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POLL: Are you disappointed Amazon cancelled its HQ2 plans for NYC

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Some are cheering, some are jeering.

Amazon's announcement Thursday that it's scrapping its plans to open a second headquarters in Long Island City in Queens, follows vocal backlash by some local residents and politicians.

"After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens," Amazon spokeswoman Jodi Seth said.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, July 2, 2018, in Washington.
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February 01, 2019 - 11:19 am

Trump says Pelosi will be 'begging for a wall'

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February 01, 2019 - 9:46 am

Scaramucci: Michael Bloomberg or Howard Schultz could beat Trump

WASHINGTON (1010 WINS) -- Anthony Scaramucci believes that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz would make "phenomenal presidents" and could defeat President Trump if they ran in 2020. "I think that the two people who could possibly beat Trump [are>...
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February 01, 2019 - 8:37 am

Shutdown defied: 304,000 jobs added to economy in January

U.S. employers kept adding jobs at a healthy pace in January even in the face of threats ranging from weakening global growth to the Trump administration's trade war with China to the partial shutdown of the government.
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February 01, 2019 - 7:11 am

Cory Booker launches 2020 presidential bid

Booker made the announcement Friday in a video message to supporters, emphasizing a return to American unity in an era of deep political divisions.
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson tours NYCHA buildings for the first time.
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January 31, 2019 - 1:08 pm

HUD secretary Ben Carson in NYC to make major NYCHA announcement

HUD Secretary Ben Carson is in Manhattan Thursday and is expected to make a major announcement on NYCHA.
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January 30, 2019 - 5:14 pm

Schumer wields leverage and a flip phone against Trump

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January 30, 2019 - 6:38 am

Lawmakers hopeful of agreement that would prevent shutdown

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President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Hispanic pastors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
January 28, 2019 - 8:54 am

Trump: Chance of deal to end border wall standoff 'less than 50-50'

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Hillary Clinton
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January 27, 2019 - 2:56 pm

Report: Hillary Clinton not ruling out 2020 run for president

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January 26, 2019 - 1:14 am

Q&A: How soon will the federal government get back in order?

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