration over the crisis, but that changed during Thursday&#8217;s 10-minute address live-streamed from Albany.
“We’ve managed thus far without substantive support from Washington,” Hochul <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/nyregion/nyc-migrant-crisis-eric-adams.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, but “New York has shouldered this burden for far too long.”
Hochul said the White House has not responded to her requests for expedited migrant work permits or for using more federal properties as emergency shelters.
“There does not appear to be a solution to this federal problem any time soon. This crisis originated with the federal government, and it must be resolved through the federal government,” the governor said.
Hochul also said she sent a <a href="https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/Hochul_Biden_Asylum_Seekers_Letter.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to Biden on Thursday outlining four executive actions the president can take to help New York handle the overwhelming migrant issue, which includes expediting work authorization.
&#8220;We have countless unfilled jobs that are begging for someone to just take them,” she said.
New York City is approaching a breaking point as it tries to metabolize the tens of thousands of illegal migrants who have streamed into the city over the past year.
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Since April of last year, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/nyregion/migrants-shelter-nyc-adams.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 90,000 migrants have arrived in New York City. As of last month, about 55,000 are still being housed on the city’s dime, causing New York’s homeless shelters to hit capacity.
The city has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-city-migrant-crisis-approaches-breaking-point-with-disorderly-migrants-shelter-space" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poured</a> $1.2 billion into helping the migrants since last summer.
The crisis appears to have flustered New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who has blamed everyone, including Texas, the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/nyregion/adams-biden-migrants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a>, and New York’s state <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/11/adams-opens-two-new-emergency-relief-centers-as-migrants-surpass-54k/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">government</a> for sticking the city with the emergency.
In May, Adams <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/05/02/nyc-mayor-adams-accuses-texas-governor-abbott-migrant-buses#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> Texas Governor Greg Abbott of targeting “black mayors” by sending migrants to their cities specifically. However, the 7,900 migrants Texas <a href="https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/07/24/migrants-burst-new-york-citys-infinite-compassion-bubble" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has bused</a> to New York are only a tiny portion of the migrants arriving in the city.
“It’s going to get worse before it gets better if we don’t get help from the national government,” Adams said in July.
In upstate New York, Erie County demanded Adams stop sending illegal migrants to the area after two alleged sexual assaults involving migrants.
Authorities <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/venezuelan-migrant-accused-raping-woman-front-3-year-old-upstate-new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> earlier this month that a migrant from Venezuela was charged with raping a woman in front of a 3-year-old child. Three days later, a second migrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2023/08/12/poloncarz--erie-county-to-refuse-additional-migrants-from-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> and charged with sex abuse and unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who was working to provide services to the migrants.
The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suny-buffalo-boots-illegal-immigrants-from-dorms-after-parents-express-concerns-about-recent-sexual-assaults" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decided</a> to <a href="https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-state-jericho-road-migrants-evicted-asylum-seekers/article_396ff654-3e97-11ee-ae4a-7b55717d62e4.html#tracking-source=home-top-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evict</a> 44 migrants after parents sounded the alarm about the alleged sexual assaults.
About 82% of voters think the migrant situation in New York has become a “serious problem,” and 58% said New York has now done enough and should try to slow the influx of migrants, <a href="https://scri.siena.edu/2023/08/22/82-of-nyers-recent-influx-of-migrants-is-serious-problem-54-very-serious-say-migrants-resettling-in-ny-over-last-20-years-has-been-burden-46-not-benefit-32/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a Siena College poll released this week.

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Buffalo&#8217;s state university abruptly decided to kick out dozens of illegal immigrants from its dorms this weekend after parents sounded the alarm over student safety in light of two alleged sexual assaults involving migrants.
The State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo <a href="https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-state-jericho-road-migrants-evicted-asylum-seekers/article_396ff654-3e97-11ee-ae4a-7b55717d62e4.html#tracking-source=home-top-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is evicting</a> 44 migrants following a sudden decision to cancel an agreement with a local community group that placed them in the dorms.
