Olympics 2024: Team USA men’s basketball turns on razzle dazzle to blow past Brazil into semifinals

The United States turned on the style as they rolled past Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday and into the Paris Olympics men’s basketball semi-finals. The routine victory keeps the U.S. on track for a fifth consecutive gold... Read more »

NYC allowed controversial migrant service provider DocGo to waste millions due to shoddy oversight: Comptroller report

DocGo, a medical testing company which Mayor Eric Adams’ administration gave a $432 million contract for migrant services, allegedly wasted millions of dollars on unfilled hotel rooms and unauthorized subcontractors, according to an... Read more »

New York Dems laud Walz as vice presidential nominee as poll gives Harris big edge on Trump in state

Vice President Kamala Harris got plenty of good news from New York Tuesday. Not only were leading Democrats in the state happy with her choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her... Read more »

NYC crime: July sees overall felonies drop, though murder rate ticks upward

Despite an uptick in murder, overall NYC crime fell for the seventh consecutive month in July 2024, the NYPD reported Tuesday. The total number of crimes reported dropped 4.2% year-over-year, from 11,505... Read more »

Olympics 2024: USWNT outlasts Germany 1-0 in extra time behind Sophia Smith, Alyssa Naeher to reach gold-medal game

In grueling heat and on the backend of an equally unforgiving schedule, the United States Women’s National Team is through to the gold-medal match with a 1-0 victory over Germany on Tuesday... Read more »

Op-Ed | Mandatory A/C mandate complicates climate change goals

Climate change is real and as a society we must adapt to it. How we adapt is going to determine if we are successful. Over the past decade, the New York City... Read more »

DraftKings to implement gaming tax surcharge in New York, local coaltion calling for government investigation

New York sports bettors will get even less bang for their buck if they stick with DraftKings next year. The sportsbook giant announced that it plans to implement a gaming tax surcharge... Read more »

The popular ‘carry trade’ is unwinding — and economists fear Fed rate cuts could make matters worse

Rapid interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve could make matters worse for the global “carry trade” unwind, according to economists at TS Lombard.   The warning comes as market participants seek... Read more »

Carousell says it’s ‘on track’ to profitability, plans to reduce losses this year

Secondhand goods marketplace Carousell expects to “healthily” reduce its losses this year, putting it on track to profitability, the firm’s CEO told CNBC.   “This year, we continue to expect revenue to... Read more »

CDC, WHO mull stronger mpox warnings

Now that a deadlier form of mpox has spread beyond the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to warn doctors... Read more »