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 Governor Hochul may be looking for a new running mate.

Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday after he'd been arrested in connection with some shady political dealings while he was in New York a while back. Rather than cause a distraction to Hochul's election campaign, Benjamin chose to resign. He is still on the ballot for the Democratic primary, though that could change.

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In the wake of the passing of actor-comic Gilbert Gottfried yesterday, we're learning of his ties to the 518.

Gottfried, 67, retained the services of local businessman Tommy Nicchi of Niskayuna, the owner of the Comedy Works nightclub and The Broken Inn, a new eatery in Niskayuna. Gottfried recorded a video that Nicchi used at The Broken Inn last month for a St. Patrick's Day promotion.

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Reports are that Gottfried passed away as the result of recurrent ventricular tachycardia, caused by myotonic dystrophy, type 2, a form of muscular dystrophy. He was scheduled to appear at the Cohoes Music Hall in June, and tickets are being refunded for that night.

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Colorado airhead Lauren Bow-Wow might've rubbed Christians the wrong way the other day by claiming that Jesus was "cancelled". No, He wasn't.

The timing of her remarks, of course, reeks of bad judgment, with Easter this weekend. Apparently, clouds for brains has never really done a deep dive into the Gospels.

When was the last time she saw the inside of a church?

For attempting to link the Crucifixion to so-called cancel culture, well, I think you know what's headed her way:

Fitting, of course.