Month: May 2023

STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVED BILL REQUIRING MTA TO NOTIFY TRAVELERS OF THE PRESENCE OF BED CHINESE SOUTH BROOKLYN – The MTA will have to inform commuters of bed bug infestations on subways, buses and commuter trains if an Assembly bill sponsored by Assemblyman William Colton (D.A. .D. 47) passes to the state Senate. Assembly Bill A2570, which the Assembly passed on Wednesday, May 16, and co-sponsors from the Brooklyn delegation include Assemblymembers Jo Anne Simon (D-52/DUMBO at Prospect Heights) and Latrice Walker (D-55/Bushwick), would amend the law. law by public authorities, in relation to notifying customers of bed bug infestations on…

May 18, 2023, 2:25 amUpdated 4 hours ago The environmental lawyer, who raised his family in Westchester, discussed the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, the crisis in Ukraine, reproductive rights and the murders of his uncle and father, the late New York Sen. Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated while also a candidate. for the White House on the democratic line 55 years ago. Kennedy Jr. he now struggles to fulfill his father’s unfinished dreams. Rosenblum also spoke to the Democrat about the environment and his relationships with former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. To see the full interview, tune…

Washington CNN — The National Archives has informed former President Donald Trump that it plans to hand over to special counsel Jack Smith 16 records that show Trump and his top advisers were aware of the proper declassification process while he was president, according to multiple sources. In a May 16 letter obtained by CNN, Acting Archivist Debra Steidel Wall writes to Trump: “All 16 records in question reflect communications involving close presidential advisers, some of them directed at you personally, about whether, why and how you should declassify certain classified records”. The 16 presidential records, which were subpoenaed earlier…

Oh no, here we go again. It was probably the first thing you thought when you saw Jacob deGrom leave last night’s start with an injury. He was pitching very well as he went hitless through four innings of work with five strikeouts before being pulled from the game on what is being called a “precautionary decision.” However, given his recent injury history, anything with deGrom feels scary. What does this mean for the best pitcher in baseball? Jacob deGrom injury update For now, it seems we don’t have much to worry about. For starters, it’s been classified as a…

The leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are in Xian for a two-day meeting. Chinese President Xi Jinping is in the central city of Xian, where he is hosting his first summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations, underscoring Beijing’s growing influence in a region Russia has long considered time your own yard. The two-day event brings together leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, whose countries are crucial to China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It is celebrated in Xian, the historic city that marked the beginning of the legendary Silk Road. Yu…

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) – President Joe Biden will open his visit Thursday to a Japan that has strengthened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. by meeting privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of the summit great of the Group of Seven. Hiroshima, Kishida’s hometown, will host the meeting of the major industrialized nations. The scene of Hiroshima, where the US dropped the first nuclear bomb in 1945 during World War II, has new resonance as the US, Japan and their allies strategize for the ongoing war from Russia to Ukraine. Jake Sullivan, the White House…

May 18, 2023, 2:25 amUpdated 2 hours ago The environmental lawyer, who raised his family in Westchester, discussed the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, the crisis in Ukraine, reproductive rights and the murders of his uncle and father, the late New York Sen. Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated while also a candidate. for the White House on the democratic line 55 years ago. Kennedy Jr. he now struggles to fulfill his father’s unfinished dreams. Rosenblum also spoke to the Democrat about the environment and his relationships with former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. To see the full interview, tune…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Democrat who is almost certain to become Philadelphia’s next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers to walk the streets and meet residents. She wants to devote resources to recruiting more police and says officers should be able to stop and frisk pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so. Those positions, particularly search policies that have been criticized for mistargeting people of color, would seem out of place in a progressive bastion like Philadelphia. But Cherelle Parker defeated her rivals in this week’s mayoral primary with a message focused on tougher…