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NFL Pre-Season Begins with Tribute to New York Shooting Victims
BVM Sports
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August 1, 2025
The NFL began its pre-season with a solemn moment of silence for four victims of a recent shooting targeting its New York headquarters. The shooter, Shane Tamura, wounded a league employee before taking his own life. This tragic incident...
New York Removes Nearly 1 Million People From Health Care Plan
Newsweek
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July 31, 2025
Nearly one million Americans have been removed from a health care plan in New York over the last two years, according to data from KFF, a nonprofit health policy research and news organization. Between March 2023 and March 2025, around 930,000...
Jeremy Hunt: ‘We’re over-medicalising anxiety and depression with sick notes’
Business Matters
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August 2, 2025
Speaking at the Buxton Literary Festival, the former Chancellor said he believed the country had gone too far in medicalising normal human experiences, as welfare claims linked to mental health continue to rise. “Everyone has trauma –...
Lead/Safe Drinking Water Act: Earthjustice Petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addressing Syracuse, New York
JD Supra - California
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August 1, 2025
Download PDF Earthjustice submitted a July 28th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Petition for Emergency Action under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300i and 42 U.S.C. § 300j-1(b), to Abate the...
China's Luckin coffee challenges Starbucks in New York City
NBC News
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August 1, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump brings back Presidential Fitness Test 06:01 Search underway for suspect in murder of four people in Tennessee 01:53 Now Playing China's Luckin coffee...
Transforming healthcare not only in Region Five but also across all 10 regions
Guyana Chronicle
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August 2, 2025
Dear Editor, THE tropical rain overnight and early morning threatened to dampen the opening ceremony of the Bath Memorial Hospital later in the day (July 30). But nature intervened: the rain stopped around 11am, and the sun showered its radiant...
EPA takes aim at 2009 climate finding; questions arise on impact of New York State EV mandate
WGRZ - New York
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July 31, 2025
The EPA's proposal to rescind a 2009 emissions policy could impact New York's climate action plan, potentially affecting electric vehicle mandates. BUFFALO, N.Y. — There are now questions as to whether a key portion of New York state's climate...
Horse with Special Needs Reportedly Stolen in New York
92.7/96.9 WRRV - New York
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July 31, 2025
New York State Police are asking the public for help after they say a horse with special needs was taken from its owner's pasture in upstate New York. While horse theft certainly feels like something more likely seen on an episode of Yellowstone...
Berkshire writes Kraft Heinz stake down $3.8bn as operating profit falls
BusinessLIVE
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New York — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said on Saturday it took a $3.76bn writedown on its stake in Kraft Heinz in the second quarter, an acknowledgment the decade-old investment hasn’t worked out. Berkshire also reported a 4% decline in...
David Bednar trade: New York Yankees to finalize blockbuster deal with Pittsburgh Pirates closer
Mint
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July 31, 2025
The New York Yankees are finalizing a blockbuster trade to acquire Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar. The deal, pending medical review, aims to strengthen the Yankees' struggling bullpen. Trade Details In exchange for David Bednar, the...
New York Professionals Increasingly Anxious About Zohran Mamdani
The Dispatch
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July 31, 2025
New York professionals staring down the possibility of Zohran Mamdani as the city’s next mayor are caught somewhere between hopeful and terrified as they contemplate life under an avowed socialist who wants to raise taxes, expand government and...
The Swolest Generation grows up — and their taste for luxury now extends to their workout
Business Insider
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Tera Studio & Pilates Club is barely a year old, but it's already harder to get into than New York mainstay hotspots like Torrisi and Carbonne. Its address in New York's SoHo neighborhood is a closely guarded secret. (Its distinctive red front...
Why 750,000 New York Kids May Lose Their Insurance
Hudson Valley Post - New York
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July 31, 2025
New York is warning that nearly 1 million children could lose health insurance because of a policy change. Gov. Kathy Hochul is out with a stern warning to parents and caretakers in New York. Nearly 1 Million Children May Lose Health Insurance In...
Rockies trade Jake Bird to New York Yankees, receive two prospects
Purple Row - Colorado
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July 31, 2025
Per YES’s Jack Curry, the Colorado Rockies have swung another trade with the New York Yankees, this time sending Jake Bird out East. Yanks have acquired Jake Bird from Rockies— JackCurryYES (@JackCurryYES) July 31, 2025 The oft-relied upon Bird...
New York gunman said football damaged his brain. How at risk are youth athletes?
The Daily Pilot - Calfornia
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July 31, 2025
Every fall, more than a million young Americans don helmets and padded shoulder pads to play high school football. But this year, questions are intensifying over the risk youth athletes face from repeated head injuries after a gunman who played...
Half of NY's babies and toddlers who need therapy for developmental delays aren't getting it
WXXI - New York
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August 3, 2025
New York state’s Early Intervention Program is ranked last in the nation for the timely delivery of services, like physical and speech therapy, to young children with developmental delays. Right now, only half of the children who qualify for...
County legislator from New York identified as man killed in Block Island plane crash
KFDM - Texas
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A county legislator from Upstate New York was identified Thursday as the person who died in a fatal plane crash on Block Island. Family of Dan Wilson, the Montgomery County District 5 Legislator, confirmed to WRGB he was the person killed. He was...
Medicaid cuts could force Brooklyn’s safety-net hospitals to close, leave thousands uninsured
Brooklyn Paper - New York
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August 1, 2025
On the 65th anniversary of Medicaid, Brooklyn residents — and many of its hospitals – were bracing for the impact of massive federal health spending cuts included in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The massive spending bill will...
NFL kicks off preseason with moment of silence after shooting that killed 4 people in New York
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 1, 2025
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL season kicked off at the annual Hall of Fame game Thursday night with a… CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The NFL season kicked off at the annual Hall of Fame game Thursday night with a moment of silence for the four people killed...
Client Alert: New York City Employers: Paid Prenatal Personal Care Leave Rules Now in Effect
JD Supra - California
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July 31, 2025
As of July 2, 2025, New York City’s new rules for paid prenatal personal care leave are in effect. With the first month of enforcement now behind us, it is critical for all employers with employees working in New York City to ensure they are fully...