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New York developer to convert office building to apartments
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Clinton Square, one of downtown Rochester’s premier office buildings for more than three decades, has a new owner and soon will have a new use. Riedman, a Rochester-based real estate development and management firm, closed on the...
Federal jury rejects most serious charges against rapper and music industry mogul Sean Combs
The federal criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the American rap artist and music industry executive, ended July 2, in US District Court in Lower Manhattan, New York City. After three days of jury deliberations, Combs was found not guilty of the...

ZA Miner Launches AI-Powered Bitcoin Mining Contracts, Marking Milestone In Cloud Mining Innovation
(MENAFN- ACN NewsWire) ZA Miner Launches AI-Powered Bitcoin Mining Contracts, Marking Milestone in Cloud Mining Innovation NEW YORK, July 11, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - ZA Miner has officially launched its new AI-powered Bitcoin mining contracts,...

Ice Is Raiding Farms Again (After Saying It Wouldn’t)
By Seth Millstein, Sentient Media The Trump administration has reversed its position on immigration enforcement in the farm sector — again. Less than a week after announcing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, would halt its raids on...

County sets stipend for coroners doing transports
MAYVILLE – Chautauqua County coroners who transport decedents will soon be getting additional pay. During the county legislature meeting, lawmakers set a stipend of $250 in addition to a coroner’s fixed salary when making a transport to the Erie...

Opioid settlement: $720 million to be paid from 8 manufacturers nationwide
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota could receive about $9 million from a nationwide opioid manufacturing settlement that found eight companies actively worsened the opioid crisis. If Minnesota gets the full $9,370,000, this latest settlement...

America's Most Popular Beauty Trend Is Illegal in New York State
Despite New York's numerous problems, state lawmakers decided that outlawing one of the most popular beauty treatments was of utmost importance. Have you ever heard of a New York law that made you do a double-take because of how strange it...

BHUSD welcomes new broadcast production director
Filmmaker Kyle Newman will join the Beverly Hills Unified School District as the broadcast production director. (screenshot courtesy of BHUSD) The Beverly Hills Unified School District announced the appointment of award-winning filmmaker and...

Nutella Manufacturer Ferrero To Partner With Cereal Company WK Kellogg In USD 3.1 Billion Deal
Ferrero is taking the cereal company WK Kellogg private in a deal valued at USD 3.1 billion. Ferrero is known for brands like Nutella and Butterfinger. For each Kellogg share, the Ferrero Group will pay USD 23. Manufacturing, marketing and...
Argentina appeals U.S. court ruling in energy company YPF's expropriation case
BUENOS AIRES, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine government on Thursday filed an appeal against a recent ruling by a U.S. court that ordered the country to hand over a 51 percent controlling stake in its state-run energy company Yacimientos...

BLACKPINK Return With High-Energy Anthem ‘JUMP’: Stream It Now
BLACKPINK is back and ready to dominate the charts once again. The global K-pop powerhouse returned on Friday (July 11) with their new digital single “JUMP,” marking their first release as a group in nearly three years. Explore Explore See latest...

Rattled NYC elite try to tame Marxist Mamdani
The leftist New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani might not be the business community’s first choice to run the Big Apple, but a growing contingent in Gotham’s fat cat class say they can can change his evil ways – or at the very least...

Raising awareness for monarch butterflies in Western New York
Monarch caterpillars and their favorite plant, milkweed, will be distributed. CLARENCE, N.Y. — This Saturday at Bidwell Park in Buffalo, a butterfly release will entertain the young and old alike. But the mission behind the release is to resonate...

Livvy Dunne called too ‘sparkly’ for NYC neighborhood as locals question why co-op blocked her from buying Babe Ruth pad
She may have played gymnastics with the truth. Former LSU gymnast and influencer Olivia “Livvy” Dunne’s viral sob story about being rejected by an Upper West Side co-op board stretches many details, neighbors and building insiders claimed. Other...

ESPN 'not a fan' of New York Giants' biggest 2025 offseason move
The New York Giants had an exciting 2025 offseason. It's hard to describe it any other way, especially after the team added three quarterbacks: Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, and first-round pick, Jaxson Dart. Those additions alone make Big...

2nd Circuit Backs New York’s Legal Assault on Gun Makers—Another Blow to the 2nd Amendment
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has upheld a New York law holding gun manufacturers potentially liable for shootings committed with their firearms, according to the Associated Press. The 2021 New York law, states that members of...

Might Be a Little Hanky DEI Panky Going On With the Boston Fire and New York Police Departments
I realize there's been some pressure on these major blue city emergency services and first responders. I mean, sincerely - who in their right mind would want to be a cop in either city? Being a fireman is a dangerous job anytime and their funding...

Over 400,000 US manufacturing jobs vacant amid upheaval over tariffs
Pedestrians walk past a retail space at 715-717 Fifth Avenue in New York City, US, May 27, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] The US manufacturing sector is struggling to fill over 400,000 jobs, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show, as companies say...

Eli Manning says he's no longer interested in buying a piece of the New York Giants: 'It's too expensive for me'
Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is no longer interested in buying a minority stake in his old team, telling CNBC Sport on Wednesday that he’s been priced out. “Basically, it’s too expensive for me,” Manning said in an interview. “A...

NYSDEC looks at impacts from crypto mining
On the shores of Seneca Lake, a former coal-fired power plant has been converted to natural gas — and produce electricity for a cryptocurrency mining operation. Greenidge Generation is one of two cryptocurrency mining operations in New York using...