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Why the Knicks could (and probably should) trade up for Jaden Ivey, their rumored NBA draft target

Jaden Ivey has star potential.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 31, 2022

Two day journey: American Airlines JFK-Delhi nonstop diverted to London; to leave for destination on Wednesday

NEW DELHI: A New York-Delhi nonstop takes about 14-15 hours. But nearly 300 passengers who left New York Sunday morning (India time) on American Airlines flight AA 292 have been cooling their heels in London since Monday afternoon (IST) after the fight had to be diverted to Heathrow due to…

The Times of India · May 31, 2022

What to stream: Start summer, Pride Month off with trip to 'Fire Island'

Arriving Friday on Hulu is “Fire Island,” the perfect sexy, smart rom-com to kick off the summer season, and the LGBTQ Pride Month of June. “Fire Island” is a queer rom based on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” which writer and star Joel Kim Booster adapted to the gay vacation…

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

urban-gro, To Build A 100,000 Square Foot Cannabis Cultivation Facility In New York For E29 Labs

urban-gro, Inc.

Benzinga · May 31, 2022

Blue Ocean Technologies' CEO Says 24-Hour Stock Trading Is Coming

Benzinga, a media and data provider bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors, will be bringing back its annual Global Fintech Awards event to New York City on Dec. 8, 2022.

Benzinga · May 31, 2022

‘Angry’ Murray Likens Texas School Shooting Survivor’s Experience to His Own

Britain's two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas made him "angry", adding that a survivor's account of the incident was similar to his own experience in the 1996 Dunblane massacre in Scotland. An 18-year-old gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle stormed an elementary school in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 31, 2022

Self-defense classes help Asian and Pacific Islander women feel safer in New York

The classes are taught by Jess Ng, a Muay Thai fighter who grew up in Queens. Ng decided to start the classes when Asian women at a recent community event indicated they feel endangered when outside.

WEKU · May 31, 2022

Commentary: An America with less gun violence is still possible and worth fighting for

The mass slaying of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers evokes a pain that is almost too hard to express. Compounding this pain is anger — anger at knowing that the deaths of these children, the families in Buffalo, New York, the churchgoers in California and the shootings that happen seemingly…

Chicago Tribune · May 31, 2022

Unfazed by the Second Amendment, Democrats Want To Ban Gun Purchases by Young Adults

Two federal appeals courts recently concluded that such age restrictions are unconstitutional.

Reason · May 30, 2022

Hochul says NYC will ‘never forget’ 20 years after 9/11 cleanup ended

NEW YORK — Twenty years after a ringing fire bell and a solemn ceremony marked the end of the hellish cleanup effort at ground zero, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that a hole remains in New York’s heart despite the grand redevelopment of the area where the twin towers once…

Tribune News Service · May 30, 2022