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Congressman Mike Lawler highlights community events across New York's 17th district
Rockland Reporter - New York
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August 16, 2025
Congressman Mike Lawler, who represents New York's 17th congressional district, shared updates on community events his office participated in on August 16, 2025. The posts highlighted engagements with local businesses and residents across several...
5:00 a.m. american affairs american affairs Why Trump Will Probably Dispatch the National Guard to New York City By Ross Barkan New York — especially if Mamdani becomes mayor — will be a ripe target. But it might backfire on the president.
New York Mag
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August 17, 2025
If Trump does, it might actually help a new mayor. Photo: Shuran Huang/The New York Times/Redux As disturbing as it is to write this sentence, it seems inevitable that at some point in the next three years, President Donald Trump will dispatch the...
Legionnaires’ Outbreak Turns Deathly In New York City: Fourth Fatality Confirmed, 17 Hospitalized
The Health Site
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August 17, 2025
The outbreak in New York City began in July, which affected dozens of people with severe Legionnaires' disease. The health department confirmed that 17 others are hospitalized as of Friday. Amid the outbreak of a severe type of pneumonia caused by...
Eight things to do in New York including the free 'park in the sky'
The Mirror
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August 17, 2025
Exclusive: Now 400 years old, NYC’s still got it, says Hannah Roberts, who took a walk along the High Line, visited the NH Collection on Madison Avenue and Meatpacking District. Hannah Roberts took a walk along the High Line ( Image: Alamy/PA)...
New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals: Max Fried vs. Sonny Gray
Pinstripe Alley - New York
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August 16, 2025
Last night the Yankees built an early lead against the Cardinals and held on for dear life. It wasn’t the most reassuring way to win a game, but any wins are welcome with the Yankees occupying the final playoff spot in the American League. Tonight...
NYC Teachers Believe Many Kids Are Gifted & Talented. Why Doesn’t the District?
The 74
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Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter In 2020, around 3,500 incoming New York City kindergartners were deemed eligible for a public school gifted-and-talented program. In 2021, that number spiked up...
Western US ranch four times bigger than New York City goes on sale for $79.5M
Daily Mail
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August 17, 2025
Here's a home where the Buffalo roam — but you're going to need about $80 million of you want to join them. A giant Western ranch four times bigger than New York City and twice the size of London has hit the market. Central Wyoming's sprawling...
Business owner's fight to start over after his restaurant was canceled over chef's clash with influencer
Daily Mail
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August 17, 2025
A San Francisco restaurateur is attempting to turn the page after a bitter online feud between his co-owner and a popular food influencer tanked his wine bar's reputation. Eric Lin, a first-time restaurant owner, recently reopened his Hayes Valley...
Humanoid robot turns heads at NYC sneaker store
Fox News
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Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson discusses the Trump administration's artificial intelligence plan and a humanoid robot experiment in New York City on 'Fox & Friends.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Think you've seen it all in New York City?...
Putin Secures Ukraine Concessions But Falls Short Of Economic Goals
StratNews Global
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August 17, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from his Alaska summit with Donald Trump claiming major gains on Ukraine, including a U.S. shift away from backing a ceasefire, but left without the sweeping economic reset he had sought to ease the strain...
How to Make the Most of Stock Market Illiquidity
Jamaica Observer
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August 17, 2025
. On the stock market, liquidity is like oxygen — you only notice it when it’s absent. While Jamaica’s capital markets have made impressive strides, and the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is often ranked as the most liquid in the Caribbean, it...
Today in History: August 17, Georgia mob lynches Jewish businessman
Daily Local - Pennsylvania
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August 17, 2025
Today is Sunday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2025. There are 136 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 17, 1915, a mob in Cobb County, Georgia, lynched Jewish businessman Leo Frank, 31, whose death sentence for the murder of 13-year-old...
AVIOT to Exhibit at Anime NYC 2025, he Largest Anime Convention on the U.S. East Coast
Anime News Network
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Tokyo - August 15, 2025 - AVIOT, a brand operated by consumer electronics manufacturer and retailer Preseed Japan Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Hirokazu Tsuchiyama), has announced that it will exhibit at Anime NYC 2025, the...
Cinemagoers tutted – but in Materialists, I finally saw a true reflection of today’s dating market
The Guardian
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August 17, 2025
On Sunday I took myself, with a slight hangover, to see a preview screening of Materialists, the long-awaited new film by Celine Song. Dakota Johnson plays Lucy, a matchmaker with a talent for pairing her exacting clients with someone who ticks...
President Ruto pledges bold reforms to boost Kenya’s creative economy
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
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August 17, 2025
President William Ruto has unveiled a raft of reforms and investments aimed at transforming Kenya’s creative and cultural industries into a major pillar of the economy. Speaking during the State Concert of the 97th Kenya Music Festival at Sagana...
High marks in business
Observer Today
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Silver Creek Central Schools is congratulating its 2025 New York State Business Marketing Honor Society inductees. The Business and Marketing Honor Society of New York State is designed to recognize students who have demonstrated outstanding...
Marijuana shops sue New York over dispute
Times Leader - Pennsylvania
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August 17, 2025
ALBANY, N.Y. — A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York sued the state on Friday after cannabis regulators admitted they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy. The...
Market Trends Show Mixed Signals Amid Investor Uncertainty
Times News Global
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August 17, 2025
NEW YORK, NY — The stock market exhibited mixed signals as investors continue to navigate uncertainty. Major indices, including the DOW, S&P 500, and NASDAQ, showed varied performances early in trading on August 16, 2025. The DOW opened up...
Williams, Lynx rally to win third straight against New York Liberty
Pine and Lakes Echo Journal - Minnesota
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August 16, 2025
Courtney Williams doesn’t need much additional motivation when it comes to facing the New York Liberty. All the Minnesota Lynx guard has to do is remember last season — when the Liberty beat her team 3-2 to win the WNBA Finals. The rest takes care...
'We're too old to start humping stalls about' - major change set for popular Yorkshire market
Yorkshire Live
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August 17, 2025
“Anxious” Yorkshire market traders have slammed the council for telling them to erect their own stalls. Knaresborough Market traders have been told by North Yorkshire Council they’ll have to fund and set-up their own stalls. Stallholders currently...