Turkey warns against growing street protests over detained Istanbul mayor
Turkey’s government warned on Friday against “illegal” calls from the main opposition for street protests over the detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, after thousands demonstrated across the country in the last two days. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 53 people were detained and 16 police officers were injured in protests that began at university […]
LA Mayor Karen Bass set to announce new emergency executive order
Mayor Karen Bass is expected to visit the Palisades fire burn zone to announce a new Emergency Executive Order Friday morning. The mayor’s office said the new order will help expedite the rebuilding process for residents and business owners, in a way that would better protect against wildfires and other climate-related disasters. The Emergency Executive […]
Three of NYC’s iconic bridges in need of vulnerability assessments, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that 15 New York and New Jersey bridges be inspected for levels of risk collapse from a vessel collision as part of a nationwide call to safeguard bridges from vessel strikes following last year’s fatal collapse of Baltimore’s Scott Key Bridge. The call for safety inspections on bridges […]
A farm is giving out free eggs in NYC on Friday. Here are the locations
High eggs prices have been a concern for consumers across America this year. Recently we got some good news. The average cost of a dozen large white eggs is now $4.90, compared with an all-time high of $8.64 on March 5, the United States Department of Agriculture said last week. That’s the lowest level registered since […]
Amtrak CEO stepping down, weeks after Musk says the rail service should be privatized
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner is stepping down from his position to “to ensure that Amtrak continues to enjoy the full faith and confidence of this administration,” he announced in a statement. The decision comes as Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk said he believes the US Postal Service and Amtrak need to be […]
Intel names new CEO to lead the struggling chipmaker’s turnaround effort
Intel has named a new chief executive, as the chipmaking giant attempts to recover from several bruising years that saw the one-time industry leader fall behind most of its rivals. The company announced Wednesday that it has named longtime tech investor and semiconductor industry executive Lip-Bu Tan as chief executive, after former CEO Pat Gelsinger […]
Utah just gave Mark Zuckerberg a big win. But other tech giants aren’t so happy
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers in acongressional hearing last January that it didn’t make sense for his platforms to verify how old their users are in order to serve them age-appropriate experiences. Instead, that responsibility should lie with app stores, he said. Just over a year later, one state has taken his advice. Utah […]
The ADL says Wikipedia contains antisemitic bias, amid dispute over how the Israel-Hamas conflict is represented on the site
The Anti-Defamation League has found evidence of antisemitic and anti-Israel bias on Wikipedia, it said in a Tuesday report, marking the latest rift between the advocacy group and the world’s largest online encyclopedia over how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be portrayed on the site. The ADL claims it identified a network of Wikipedia editors – […]
Trump reverses new tariffs threat on Canada after Ontario rescinds electricity charges
President Donald Trump backed down from an extraordinary trade war escalation Tuesday that had threatened a massive surge in tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and new tariffs on Canadian electricity. In turn, Ontario paused surcharges on electricity to US customers. After the back-and-forth tariff threats that sent markets sharply lower for a second day […]
It’ll be tough for Trump to dig his way out of this one
With his chaotic trade policy, President Donald Trump is digging himself into an economic and political hole so deep, it may prove impossible to climb out. On Wednesday morning, just after markets spent a day reeling from Trump’s on-again-off-again threat to levy extraordinary energy, steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and to destroy the country’s […]