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Wall Street holds near its record heights
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding near its records on Monday, ahead of a week likely to be dominated by updates from the head of the Federal Reserve and from some of the biggest U.S. retailers. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged, coming off...
This New York skyscraper had a 1-in-16 chance of collapse. Only one man knew
CNN
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August 15, 2025
On October 12, 1977, banking giant Citicorp opened the tallest new skyscraper in New York City since the early 1930s. From afar, the 915-foot tower’s distinctive sloped roof cut through the Midtown skyline like a scalpel. Close up, at ground...
Commonalities In The Disputes Over Data Access And Interchange Fees
Forbes
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JP Morgan Chase building in New York City. getty One policy trend that has persisted this year is the introduction and consideration, but not passage, of state legislation that would subject banks, credit card companies, and other payment...
New York's Free Community College Program for Adult Learners Draws Over 16,500 Applications
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
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August 14, 2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated a significant milestone this week as more than 16,500 New Yorkers have applied to the state's free community college program for adults pursuing careers in high-demand fields. The governor rallied with...
New York woman finds diamond for her engagement ring at Arkansas state park
The Guardian
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August 14, 2025
A New York woman has found a 2.30-carat colorless diamond in an Arkansas state park and repurposed it as her engagement ring. Micherre Fox, 31, of Manhattan, New York, went on a month-long hunt in July to the state’s Crater of Diamonds state park...
RIP: Tributes paid to New York priest who had strong Tipperary-roots
Tipperary Star
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August 15, 2025
Tributes are being paid online to Fr Patrick Ryan who passed away in the care of the Jesuit Community in New York on August 10. Born in Queens on Aug. 11, 1939, Father Ryan grew up in an “extremely Irish environment,” he said in a 2012 interview...
'Let's Take Back Our City:' Biotech Entrepreneur Enters NYC Mayoral Race to Thwart Mamdani
Twitchy
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August 16, 2025
New Yorkers faced no good choices in their upcoming mayoral race. There's the commie Zohran Mamdani, the corrupt COVID grandma killer Andrew Cuomo, the corrupt current Mayor Eric Adams, and Quixotic candidate Curtis Sliwa. Of those four, New...
New York’s job engine sputters with just 956 new positions in the first six months of 2025: Is this a recession warning for young professionals?
The Times of India
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New York, once the lodestar of America’s labour market, is losing some of its shine. According to the city’s Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, the first half of 2025 produced just 956 new private-sector jobs—the feeblest gain outside a...
Nanoscale facility thinks big on developing microchip workforce
Cornell Chronicle - New York
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August 18, 2025
For the first time, the Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) is leveraging virtual reality to build up the semiconductor workforce – starting with young people. CNF has launched a free VR youth outreach module, designed to...
New York University Video Featuring Grads With Tech Jobs Trolled: 'All These Immigrants...'
News18
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August 14, 2025
Last Updated:August 14, 2025, 20:51 IST Comments on Instagram were filled with hateful remarks attacking the students' accents, ethnic backgrounds, and immigration status Most of the students featured in the video appeared to be of Indian or South...
Bowling Green Tops U.S. Cities for Tech Salary Growth
WBKR 92.5 - Kentucky
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August 18, 2025
While tech hubs like San Francisco and New York often dominate headlines, a surprising southern U.S. city has quietly taken the lead in tech salary growth over the past decade, according to a new report by DesignRush. Tech Salaries Surge 50% in...
Qatar Airways introduces its first U.S. lounge, to begin operations at JFK by 2026
The Peninsula
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August 18, 2025
Doha: Qatar Airways selected 'The New Terminal One' at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) as its new home in New York. The award-winning carrier will move its operations to the state-of-the-art terminal in 2026 and unveil a...
Zohran Mamdani met his wife on Hinge. Many American muslims meet their marriage partners in similar ways
Fortune
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Nura Maznavi got a kick out of learning that New York City Muslim mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani met his wife on Hinge. “It made me feel like less of a loser,” Maznavi said laughingly about meeting her own husband online more than 14 years ago,...
The Sun Belt Shows Sprawl Can Work
City Journal
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August 18, 2025
There’s just something about suburbs. Most Americans like them. A resolute minority finds this fact inexplicable and frustrating. Witness the ferocious reaction to Conor Dougherty’s New York Times article arguing that America needs to embrace...
Trinity Biotech Stock Marks Best Day Ever On New York Greenlight For Pregnancy Risk Test; Retail Sees More Upside
Asianet Newsable
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August 15, 2025
Trinity Biotech notched its best session on record on Thursday after its New York reference laboratory received approval from the New York State Department of Health to begin offering the FDA-cleared PreClara Ratio biomarker test for assessing the...
New York City Is Ready for a Mitchell-Lama 2.0
Next City
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August 14, 2025
Op-ed: With new city leadership and a governor looking for a housing win, it’s time to make affordable homeownership a real part of solving New York’s housing crisis – not just a nostalgic memory. This is your first of three free stories this...
Critical Minerals: African Ministers To Hold Second Conference In New York
Leadership
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August 15, 2025
Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) will host its Second High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa on 22nd September, 2025 in Manhattan, New York, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)....
New York Confirms Massive Upgrades To These School Districts
Hudson Valley Post - New York
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August 14, 2025
Changes are coming to several schools across the state, including those in the Hudson Valley. On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced funding has been awarded to a number of "under-resourced school districts" across the Empire State. 4 New York...
Engineers develop hybrid Bacteria-Virus Therapy to target cancer
Emirati Times
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August 18, 2025
New York: Columbia Engineering researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking cancer therapy that teams up bacteria and viruses to infiltrate and destroy tumors, according to a study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering. The system, called...
Choupo-Moting and the New York Red Bulls host the Philadelphia Union
Associated Press
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August 15, 2025
Philadelphia Union (15-5-6, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Red Bulls (10-10-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Harrison, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: New York +157, Philadelphia +157, Draw +245;...