Orthodox Jews trash NYC Sanitation Department over garbage drop-off rules they say conflict with sabbath
Is there nothing sacred? Sabbath-observing Orthodox Jews have criticized the city's sanitation department for tightening nighttime curbside trash collection, saying they are being fined for observing their religion. In deeply Orthodox neighborhoods like Crown Heights, residents must bring their trash curbside on Fridays for collection on Saturday, as they prepare to observe the Sabbath. “The […]
New York Mag writer Olivia Nuzzi was banned from Trump’s hush-money trial for breaking court rules — twice
Before she was suspended for allegedly sexting RFK Jr., New York Magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi was barred from Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial for taking photos in violation of court rules, The Washington Post has learned. After she was evicted on April 22, Nuzzi reported on the trial but failed to inform readers that […]
Trump Family's Crypto Venture Revealed: New Buying Rules, Who Can Invest and What It Means for Early Adopters – Yahoo Finance
Trump family crypto venture revealed: New buying rules, who can invest, and what it means for early adopters The team behind it Donald TrumpWorld Liberty Financial, the latest cryptocurrency venture from , took more than two hours to announce key details that many were eagerly awaiting at its X event on Monday night. The suspense […]
Arizona Supreme Court rules nearly 100K can receive full ballots without citizenship proof
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that about 100,000 residents can receive ballots without proof of citizenship, quickly resolving a clerical gaffe that had left in doubt whether they would be able to vote in this November's election. Friday Verdict The announcement came days after election officials said they had found that about 98,000 state […]
House votes to repeal Biden admin EPA tailpipe emissions rules
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Friday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's new rules on auto emissions that Republicans say will force Americans to buy electric vehicles they don't want and can't afford. The rules announced by the Environmental Protection Agency in March would impose the most ambitious standards in U.S. history […]
Arizona Supreme Court rules 98,000 people whose citizenship is unconfirmed can vote in state races
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that about 98,000 people whose U.S. citizenship has not been confirmed will be allowed to vote in upcoming state and local elections. The ruling came after a “coding oversight” in the state's software led the battleground state's Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, to argue that ballots would be […]
Hungary Follows Netherlands, Demands Opt-Out From EU Migration Rules
The Netherlands this week notified the European Union of its intention to “withdraw” from the bloc's migrant and refugee protection rules, and central European country Hungary said it wanted to do the same. Hungary's EU minister, Janos Boka, spoke in Strasbourg this week after the Netherlands declared it wanted to “withdraw” from EU dictates on […]
House may force vote on bill to eliminate rules that reduce pensioners' Social Security benefits – CNBC
Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images Washington's congressmen Required signature Force a vote on a bill that would repeal rules that cut Social Security benefits for certain retirees who also receive pension income. On Thursday morning, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Rep. Garrett Graves (R-La.) stamped the 206 signatures that have been collected so […]
Jeffries: New election rules are 'nonstarter' for Democrats in funding fight
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) said Thursday that Democrats will oppose any federal budget bill that includes riders on conservative policies promoted by former President Trump. “Donald Trump has ordered radical MAGA Republicans in the House of Representatives to shut down the government if they cannot impose some of Trump's Project 2025 policies […]
Damning new texts revealed in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex crimes case— as judge rules to keep music mogul locked up pending trial
New incriminating text messages were made public Wednesday in the sex trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, and a Manhattan judge ruled that the hip-hop mogul will remain in prison until the end of his trial. Federal Judge Andrew Carter Jr. in Manhattan upheld a magistrate judge's extended detention order issued Tuesday, saying the offer […]