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Wall Street Mixed Ahead of Federal Reserve’s Policy Meet

November 1, 2021
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U.S. stock indexes eased from intraday record highs on Monday, dragged down by Microsoft and other mega-cap technology stocks, while data showed U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in October amid supply chain disruptions. All the major indexes had scaled new peaks earlier in the session, with the blue-chip Dow hitting 36,000 points for the first time….

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New York City Firehouses Face Shutdowns Amid De Blasio’s Vaccine Mandate

November 1, 2021
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said 26 New York City firehouses halted operations on Saturday “due to Mayor de Blasio’s decision to lock unvaccinated firefighters out of work,” though the city’s fire chief said the department had not closed any firehouses and blamed “irresponsible bogus sick leave” by firefighters apparently protesting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that…

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Cuomo Accuses Sheriff, AG James of ‘Epitomizing Incompetence and Abuse of the Law’ After Criminal Misdemeanor Charge

November 1, 2021
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday accused Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple and state Attorney General Letitia James of epitomizing the “worst combination of politics, incompetence, and abuse of the law” after he was charged with misdemeanor forcible touching last week. Forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor in New York state, can carry a maximum sentence of one year in jail or three…

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Wall Street Rally, Japan Election Drive Asian Shares Higher

November 1, 2021
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Stocks advanced in Asia on Monday, with Tokyo’s benchmark up 2.2 percent after the ruling Liberal Democrats won a stronger than expected majority in an election Sunday. Shares rose in all regional markets except Hong Kong. The regional gains followed further milestones on Wall Street, where the three major indexes set records. The S&P 500…

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More Than 26,000 NYC Workers Didn’t Get Vaccine by Friday Deadline

October 31, 2021
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One in six workers employed by the city of New York declined to get a COVID-19 shot after a Friday deadline to show proof of vaccination, the city said on Oct. 30. The vaccination rate among municipal workers jumped from 76 percent on Thursday to 83 percent on Friday, as thousands of police officers, firefighters,…

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More Than 26,000 NYC Workers Didn’t Get Vaccine by Oct. 29 Deadline

October 31, 2021
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One in six workers employed by the city of New York declined to get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of an Oct. 29 deadline to show proof of vaccination, the city stated on Oct. 30. The vaccination rate among municipal workers jumped to 83 percent on Oct. 29 from 76 percent on Oct. 28, as thousands…

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New York Fund Divests $111 Million After Ben & Jerry’s Boycott in Israel

October 31, 2021
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New York State pension fund revealed Thursday that it’d be pulling out $111 million in equity investments from Unilever, the conglomerate parent of Ben & Jerry’s following the ice cream maker’s decision to boycott sales in certain regions of Israel. “Our review of the activities of the company, and its subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s, found…

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Cuomo Lawyer Asks Sheriff to Save Investigation Records

October 30, 2021
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NEW YORK—A lawyer for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’ wants the sheriff who charged the Democrat with groping a woman to preserve records of any communications his office had with the alleged victim, journalists or other investigators. A city court in Albany this week issued a summons charging Cuomo with forcible touching after a criminal complaint…

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Dozens of NYC Firehouses Could Close on Monday Due to Vaccine Mandate

October 30, 2021
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MANHATTAN, New York—Dozens of NYC firehouses may close on Monday as a result of a vaccine mandate placed on city workers by Mayor Bill de Blasio. Thousands of municipal workers took to the streets in protests earlier in the week after de Blasio announced a sweeping mandate requiring the entire municipal workforce to get vaccinated,…

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Dozens of NYC Firehouses Could Close on Monday Due to Vaccine Mandate: Union President

October 30, 2021
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MANHATTAN, New York—Dozens of NYC firehouses may close on Monday as a result of a vaccine mandate placed on city workers by Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro. Prior to a press conference on Friday, Ansbro told The Epoch Times outside a firehouse near Penn Station that it had been closed…

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