“As we are welcoming our students back to campus Tuesday, we wanted to ensure the best possible learning environment for our students and smooth functioning of our university operations,” Buffalo State President Bonita Durand said in a statement.
“I made the difficult decision to discontinue the revocable permit and want to reassure our university community that as our students return to campus Tuesday they will find their learning environment as they expected,” she said.
Buffalo State had agreed to allow illegal immigrants to live in the dorms starting in May because Jericho Road Community Health Center&#8217;s migrant shelter was at capacity, said Jericho Road&#8217;s founder and CEO, Dr. Myron Glick.
“We live in a community where there’s prejudice,” Glick <a href="https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-state-jericho-road-migrants-evicted-asylum-seekers/article_396ff654-3e97-11ee-ae4a-7b55717d62e4.html#tracking-source=home-top-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Buffalo News. “And this decision was made, really, in my opinion, as – what’s the right word? – in reaction to that prejudice.”
The decision comes after parents expressed worries about two alleged sexual assaults involving migrants that occurred earlier this month in the town of Cheektowaga, about a 15-minute drive from downtown Buffalo.
Durand did not refer to the separate sexual assault incidents in discussing the decision.
On August 8, authorities <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/venezuelan-migrant-accused-raping-woman-front-3-year-old-upstate-new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that a migrant from Venezuela was charged with raping a woman in front of a 3-year-old child. The alleged incident <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/asylum-seeker-accused-of-raping-woman-in-front-of-3-year-old-in-ny/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">occurred</a> on Wednesday, after the suspect had come to Erie County through New York City, which was reportedly paying for his upstate hotel room.
Three days after the first migrant was charged, a second migrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo was <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2023/08/12/poloncarz--erie-county-to-refuse-additional-migrants-from-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> for sexual assault. The second migrant was charged with sex abuse and unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 27-year-old woman who was working with a community agency to provide services to the migrants.
Both migrants charged with sexual assault had arrived in the town of Cheektowaga just east of Buffalo before they were arrested.
After the alleged sexual assaults came to light, Erie County, which includes Buffalo, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/upstate-ny-county-demands-eric-adams-stop-sending-migrants-after-two-alleged-sexual-assaults">demanded</a> that New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams stop sending illegal migrants to the area.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2023/08/12/poloncarz--erie-county-to-refuse-additional-migrants-from-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Adams &#8220;agreed and informed me they will not send any additional persons to Erie County at this time. We also discussed the need for a new and improved security plan.&#8221;
So far, about 540 migrants have been transported to Erie County.
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Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul’s office also <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/politics/2023/08/12/poloncarz--erie-county-to-refuse-additional-migrants-from-nyc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> this month that Erie County will receive more New York National Guard personnel and assets to assist with the migrants. More than 1,800 National Guard members are already helping with the migrant crisis across the state, the governor’s office said.
Meanwhile, New York City is approaching a breaking point as it tries to metabolize the tens of thousands of illegal migrants who have streamed into the city over the past year.
Since April of last year, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/nyregion/migrants-shelter-nyc-adams.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 90,000 migrants have arrived in New York City. As of last month, about 55,000 are still being housed on the city’s dime, causing New York’s homeless shelters to hit capacity.
The city has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-city-migrant-crisis-approaches-breaking-point-with-disorderly-migrants-shelter-space" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poured</a> $1.2 billion into helping the migrants since last summer.
The crisis appears to have flustered Adams, who has blamed everyone from Texas, the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/19/nyregion/adams-biden-migrants.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a>, and New York’s state <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/11/adams-opens-two-new-emergency-relief-centers-as-migrants-surpass-54k/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">government</a> for sticking the city with the emergency.

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The migrant crisis is driving a wedge between Democrats in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> as the state reckons with its sanctuary policies and tens of thousands of destitute immigrants.
