BUSINESS
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Northern Lights may be visible in NY – NBC New York
You might be able to see the Northern Lights in New York on Thursday night because of solar activity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center said Geomagnetic Storm Watches have been issued for Oct. 3 to 5 for an eruption of solar material, which can cause a geomagnetic storm. G1-G3 (Minor-Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Watches have been issued…
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customer reporting service provblems – NBC New York
Verizon cellular customers were taking to the internet and social media on Monday morning to report service issues. Starting around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Verizon outage reports began to spoke on Downdetector.com. By 10:40 a.m., more than 80,000 reports had been submitted on the site with the reports coming from across the country, including New York, California and Michigan. Searches related…
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what to know – NBC New York
More than 50 people were taken into custody at a pro-Palestinian protest in midtown Manhattan Thursday, and authorities are bracing for more potential uproar following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly the following day. A breakdown of Thursday’s arrests wasn’t immediately available. Netanyahu arrived in New York City earlier in the day. Nearly three…
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Diddy, Sam Bankman-Fried housed in same Brooklyn jail area – NBC New York
Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested last week on allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering, is being housed in the same living space of a federal detention center in Brooklyn as disgraced former crypto exec Sam Bankman-Fried, three sources familiar with the matter tell NBC New York. Combs and SBF, as Fried is commonly known, are both being held at…
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See 2024 Gridlock Alert days and UNGA closures – NBC New York
With the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly, New York City’s busiest traffic time of the year begins. The Department of Transportation has released its list of Gridlock Alert days through the end of 2024. Starting Monday, Sept. 24, drivers and other road users can expect more traffic than usual. This year, there are a total of 20…
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What time is the Fed meeting today? – NBC New York
When the Federal Reserve closes its latest policy meeting Wednesday afternoon, the widespread expectation is that it will announce the first cut to its main interest rate in more than four years. It would be a momentous event, closing the door on a run where the Fed jacked its federal funds rate to a two-decade high in hopes of slowing…
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3 dead in violent week of shootings – NBC New York
Three separate overnight shootings left one person dead and several others injured Friday, according to police, who said two of the crime scenes were just blocks from each other. The NYPD said officers were investigating three shootings that all took place in less than three hours and come on the heels of two deadly shootings in the area days earlier.…
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Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks – NBC New York
Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an “inside job,” joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks. The 31-year-old provocateur and influencer posted photos from ground zero and shared a video of Trump talking with firefighters in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday…
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Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency – NBC New York
The mother of the 14-year-old who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of four people at his Georgia high school called the school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative said. Annie Brown told the Washington Post that her sister, Colt Gray’s mother, texted her saying she spoke with a…
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Man wearing Trump tee accused of spitting on NYC store owner, using racial slurs over Harris sign – NBC New York
An owner of a luxury clothing store in Manhattan told police she was assaulted by a supporter of Donald Trump, and she says the alleged attack also needs to be investigated as a hate crime. Among high-end items for sale, Tanya Young Williams designed “NYC 4 Kamala” t-shirts to help campaign for the Democratic presidential nominee at her business on…
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