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​Public hearings opened for the proposed New York City casino projects yesterday, September 15th, 2025. These three hearings were to hear comments on the proposed Freedom Plaza and Resorts World NYC. These projects have been in the works for years. ​Following the hearings, attention has turned to the details of...

Major U.S. airlines have suspended employees following social media posts about the deadly shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The posts, which appeared to mock or celebrate Kirk’s death, have gone viral and caused outrage online, encouraging fast disciplinary action from the airlines involved.  Delta Air Lines confirmed the suspension...

Poland senior officials believe that Trump’s claims of a Russian drone being a mistake are false and doubtful. In context, 19 Russian drones crossed into Poland. Plus, 400 drones and 40 missiles crossed into Ukraine. Poland officials such as Deputy Minister of Defense, Cezary Tomcyzk, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk...

​An updated report from the Manhattan Institute revealed problems New York City faces with its mental illness crisis. The institute said this follows a 2018 report reviewing the city’s decade-long changes in programs for the seriously mentally ill. The city had previously changed how it treated the mentally ill through...

For years, the American workforce was defined by “job-hopping,” a relentless pursuit of the next raise, the next title and the next opportunity. Today, a new anxious trend has taken hold: “job-hugging.” Workers are clinging to their current positions, not out of loyalty or satisfaction but out of fear. This...

​Zorhan Mamdani shocked the world with his success during the Democratic Primary for the upcoming New York City Mayor race in June. Three months later, a recent poll has revealed that Mamdani’s favorability has held steady amongst the public, and may have even grown. According to Politico, the New York...

For three years, our global defense against COVID-19 has been a systemic one. Intramuscular vaccines injected into the arm, have reportedly been a success of modern science preventing countless deaths and hospitalizations. But as new variants continue to emerge and transmission remains a constant threat, it has become clear that...

Florida’s (FL) decision to open two new immigration detention facilities, colloquially dubbed “Deportation Depot” and “Alligator Alcatraz,” is the latest and most visceral manifestation of a national trend. Across the country, states are stepping into a role traditionally reserved for the federal government, constructing their own border security and immigration...

A federal judge’s recent ruling in the landmark antitrust case against Google has been hailed by some as a win for justice. After a five-year battle, the court declared Google an illegal monopoly. Yet, a closer look at the remedies reveals a verdict that is for consumers, a pyrrhic victory....

When the Government grinds to a halt so does the economy. Another deadline looms on Capitol Hill and with it comes the familiar, unsettling specter of a government shutdown. While some may dismiss these funding standoffs as political theater, the reality for millions of Americans is far more serious. A...

After a slow and remarkably quiet start to the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, a new sense of urgency is swirling off the coast of Africa. The likely formation of Tropical Storm Gabrielle, the seventh named storm of the season is a stark reminder that even a quiet opening chapter does...

A recent surge in Legionnaires’ disease cases and deaths in dense urban centers, particularly a significant outbreak in Central Harlem is casting a harsh spotlight on the invisible threats posed by aging infrastructure and neglected maintenance in America’s older cities. With a rising death toll and a growing number of...

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