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‘Really Troubling’: Public Defender on Being Fired for Speaking Out Against Critical Race Theory

October 2, 2021
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A public defender who was fired for speaking out against critical race theory says what happened was troubling and that she expects to win a legal battle she’s engaged in. “I wasn’t even talking about my job. I was talking about my kid’s schools and my kid’s education. And so the idea that my employer…

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Citigroup Executive Levkovich Dies a Month After Being Hit by Car

October 2, 2021
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Citigroup Inc.’s chief U.S. equity strategist, Tobias Levkovich, died on Friday from injuries he suffered after being struck by a car a month ago, the Nassau County Police Department on New York’s Long Island said in a statement. Levkovich, 60, was hit by a car while crossing a street in Woodmere, Long Island, at about…

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US House Panel Considers Bill Curbing Dual-Class Stock

October 2, 2021
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NEW YORK—A U.S. House of Representatives panel plans to discuss a draft bill requiring companies that go public with dual-class stock to sunset the structure after seven years, according to a copy of the proposed legislation published late Thursday. Dual-class share structures, which give some stockholders more voting power, are out of favor among investors,…

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NYC Restauranteurs: Business Down 40 to 60 Percent Due to Vaccine Mandate

October 1, 2021
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New York City restauranteurs are complaining that their business has been slashed severely by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which requires people 12 and older to show vaccination proof for indoor dining, indoor fitness, and indoor entertainment. Pre-pandemic, O’Donoghue’s Pub and Restaurant was a successful business that has been open for 10 years in Times Square, Manhattan. Fergal…

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NYC Restaurateurs: Business Down 40 to 60 Percent Due to Vaccine Mandate

October 1, 2021
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New York City restaurateurs are complaining that their business has been slashed severely by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which requires people 12 and older to show vaccination proof for indoor dining, indoor fitness, and indoor entertainment. Pre-pandemic, O’Donoghue’s Pub and Restaurant was a successful business that has been open for 10 years in Times Square, Manhattan. Fergal…

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Wall Street Set to Open Higher on Bargain Hunting, Merck Boost

October 1, 2021
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Wall Street’s main indexes were set to rise on Friday as steep losses in September saw investors buying into cheaper sectors, while drugmaker Merck rose on marking progress in the development of an oral COVID-19 drug. Shares of Merck & Co. Inc. jumped 8.3 percent in premarket trading after the company’s experimental oral drug for…

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Wall Street Slides, S&P 500 Posts Worst Month, Quarter Since COVID-19 Outbreak

October 1, 2021
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NEW YORK—Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday and the S&P 500 posted its worst month since the onset of the global health crisis, following a tumultuous month and quarter wracked by concerns over COVID-19, inflation fears, and budget wrangling in Washington. The U.S. Senate and House approved a stopgap spending bill to keep the…

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New York City Teachers File Emergency Request With Supreme Court to Block COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

October 1, 2021
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A group of teachers on Thursday filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court, asking justices to block New York City’s school COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Lawyers for the plaintiffs, a group of teachers, said in a 99-page petition that the mandate “threatens the education of thousands of children in the largest public-school system in the…

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Healthcare Giant Northwell Denies Some Benefits to Employees Fired over Vaccine Mandate

September 30, 2021
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Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York State, is denying some benefits to employees it’s firing because they refuse to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers. Those terminated lose all employer contributions to their retirement plans for this year unless they are older than 62. They are also denied…

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Health Care Giant Northwell Denies Some Benefits to Workers Fired Over Vaccine Mandate

September 30, 2021
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Northwell Health, the largest health care provider in New York state, is denying some benefits to employees it’s firing because they refuse to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers. Those terminated lose all employer contributions to their retirement plans for this year unless they’re older than 62. They are also…

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