The city Department of Transportation is eliminating 175 parking spots on the Upper West Side, outraging drivers who say it’s the latest salvo in NYC’s war against cars — and the latest effort to block those trying to avoid the $9 congestion-pricing toll. On Aug. 11, signs declaring three-hour metered parking to be paid through the app ParkNYC popped up on 16 blocks from West 73rd to West 86th streets, transforming many meter-free stretches between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue into pay-to-park territory. Under the new measures, vehicles are required to pay $5 for the first hour and $8.25…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot cut funding to 34 cities and counties in response to so-called “sanctuary” policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.U.S. District Judge William Orrick, who issued a previous order protecting more…
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Starting and running a small business is expensive. There are many different costs that go into operating a business, but many can be tax write-offs. For an expense to be deductible, the cost must be both “ordinary and necessary,” according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). An ordinary expense is defined…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A school board meeting in California descended into explosive debate after a girls’ volleyball team forfeited to an opponent with a transgender player. The players on the Riverside Poly High School girls’ volleyball team chose to forfeit last Friday’s game against Jurupa Valley…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The jockey who rode the legendary race horse Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, Ron Turcotte, has died at 84.Turcotte’s family said through his longtime business partner and friend Leonard Lusky that the jockey died of natural causes Friday at his…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison gloated about his lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, which aims to protect the rights of biological males to compete in girls’ sports in his state. In an interview with Public Citizen on Thursday, Ellison made…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shedeur Sanders’ slide to the fifth round of the NFL Draft was the subject of widespread controversy and speculation, even by President Donald Trump, in April. Now, Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is claiming that teams were “told not to” draft Sanders to…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Dallas Wings rising star Paige Bueckers put together one of the best performances by a WNBA rookie in history, but it was a Los Angeles Sparks veteran who spoiled the show.Bueckers, the former UConn Huskies standout who was the No. 1 overall…
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Matthew Cowles was more than just Christine Baranski‘s late husband. Cowles was an actor who met Baranski in 1982 while starring in a Henrik Ibsen play in Garden City, New York. Baranski was swept off her feet, and the couple tied the knot the following year. In 1984, Baranski and…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia leaders from both parties have condemned a racist sign aimed at Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, which was raised during a protest outside a school board meeting where she was speaking.Earle-Sears — the Republican nominee in the state’s gubernatorial race — spoke…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson criticized on Thursday what she said were the “recent tendencies” of the Supreme Court to side with the Trump administration, providing her remarks in a bitter dissent in a case related to National Institutes of Health grants.Jackson, a…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested the brother of Harjinder Singh – the illegal immigrant who allegedly killed three people on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County while using a median cut prescribed for emergency vehicles to illicitly make a U-Turn.On Friday, ICE…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized almost 2,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen to be armed in Washington, D.C. if their mission requires it, a U.S. official confirmed to FOX News. “At the direction of the Secretary of Defense, JTF-DC members supporting the…
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When Australian office comedy Fisk was added to Netflix, it became a sleeper hit — and now that the third season of the hilarious series starring Kitty Flanagan has been added to the streamer, it’s the perfect time to get hooked. There haven’t been many big sitcom releases lately, so if you’re craving a laugh with a touch of edginess to it, Fisk might be just what the doctor — or the judge — ordered. Here’s why the Watch With Us team is recommending Fisk this weekend. Kitty Flanagan Makes a Hilarious and Entertaining Lead Comedian Kitty Flanagan cowrites and…
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A 73-year-old Florida lawyer is betting he can rescue bankrupt Hooters by rolling back skimpy uniforms and banning “butt cheeks hanging out” — even as job postings still require servers to maintain “glamorous hair styling” and “ability to maintain attractive fit & image.” Neil Kiefer, who’s been friends with Hooters’…
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