The 14 passengers aboard the overcrowded motorboat that capsized in New York Harbor were celebrating a birthday before it flipped off Liberty Island late Saturday, killing a mom and her infant daughter. The 22-foot bowrider was chartered with “Zeus Luxury” for passenger Paula Rivera’s surprise 41st birthday on Saturday before the fatal accident unfolded, her daughter, Sara Raez, told The Post. The group of family and friends boarded the boat at Randall’s Island around 7 p.m. for what was meant to be a memorable sightseeing voyage around the Statue of Liberty. Just hours later, the boat — which was dangerously…
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A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses which use AI are likely to wind up having to hire more employees–because they’ll grow.Already, a majority of small businesses are…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chelsea Green has overcome serious obstacles to get to the top of the WWE women’s division.She’s suffered numerous injuries over the last 12 months or so, including a heart issue that landed her in the hospital and in need of a procedure.…
Don Nelson, a former NBA player and head coach who is in the Basketball Hall of Fame, has died, his family announced on Sunday. He was 86.Nelson played in the NBA from 1963 to 1976 and was a head coach in the league from 1977 to 2010.CLICK HERE FOR MORE…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former PGA Tour player Matt McQuillan has died at 45 years old.The Canadian from Kingston, Ontario, died on Aug. 5 “surrounded by his family,” according to an obituary published in the Kingston Whig-Standard newspaper.McQuillan earned a scholarship to play collegiately at Oklahoma…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tommy John, the former New York Yankees pitcher who first underwent the elbow surgery that has been used to further the careers of players for decades, released a statement to fans as the franchise celebrated Old-Timers’ Day on Saturday.John, 83, said in…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Take my word for it: Saratoga, New York is one of the best summer towns in the country. The concerts, restaurants, nightlife, and most importantly, the Saratoga Race Course, attract a terrific party vibe. Every Saturday during the summer, horse racing’s best…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A dangerous new front is emerging in the Russia-Ukraine war as attackers and alleged intelligence operatives increasingly target executives and engineers developing the cutting-edge drone technology that is reshaping the battlefield, industry experts warned Sunday.The attacks include an Aug. 4 car bombing…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico needs to flip some Republican voters this November to win in the largest red state in the U.S., but his opponents are calling out claims of Republicans backing him as inauthentic, if not fraudulent.”Any chance that…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gary Cordery, who owns a contracting company, won the Republican nomination for Hawaii governor after defeating business owner Ken Fujiyama in Saturday’s primary.He is now set to face Democratic Gov. Josh Green in November in a race that heavily favors the incumbent.…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly two months after President Doanld Trump proclaimed Washington, D.C. would launch the “LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY,” Guinness World Records confirmed it this week.”The largest firework display consists of 840,537 fireworks, and was achieved by Freedom 250 and Pyrotecnico, Inc (both…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate wrapped up its summer session at 4:57 a.m. ET.Senators knocked two major items off their checklist. They confirmed Todd Blanche as the nation’s 88th Attorney General. They also approved a bipartisan interim spending bill that likely goes a long way toward…
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My Life With the Walter Boys is returning for season 4 on Netflix — but is every cast member coming back to the show. Based on Ali Novak‘s book, My Life With the Walter Boys follows recently orphaned Jackie, a teenage girl from Manhattan who relocates to rural Colorado after she is taken in by the Walters, a family of seven sons and a daughter. In addition to Nikki Rodriguez, the show stars Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Johnny Link, Corey Fogelmanis, Connor Stanhope, Zoë Soul, Jaylan Evans and Sarah Rafferty. Before the show returned for season 3, Rafferty promised to…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An “armed and dangerous” New York fugitive suspected of killing his 70-year-old father and setting the family home ablaze was captured Sunday, ending a multiday manhunt that drew in the FBI and police agencies across the state.Thomas David Ryan, 32, was taken…
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