Attorneys for Democratic Gov. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-hochul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kathy Hochul</a> sent a <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/new-york-state-response-to-new-york-city-in-migrant-case/063777446eba209a/full.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> to attorneys for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> on Tuesday addressing a letter the city sent the state last week with a list of requests, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/nyregion/ny-migrants-adams-hochul-letter.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a>, which obtained a copy of the letter. The city’s Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, has grown outspoken about the lack of help he says the city has received to care for tens of thousands of immigrants.
Adams has directed most of his intraparty criticism at President Joe Biden and the White House. The Democratic mayor has also leaned on Hochul for aid and the state government for action in regards to the burgeoning humanitarian crisis in New York City as more immigrants arrive.
Hochul’s administration lashed out at Adams in the letter sent Tuesday, blaming the city for lapses in working with the state and for failing to follow through on requests. The letter also faulted the city for not taking full advantage of aid already offered to the city.
“In some instances, the City has failed to accept the State&#8217;s offers of assistance or recommendations for State facilities. The City has not made timely requests for regulatory changes, has not always promptly shared necessary information with the State, has not implemented programs in a timely manner, and has not consulted the State before taking certain actions,” the letter states.
“While Governor Hochul and [Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance acting commissioner Barbara Guinn] appreciate Mayor Adams’s public acknowledgement of the State’s significant role in the crisis response, the City can and should do more to act in a proactive and collaborative manner with the State,” it chided.
Fabien Levy, the deputy mayor for communications for the city, told the Times that while the city appreciates the state’s help, the significant extent of the problem requires the state to do more. He called on state lawmakers to pass “a statewide order that bars localities from passing ordinances that prevent asylum seekers from being relocated to other parts of New York State.”
Adams on Wednesday downplayed the tension between his administration and Hochul. “People want to see the governor and I fight. That’s not going to happen,” he said, according to the Times. “I like her. She likes me. And the things that we can learn from each other we are going to do together.”
The immigration situation in New York has been exacerbated by Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. In order to relieve the pressure on his state from hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants that have crossed the U.S. southern border, Texas has paid for dozens of busses to transport willing immigrants up to New York City and other self-identified sanctuary areas.
New York City’s policies toward the recent destitute immigrants are building backlash among the city’s longtime residents. Joe Germanotta, a restaurant owner and the father of the artist known as Lady Gaga, said the immigrant housing has brought chaos to his Upper West Side neighborhood.
“Ever since they moved in, it&#8217;s become chaos,” Joe Germanotta told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/lady-gagas-father-warns-migrant-surge-creating-chaos-new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>. “It’s really changed the Upper West Side from back when it was the seventies. We&#8217;re back. We went backwards.”

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At least one person has died and dozens have been rescued amid widespread flooding in the Northeast as torrential rains have triggered flash floods. 
On Sunday, a 43-year-old woman died in Orange County, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a>, after trying to save her father’s dog amid the flooding while others in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vermont" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vermont</a>, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts also faced flash flood threats. 
&#8220;Her fiancé literally saw her swept away,&#8221; New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/11/us/flooding-vermont-ny-new-england#orange-county-woman-43-died-trying-to-rescue-her-fathers-dog-during-flood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> of the woman who died. Parts of New York and Vermont experienced 7-8 inches of rain in just hours leading to flash flooding as rivers overflowed. 
Hochul partially blamed the storms on climate change in a Twitter thread on the torrential rains. 
“Orange County experienced a 1-in-1,000-year weather event last night. The rain has subsided, but the crisis is not over,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/GovKathyHochul/status/1678420537645604867">said</a>. “Make no mistake: This is our new normal. We are the first generation to feel the impacts of climate change &amp; the last generation with a shot at doing anything about it.”
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/07/11/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-vermont-emergency-declaration-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> an emergency declaration request from Vermont Republican Governor Phil Scott, authorizing federal assistance to the areas impacted by the flooding, including the counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor.
