New York City
NYC congestion pricing set to start as planned Sunday after ruling in final lawsuit
Cars pass under toll machines on Broadway Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City on November 14, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images With just days to go before the nation’s first congestion toll begins in New York City, the pricing plan may have passed its final hurdle in a ruling from a […]
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‘Seeing through debt-colored glasses.’ Author details main character being trapped in credit card debt
J Studios | Digitalvision | Getty Images In Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s fictional short story, “Minimum Payment Due,” the main character is trapped in credit card debt and desperate for a way out. The fact that the experience is common — more than a third, or 38%, of adults in the U.S. have credit card debt, according […]
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MicroStrategy rides ‘red sweep’ to 477% gain in 2024, topping almost all U.S. stocks
Michael Saylor, chairman and chief executive officer at MicroStrategy, during an interview at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images On the eve of MicroStrategy‘s stock market debut in June 1998, founder Michael Saylor stayed in a penthouse suite at […]
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Trump says he would consider pardoning NYC Mayor Eric Adams
Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the press during the weekly briefing at the City Hall about the ongoing programs in New York City. Lev Radin | Lightrocket | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would “certainly look at” issuing a pardon for New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “I think that he […]
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Insurance stocks have fallen since UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
A banner hanging from on overpass along the southbound lane of I-83 that says, “Deny Defend Depose Health Care 4 All.” Lloyd Fox | Baltimore Sun | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Major insurance stocks have fallen more than 6% since their closing prices last Tuesday, the day before the deadly shooting of Brian […]
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Brian Thompson killing: Man questioned in Pennsylvania in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying
Police in Pennsylvania are questioning a man on Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, NBC News reported. The man was found with a gun that is similar to the one used to kill the 50-year-old Thompson by a masked gunman last Wednesday in New York City, according to NBC. […]
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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: Police believe person of interest left New York, report says
Closed circuit screenshots of a person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing. Source: NYPD Police believe that the person of interest being sought in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left New York City shortly after the slaying, potentially on a bus. Top NYPD brass told CNN that surveillance footage of […]
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Meet the industry insider who curates art for shows on Netflix and beyond
Yvonne Force Villareal at the opening of the Bunker Art Space on Dec. 3, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Sean Zanni | Patrick Mcmullan | Getty Images Streaming shows “Gossip Girl,” “Billions” and “Inventing Anna” made it on to many most-watched lists — and their characters became stars. And alongside wowing audiences watching on […]
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Words found on shell casings where UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead, senior law enforcement official says
Cups mark the location of shell casings found at the scene where the CEO of United Healthcare Brian Thompson was reportedly shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City, US, December 4, 2024. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Shell casings found at the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead by a masked gunman in […]
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Trump voters could fuel holiday spending, while Harris supporters may pull back
A “Keep America Great” hat tops off a Christmas tree at a “Merry Christmas” rally hosted by President Donald Trump at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 18, 2019. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images Black Friday is poised to take on a new tint of red, white and blue […]
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