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    The MTA board on Wednesday gave its final approval of congestion pricing, paving the way for the agency to charge drivers a $15 daytime toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. The 11-1 vote finalizes a yearslong saga to launch the tolls. The state Legislature first approved the initiative in March 2019, which was followed by a lengthy federal and environmental review process. The MTA board signed off on the prices of the tolls in December, triggering a 60-day review period. Wednesday’s...

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    With all its complexities, a chain of this size is hard to pull off. This one was postponed three times. But with many waiting for a kidney, it's a critical opportunity to save some lives.

  • Lansdowne Estate: Rubbish piles up on Sheffield estate where bin chutes are too small

    Bin bags are piling up on a Sheffield estate on a daily basis because of a breakdown in the relationship between residents and the council. Sacks upon sacks of household waste are being dumped each day on every floor of the Lansdowne Estate flat blocks off Washington Road, where wheelie bins have been locked away, recycling bins have gone missing, and the bin chutes are too small for purpose. Sheffield City Council says residents must start using smaller bin bags - but a local councillor, Maroof...

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  • Dali cargo ship suffered 'severe electrical problem' while docked in Baltimore days prior to bridge collapse crash that saw it suffer 'total power failure, loss of engine failure', port worker says

    Julie Mitchell, co-administrator of Container Royalty, told CNN the ship was anchored at the port for at least 48 hours prior to the deadly crash. Mitchell explained that refrigerated boxes tripped breakers on board the ship on several occasions, and mechanics had been trying to fix the issue. The 1.6-mile Key Bridge partially collapsed after the cargo shipping container vessel crashed into one of its support structures just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday

  • KJP Hangs Up on Radio Host

    When I was in radio, once in a blue moon I would have a famous guest on my show. Sometimes, they were yet-to-be-famous people, such as Ben Shapiro and Steven Crowder, and there were a few famous ones, like Ann Coulter. Believe it or not, I even had the privilege of interviewing luminaries like VodkaPundit. In fact, I still have that recording someplace.

  • How to Discuss Estate Planning with Your Family

    Estate planning can be a sensitive topic for families to talk about. Here's how to get past the awkwardness and discuss estate planning with your family.

  • The 4th Bitcoin Halving Explained

    The 4th Bitcoin Halving Explained Sometime in April 2024, the reward that cryptocurrency miners receive for mining bitcoin (BTC) will go from ₿6.25 to ₿3.125, with significant consequences for the world’s most valuable digital currency. To help understand this quadrennial event, Visual Capitalist's Chris Dickert teamed up with HIVE Digital to take a deep dive on historical bitcoin data from Coinmetrics to see what the three previous halvings might tell us about the fourth. ...

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    Who pays real estate agents?

    To buy a house, you’ll probably need a real estate agent. Traditionally, sellers pay both agents a commission, a cost baked into the buyer’s closing fees. But a lawsuit settlement last week means buyers could start paying their agents directly or on an hourly basis. Also in this episode: global central banks meet this week, new tech may help bring down methane emissions, and avian flu is killing chickens across California.

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