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From Manchin to Ocasio Cortez, Democrats quickly close ranks around Walz

Vice President Harris announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, following a tumultuous process that began with President Biden dropping out of the presidential race just weeks ago. Democrats across the aisle are rapidly solidifying their support for Walz. From the members of Includes “squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Medium […]

Fed Should Cut Rates, ‘Inflation Is Down Pretty Close to Zero’

Speaking on CNN News Central on Monday, Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said the Fed needs to cut interest rates in response to the stock market crash. “Inflation is getting pretty close to zero. And now there are counter-pressures in the market and I think the Fed should and will respond,” he said. Co-host John Berman […]

Musk's X to close its San Francisco office: reports

Social media site X is closing its San Francisco office and relocating employees to other locations in the Bay Area, the company announced internally on Monday. According to the New York Times:. CEO Linda Yaccarino said in the memo that employees would be moved to the company’s Palo Alto and San Jose offices, which already […]

X to close San Francisco headquarters

Washington Post Op-ed and columnist Heather Long discusses the Federal Reserve’s managed interest rate cuts and the impact of July’s jobs report. Social media company X, which was known as Twitter before it was acquired by Elon Musk, is reportedly planning to close its San Francisco headquarters and relocate to Texas. An internal email from […]

Long Island beaches temporarily close after latest shark sighting

A perfect day of swimming on Long Island came to an abrupt end Saturday with a shark sighting at Nickerson Beach, the latest in a record number of encounters with the apex predator. Lifeguards at Nassau County Park on the island’s south shore spotted the fin about 75 feet from shore and quickly closed the […]

Carville Says Dems ‘Are Not Close’ to Beating Trump

Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that it’s “not far off” for Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat former President Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. Guest host Michael Steele said, “I just wanted to touch on a little bit about the ruckus that he caused earlier this week. I personally […]

Beloved Astoria diner to close after 40 years

The order will terminate at the same time as the lease. Astoria’s Neptune Diner, which has been serving up classic short-order fare on Astoria Boulevard since 1984, is closing for good on Sunday to make way for a new high-rise, becoming the latest in a string of beloved city diners to close. “Everybody’s sad,” said […]