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New York deer infected with Omicron could help Covid ‘evolve’, fears US study

New York deer have tested positive for Omicron, marking the first time transmission of the variant has been reported in wild animals.

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2022

Woman claims she was thrown off a flight for having an allergy to nuts

Sophie Draper was supposed to fly to JFK airport in New York at the beginning of December, but was astonished at the way she was treated by an airline carrier over her allergy

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022

Just Eat Takeaway picks Europe over US as it ditches Nasdaq listing

Just Eat Takeaway will delist its shares from the Nasdaq in favour of listing on the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges, a rare move by a European tech firm.

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2022

‘All kinds of discrimination’: inside the secretive world of New York housing co-ops

The exclusive buildings, which make up most of Manhattan’s apartment stock, operate with impunity. Getting access can be a nightmare

The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2022

New York campus of Scots university branded 'white elephant' as fewer than 100 students graduate

Glasgow Caledonian's US satellite has been described as an "expensive vanity project"

Daily Record · Feb 8, 2022

John Vinocur, Paris-based columnist and editor, dies at 81

John Vinocur, a much-respected foreign correspondent for The New York Times and The Associated Press and later executive editor and columnist at the International Herald Tribune in Paris, has died

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

NYC's vegan mayor Adams hooked into admitting he eats fish

There was something fishy about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ declarations that he’s a vegan

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

Cuomo considers options after DA decisions amid rumors of New York AG run

NEW YORK — Nearly six months after resigning from office on Aug. 23, 2021, Andrew Cuomo has taken a small step toward reentering public life, claiming that his name was cleared by multiple district attorneys who declined to press sexual harassment charges against the former New York governor despite finding…

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2022

‘They know we’ll keep them alive’: Inside America’s first supervised drug-injection site

A bold new experiment in New York aims to turn the tide following a year of record overdose deaths in the US, Richard Hall writes

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2022

Why Did Somebody Put A 24-Karat Gold Cube In Central Park?

A mysterious golden cube showed up at an iconic New York City park last week. Details of the cube have now surfaced and show why the 24-karat gold cube was placed in Central Park.

Benzinga · Feb 7, 2022