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Scott on Tuesday told people in Vermont to stay alert for continuous storm updates. “Just because the rain has stopped in some areas, does not mean the threat of flooding has gone away. Stay vigilant and stay updated,” he tweeted. 
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Just because the rain has stopped in some areas, does not mean the threat of flooding has gone away. Stay vigilant and stay updated: Road Closures- <a href="https://t.co/1yTIkChKHe">https://t.co/1yTIkChKHe</a> Shelters- <a href="https://t.co/U1tu6Q0xLT">https://t.co/U1tu6Q0xLT</a> Alerts- Register at <a href="https://t.co/DMwd2IW5Zm">https://t.co/DMwd2IW5Zm</a>
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Aerial footage of Montpelier, Vermont’s capital, showed the streets full of water. Local officials have <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurenKMaloney/status/1678748095180419077" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> about potential spillover from a nearby dam. 
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Downtown <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Montpilier?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Montpilier</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vermont?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vermont</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VermontFlooding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VermontFlooding</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VermontFlood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VermontFlood</a> Aerial video from the crest this morning on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Winooski?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Winooski</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/River?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#River</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jpetramala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jpetramala</a> <a href="https://t.co/WUjZWuWJL4">pic.twitter.com/WUjZWuWJL4</a>
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According to city officials, the recent flooding is one of the worst in nearly 100 years. “It’s not just your imagination that this is a big flood. This has been the second highest recorded Winooski River level in history, behind only the historic 1927 flood. This is higher than 1992 and both 2011 flood events,” city officials said on Facebook. 
Other footage from the state showed similar scenes as water filled the roads in Barre City. 
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Flooding in Barre City <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VT</a> this evening. It is a very dangerous night for central Vermont. Do not travel in and around Montpelier/Barre. 📹 John Bergman <a href="https://t.co/0qsvRYaZrg">pic.twitter.com/0qsvRYaZrg</a>
&mdash; Jess Langlois (@JessWCAX) <a href="https://twitter.com/JessWCAX/status/1678566901092438018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Fifty people have been <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/heavy-rains-wash-across-us-northeast-catastrophic-flooding-possible-2023-07-10/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rescued</a> by emergency teams in Vermont, some by swift boat. New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu said he would send more boats and Black Hawk helicopters to aid in rescue efforts. 
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New York is losing millions of dollars in tax revenue from its anemic legal marijuana sales while an illegal market thrives, according to a new report backed by medical marijuana operators.
Legal marijuana sales were expected to pull in $56 million in tax revenue for New York in its first year of legal weed, but the state is not on track to make that goal, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/20/ny-losing-millions-in-taxes-from-lackluster-legal-marijuana-sales-too-few-dispensaries-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Coalition for Access to Regulated &amp; Safe Cannabis.
So far, New York has raised only $16.5 million in retail revenue since opening its first legal dispensary in December, the report notes.
Only 15 dispensaries are currently up and running, <a href="https://cannabis.ny.gov/dispensary-location-verification" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to New York&#8217;s Office of Cannabis Management. Meanwhile, New York City alone has <a href="https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2023/05/31/marijuana-in-ny-crackdown-poised-illegal-weed-shops-what-to-know/70270367007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hundreds</a> of illegal pot dealers that operate under the radar of the state regulators.
Recreational marijuana has been legal in New York since 2021, when the Marijuana Regulation &amp; Taxation Act went into effect.
“The current state of the cannabis market in New York is an unmitigated disaster,” said Reverend Kirsten Foy of the Coalition for Access to Regulated &amp; Safe Cannabis.
“Despite its enormous potential, regulators have neglected their responsibilities and their failure to act puts consumers at risk, restricts equity participation and the MRTA’s intended beneficiaries –disproportionately impacted communities – are missing out on millions of dollars of critical tax revenue while putting consumers at risk,” Foy said.
Even if New York were to come from behind and make its $56 million in tax revenue goal this year, it would still lag far behind other states that have legalized marijuana recently.
