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  US seizes $1.6 million ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ tablet from Hobby Lobby By Will Feuer July 28, 2021 Hobby Lobby purchased it at an auction hosted by Christie’s for $1.6 million. Representatives for Christie’s did not return The Post’s request for comment. Hobby Lobby purchased the tablet to be displayed at the Washington, DC-based Museum of the Bible, which is funded by the family of the arts and crafts chain’s founder, David Green. In a complaint filed in May 2020, prosecutors said the 5-by-6-inch tablet is the property of the Iraqi government and should be returned. Hobby Lobby cooperated with the investigation, the DOJ said.   NOTE: the big question is WHY they allowed Christie's POCKET the $1.6 million? hmmmm..... interesting Hobby Lobby should be refunded. What's your thought about this situation?

  PA Health Secretary Couldn't Mandate Masks In New GOP Proposal A proposed referendum would let state voters decide whether to limit many of the powers the secretary used during the pandemic. Eric Heyl,  Patch Staff Posted Mon, Jul 19, 2021 

  Millions Coming To Bayside From NYC's 2022 Budget: Here's Where The city's new $99 billion budget includes millions of dollars heading to Bayside. Here are a few notable projects. Kayla Levy, Patch Staff Posted Wed, Jul 7, 2021   Here are some info from the above article: $425,000 to the Bay Terrace library, which was the last closed library branch to reopen this month . Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott said that Vallone's allocation helps " Queens Public Library meet its mission to provide free access to information, knowledge and opportunity for all." $2.75 million to renovate the soccer fields at Bayside's Raymond O'Connor Park — a project that's in partnership with City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.    Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park received funds to support its park planting and cleanup events . Bayside Little League, which is playing at a long-awaited revamped park this season, got funds for ...

 Updated Oct 29, 2021 PHILADELPHIA, PA — The powerful storm that is approaching the Philadelphia area entering Halloween weekend could bring near-record floods to some areas, forecasters note, with water levels already elevated from bouts of heavy rain earlier this week. The risk is especially high in tidal waterways that will swell at high tide, with the Delaware River predicted to rise to historic heights in the aftermath of the storm. At Washington Street in Philadelphia, where the river was already flooded to about 8 feet Friday morning, a crest of 10.3 feet — considered "major flood stage" — is expected by Friday evening. The all-time record, from Superstorm Sandy in 2012, is 10.6 feet. source: https://patch.com/pennsylvania/haverford/s/hwbdk/historic-flooding-possible-as-storm-approaches-eastern-pa?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert   =================== PENNSYLVANIA —Afternoon thunderstorms led to significant flash fl...

I found this on LinkedIn: Jewish Community Relations Council of New York We are a pro-active coordinating and resource organization for the Jewish community in the metropolitan New York area. Public Relations & Communications   https://www.jcrcny.org/ New York, NY 𝗝𝗖𝗥𝗖-𝗡𝗬 serves as the central coordinating and resource body for the Jewish community in the metropolitan New York area in the community relations field and is an active force in New York civic and communal life. JCRC-NY operates as a coordinating body to foster joint and cooperative action among its members and other organizations to: • 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 equality of opportunity and full civil rights and civil liberties for Jewish and all other racial, religious and ethnic groups in New York. • 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 amicable relationship, mutual understanding and respect among the various groups in New York. • 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 create and maintain conditions that are conducive to encouraging the continuity and vitality of Jewi...

 I had to do a search for a family, looking for apartment or house rentals for $1,000  Sharing herewith my findings, if you know of others, please let me know: I searched  apartments.com  for less than $1,100 per month rentals: https://www.apartments.com/ queens-ny/under-1100/ and move in date: August 1st: https://www.apartments.com/ queens-ny/under-1100/?mid= 20210801 Rental apartments $1,100 on Trulia: https://www.trulia.com/for_ rent/Queens,NY/0-1100_price / As to rentals in Bayside on Craigslist, forget about it! It's in the $1,800 range: https://newyork.craigslist. org/search/hhh?query=Bayside+ rental&sort=rel& availabilityMode=0&sale_date= all+dates And Masbeth is not below $1100, it's at $1,600 query=masbeth+&sort=rel& availabilityMode=0&sale_date= all+datehttps://newyork. craigslist.org/search/hhh?s

  Interesting facts about the Independence day Independence Day should have been celebrated on July 2, 1776. Although the document was dated July 4, congress actually voted for independence from Great Britain two days prior on July 2, 1776. It apparently wasn’t signed by everyone until August 2, 1776.   It didn't become a federal holiday until 1870. It took nearly 100 years for it to be recognized as such, but when it finally happened it was up in the ranks with Christmas and a few other holidays.   Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the national bird but he was overruled by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who recommended the bald eagle as it symbolizes freedom.   An estimated 2.5 million people lived in the nation in July 1776 . As of July 2017, about 325.7 million people live in the U.S., according to the United States Census.   The Liberty Bell rings 13 times every Independence Day to honor the 13 original states .Descendants of people who sig...

  'Should We Sell?' After Collapse, Hot Florida Market Faces Uncertainty Rick Rojas and Sophie Kasakove Tue, July 6, 2021,