Amazon’s latest round of sweeping layoffs hit hundreds in New York

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Amazon’s latest round of brutal layoffs included several hundred employees in New York, The Post has learned. Some 135 corporate Amazon employees who worked at 1140 Broadway received pink slips in January, according to a state Department of Labor filing this week.  Another 165 Amazon workers in New York were axed, with the government records […]


Malcolm X was Assassinated in New York City

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“Whatever hand pulled the trigger did not buy the bullet.” This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. On Sunday, February 21, 1965, a little after 3pm, as he was preparing to address his Organization of Afro-American Unity in New York’s Audubon Ballroom, the controversial civil rights leader and revolutionary Malcolm X was shot […]


Hochul backs biometric safeguards for New York gambling

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The chairman of the New York State Gaming Commission has voiced support and applauded Governor Kathy Hochul for her commitment to protecting New Yorkers, as she outlined more than 200 initiatives, including gambling-related measures. Amongst the many topics in the address, Governor Hochul has highlighted how online sports betting has become immensely popular and has […]


Jimmy Kimmel reads New York Post cover story about himself for Vanity Fair photoshoot

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At least he has good taste in newspapers. Jimmy Kimmel, who was suspended from his late-night show in September over his inflammatory comments about Charlie Kirk’s killer, is featured in next month’s Vanity Fair holding the very edition of The New York Post that trumpeted his on-air return. The late-night host was photographed holding the […]


RAISE Act New York faces opposition from Trump, AI industry super PAC

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New York is 3,000 miles away from the tech hub of Silicon Valley, but in recent weeks, the state has inserted itself into the center of a fierce debate around artificial intelligence regulation.  A bipartisan super PAC called “Leading the Future” announced last week that it will target Alex Bores, a Democratic congressional candidate who […]


Mamdani cites Kalshi forecasts amid surge toward New York Mayoral victory

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At a rally in New York City on Monday night, Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani referenced Kalshi’s latest predictions that have the Democrat set for a landslide victory when New Yorkers go to the polls on Tuesday (November 4).  The 34-year-old state assemblyman is aiming to become the youngest mayor in over a century in the […]


48 Hours Without A.I. – The New York Times

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new video loaded: 48 Hours Without A.I. A.J. Jacobs went 48 hours without interacting with artificial intelligence. That meant more than just avoiding generative A.I. tools like ChatGPT – he did his best to not interact with any products that used any kind of machine-learning algorithms in their production, marketing or distribution. This was more […]


» 300+ pledge to boycott the New York Times’ op-ed page over their anti-Palestinian bias.

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Over 300 writers, scholars, and public intellectuals have pledged to not contribute to the New York Times’ Opinion section until three demands have been met. The demands address the anti-Palestinian bias in the paper’s op-ed pages, which have been a frequent target of criticism during Israel’s genocide and war. The writers are withholding their labor […]


New York councilman Anand Shah indicted on 18 charges related to illegal gambling

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A councilman for New York’s Prospect Park has been indicted on 18 charges related to an illegal gambling ring. Council President Anand Shah has been indicted on 18 charges related to allegedly participating in an illegal gambling ring, including several counts of money laundering and racketeering in the first degree and second degree charges of […]


New York assembly member wants to block sportsbooks from limiting bettors

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A New York assembly member has filed a bill that would block sportsbook operators from limiting bettors depending on the size or frequency of their bets. Democrat Assembly Member Alex Bores filed the bill, dubbed A9125, on September 26. It aims to prevent sports betting operators from limiting sports bettors based on the size and […]