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Fernando Mateo, the founder and spokesperson of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, said drivers put themselves at risk on the job daily. The most recent shooting involving a cab driver took place in Fort Greene early Friday morning.
Nearly 300,000 have been told to evacuate or take shelter as major fires edged closer to Madrid and Bordeaux.
A report by the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums recommends ways to help reduce costs for what it says is one of the last strongholds of affordable homeownership. Morningside Gardens, a six-building coop complex in Northern Manhattan.
The update comes after Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs -- approximately 19. Laboratory, epidemiological, and traceback data from this investigation have determined that shell eggs recalled by Midwest Poultry Services, L.P are a likely source of illnesses in this outbreak," the FDA said, adding that the producer "does not account for all the illnesses in this outbreak." "Additional investigation is ongoing to determine if there are other sources of illness," the FDA said.
Nearly 2,300 measles cases were reported last year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - about 12 times more than the annual average since measles was declared eliminated in the US and the worst year in more than three decades. More than 100 cases have been reported this year, the state health department said, and none of them have received both recommended doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. South Carolina has reported more measles cases in 2026 than any other state.
Support has coalesced around former state Senate President Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from rural northern Maine who campaigned alongside Platner during a failed bid for governor and was a favorite among progressives to replace him. This election cycle, Sanders endorsed Jackson for governor and Platner for Senate, though the independent senator from Vermont withdrew his support for Platner after the. Jackson replaces Graham Platner, who won the Democratic primary in June but withdrew from the race earlier this month following an allegation of sexual assault that Platner has denied.
Firefighters battle flames in Lège-Cap-Ferret, south-western France Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they "are far from having the fire under control." More than 300,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper efforts to contain them. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said 11 planes and helicopters have also been sent to France and Spain from the EU's firefighting fleet.
Watch: 'The show must go on' says Trump at second White House correspondents dinner US President Donald Trump has taken swipes at the media at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, a night that celebrated press freedom after the first event was cancelled by a shooting three months ago. Trump laughs at the dinner, alongside WHCA President Weijia Jiang In his remarks, Trump was at times cordial and conciliatory, saying "the second time is always better", joking and praising the media - saying he respects "most of them". Watch: Trump reattempts press dinner after April.
There have been protests in recent days in support of the Houthi-imposed naval blockade in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a The Iranian-backed Houthis have claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia, after Riyadh launched strikes on targets linked to the group on Friday. Or there's a smarter strategy that you make a deal." In the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, the US military said it had fired on and disabled a tanker ship in the Gulf of Oman that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports. Following the exchange of fire early on Saturday, the Houthis' Ansarollah media posted on.