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Amazon is accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon was sued Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly engaging in a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into Amazon Prime and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, the agency…
West Hempstead school budget passes, Wainscott budget fails
Voters in West Hempstead and Wainscott voted on Tuesday for a school budget re-vote.The two districts were the only ones on Long Island that failed to pass the first time around last month.The West Hempstead ballot passed but the Wainscott budget failed again when it didn’t get the 60% supermajority needed to pass. (AP Photo/Brittainy…
Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic
(AP) A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. A statement from the U.S. Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the…
Coast Guard says extensive search has yielded no sign of missing sub
(AP) Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time Tuesday to find a missing submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people who were on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic. Despite an international rescue effort, U.S. Coast Guard officials said the search covering 10,000 square…
Social media star Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a social media personality known for expressing misogynistic views online, was charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, prosecutors said Tuesday. Prosecutors also filed charges against Tate’s brother, Tristan, and two Romanian women in a court in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, the…
Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial scheduled for Aug. 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence case will go to trial Aug. 3, a Manhattan judge said Tuesday, casting him in a real-life courtroom drama as his idled Hollywood career hangs in the balance. Majors’ accuser alleges he pulled her finger, twisted her arm behind her back, struck and cut her ear…
Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely averts time behind bars in a tax and gun case
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will plead guilty to federal tax offenses but avoid prosecution on a separate gun charge in a deal with the Justice Department that likely spares him time behind bars. Hunter Biden, 53, will plead guilty to the misdemeanor tax offenses as part of an agreement made public…
Free Fishing Weekend will be this weekend
New Yorkers and visitors to the state may take advantage of the year’s second Free Fishing Weekend on June 24-25, when the requirement for a freshwater fishing license is waived. Free fishing day participants are reminded that although the requirement for a freshwater fishing license is waived during Free Fishing Days, all other fishing regulations…
Singer Bebe Rexha says she’s OK after being hit in the face on stage by thrown phone
NEW YORK (AP) — Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said. The Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter was taken to a hospital after the phone hit her, police said.…
Public hearings on proposed LIRR fare and toll increases start this week
Commuters can take part this week in a series of public hearings about the MTA proposals to hike transit fares by around 4% and tolls by as much as 10%. The MTA is also hosting four hybrid public hearings from its headquarters at 2 Broadway in Manhattan. There will be two hearings on Thursday, at…
A search is underway for missing submarine that takes people to see Titanic
(AP) A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a submersible vessel that carries people to view the wreckage of the Titanic. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia said the vessel was reported overdue around 9:13 p.m. Sunday, about 435 miles (700…
Blinken meets Chinese President Xi in bid to ease soaring US-China tensions
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday as he wrapped up a two-day high-stakes visit to Beijing aimed at easing soaring tensions between the countries. The meeting at the Great Hall of the People had been expected and was seen as key to the success…