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Sarah Palin, NY Times Have Explored Settlement, as Judge Sets Defamation Retrial

Sarah Palin and the New York Times have explored trying to settle the former Alaska governor and Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate’s closely watched defamation case against the newspaper, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The disclosures came during a phone …

Fire Crews on Both US Coasts Battle Wildfires; 1 Death in New York-New Jersey Fire

Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than 130 structures and …

NYC Man Charged With Insurance Fraud in Staged Car Crash Captured By Dashcam

A New York City man has been charged with staging a car accident for insurance fraud purposes last month in a case that received wide publicity after the victim shared dashboard camera footage of the crash, authorities announced Friday. Prosecutors …

Judge Says NY Can’t Use ‘Unconstitutional’ Law to Block Migrant Buses From Texas

New York City can’t use an unconstitutional, two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering migrants free bus rides to the city from the southern border, a state judge has ruled. The court on Thursday dismissed a …

Fires Flare in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Amid US East Drought

Brush fires broke out in a major New York City park and in New Jersey on Friday as the worst drought in more than two decades gripped the US Northeast. Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park …

People Moves: Vantage Insurance Partners Names Butcher CEO

Vantage Insurance Partners, Inc., a New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, has announced the appointment of Jack Butcher as chief executive officer. Per a press release, Butcher has a “robust background in leading growth focused organizations through …

NY Governor: $20 Million Available in Home Resiliency Grants, Loans

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that up to $20 million is available for eligible homeowners in flood-prone areas to make proactive flood mitigation and energy-efficiency improvements to their homes. The money is the latest round of funding …

DOL Recovers $877K in Wages, Benefits for Employees Underpaid By NY Contractors

The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $877,834 in back wages and fringe benefits from three Long Island contractors for 36 employees who were underpaid for their work on two New York projects funded by the U.S. Department …

Uber Proposes Cutting NYC Driver Minimum Pay on Lower Gas Prices

Uber Technologies Inc. is proposing a cut to New York City drivers’ base pay rate, among other recommendations, as it seeks to lower prices of rides in one of its largest markets. The company would like the city’s Taxi and …

US Shippers Avoid East Coast Ports on Risk of Second Strike

U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land a new contract with employers by a Jan. …