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Why Are Conservatives Afraid Of The NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax?

By Caitlyn Taylor
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026

The Mamdani administration is no stranger to the heat republicans and conservatives throw at them. That said, the criticism and vitriol have sped up in recent weeks over the administration’s controversial pied-à-terre tax. Initially passed this May, the controversial tax bill initiated a levy on secondary homes within New York...

Are Shows Based on Existing IPs Too Common Nowadays?

By Zach Viera
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Everywhere we look nowadays there’s always a new reboot, revival, or spinoff of a show we watched a decade ago. Over time the production costs for a show have only gone up along with the risks of introducing an original story to an audience. These shows could put the producer’s...

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Super El Niño Expected To Generate Mixed Weather For US Northeast

By Caitlyn Taylor
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026

This year’s weather going into the fall is set to be another record-breaker, due to the super El Niño. Already, this summer has seen record-breaking heatwaves, causing power outages, heat-related deaths, and devastating wildfires. That said, while nothing is set in stone, projections for this upcoming winter are already suggesting...

Music

Warner Music Group Expands Into India

By Zoya Saqib
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Warner Music Group is expanding its global technology operations in India with a new technology hub in Bengaluru, strengthening the company’s focus on artificial intelligence, engineering, data infrastructure and digital products. The facility is expected to officially open next month and will support technology systems used across Warner Music Group’s...

Sports

EJ Obiena Brings Filipino Culture to Pole Vaulting

By Zoya Saqib
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026

For Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena, representing his country on the international stage is about more than competing for medals. During his international pole vault meets, Obiena has chosen to play original Pilipino music, or OPM, as a way to introduce audiences around the world to another part of Filipino...

Sports

Why One Viral Clip Can Define an Athlete’s Entire Career

By Kelsey Iffert
- Monday, August 17, 2026

So you are sitting at home scrolling Facebook and you see a clip of an athlete that you recognize, jumping in the air to catch a football and it slips out of their hands. Curious, you check the comments and there is so much hate because they missed the ball...

Politics

Should Parents be Legally Responsible When Their Child Commits a Serious Crime?

By Kelsey Iffert
- Monday, August 17, 2026

If a child is under 18 and they commit a serious crime, I think that the parent is obligated to get into trouble, maybe not jail time, just maybe something like parenting classes, because if that child is getting into trouble and the parent doesn’t realize it, that is usually...