Category: News
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Amid growing harassment against players, NCAA calls for ban on prop bets
NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang about his recent piece on online sports betting and how it’s affecting professional and college sports. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It is Final Four weekend in college basketball. On the women’s side, Iowa and South Carolina will play for the title tomorrow. The men’s…
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Does normal earthquake guidance make sense for NYC? For the most part, experts say yes.
Avoid objects that could topple. Move out of traffic. Head toward a large open space. National guidance for earthquake safety may seem largely irrelevant for New Yorkers, given how rare major quakes are in the region. And considering how frequent they are in California, it’s unsurprising some of the advice has a West Coast bent.…
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Air Force One and the great pillowcase plunder
US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Minneapolis-Sait Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 1, 2022. Kerem Yucel /AFP via Getty Images I was working the late shift out at Joint Base Andrews when a gaggle of White House reporter-types strolled off Air Force One, and a Secret Service agent…
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NJ towns have to build affordable housing. Some mayors say they need more time.
Several towns in New Jersey are sounding alarm bells about how they will build more affordable housing just months before the state is expected to announce their next housing obligations. Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali said he intends to ask for a three-year pause on the construction of affordable housing in his town. “Let us just…
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Here’s what we know about the quake that shook the NY and NJ region
A rare earthquake shook the New York City region on Friday morning, surprising residents and sending officials scrambling to confirm the extent of the damage. Then, on Friday evening, a strong aftershock was felt across the area, though it was less intense than the initial quake. Here’s what we know so far about the series…
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Brooklyn judge rules that marriage is valid in spite of religious annulment
Hon. Nancy Sunshine and Hon. Jeffrey Sunshine. Brooklyn Eagle Photo Mario Belluomo On March 20, 2024, the Kings County Supreme Court, with Justice Jeffrey Sunshine presiding, issued a decision in a case involving a couple who got a religious marriage and annulment without ever getting a traditional marriage license. The husband, the defendant who was…
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Justice Saul Stein celebrated at induction ceremony for the Kings County Supreme Court
In an event that fused legal solemnity with light-hearted camaraderie, Justice Saul Stein was formally inducted as a justice of the Kings County Supreme Court on Monday, April 1. Hosted at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law’s Moot Court Room, the ceremony attracted a distinguished assembly of judges, legal professionals, and community leaders to celebrate…
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April 5, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Friday on the NewsHour, two Israeli officers are disciplined after the military admits to making a “grave mistake” in killing seven aid workers in Gaza. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks on the massive effort required to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge and reopen the city’s port. Plus, what you need to know ahead of…
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Cool your jets! Hold your horses! Slow your (manufacturing) roll!
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in China, less than a year since her last visit. In 2023, she was focused on gently reopening communication channels. This time she has a clear message: You’re making too much stuff. In this episode, why the U.S., Japan and some European countries are pressuring China to slow its…
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NYC agrees to $17.5M payout for women forced by NYPD to remove hijabs
The city has agreed to a $17.5 million payout to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two hijab-wearing Muslim women who said the NYPD violated their civil rights by forcing them to remove their religious head coverings for mugshot photos. The women — Jamila Clark, a resident of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, and Arwa Aziz,…