Tag: New York

2 on ATV Die When They Hit Tractor-Trailer Near NYC Bridge

August 20, 2022
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NEW YORK—New York City police are investigating a crash that killed two men who were thrown from an all-terrain vehicle when it struck a tractor-trailer in Queens. The ATV driver was then run over by the truck, authorities said. Police said the men were traveling through an intersection toward a Manhattan-bound entrance to the Ed…

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Rushdie Attack Suspect Says He Admires Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini

August 19, 2022
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The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader, according to a New York Post interview published on Wednesday. Hadi Matar also told the Post he had only “read a couple pages” of Rushdie’s…

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Trump ‘Having Fun’ Endorsing Democrats

August 19, 2022
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Less than a week before New York’s congressional primaries, former President Donald Trump has chosen to ‘endorse’ two of his Democratic adversaries there with needling social media posts. One is Dan Goldman, lead counsel during Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. He is a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary election in New…

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Trump ‘Having Fun’ Endorsing Democrats: Spokeswoman

August 19, 2022
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Less than a week before New York’s congressional primaries, former President Donald Trump has chosen to “endorse” two of his Democratic adversaries there with needling social media posts. One is Dan Goldman, lead counsel during Trump’s first impeachment in 2019. He is a candidate in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary election in New…

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Musk Targets Ad Tech Firms in Twitter Suit Over Takeover Deal

August 19, 2022
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who is attempting to walk away from his deal to acquire Twitter Inc., is seeking documents from advertising technology firms as part of his quest to gain more information on bot and spam accounts on Twitter, according to filings in a Delaware court on Thursday. Twitter has sued the Tesla chief…

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The Story Behind the Colonial Trial that Laid the Foundation for Establishing America’s Freedom of Press

August 18, 2022
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When James Madison of Virginia, later the fourth president of the United States, wrote that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”—God-given rights ultimately enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution—there is little doubt that one thing on his mind was the trial of John Peter…

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Salman Rushdie Attack Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder, Assault

August 18, 2022
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MAYVILLE, N.Y.—The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges on Thursday and was held without bail. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of wounding Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the “The Satanic Verses” author was to deliver a lecture…

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California, New York: Top Destinations For Wealthy Chinese Seeking to Leave China

August 18, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) draconian COVID measures and economic policies have driven many wealthy Chinese residents to leave or at least plan to leave China. Many wealthy individuals have transferred their assets abroad through overseas investment, property purchases, or offshore trusts, with California and New York being their top destinations. According to investment migration…

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Workers at a New York State Amazon Warehouse Seek to Unionize

August 17, 2022
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NEW YORK—Workers at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse near Albany, New York, are seeking to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board said in a statement on Tuesday. The Amazon Labor Union—the same independent group that organized a historic union win at another warehouse on New York’s Staten Island in April—petitioned the federal labor board to hold…

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Low Turnout Predicted for Late-Summer, Last-Minute New York Primary Deemed ‘Confusing’

August 17, 2022
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New Yorkers head to the polls on Tuesday for their second primary in two months. Politicos predict historically low turnout. Not only are voters confused about why, after they voted on June 28, they have to vote again, but it’s altogether the wrong time for a primary. In New York State, where school doesn’t start…

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