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Around New York
1. New U.S. attorney fired by DOJ shortly after appointment
The Board of Judges appointed Donald Kinsella to the position. He was sworn in during a private ceremony, but just hours later, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche posted to social media, “Judges don’t pick U.S. Attorneys, @POTUS does. See Article II of our Constitution. You are fired, Donald Kinsella.”
2. New York lawmakers renew push for moratorium on spreading sewage sludge
While a bill to place a five-year moratorium on spreading chemical-laden sewage sludge on New York’s farmland didn’t get a vote in the state Assembly last year, lawmakers and environmental advocates are renewing their push to pass it this year.
3. Onondaga County executive asking kids to help name Syracuse aquarium
The winner will be selected by a board and invited to attend the facility’s opening day free of charge.
Around the Nation
1. House votes to slap back Trump’s tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke of White House agenda
2. Bondi defends handling of Epstein files release during fiery House hearing
3. James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48
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