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Editorial Roundup: New York

Mar. 28, 2024 07:17 AM EDT

Jamestown Post-Journal. March 25, 2024. Editorial: State’s Slow Marijuana Rollout Continues To Cost You It was bad enough when the state’s labored rollout of legalized recreational marijuana was only costing the state tax revenue. Now, not only is...

Biden fundraiser in NYC with Obama and Clinton nets a whopping $25M, campaign says. It's a record

Mar. 28, 2024 06:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said. The eye-popping amount was a major...

MSC Industrial: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 28, 2024 06:38 AM EDT

MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $61.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Melville, New York-based company said it had net income of $1.10. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs...

Home Depot to buy supplier SRS Distribution for $18 billion, capitalizing on growing business with professional builders

Mar. 28, 2024 06:22 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot to buy supplier SRS Distribution for $18 billion, capitalizing on growing business with professional builders.

What to know about the cargo ship Dali, a mid-sized ocean monster that took down a Baltimore bridge

Mar. 28, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

Here's what to know about the cargo ship Dali that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse and leaving six bridge construction workers presumed dead. MONSTERS OF THE OCEAN If stood upright, the Dali would reach almost to the top of the...

Knicks' Mitchell Robinson returns after 50-game absence because of left ankle injury

Mar. 27, 2024 20:52 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson returned to the court Wednesday night against the Toronto Raptors, his first action since a left ankle injury in December sidelined him for 50 games. Robinson checked in with 5:08 remaining in the first quarter, replacing...

Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case

Mar. 27, 2024 19:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at the New York judge who put him under a gag order ahead of his April 15 hush-money criminal trial, making a fallacious claim about his daughter and urging him to step aside from the case. In a social media post, the former...

New York's state budget expected to be late as housing, education negotiations continue

Mar. 27, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s state budget deadline will be pushed back to next week as negotiations over housing and education are ongoing, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday. Hochul said in a statement she would deliver a bill to lawmakers delaying the budget’s due date until...

A $15 toll to drive into part of Manhattan has been approved. That's a first for US cities

Mar. 27, 2024 17:45 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed to the busiest part of Manhattan. Members of the Metropolitan...

Jefferies: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 27, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) on Wednesday reported earnings of $163.8 million in its fiscal first quarter. The New York-based company said it had profit of 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for...