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Union leaders, local Dems blast Suffolk County for axing 20-year contract in favor of politically connected firm

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works abruptly axed its longtime contract with union-backed, Bohemia-based Austin Drywall Corp., last month — then moved to award the work to Renu Contracting & Restoration, owned by Michael VanDenburg, who was appointed last year to the county Planning Commission by Republican Suffolk Executive Ed Romaine.

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US medicine must choose between a collapsing consensus on pediatric trans surgery and kids’ well-being

After a decade of denial, America’s medical establishment is starting to blink. Two of the country’s most powerful doctors’ organizations now say gender surgeries should generally wait until adulthood — a stunning reversal after years of waving them through on children. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Medical Association have reversed course,...

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Chris Christie slams Mamdani over handling of NYC snowstorm: ‘Socialist, schmocialist’

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unloaded on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Friday for doing a poor job of cleaning up snow and garbage in the city after a massive snowstorm. During an appearance on “Overtime,” the online portion of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Christie was asked by Maher to grade Mamdani’s handling of his first...

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