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   Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin – known for praising "hockey moms" –   
   received a timely assist this week from a former hockey star, ex-NHL   
   player Ron Duguay.   
      
   It happened Wednesday, when a photographer began pestering Palin with   
   questions about her recent coronavirus diagnosis while she and Duguay, a   
   former member of the New York Rangers, were dining with friends at a   
   restaurant in New York City.   
      
   Palin was in the Big Apple for her defamation trial against The New York   
   Times, which has been delayed until next month because she tested positive   
   for the virus at the beginning of this week.   
      
   The unnamed photographer began recording Palin eating dinner with Duguay   
   and three others at Elio’s Italian restaurant in Manhattan. Palin   
   initially turned to the photographer and waved from the outdoor tent where   
   the group was dining.   
      
   "Hi there, are any of you guys concerned that she tested positive for   
   COVID? I’m just curious," the photographer asks.   
      
   Duguay, 64, then gets up and approaches him, asking, "Are you looking for   
   trouble?"   
      
   "Are you going to hurt me?" the photographer asks, before Duguay appears   
   to knock his camera out of his hand.   
      
   Palin’s dinner was against federal COVID-19 five-day quarantine guidelines   
   but the restaurant suggested to the New York Post it wasn’t their concern.   
      
   "People come to eat, we are not the border police," an employee reportedly   
   told the publication.   
      
   The restaurant said, however, they adhered to the city’s vaccine mandate   
   by seating Palin’s party outside in below-freezing weather (in a tent with   
   a heat lamp). Palin has said she doesn’t plan to ever get vaccinated.   
      
   The former GOP vice-presidential candidate did dine inside the same   
   restaurant Saturday, however, despite not showing a required vaccination   
   card, according to the New York Daily News. The city said the restaurant   
   won't be fined because her admittance wasn't officially documented.   
      
   The photographer told the Daily News he contacted police about the   
   incident and officers confirmed they responded and the issue was resolved.   
   No other details were given.   
      
   Elio’s manager Luca Guaitolini told the Daily News: "It’s unfortunate, but   
   we’ve moved on. We’ve been answering all the questions since Wednesday.   
   What can I tell you? We are spaghetti people."   
      
   New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office had strong words for Palin’s   
   outing, saying in a statement, "By repeatedly flouting CDC guidelines, Ms.   
   Palin has shown a complete disregard for the health and safety of small   
   business workers and her fellow patrons."   
      
   Palin was required to test for the virus Monday in connection with her   
   trial.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sarah-palin-nhl-ron-duguay-nyc-   
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