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California raked in $397 million in tax revenue in its first year of legal marijuana sales. In 2022, California topped $1 billion.
At least seven states pulled in more than New York&#8217;s goal during their first year — Illinois generated more than $216 million, Washington generated more than $159 million, Arizona made more than $153 million, Nevada made more than $120 million, Michigan made nearly $82 million, Oregon made over $68 million, and Massachusetts made over $62 million.
Colorado, one of the first two states to legalize marijuana along with Washington, made $46 million in tax revenue in 2012, its first year. Even Montana, which has a population of just over a million people compared to New York state&#8217;s 19 million, made $42 million in tax revenue in its first year of legal marijuana sales.
Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul expected to pull in a whopping $1.25 billion in tax revenue from legal marijuana sales over the next six years, she <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/01/18/kathy-hochul-ny-budget-sees-1-25-billion-from-pot-sales-over-six-years/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> earlier this year in her 2023 budget plan.
The state&#8217;s Office of Cannabis Management has proposed several ideas to fix the slow rollout of the legal cannabis market, <a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/how-ny-plans-ramp-its-cannabis-rollout/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> allowing farmers to sell cannabis at farmer&#8217;s markets.
“We know there are product issues in terms of making sure that the supply chain is flowing, but also the biggest really key solution is just opening up more dispensaries, which we remain diligently focused on and excited to see more of those open in the coming months,” said Chris Alexander, the agency&#8217;s executive director.
New York State regulators have also <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/nygov-kathy-hochul-launches-raids-of-illegal-nyc-pot-shops/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raided</a> unlicensed weed shops in Manhattan.

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Atlanta Shooting:
One person is dead and four are injured after a shooter opened fire in an Atlanta medical facility shortly after noon today. According to police, the shooter entered Northside Hospital Medical Midtown wearing a gray hoodie and gloves and carrying a bag. It is believed that the suspect is a male and used a handgun. Police are conducting a manhunt for the suspect who is still at large. No motives have been suggested thus far. 
Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Assassination Attempt:
Russia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/russia-accuses-ukraine-of-sending-drones-to-assassinate-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. Video on social media appears to show a drone exploding above the Kremlin on Wednesday. 
The Kremlin said in a statement that two drones were intercepted and shot down by Russian security forces and that the impacts didn’t hurt any people or property. Putin was apparently away from the Kremlin at the time. A spokesman for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied Russia’s allegations.
 However, right after news of the drone attack broke, Zelensky’s chief of staff posted a string of fire emojis to his Telegram channel. He deleted the post shortly after. The attack, if it was Ukraine, would be a significant escalation in Ukraine’s attacks on Russian territory. The drone strike follows a string of attacks on Russian freight lines, military depots, and other targets, most of which have gone unaddressed by Ukraine’s government.
New York Bans Gas Stoves In Most New Buildings
New York has <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/03/ny-first-state-to-pass-gas-ban/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially become the first state</a> in the nation to ban natural gas and other fossil fuel hookups in most new buildings. 
On Tuesday evening, the New York Senate and Assembly voted to approve the $229 billion dollar state budget which contained the provision. There are exceptions, such as some commercial and industrial buildings including hospitals, laundromats, restaurants, and more. Governor Hochul called the move necessary, comparing the transition to the move away from coal as a primary energy source. Meanwhile, Republican State Senator Thomas O&#8217;Mara criticized the move, saying the electrical grid isn’t equipped for the transition.
Olympian Dead:
American <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-olympic-champion-sprinter-tori-bowie-dies-at-32" target="_blank" rel="noopener">track and field star Tori Bowie</a>, a three-time Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion in track and field, has died. She was 32 years old.  No cause of death has been given.
