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MTA expands toll exemption for private bus lines, Hampton Jitney and portion of city fleet

The MTA will waive a new $15-a-day congestion fee for the majority of the Big Apple’s city fleet and most private bus operators, including Hampton Jitney, agency officials announced Monday. The controversial plan already excluded city specialty vehicles such as fire trucks and snowplows, but Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said the group would be able […]

Authorities identify victims of Virginia private jet crash

Virginia State Police have identified the five people who died when a small private jet crashed while approaching a local airport earlier this month. The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 10 and was scheduled to land at Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs, Virginia, when it crashed, killing all five […]

Nordstrom shares jump as founding family seeks to take retailer private: sources

Nordstrom’s founding family is looking to take the Nordstrom department store operator private six years after a similar attempt failed, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Deliberations on the deal come as Nordstrom and other U.S. retailers grapple with the effects of inflation and high interest rates to curb consumer discretionary spending. Another department […]

House AI Task Force chairman eyes public and private hearings as lawmakers mull regulation

Exclusive: The chairman of the House’s new AI Select Committee said the committee will likely hold hearings on artificial intelligence as Congress seeks to stay ahead of rapidly advancing technology. “Our top priority is to publish a detailed report on the regulatory framework for artificial intelligence by the end of the year. That framework will […]

UC Berkeley Parents Hire Private Security to Protect Students

Parents of students attending the University of California, Berkeley are reportedly hiring private security to protect their children from crime at the far-left university just north of crime-prone Oakland. Parents hired six private security guards, known as “safety ambassadors,” to patrol the UC Berkeley campus from 6:30 p.m. to 3 a.m., the Safe Bear organization […]

Royal Caribbean halts stops at private beach in Haiti

Royal Caribbean announced Thursday that it will no longer dock its cruise ships at its private beach in Labadee, Haiti “out of an abundance of caution” as the country struggles with widespread gang violence and political instability. “Given the developments in the situation in Haiti, and out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily […]