JACKIE KYLE KALL UPDATE

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The grand dame of City Island, Jackie Kyle Kall apparently fell night before last, and fractured her hip. The 90 year young lady is in stable condition.

Officials tell CITY IMAGES that she was in good hands at Montefiore Hospital, following emergency treatment and she was transported to a therapeutic facility.

POTUS VS SCOTUS

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OBAMACARE won big today. The President went on live nationwide broadcast and streaming video to remind US.

US Supreme Court Justices have upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Their ruling preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.

The 6-3 ruling that the subsidies that 8.7 million people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live, under the 2010 health care law.

5 WORDS 2 DELETE

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Almost: This is a seemingly innocuous word that we use all the time: "I'm almost finished." "I'm almost there." "I almost submitted my application to my dream company."

I didn't realize this word was a problem, until a speaker I was listening to pointed out that "almost" implies not going all the way. And it's true. Whenever I say I "almost" did something — the truth is I didn't. I didn't finish, I didn't arrive, I didn't submit my application to my dream company.

GOP CONFERENCE WOES

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Good old punishment is on tap at the GOP. US House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his allies are mad as hell and wont take it anymore.

They are fixing to punish conservatives who have been a thorn in leadership’s side with a purge that is roiling the GOP conference.

Boehner and his political allies have been retaliating against rank-and-file members who voted against procedural motions and, nearly derailing a major trade package favored by Republican leaders ready to clear the House today.

GUN CONTROL

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The issue is not and has never been flags, folks. The problem is and will continue to be about gun control.

Gunman at large after shooting 4 in Harlem deli http://nyp.st/1LoKl5I

East Harlem gunplay leaves 3 men, 1 woman wounded http://nydn.us/1dgQKC1

Gov. Scott Walker OKs Looser Gun Law One Week After Charleston Shooting @TPM http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/scott-walker-ends-waiting-times-gun-p…

At rural South Carolina flag factory, sadness and pride http://reut.rs/1J5JEf7

NEW HOSTAGE POLICY

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US Government has a new policy announced today where families of American hostages seeking to negotiate with, or pay ransom to the abductors will not be threatened with criminal prosecution.

The White House will also create an office to work with the families of the hostages, according to news reports. U.S. President Barack Obama ordered a review of the policy following the murders in 2014 of kidnapped U.S. freelance journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, news reports said.

AL FRESCO BEST IN US

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With the summer patio season, OpenTable, the world's leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN), has unveiled the 2015 Top 100 Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants.

This year 2015 Top 100 Best Al Fresco Dining Restaurants in America is music to our ears.

208 Rodeo - Beverly Hills, California
Alexander's - Naples, Florida
Angel Stadium-Diamond Club Patio - Anaheim, California
Areal Restaurant - Santa Monica, California
Auberge du Soleil - Rutherford, California
BALEENnaples - Naples, Florida

NYC SALUTES AMERICA

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Taxpayers pick up the tab for The Bronx Borough’s official kickoff to the Independence Day Celebrations. This is the annual “New York Salutes America” boardwalk festival and fireworks extravaganza on Orchard Beach.

This event includes fun activities for the kids such as magicians, balloon artists, music performances, and much more. The eating contest starts at 7:45 p.m. and the fireworks show begins at 9:20 p.m.

BOTTLED WATER DANGERS

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A grand total of fourteen brands (14) of spring water have these three things in common: They're bottled by the same company, they come from the same source, and last but not least, they're potentially contaminated with E. coli.

A recall notice has been issued for Acadia, Acme, Big Y, Best Yet, 7-Eleven, Niagara, Nature's Place, Price Rite, Super Chill, Morning Fresh, Shaws, ShopRite, Western Beef Blue, and Wegmans water bottled at two plants in Pennsylvania between June 10 and 18, according to published reports.

COMING DOWN?

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South Carolina house has voted 103-10 to allow for a special session to discuss removing Confederate flag.

The state senate now takes up this issue. One of its members and the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church's pastor and state senator, Rev. Clementa Pinckney, was among those killed last Wednesday.

The Complicated Political History Of The Confederate Flag http://n.pr/1RqWGpp

CNN: Walmart, Sears, eBay to stop selling Confederate flag merchandise http://cnn.it/1TIS2am