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New York governor’s budget bill increases November bond measure from $3 billion to $4.2 billion

New York governor’s budget bill increases November bond measure from $3 billion to $4.2 billion

Ballotpedia · Apr 14, 2022

Could more police have prevented Brooklyn subway attack?

Fox News and conservatives wrongly blame AOC after suspect escapes rush-hour carnage and goes on run

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

‘They didn’t go round the corner for beer’: Lou Reed and John Cale’s Songs for Drella

After years of estrangement, the two Velvet Underground musicians decided to make a record and filmed concert about their mentor Andy Warhol. Director Ed Lachman talks about how he captured the pair in action

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Japan's former Princess Mako who gave up her royal title is now working as an unpaid intern at the Met

Japan's ex-princess Mako Komoru gave up her royal title to marry a commoner and her college sweetheart, Kei Kumoro, last year in October. She then moved to New York City, where she currently lives in an apartment in Hell's Kitchen. Reportedly, the former princess is now a volunteer at the…

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2022

TikTok star living in Cork adds 1,000 km to her journey to New York to avoid 'painful' trip to Dublin Airport

She opted to travel 1,205km from Cork to Amsterdam and fly to New York from there rather than take a 271 km bus trip to Dublin for a direct flight

Dublin Live · Apr 14, 2022

Brooklyn shooting suspect posted videos discussing violence and mass shootings

A man charged with terrorism over the shooting of 10 people on the New York subway was revealed to have posted dozens of videos ranting about race, violence and his struggles with mental illness.

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2022

Shriek! Slap! Pow! The small bat wins.

NEW YORK: One morning in the Panamanian rainforest, a small fruit bat sized up his competition. The odds did not appear to be in his favor. The winged mammal, a Seba’s short-tailed bat, weighed about half an ounce. But his six opponents, fringe-lipped bats, were twice as heavy and occupying…

Bangkok Post · Apr 14, 2022

Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect's videos

The suspect arrested in the Brooklyn subway shooting that left 10 people wounded by gunfire also left behind a trove of angry YouTube videos

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

New York’s surging Covid cases driven by new Omicron subvariants

NEW YORK: Two new Omicron subvariants that appear even more transmissible than the highly-contagious BA.2 are driving an uptick in Covid cases in New York, the state’s health department said Wednesday.

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2022

Suspect Faces Terror Charge over New York Subway Shooting

A 62-year-old man accused of shooting 10 people and setting off smoke bombs on the New York subway was taken into custody Wednesday and faces a federal terror charge. Frank James -- who is suspected of detonating two smoke canisters on the train as it pulled into a Brooklyn station,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2022