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Gov. Northam Says he Wasn’t in Racist Photo, Won’t Resign
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Resisting widespread calls for his resignation, Virginia’s embattled governor on Saturday pledged to remain in office after disavowing a blatantly racist photograph that appeared...
View ArticleBilirakis Pushes Tsipras to Spurn Maduro, Back Democracy for Venezuela
Florida Republican Congressman Gus Bilirakis has written Greek Prime Minister and Radical Left SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras urging him to stop supporting Venezuelan strongman President Nicolas Maduro...
View ArticleMan Convicted for the Killings of the Savopoulos Family Gets 4 Life Sentences
WASHINGTON – A man who murdered four people -three members of the Savvas Savopoulos family and their housekeeper – in their home in an upscale neighbourhood of Washington DC has been sentenced to life...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek-American Community
AGNOS, JAMES NEW BERLIN, WI (from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, published on Jan. 20) – James G. Agnos (Anagnostopoulos) Passed away on January 15, at the age of 83. Loving husband of the late Angie...
View ArticleDespite Losing Co-Owner, Brooklyn’s Kellogg’s Diner Keeps Cooking
When her husband Christos Siderakis died last April, his wife Irene moved from staying at home with their children to running the iconic Williamsburg, Brooklyn Kellogg’s diner they bought in 2013 from...
View ArticleGoing on in Our Community
FEBRUARY 2 CLIFTON, NJ – The Hellenic Musical Society presents “O Elios tha Xanafanei,” a concert directed by Yannis Magiros, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 7 PM at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 818 Valley...
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American Legion Seeks Pentagon Action on NY WWII Unknowns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — American Legion officials are calling on New York lawmakers to request the Pentagon exhume the Long Island graves of sailors killed in a World War II ship explosion in an attempt to...
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The Night of Philosophy and Ideas, in Brooklyn
NEW YORK – Complimentary coffee all night at Brooklyn Central Library can mean only one thing: it’s time for the Night of Philosophy and Ideas. From 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 2nd to 7:00 a.m. the...
View ArticleCaglayan Arkan and Nick Tsilas: Exploring Ethics and Trust in AI with...
NEW YORK – Caglayan Arkan, Global Lead of the Manufacturing and Resources Industry at Microsoft, and Nick Tsilas, Senior Attorney for the Manufacturing and Growth Industry at Microsoft, discussed six...
View ArticleNew Jersey Becomes 4th State to Approve $15 Hourly Wage
By: Mike Catalini, Associated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey became the latest state on Monday to boost its hourly minimum wage to $15 after Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a...
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Pyrros Dimas and Gus Bilirakis to Head Panepirotic Federation Convention
NEW YORK – Pyrros Dimas, the most decorated Greek athlete in the modern Olympics with three gold medals and one bronze, and Rep. Gus Bilirakis, the champion of Greek issues in the U.S. Congress, will...
View ArticleActor Alexander Patsos Talks to TNH about His Latest Role
NEW YORK – Alexander Patsos is an actor, musician, writer, cinematographer, model, and director of Greek and Italian descent. Born in Freeport, NY, he moved, at age 18, to the East Village and...
View ArticleGreek-Cypriot Composer Aris Antoniades Speaks about His Work
NEW YORK – Greek-Cypriot composer Aris Antoniades took time out of his busy schedule to talk with The National Herald about his latest project, the world premiere of his Toccata & Fugue for Organ...
View ArticleThe Philadelphia Greek Independence Parade to Be Held on April 7
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Federation of Hellenic American Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley presents the 198th Anniversary of Greek Independence with its Annual Greek Independence Day...
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Gounardes Statement on Metropolitan Detention Center
BROOKLYN – New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes released the following statement on February 3 after visiting the Metropolitan Detention Center: “For too long, inmates at the Metropolitan Detention...
View ArticleSNF Strengthening Greece’s Arsenal in the Battle against Cancer
NEW YORK – Just as people face differing challenges in their battles with cancer, they draw strength, comfort, and hope from different sources. For Katie Theodorou, it’s cooking magazines. “I find that...
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Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi Transported to Switzerland for Medical Observation
BOSTON – Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the renowned Vatopedi Monastery of Mt. Athos, was transported to Switzerland from Kiev, Ukraine where he suffered a minor heart attack on February 1. Elder Ephraim had...
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Consulate General of New York Highlights the Work of Chamber Music Hellas
NEW YORK – Simplicity, coherence, and the promotion of Greek culture are the basic principles of the new aesthetics imposed by the Consul General of Greece in New York Konstantinos Koutras from the day...
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The Sister Cities Agreement between Tampa and Heraklion
TAMPA, FL – The official signing ceremony of the Sister Cities Agreement between Mayor of Tampa Bob Buckhorn and Mayor of Heraklion, Crete, Vasilis Labrinos, was held on January 31 in the Sister Cities...
View ArticleScreen of Dreams: Greek-American Gianopulos Directing Paramount’s Recovery Act
It used to be that movie stars would shun TV, the small screen, but that could be path for Jim Gianopulos to resurrect one of Hollywood’s most venerable studios, Paramount, that threatens to become...
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