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MTA to Ban Alcohol on LIRR During SantaCon 2024
MTA to Ban Alcohol on All LIRR and Metro-North Railroad Trains and Stations for 32 Hours During SantaCon 2024Long Island Rail Road M7 and Diesel trainsets at Long Island City Terminal Restriction Effective 4:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, Through 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that, as in years…
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
NEW YORK (AP) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.The donation comes just weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the offering Thursday. The news was first reported by The Wall Street…
McDonald’s employee who called 911 in CEO’s shooting is eligible for a reward, but it will take time
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — More than 400 tips were called into the New York Police Department’s Crime Stoppers tip line during the five-day search for a masked gunman who ambushed and fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week.NYPD officials said about 30 of those tips were useful as information about the gunman’s movements before and…
Juan Soto gets free luxury suite and up to 4 premium tickets for home games in $765M Mets deal
DALLAS (AP) — Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and postseason New York Mets home games as part of his record $765 million, 15-year contract that was finalized Wednesday.The Mets also agreed to provide personal team security for the All-Star outfielder…
Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The gun found on the suspect in the killing of United Healthcare’s CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City’s police commissioner said Wednesday.Suspect Luigi Mangione ‘s fingerprints also matched a water bottle and a snack bar wrapper that police found near the scene in…
Donald Trump will ring the New York Stock Exchange bell as he’s named Time’s Person of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump used his image as a successful New York businessman to become a celebrity, a reality television star and eventually the president. Now he will get to revel in one of the most visible symbols of success in the city when he rings the opening bell of the New York…
FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at the end of Biden’s term in January
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray told bureau workers Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job.Wray said at a town hall meeting that…
Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction
By DAVE COLLINS Associated PressA federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding process as flawed and the amount of money that families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive.The Onion had been named the winning bidder on…
Hempstead Woman Charged with Practicing Unlicensed Dentistry Out of Apartment Kitchen
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead woman was charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry from the kitchen of her one-bedroom apartment. Gladys Serrano, 70, was arraigned today before Judge Charles G. McQuair on one count of Unauthorized Practice of a Profession (an E felony). She pleaded not guilty…
Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted while being led into court Tuesday as new details emerged about his possible motivation behind the ambush.In his first public words since a five-day search ended with his arrest at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, Luigi Nicholas Mangione emerged from…
Juan Soto’s $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history
By The Associated Press Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement hadn’t been announced and was subject to the completion of a successful physical.It’s…
Jets’ postseason drought extends to NFL-high 14 straight seasons with a loss to Dolphins
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The ugly pattern that has defined the New York Jets’ disappointing season showed up again Sunday.And now their playoff hopes are officially over.The Jets squandered a fourth-quarter lead for the fifth time and they lost 32-26 in overtime to the Miami Dolphins, extending their postseason drought to 14 straight years…