Local·9h ago
Jersey City punts on 15% tax increase, but the big bills are still coming
Officials say there's no getting around the city's large deficit, even with a bailout from the state government.
Gothamist
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Local·9h ago
All New York Suffers in a Heat Wave. It’s Worse in Jamaica, Queens.
“Heat-vulnerable” parts of the city have few trees, little shade and limited access to air-conditioning. And the risk of death is also higher.
The New York Times Local
Local·21h ago
Teenage Cadets Hospitalized in New York State After Bus Air Conditioning Fails
The authorities said the cadets — it wasn’t clear how many — were removed from a bus in New York State’s Hudson Valley after suffering heat-related illnesses.
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Region·8h ago
AccuWeather Alert: Dangerous heat through July 4th
The first meaningful break from the heat will arrive Saturday night as temperatures finally fall below 80 degrees. Saturday will remain very hot, reaching about 96 degrees, with heat index values exceeding 100 degrees. The peak of the heat wave will last through Friday, with feels-like temperatures ranging from 100 to 115 degrees.
ABC7 New York
Crime·6h ago
Azzubair Outen-Fleming, 16, arrested in Colorado in Philadelphia shooting of Penn State student Billy Schmidt; Kaiseem Smith surrenders
Azzubair Outen-Fleming, 16, was arrested in Colorado in the Philadelphia shooting of Penn State student Billy Schmidt; Kaiseem Smith surrendered to police.
ABC7 New York
World·22h ago
A major Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv as Ukraine keeps striking Moscow's oil sector
Loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours during the night, with many people sheltering at subway stations. Emergency crews were digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings in search of victims.
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Politics·17h ago
Côte d’Ivoire floods kill 59 as west Africa endures torrential rains
Authorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and Nigeria Floods in Côte d’Ivoire have killed 59 people since May, the communication minister told a cabinet meeting in Abidjan. After an aerial tour of affected areas on Monday, Mahama explained that Accra was built between the Akwapim mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, which was not a problem when it had been a small city. “As the population continues to increase and people continue to build, it restricts the path of the streams on the way to the Atlantic … there is also human.
The Guardian World
World·23h ago
Gaza patients face agonising delays for medical evacuation
My mother died [on 29 May], and two weeks after her death, I got a call from the hospital informing me that her paperwork was ready." Doctors in Gaza told Amina Abu al-Kas they did not have the medicines or therapies to treat her infection Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says Amina is one of 300 Palestinians who have died waiting for medical. Saber Abu al-Kas's mother Amina died in May while waiting for medical evacuation from Gaza When Gaza's medical board approved Amina Abu al-Kas to leave the Strip for treatment abroad, her son Saber said it felt like the beginning of a new life.
BBC World
Crime·14h ago
At least nine monks killed in Thailand after boy drives truck into procession
Charges yet to be filed over incident in Mukdahan involving 11-year-old, as police seek to establish circumstances An 11-year-old boy has driven his parents’ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand , killing at least nine monks. The governor of Mukdahan province, Vorayan Bunarat, said a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers had been undertaking a pilgrimage from a temple in the province to another in neighbouring Ubon Ratchathani. the boy had taken his parents’ pickup truck without permission and had driven it for about 6 miles (10km) when he lost control of.
The Guardian World