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Liya Cui

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No Tax on Tip Isn't Going to Save Restaurant Workers

No Tax on Tip Isn't Going to Save Restaurant Workers

Substack — The One Big Beautiful Bill's tax break won't deliver on its promises for my industry.

Celebrating Sergio Hudson's NYFW Runway Show

Celebrating Sergio Hudson's NYFW Runway Show

Invited NYC — The stars brought their A+ fashion game to Spring Studios in SoHo on Friday night, where they gathered to celebrate the debut of designer Sergio Hudson's latest collection at New York Fashion Week.

Pollution-cutting measures at Hunts Point food distro center could be at the whim of the presiden...

Pollution-cutting measures at Hunts Point food distro center could be at the whim of the presiden...

City & State NY — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have very different approaches to green infrastructure spending.

A New York oasis lies in path of city's push to build housing

A New York oasis lies in path of city's push to build housing

Reuters — A beloved public garden in lower Manhattan may soon become a casualty of New York's push to develop more housing despite opposition led by celebrities such as Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese.

Indiana court allows Valparaiso University to sell O'Keeffe painting

Indiana court allows Valparaiso University to sell O'Keeffe painting

Reuters — An Indiana judge has ruled that Valparaiso University can sell a Georgia O'Keeffe and two other paintings, in part because the O'Keeffe and another of the paintings are not "conservative," as required by the donor who made the school's purchases possible.

Georgia school shooting victims: Two 'sweet' boys and two math teachers

Georgia school shooting victims: Two 'sweet' boys and two math teachers

Reuters — The four people killed in the Georgia school mass shooting on Wednesday included two boys aged 14, remembered as funny, kind and positive, along with two teachers, both of whom taught mathematics and one who was also a football coach.

Dartmouth College basketball team's union files complaint over school's refusal to bargain

Dartmouth College basketball team's union files complaint over school's refusal to bargain

Reuters — The union representing the Dartmouth College men's basketball team has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the Ivy League school for refusing to bargain with the players, who in March became the first U.S. college athletes to unionize.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy forgives $100 mln in medical debt

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy forgives $100 mln in medical debt

Reuters — Nearly 50,000 people in New Jersey will have $100 million in medical debt erased, Governor Phil Murphy said on Tuesday, in one of the largest cases of a state providing direct relief to people unable to pay medical bills.

Recent hurricanes that have hit Bermuda

Recent hurricanes that have hit Bermuda

Reuters — Hurricane Ernesto was on track to slam Bermuda on Saturday morning, pummeling the British island territory with dangerous storm surges, flash flooding, strong winds and up to 15 inches (38 cm) of rainfall over the weekend.

Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Bermuda

Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Bermuda

Reuters — Hurricane Ernesto on Thursday strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward Bermuda threatening major damage over the weekend from powerful winds and heavy rain, after leaving hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans without power.

Hurricane Ernesto leaves half of Puerto Rican customers without power

Hurricane Ernesto leaves half of Puerto Rican customers without power

Reuters — About half of all homes and businesses on Puerto Rico were without power on Wednesday as Hurricane Ernesto churned north into the warm waters of the Atlantic after dumping torrential rain on the U.S. territory.

How US public schools became a new religious battleground

How US public schools became a new religious battleground

Reuters — It is a foundational democratic tenet taught in every basic U.S. history course: the Constitution bars the government from endorsing an official religion or favoring one over others.

Ex-Kansas police chief will face criminal charge after 2023 newspaper raid

Ex-Kansas police chief will face criminal charge after 2023 newspaper raid

Reuters — A former Kansas police chief who made news last year when he raided a local weekly newspaper will be charged with interfering in the judicial process, two special prosecutors said.

Justin Timberlake's license suspended at DWI hearing, pleads not guilty

Justin Timberlake's license suspended at DWI hearing, pleads not guilty

Reuters — Pop star Justin Timberlake pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of driving while intoxicated after being arrested in June in Sag Harbor, New York, where police spotted him failing to obey a stop sign and veering off lane.

Colorado wildfire blamed for one death as California blaze expands

Colorado wildfire blamed for one death as California blaze expands

Reuters — A fast-moving wildfire has killed at least one person in the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado, one of a handful of blazes burning across the state, while thousands of firefighters in California struggled to contain the largest fire in the country.

California cities divided on response to homeless encampments

California cities divided on response to homeless encampments

Reuters — San Francisco will ramp up sweeps of homeless encampments under a directive issued days after California Governor Gavin Newsom told cities to begin enforcing laws against camping, while Los Angeles said it would effectively ignore the state's order.

Vermont flash flooding strands residents, prompts rescues

Vermont flash flooding strands residents, prompts rescues

Reuters — Heavy rain and severe flash floods have swept through parts of northeastern Vermont since Monday night, damaging buildings, washing out roads and prompting rescues, just weeks after the state endured dangerous flooding from Hurricane Beryl.

Governor Newsom orders removal of California homeless encampments

Governor Newsom orders removal of California homeless encampments

Reuters — California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said the state would begin removing homeless encampments after a recent Supreme Court decision upheld anti-camping laws used to ticket and fine people living on the streets.

Heat wave settles in over U.S. West, raising wildfire risk

Heat wave settles in over U.S. West, raising wildfire risk

Reuters — Tens of millions of Americans living in the U.S. West endured scorching temperatures on Tuesday while wind gusts and dry conditions stoked dozens of wildfires, prompting evacuations across the parched region.

Francis Ford Coppola, Grateful Dead and Apollo Theater among 2024 Kennedy Center honorees

Francis Ford Coppola, Grateful Dead and Apollo Theater among 2024 Kennedy Center honorees

Reuters — Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, rock band the Grateful Dead, blues rock singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval, and The Apollo Theater will be honored at this year's John F. Kennedy Center awards, the center announced on Thursday.

New York storm topples B-52 bomber, tears roof off church

New York storm topples B-52 bomber, tears roof off church

Reuters — A storm powerful enough to knock a B-52 bomber off a platform and tear the roof off a 19th century church ripped through central New York state, killing a man who went outside to check on his antique car.

Virginia to limit or ban cell phones in public schools

Virginia to limit or ban cell phones in public schools

Reuters — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to limit or ban cell phone use for roughly 1.2 million public school students, in what he described as a response to mental health issues and academic underachievement among adolescents.

Three people attacked by sharks in Florida and Texas

Three people attacked by sharks in Florida and Texas

Reuters — Sharks attacked three people on beaches in Texas and Florida on Thursday as the Independence Day weekend got underway, according to officials, adding to a growing list of such incidents in the U.S. this summer.

Last survivors of Tulsa race massacre call for US investigation

Last survivors of Tulsa race massacre call for US investigation

Reuters — The last two living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre called on Tuesday for a federal investigation into attacks by a white mob that killed hundreds of Black Americans in Oklahoma.
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