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Multiple People Shot At Grocery Store In Buffalo, New York
Topline Multiple people were shot Saturday at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and a suspect was apprehended, Buffalo police said. A crowd gathers as police investigate after a shooting at a supe...
Tax pros ‘horrified’ by IRS decision to destroy data on 30 million filers
courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images An audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed the IRS has tossed data for millions of payers, sparking anger from the tax community. The mate...
Stefan Al’s Thoroughly Excellent ‘Supertall’
In Michael Ovitz’s very excellent 2018 memoir (review here) Who Is Michael Ovitz, the entertainment legend provided fascinating insight into why CAA was much more than a talent agency. Arguably a majo...
New York Judge Orders Trump To Pay Over $100,000 In Fines, Lifts Civil Contempt Finding
Topline New York State Judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $110,000 in fines and agreed to lift a civil contempt finding against him provided he meet certain...
Cushman & Wakefield appeals subpoenas order
The entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, May 19, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Commercial real-estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield...
New York Launches $35 Million Fund To Help State Abortion Providers
Topline New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday said the state would allocate $35 million to launch a new Abortion Services Provider Fund to offer direct support to abortion clinics in the wake of a...
Diesel fuel is in short supply as prices surge — Here’s what that means for inflation
The prices for gas and diesel fuel, over $6.00 a gallon, are displayed at a petrol station in Los Angeles, March 2, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Diesel prices are surging, contributing...
Whatever Happened To The $15 Minimum Wage?
Workers demonstrate for the $15 minimum wage in New York City in 2017. LightRocket via Getty Images It seems like only yesterday that the $15 minimum wage was high on the agenda of every self-respecti...
Marcum-Friedman Accountant Merger Would Quicken U.S. Firm’s Expansion In Asia
MBP Co-Chairman Drew Bernstein. MBP In March, “China Wealth” profiled MBP as a successful New York-based accounting company in China that is now on the move in Southeast Asia with plans to open an off...
JetBlue Airways at a crossroads after Spirit rejects its takeover offer
A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty...
Catholic University sued over Judy Garland ‘Wizard of Oz’ dress auction
A lobby card from the film ‘The Wizard Of Oz,’ shows a film still of a scene in which American actress Judy Garland (1922 – 1969) (as Dorothy) wipes tears from the eyes of actor Bert...
Why people moving out of big cities are seeing the most inflation
Some of the hottest pandemic-migration destinations also happen to be home to the hottest regional inflation rates. The relationship between migration and inflation has strengthened significantly as m...
Greenwich mansion for sale will take bitcoin cryptocurrency as payment
Main residence at 241 Bedford Rd in Greenwich, CT Anthony Acocella / Modern Angles The Gold Coast of Connecticut soon might become the Crypto Coast if this real estate listing is any indication. The o...
Europe Needs Natural Gas And America Could Help—If We Could Get Out Of Our Own Way
DASHAVA, UKRAINE – SEPTEMBER 18: A worker explains the reading on a pressure guage on a valve at … [+] the Dashava natural gas facility on September 18, 2014 in Dashava, Ukraine. The Dasha...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt To Lift Contempt Charge After Swearing He Doesn’t Have Documents
Topline A New York judge upheld his ruling Friday that found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for refusing to comply with a subpoena from New York Attorney General Letitia James—desp...
Anthony Rizzo Is Setting Himself Up For A Payday
MIAMI, FL – JULY 30: Anthony Rizzo #48 of the New York Yankees during batting practice before the … [+] start of the game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on July 30, 2021 in Mi...
Sixteen states sue Postal Service over plan to buy gas vehicles
United States Postal Service (USPS) workers load mail into delivery trucks outside a post office in Royal Oak, Michigan, August 22, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Sixteen states on Thursday sued the U.S...
Lil Nas X Announces ‘LONG LIVE MONTERO’ World Tour
Promotional image for Lil Nas X’s LONG LIVE MONTERO tour. Columbia Records Today, multi-platinum award-winning rapper Lil Nas X has announced that he is heading on his first-ever global tour beg...
Judge orders Cushman & Wakefield to comply with Trump subpoenas
Anti-Trump demonstrators gather outside of the New York County Supreme Court in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2022. David Dee Delgado | Reuters A New York judge Monday ordered commercial real-estate...
Judge holds Donald Trump in contempt of court in New York attorney general prob
Former US President Donald Trump holds a rally sponsored by Save America with Ted Budd, Madison Cawthorn, Bo Hines, Dan Bishop, Mark Robinson and Greg Murphy in Selma, NC, on April 9, 2022. Peter Zay ...
The $150 Billion Road Electric School Buses Can Ride To Create American Jobs And Protect Kids’ Health
Anyone who has gone to school in the United States remembers the smell of diesel exhaust from riding the iconic yellow school bus, but few realize the danger of breathing those fumes. Thankfully, our ...
GE hoping to 3D print concrete components for wind turbines
A Haliade-X wind turbine photographed in the Netherlands on March 2, 2022. The Haliade-X is part of a new generation of huge turbines set to be installed in the years ahead. Peter Boer | Bloomberg | G...
The Next Plant Based Trend Reaches For The Jewish Deli
Seriously? I grew up going to the Lower East Side of New York with my parents every Sunday for most of my childhood. Pedestrians, young children among them, walk past the facade of Katz’s Delica...
NBA’s Golden State Warriors plan to be more than a basketball team
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket during the game against the Washington Wizards on March 14, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Noah Graham | Nationa...
Lidl Urban Store A Success In New York’s Harlem
Lidl Harlem store at 2187 Fredrick Douglas Blvd. David Keith Photography Lidl opened an urban store in New York’s Harlem. While most Lidl stores are in suburban locations, this store, on Frederick Dou...
Maskless faces show relief, confusion, disappointment on planes
Passengers at LaGuardia Airport on April 19, 2022. Leslie Josephs | CNBC The Biden administration’s transportation mask mandate was one of the most divisive policies of the Covid pandemic. Its s...
JetBlue founder’s Breeze Airways plans expansion from Westchester airport
A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images Breeze Airways plans to add eight f...
New York Launching Gas Price Gouging Probe
Topline New York Attorney General Tish James launched a probe Thursday into whether oil companies are engaging in price gouging, according to multiple outlets, amid rising fuel prices following Russia...
In 2022, New York Politics Just Got More Interesting
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin leaves the courthouse in New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. … [+] Benjamin has been arrested in a federal corruption investigation. Authorities said the Democrat...