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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday breathed new life into a Biden administration policy that will set immigration control priorities by focusing on threats to public safety. The justices, in an 8-1 vote, overturned a Texas-based federal judge’s ruling last June that blocked the policy nationwide. It was previously in effect for less than a year. The court in a ruling written by conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh said the challengers lacked legal standing to sue the plan, which focused on the long-standing discretion federal officials have in enforcing the laws. Immigrants warm themselves in front of a fire at…

Unsurprisingly, the first big-money sale of the summer for the Submarine is Nico Jackson, on his way to the EPL and Chelsea for “just over” €35m, to be paid in instalments. There will probably be a sell clause of some kind, details are not yet known. Bournemouth will be splashing out, having called off their January signing due to medical issues, while Villarreal got a few more months of their breakout season and more money at the end. Jackson was signed in the summer of 2019 by the Senegalese club Casa Sports, having just turned 18 and already nicknamed the…

CHELSEA, Manhattan (WABC) — A 34-year-old suspect has been charged with murder in connection with Friday morning’s fatal stabbing in Chelsea. Nisean Graves, described by area residents as homeless, was taken into custody at gunpoint by both NYPD officers and MTA police following the incident. It happened around 8 a.m. Friday at West 30th Street and 7th Avenue. Witnesses say the incident started as a fistfight between two men in the middle of the intersection. At one point, police say, Graves pulled out a knife and stabbed the other man. The police, who were already nearby investigating an incident on…

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — Some uninvited guests made their home in a Midtown hotel. Part of 54th and Broadway had to be cordoned off Friday afternoon so crews could deal with a massive hive. The hive has gone down, but there are still some swarms of bees in the area. READ ALSO | Lucky man from Queens has won a record $476 million Mega Millions EMBED More videos ———- * Get news from eyewitnesses * More news from Manhattan * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Follow us on YouTube Submit…

To print this article, simply register or log in to Mondaq.com. In a historic and unprecedented move that will affect millions of employers across the state, the New York Assembly and Senate have approved a bill that, if signed by Governor Kathy Hochul, will prohibit employers from entering into agreements of post-employment non-competes with employees. , independent contractors, or essentially “any other person who, whether or not employed under a contract of employment, performs work or services” for the employer. The proposed law will enter into force 30 days after the signature of the Governor, and will be applicable to…

A progressive group plans to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars into an effort to elect hundreds of left-leaning school board members across the country, underscoring how these local races are increasingly drawing attention from advocacy groups and well-known politicians. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) launched the Save Our School Boards campaign on Friday to push more than 200 school board candidates lined up in the upcoming cycle. The group hopes to raise $450,000 to help with ballot signatures, the budget, grassroots support and more. Missy Zombor, a PCCC-endorsed school board member recently elected in Milwaukee, said the organization’s…

Starting next month, Tennessee will become the first state to tax sports betting based on the total amount of money wagered, rather than revenue collected. Starting July 1, the state will impose a handling tax of 1.85% to replace the current 20% income tax. Lawmakers approved the change earlier this year. Just under $280 million in total bets were made in Tennessee during the month of May, generating $7.1 million in tax revenue for the state. Under the new law, licensed Tennessee sports books will also not have to meet a 10% retention requirement. The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council adopted…

I knew things were different the morning after Barack Obama announced that the Navy SEALs had hunted down Osama bin Laden. In my coastal South Carolina neighborhood, in a county where the American flag flies proudly from many front porches, an area that years later would vote for Donald Trump twice by wide margins, the celebration was subdued. Although it felt more like a mourning than a celebration, my neighbors weren’t upset that Laden was dead, just that it was a Democrat who had killed him. It wasn’t like the joy that had erupted spontaneously outside the White House even…