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Columbia River High senior transforms world through photographic lens
A group of girls walking in Vancouver, Washington, in April, stopped to look at a construction zone littered with caution tape, scaffolding and graffiti. One of them, 17-year-old Columbia River High School student Emmy McGill, directed her friends...

8 New York City Wellness Clubs To Restore And Refresh This Summer
Prior to the pandemic, you likely worked at your workplace, worked out at the gym and socialized at a members-only club. But as people continue to work from home and rates of loneliness are on the rise, the boundaries that previously separated...

Téa Leoni and Tim Daly Marry in New York After 11-Year Romance Began on 'Madam Secretary' Set
KEY POINTS Téa Leoni and Tim Daly married in New York City after 11 years together The couple met on the set of Madam Secretary in 2014 Ceremony was private, attended by close friends and family After more than a decade of partnership, Madam...

Torrential Rain Triggers Widespread Flooding in New York and New…
New York/New Jersey, July 15, 2025 – Torrential downpours across the Northeast United States late Monday night led to widespread flooding in New York and New Jersey, bringing daily life to a standstill, suspending subway services, and prompting...

AI and the New Urban Frontier: Adequate Zoning and the Cities We Deserve
A City That Rewrites Its Rules Picture a city that rewrites its own rules as it grows — zoning that adapts in real time to infrastructure capacity, social sentiment, environmental impact, and community needs — a fluid built environment that...

NYC Council orders probe into 9/11 Ground Zero toxin reports
By Josephine Stratman, Thomas Tracy New York Daily News NEW YORK — The New York City Council passed a resolution Monday ordering the city’s Department of Investigation to probe what information the city had on Ground Zero toxins after the 9/11...

FM Fidan to attend UN-led Cyprus talks in New York
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will take part in an informal meeting on Cyprus under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary-General, to be held in New York on July 16–17, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The gathering will include...
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[Column] Lessons for Seoul in the fight for an affordable New York
Zohran Mamdani, a New York assemblyman, celebrates his victory in the Democratic primary for the New York City mayoral race with supporters on June 25, 2025. (Reuters/Yonhap) By Jang Seog-jun, planning commissioner for Wisdom Shelter The...

United Risk launches Thriver for real estate market
United Risk, a managing general agent (MGA), has introduced Thriver, a new division intended to address the real estate market’s need for a security deposit waiver insurance product. The division operates under United Risk Global, an international...

The Boom Overture Supersonic Aircraft: Everything We Know So Far
After more than two decades of silence in the skies following the retirement of Concorde, supersonic passenger flight is probably staging a comeback. Leading this new chapter is Boom Supersonic, an ambitious American aerospace company developing a...

Florida City Real Estate Market Crashes After Being Super Hot A Few Years Ago — Costs of Climate Change
Last Updated on: 15th July 2025, 11:08 am Cape Coral was a booming real estate paradise a few years ago. Now, it is reportedly the “worst housing market in America.” Housing prices have dropped 11% in the past two years, with about 12,000 homes in...

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on premium gas in cities in Greene County in week ending July 12?
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Greene County selling...

Don't expect Tel Aviv-New York return fares under $1,600
Since October 7 Israeli have learned that foreign airlines cannot be taken for granted and even now it remains unclear what Israel's aviation sector will look like even after the Houthis stop firing missiles, especially on Israel - North America...

Little Farmhouse Lavender hosts 2nd annual Lavender Festival
PLYMOUTH, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Little Farmhouse Lavender is hosting its 2nd annual Lavender Festival. Filled with tons of vendors and activities, the event will be a great way to support local small businesses. Guests will get to experience over 46...

How many H-1B petitions were made by New York employers during 2024?
Citibank, NA Manufacturing, Information, Finance and Insurance, Health Care and Social Assistance 900 99.6% 0.4% Goldman Sachs and Company, LLC Finance and Insurance 830 99.2% 0.8% Mphasis Corporation Professional, Scientific, and Technical...

Hockey Hall of Famer Champions Geothermal Innovation in NYC
The name Mike Richter is well-known among hockey fans. Richter spent 15 years in the National Hockey League as a goalie for the New York Rangers, including in 1994 when he was a fixture in the net during the team’s Stanley Cup winning season....

UN to host expanded Cyprus talks in New York
ANKARA The leaders of Turkish Cyprus and Greek Cyprus, as well as guarantor states Türkiye, Greece and the United Kingdom, will come together at a 5+1 format meeting hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on July 16 and 17 in New York,...

Skanska tops out timber New York AI research building
Construction has topped out on Skanska’s Artificial Intelligence and Quantitative Biology building at New York’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). The three-storey building is made from cross-laminated timber and will host scientists...

Subways services delayed, over 1200 flights cancelled as heavy storms hit New York, New Jersey
Heavy thunderstorms triggered flash floods across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut late Monday, disrupting transit networks, grounding flights, and prompting emergency declarations as rainfall overwhelmed infrastructure across the region. As...
Construction of new Kensington apartment building making Prospect Park horses unstable
Horses are the latest victims of a development boom in Kensington, Brooklyn. Construction of a nine-story luxury apartment building next door to the Prospect Park Stable is stressing out its 11 horses, according to owner John Quadrozzi Jr., 63....