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US Associated Press Victims of New York City shooting include a police officer and an executive at investment firm
Yahoo News
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An off-duty New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among the four people killed by a gunman at a Manhattan office tower. The officer, Didarul Islam, 36, was working a corporate security detail Monday at the...
New York is looking for 1 GW of energy storage projects right now
Solar Power World
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July 28, 2025
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has launched New York’s first bulk energy storage request for proposals (RFP), intended to procure 1 GW of bulk energy storage as part of New York’s 6-GW energy storage roadmap. An energy storage project in Hubbardston,...
US Gov’t Withdraws All Offshore Wind Energy Areas
Offshore Wind
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July 31, 2025
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has rescinded and de-designated all Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The WEAs are areas in the US federal waters that BOEM previously identified as suitable for wind...
Victims of New York City shooting include a police officer and an executive at investment firm
Associated Press
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July 29, 2025
An off-duty New York City police officer and an executive at an investment firm were among the four people killed by a gunman at a Manhattan office tower. The officer, Didarul Islam, 36, was working a corporate security detail Monday at the...
High Noon recalls vodka seltzers accidentally labeled as Celsius energy drinks
KPRC - Texas
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July 31, 2025
Fans of Celsius energy drinks may want to take a second thought before opening that next can. A recall notice from the Food and Drug Administration stated that canned cocktail maker High Noon had an unspecified number of its Beach Variety packs...
Edelman appoints Jennifer Hauser to lead New York office
PR Week
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July 29, 2025
NEW YORK: Edelman has appointed Jennifer Hauser as GM of its New York office. Hauser shared in a LinkedIn post on Friday that she’s “honored and thrilled” to step into the role of leading the firm’s New York office, which is the largest office at...
New York launches first bulk energy storage RFP to boost grid reliability
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of New York’s inaugural Bulk Energy Storage Request for Proposals (RFP) on Monday. This initiative aims to procure one gigawatt (GW) of bulk energy storage, contributing to the state's 6 GW Energy Storage...
New York Makes Additional $200M Available for Electric School Buses
Government Technology
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July 28, 2025
(TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this past week an additional $200 million is now available for zero-emission school buses through the third installment of funding from the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond...
Lena Dunham and Natalie Portman Are Having ‘Good Sex’ in New York
Vanity Fair
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July 29, 2025
New York has never seemed so romantic. Since early July, Natalie Portman and Lena Dunham have been roaming its streets—under the gaze of photographers—for the filming of Good Sex, Dunham’s new comedy, due in theaters in 2027. The creator of Girls...
MTA Reports Slight Decrease in Fare Evasion Across New York Transit
Times News Global
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July 29, 2025
New York City, NY – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced Monday that fare evasion has slightly decreased in the subway system, despite ongoing challenges. In the first quarter of this year, fare evasion dropped to 9.8%, down...
New York set ambitious goals for renewable energy. Then reality set in
The Daily News - New York
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ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul is slowly scaling back New York’s push to reach the ambitious energy targets spelled out by the Cuomo administration in the state’s plan to slash climate-changing emissions and accelerate the use of renewable power...
Celcius Energy Drink Lawsuit Coming? FDA Recalls Product For Traces Of 'Alcohol'
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 31, 2025
Guests and consumers have been urged to check their cans after a recent recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that some units of CELSIUS® Astro Vibe Sparkling Blue Razz energy drink were incorrectly filled with vodka...
What to know about the victims of the New York City skyscraper shooting
The Guardian
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July 29, 2025
An off-duty New York police officer as well as a high-ranking real estate executive were among those slain Monday evening during a shooting at a Manhattan high-rise building that left four victims dead and one other seriously injured, according to...
New York Banks Turn to Stablecoins as Digital Dollar Talks Stall
Rockland County Times - New York
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July 28, 2025
Wall Street is starting to move forward without waiting for Washington. As the idea of a digital dollar remains stuck in debate, New York’s biggest banks are looking elsewhere. Bank of America now expects large-scale stablecoin launches by next...
Meet Giovanni Luciano, New York’s Hottest Line Cook
Interview Magazine
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July 29, 2025
Giovanni Luciano, photographed by Eloise King-Clements. SATURDAY 12:41 AM JULY 20, 2025 BUSHWICK Last week, a little after midnight, I found Giovanni Luciano nestled in a bar patio in the hinterlands of Bushwick. His friends had no idea who I was...
Fiat heir Elkann ditches trucks for bits, brands and biotech
The Detroit News - Michigan
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The Agnelli family’s love affair with trucks began with the Fiat 24 HP that rolled off its Turin factory floor in 1903. More than a century on, its Exor NV empire is charting a different path that’s taking it far from those production lines on the...
Chappell Roan Finds Hope, Heartbreak On ‘The Subway’
SPIN
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August 1, 2025
Chappell Roan offers a valentine to the Big Apple on her new single, “The Subway,” which is out now in tandem with an Amber Grace Johnson-directed music video. “This song encompasses everything I love about New York City — with the hope,...
Blackstone Real Estate Chief Killed in NYC Shooting
Chief Investment Officer
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July 29, 2025
Blackstone Inc. executive Wesley LePatner was among four killed in a Monday shooting at the Park Ave. building that houses the firm’s New York offices, according to a firm spokesperson. LePatner was the firm’s global head of Core+ Real Estate, a...
Wesley LePatner, a 44-year-old Blackstone executive who oversaw its $53 billion real-estate investment fund, was killed in Manhattan’s mass shooting
Fortune
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Monday’s mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan claimed the life of Wesley LePatner, a 44-year-old executive at Blackstone, the company confirmed Tuesday morning. LePatner was among four victims killed at 345 Park Avenue when a lone gunman stormed the...
New York Court Blocks Suit Against Social Media Giants Over Buffalo Racial Massacre
Insurance Journal
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July 28, 2025
Social media companies cannot be sued for their alleged roles in a racially-motivated mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo in 2022, according to a New York court that said to allow the lawsuit would “result in the end of the Internet as we...