New York wine and liquor stores are struggling as their customers dry out from the boozy days of the pandemic — and a pair of state lawmakers has concocted a potentially controversial remedy for the hangover. At the start of the year, New York state Sen. Michelle Hinchey quietly introduced a bill to allow wine
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Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor May 2, 2024 Light always has a way of overcoming and obliterating darkness. This reality is apparently at work in Portland, Oregon, where a Chick-fil-A restaurant is reportedly set to replace a strip club. Listen to them on the latest episode of Quick Start ? In a move sure to excite
Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor May 1, 2024 A guest who vacationed at The Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, was reportedly concerned after encountering a person he believed to be a male portraying a female villain during a character dining experience. The Disney employee in question was in character as
A federal judge blasted Google for its negligent policy that resulted in the deletion of employee chat records as closing arguments wrapped up Friday in a landmark antitrust case that could result in unprecedented changes to the tech giant’s core business. Justice Department attorneys asked Judge Amit Mehta to sanction Google for failing to preserve
A federal judge hammered key elements of Googles defense on Thursday as closing arguments began in a landmark antitrust trial that could potentially upend the tech giants online search empire. Judge Amit Mehta, who is expected to rule later this year on whether Google has maintained an illegal monopoly over the online search market, zeroed
The Internal Revenue Service said it plans to sharply increase audit rates for big corporations, partnerships and multimillionaires over the next three years after a massive boost in funding by the Biden administration. The IRS said in a news release Thursday that it’s aiming to nearly triple its audit rate, to 22.6%, on corporations with
Universal Music Group and TikTok struck a new licensing deal Thursday that will allow users of the popular video-sharing app to regain access to songs from Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Adele. The music giant pulled its stable of singers from the Chinese-owned app after its licensing deal expired in January when the two sides
May 6 2024 University of Birmingham A pattern of brain activity that helps prevent us from getting lost has been identified in a new study, published in Nature Human Behaviour. Researchers at the University of Birmingham and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have for the first time been able to pinpoint the location of an
European intelligence agencies have warned their governments that Russia is plotting violent acts of sabotage across the continent as it commits to a course of permanent conflict with the west. Russia has already begun to more actively prepare covert bombings, arson attacks and damage to infrastructure on European soil, directly and via proxies, with little
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I have spent a fair amount of time dunking on Elon Musk over the years. Among the things I have poured scorn upon are his puerile sense of humour, his asinine “lib-trolling”, his naive war
A pilot and his passenger escaped uninjured Wednesday after their plane made an emergency landing on a Long Island beach — the second time the aircraft was involved in such a situation in eight years. Video posted to social media shows the single-engine Cessna 152 gliding over the small strip of sand at Cedar Beach
An internet-famous pet alligator went missing in Georgia while his family was visiting friends there and his owner believes he was stolen from a fenced-in yard in a twisted prank. Joie Henney, of Jonestown, Pennsylvania, shared a tearful plea for help finding his pet gator and emotional support animal on the reptile’s TikTok page. “Between
Police in riot gear attempted to dismantle the anti-Israel encampment on the University of California, Los Angeles campus Thursday, spraying tear gas as they faced off with violent protesters wielding fire extinguishers and pepper spray. Flashbangs echoed across the Los Angeles campus as California Highway Patrol was seen taking apart the tent setup, CNN reported. The
A fresh set from the comfort of your own home? DIY gel nails have been all the rage on social media, but the practice could cause you to develop a life-changing allergy. In a TikTok video, creator @alina.gene describes developing an acrylate allergy from doing gel nails at home. Now, when exposed to acrylates, the
More than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart stores across the US have been recalled over a possible E. coli contamination, the US Department of Agriculture said. The beef comes from Cargill Meat Solutions in Hazleton, Pa., per a “high class” warning issued on the USDA’s site on Wednesday, and were “shipped to
According to a new survey, only 6% of professing Christians possess a biblical worldview, as many Americans embrace syncretism. The American Worldview Inventory 2024, conducted by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, found that the typical American adult is not a worldview purist but is essentially a worldview plagiarist, combining beliefs and behaviors
Peloton’s chief executive officer is stepping down from the role as the fitness company plans to cut roughly 15% of its global workforce. Chief Barry McCarthy told Peloton’s roughly 3,500 employees of his resignation in a note sent Thursday morning that his “one lasting legacy at Peloton” is the “GREAT lead team” he’s recruited since stepping
The father of Christian singer Mandisa told an audience during a “Celebration of Life” service Saturday that his daughter did not die from self-harm and that she had been battling COVID-19 in the weeks prior to her death. “She did not harm herself,” John Hundley, Mandisa’s father, said during the service at Brentwood Baptist Church
In a mad mix of game-show glitter and marketing flash, Airbnb is offering customers a chance to spend a night in a Paris museum, stay in houses mocked up to look like movie settings, or sleep surrounded by eight Ferrari racing cars. Those and other chimerical listings are part of a splashy new campaign by the short-term
The Boeing jet that dropped an emergency slide after taking off from JFK Airport on Friday is 33 years old — well past the typical retirement age for a commercial jetliner, according to aviation experts. The chute from Delta Flight 520 had detached from a panel above the right wing shortly after the Los Angeles-bound
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