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Friday, March 13, 2026 · 33 stories
They say the city should dedicate $2.3 billion for nutrition, housing, community and other services aimed at older adults. Usha Mehta credits the India Home senior center in Jamaica, Queens, with with getting her through COVID.
Because energy prices are up, here are your afternoon links: Mamdani condemns Sen. Tommy Tuberville's Islamophobic post, Harry Styles jogging in Williamsburg, The Headband hurts and more.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to Islamophobic comments from Senator Tommy Tuberville and a Texas congressman, saying they were dehumanizing Muslims.
NJ Transit service between Newark Penn Station and Penn Station New York was suspended in both directions due to Amtrak overhead wire issues at the Portal Bridge. Amtrak services between New York and Philadelphia faced delays of up to 45 minutes or more due to structural maintenance. The George Washington Bridge experienced 100-minute delays due to construction.
The FBI is investigating two separate attacks, one in Michigan and the other in Virginia, that happened yesterday. And, the Senate has passed the largest housing bill in decades.
A federal judge has put the brakes on a criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, saying it was part of an improper campaign by the Trump administration to pressure the central bank into cutting interest rates.
The move, which lowers fees to 25%, is a breakthrough for Chinese developers Tencent and ByteDance Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Apple announced late on Thursday it would lower the commission fees collected in its App Store in mainland China. “As of March 15, 2026, changes will be made to the commission rates that apply to the China mainland storefront of the App Store on iOS and iPadOS.” The cut is estimated to save Chinese developers more than 6bn yuan ($873m) in operating costs annually, the Chinese state-owned Economic Daily said in a.
At that point, Ana and Oscar’s youngest daughter was a baby; sometimes Ana would leave her with Oscar or her in-laws, but other times, she’d bring her baby along with her to protests. Vargas said she was flabbergasted when the government severed Oscar’s case from the rest of his family – all based on the fact that his mailing address was now at the Winn correctional center.
The seamen died when Iranian warship the Iris Dena was sunk on 4 March by a US submarine near Sri Lanka.