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DoorDash to pay drivers $131 million in landmark settlement: ‘We screwed up’

Last year, DoorDash had to pay almost $17 million to resolve separate claims that customer tips were unfairly used

The Independent UK · Sep 22

From slavery to today: The Black women who shaped America

"If you don’t understand the history of Black women, you don’t understand the history of America." Those words from Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison open Sasha Bonét's debut memoir, "The Waterbearers". The New York writer traces three generations of Black women in her family: her grandmother Betty Jean, the daughter…

France 24 · Sep 22

The amazing life of 101-year-old art warrior Ce Roser: ‘We made noise. We closed the streets’

Sick of her friends getting nowhere, she co-founded The Women in the Arts Foundation and they protested across New York. Ahead of a UK show, Roser talks about escaping wartime Shanghai – and still painting three a day

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

In 1995, Bette Midler launched NYRP to restore neglected spaces in New York. 30 years later, it has planted 200,000+ trees and restored 350+ green spaces for New Yorkers

Thirty years after Bette Midler began picking up trash in a New York park, the New York Restoration Project has developed into an organization whose work reaches deeply into the city’s environmental and community landscape. Its history shows how an apparently modest act—cleaning up a neglected public space—can develop into…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

In 2010, a financially ruined couple started farming on leased land; after hitting $100,000...

A couple who lost their home in 2010 now earns almost $700,000 a year growing vegetables on just two and a half acres in upstate New York. Corinne Hansch and her husband, Matthew Leon, went through serious money trouble during the 2010 recession. When their home in California was about…

The Times of India · Sep 22

Europe's UN Week, Decoded: Who's Speaking When in New York this Week. Zelenskyy, Macron and a New British PM

See exactly when Zelenskyy, Macron and Europe's leaders speak at the 2026 UN General Assembly — plus who's skipping New York this week.

Latin Times · Sep 22

Latin America Country-By-Country Speaker Schedule at UN General Assembly: Kast, Fujimori, Paz, Rodríguez Debut

Trump meets Venezuela's Acting President for the first time in 11 years as Kast and Fujimori debut at the UN and Sheinbaum skips it. What to know.

Latin Times · Sep 22

New York airport operations resume after disruptions across US Northeast due to technical problems

Flights are taking off and landing at New York City-area airports with some delays and cancellations after technicians repaired data lines that failed at a key regional air traffic control center in Philadelphia

The Independent UK · Sep 22

A tiny Fabergé figure sat forgotten in a New York attic until a family cleanout exposed its royal past; the 20th-century trinket later sold for $5.2 million

The $5.2 million Fabergé attic discovery therefore stands as more than an auction headline. It is a story about how history can survive in miniature, waiting silently for someone to recognize it. The figure of Nikolai Pustynnikov spent decades away from museums and royal collections before its identity was restored…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Run Across America Feat: Dean Karnazes runs 3,000 miles in 75 days; inspires US families

In 2011, ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes embarked on a gruelling 75-day run from Disneyland in California to New York City, covering nearly 3,000 miles across 16 states and Washington, DC. Running roughly 40 to 50 miles each day, he faced deserts, mountains, snow, sleet and humidity while managing food, hydration…

The Times of India · Sep 22