Texas Authorities Arrested Accused Illegal Alien Killer&#8217;s Wife:
Authorities have now arrested the wife of the illegal immigrant accused of killing five people, including a 9-year-old, last week in Cleveland, Texas. Police say the shooting suspect is a Mexican national illegally in the country after having been deported several times. Tim Kean, chief deputy with the San Jacinto County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <a href="https://abc7ny.com/francisco-oropesa-arrested-cleveland-texas-mass-shooting-divimara-lamar-nava-shooter/13207789/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters, &#8220;Anybody that helped this maniac definitely has some kind of issues as far as I&#8217;m concerned.&#8221;
Brazilian Police Seach Home Of Former President:
Brazil’s Federal Police <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazilian-police-search-home-of-ex-president-bolsonaro-in-vaccine-probe-42bc4e1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">searched</a> the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro and seized his phone as part of an investigation into alleged counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine cards. According to a police statement, the investigation focused on whether cards held by Bolsonaro and his family members were altered in order to comply with U.S. vaccine mandates for travelers coming from outside the country. 
Fed Hikes Rates:
The federal reserve <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-reserve-unveils-quarter-point-target-interest-rate-hike-as-banking-system-reels" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Wednesday that it raised interest rates for the 10th time in a little more than 12 months. The quarter-point hike brings the Fed’s interest rate to between 5 and 5.25 percent. 
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Remember a few months ago when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-in-december-banning-gas-stoves-entirely-its-a-real-possibility-here" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Legacy Media and their Democrat allies</a> called conservatives a bunch of crazy conspiracy theorists for warning that the Left wanted to ban gas stoves? That Democrat-Media Complex episode occurred despite numerous bureaucrats and liberal politicians advocating the ban of fossil fuel power appliances and more.
Well, now, New York is one step closer to banning gas stoves in new buildings. On Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced that a budget deal had been reached that would prohibit gas hookups in new buildings. Existing buildings and gas stoves not be affected under this deal, it should be noted. According to Hohcul&#8217;s office, this would be an airtight ban as well.
Katy Zielinski, a spokeswoman for the governor’s office, said on Friday that no such measure was included in the deal.
“The new law will not have any loopholes that will undermine the intent of this measure,” Hochul&#8217;s spokeswoman Katy Zielinski <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/nyregion/gas-stove-ban-ny.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The New York Times. “There will not be any option for municipalities to opt out.”
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The Democrats enthusiastically pummeling New York into the ground are about to pass a statewide ban of gas hookups on new construction. Such a terrible idea! Kathy Hochul and her cohorts are fast tracking the downward spiral of a once greatest state.
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This would obviously make future construction costs more expensive, as pointed out by New York Republican politician Lee Zeldin.
&#8220;The Democrats enthusiastically pummeling New York into the ground are about to pass a statewide ban of gas hookups on new construction,&#8221; he tweeted. &#8220;Such a terrible idea! Kathy Hochul and her cohorts are fast tracking the downward spiral of a once greatest state.&#8221;
Hochul isn&#8217;t alone. At the federal level, the Biden administration is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-50-of-gas-stoves-could-be-removed-from-market-under-potential-new-energy-standard-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">considering</a> a proposed energy efficiency rule from the Department of Energy (DOE) that could remove up to 50% of current gas stoves from the U.S. market if it is enacted. That means if you have a gas hookup in your building, buying a new stove down the road could be significantly more expensive.
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What&#8217;s driving all this?
The Democrats claim that it&#8217;s concerned about climate change. Of course, there is big money to be made in the government-mandated electrification of everything. Groups that push these <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dark-money-group-pushing-gas-stove-crackdown-significant-financial-stake-green-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mandates often</a> stand to financially gain from gas stove bans, and in turn haul in taxpayer money thanks to Democrat-enacted schemes, according to Fox News.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 03: Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton hold up their hands at the conclusion of a New York Women “Get Out The Vote” rally at Barnard College on November 03, 2022 in New York City. Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James as they campaigned at a New York Women GOTV rally with the midterm elections under a week away. Hochul holds a slim lead in the polls against Republican candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin. AG James is favored to beat Republican candidate for Attorney General Michael Henry.

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