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Former NY prosecutor on Trump hush money trial: ‘He’s going to have to sit there’
13Apr By adminNo Comments
Money

Former NY prosecutor on Trump hush money trial: ‘He’s going to have to sit there’

Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian said she will be closely monitoring former President Trump’s behavior in his first criminal trial, scheduled for Monday. Christian noted that unlike his previous civil trials, Trump will “have to sit there” and hear the things hey may not want to. “I will be watching for Donald Trump’s behavior,” Christian said Saturday on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press Now.” “Unlike the civil case of E. Jean Carroll, where he got up and walked out the courtroom because he didn’t like what he was hearing, he can’t do that in a criminal trial. No one can do that.” “None of the prosecutors, the defense attorneys or Donald Trump,” she continued. “He’s going to have to sit there. He will only be able to leave when there’s a break.” ...
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The solar eclipse could deliver a $6 billion economic boom: “The whole community is sold out”
6Apr By adminNo Comments
Money

The solar eclipse could deliver a $6 billion economic boom: “The whole community is sold out”

Steve Wright said he first heard about the total eclipse on April 8 four years ago, when a visitor booked the first room for the event at Vermont's Jay Peak Resort. Wright, the resort's general manager, said he soon started hearing rumblings from other ski areas. "They said, 'The hype is real'," he recalled, adding that he's never seen anything quite like the visitor excitement over the eclipse.That early prediction turned out to be prescient, with Wright noting that all of Jay Peak's 900 rooms have been fully booked for April 7 — at a cost of about $500 per night — for a year and a half. By comparison, the resort had roughly 80 bookings on the same day last year. Roughly 800 rooms are booked for April 8, the day of the eclipse.  Indeed, tourists are ge...
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Mixed Reactions As X.com Gives Free Blue Checks To Some Users
4Apr By adminNo Comments
Technology

Mixed Reactions As X.com Gives Free Blue Checks To Some Users

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring complimentary blue checks for some of its users, the latest unexpected shift to cause a lot of confusion on the platform.For years, Twitter’s blue checks mirrored verification badges that are common on social media, largely reserved for celebrities, politicians and other influential accounts. That changed months after Musk bought the platform for $44 billion in October 2022.Last year, X began issuing verification checks only to those who paid the starting price of $8 per month for it, and stripping verification badges from many celebrities and other prominent accounts. That also led to confusion, complaints, and a large number of fake accounts pretending to be someone else, blue check included.But l...
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Who’s performing at tonight’s Times Square ball drop to ring in New Year’s Eve 2024?
2Jan By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

Who’s performing at tonight’s Times Square ball drop to ring in New Year’s Eve 2024?

Before tonight's ball drop in New York's Times Square rings in 2024 on the East Coast, revelers can spend the waning hours of New Year's Eve watching performers celebrate the beginning of the new year with music and dance.Here's what you need to know about the performers in Times Square on New Year's Eve:Full list of New Year's Eve performersAGNEW, a New York dance groupFlo Rida, joined by Sage the GeminiJelly RollLL Cool JMaria BecerraMegan Thee StallionSabrina CarpenterTriad Brass, a five-piece brass band with Grammy Award-winner Jonathan AronsTylaYng LvcasWhen is Flo Rida performing on New Year's Eve?Grammy-nominated rapper Flo Rida is expected to perform from 9:10 p.m. to 9:29 p.m. EST, according to organizers of the Times Square event. Rapper Sage the Gemini will join him to perform ...
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New York Gov. Vetoes Bill To Add ‘Emotional Suffering’ Damages For Wrongful Deaths
30Dec By adminNo Comments
Politics

New York Gov. Vetoes Bill To Add ‘Emotional Suffering’ Damages For Wrongful Deaths

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting families recover damages for emotional suffering from the death of a loved one.Hochul declined Friday to sign the Grieving Families Act for the second time this year. In a veto memo, the Democrat said she favors changing the statute but the bill lawmakers sent her had the “potential for significant unintended consequences.”Among Hochul’s concerns, she said, were the possibility of increased insurance premiums for consumers and a risk to the financial well-being of public hospitals and other health care facilities.New York is one of just a few states that account only for economic loss in wrongful death lawsuits. Almost all states allow family me...
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Chick-fil-A rest stop locations should stay open on Sundays, some New York lawmakers argue
28Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

Chick-fil-A rest stop locations should stay open on Sundays, some New York lawmakers argue

Bill would require some N.Y. Chick-fil-A locations to open on Sundays Bill would require some N.Y. Chick-fil-A locations to open on Sundays 00:33 Chick-fil-A locations operating at rest stops along New York State's 500-mile Thruway could in the future be required to remain open seven days a week — effectively forcing the chain to keep some locations open on Sundays, according to a new bill from New York lawmakers.The bill, introduced earlier this month, would require restaurants operat...
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New Year’s Eve partiers paying up to $12,500 to ring in 2024 at Times Square locations of chain restaurants
27Dec By adminNo Comments
Money

New Year’s Eve partiers paying up to $12,500 to ring in 2024 at Times Square locations of chain restaurants

Times Square New Year's Eve Bal gets a makover Times Square New Year's Eve Bal gets a makover 00:33 Some New Year's Eve revelers say you can't put a price on the experience of watching the Times Square ball drop live and in-person on December 31.But business owners in the tourist mecca have done just that — with prices of up to $12,500. Hotels and restaurants near One Times Square, the site of the famed New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, are offering exclusive New Year's Eve par...
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Beyond Borders: The True Origins Of India’s Favorite Brands – Colgate, Bata And Maruti
18Dec By adminNo Comments
Business

Beyond Borders: The True Origins Of India’s Favorite Brands – Colgate, Bata And Maruti

Curated By: Business DeskLast Updated: December 18, 2023, 14:41 ISTThe market shares of Maruti, Bata and Colgate are quite high.Bata grew into one of the world's leading shoemakers, with an impressive annual sale of 150 million pairs of shoes across more than 70 countries.Several well-known brands, such as Colgate, Bata, and Maruti, have entrenched themselves as best-selling products in the Indian market. While these names are synonymous with quality and popularity in both urban and rural settings, their origins might surprise many, challenging the assumption that they are inherently Indian brands.Colgate-Palmolive (India) (CPIL) currently stands as the largest oral care company in India, boasting over 50% market share in the toothpaste category. However, the roots of Colgate can be trac...
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