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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. David Ryder/Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is turning 57 on Tuesday. Bezos launched Amazon in 1995. The company has since grown to one of the most valuable, powerful companies on the planet with a market value of $1.56 trillion.  Bezos has gone from…

For decades, the potential for a nuclear catastrophe felt like a waking threat, just around the corner. Then, in 1968, many of the nations once responsible for pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war collectively agreed to reverse course, signing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.…

Photo: Kena Betancur (Getty Images)As New York City expands the pool of citizens who are eligible to receive the covid-19 vaccine to seniors and frontline workers, Comptroller Scott Stringer is warning that the online signup system for appointments is unnecessarily complicated and could lead to delays in the vaccination process.…

Get a job — Bill would require firms to disclose when they use software to assess candidates. Tom Simonite, wired.com - Jan 10, 2021 11:55 am UTC In 1964, the Civil Rights Act barred the humans who made hiring decisions from discriminating on the basis of sex or race. Now,…

The FBI is now investigating whether members of the New York City Fire Department were involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday, following anonymous tips. A spokesperson for the FDNY confirmed for Fox News Saturday, that either "active or retired" fire department officials were suspected of being…

NEW YORK - A 22-year-old California woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel in a widely seen video was charged after returning to the city on Saturday. Miya Ponsetto was charged with attempted robbery, grand larceny, acting…

Posted by Lainey on "/Date(1610117275263)/" Dear Gossips,  What are you binge-watching this weekend? For me it’s going to be Martin Scorsese’s Pretend It’s A City, which follows Fran Lebowitz around her beloved New York City, a docuseries companion to Public Speaking, which just marked its tenth anniversary in November.  Last…

A heavy police presence was seen near Trump Tower in New York City on Wednesday night, where anti-Trump protesters were gathering after a day of violence on Capitol Hill in Washington. At least two people were arrested in the unrest, the New York Post reported. Both were charged with disorderly…

January 6, 2021 | 12:01am As 2020 draws to a close, COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing down. For the foreseeable future, mask and social distancing mandates will remain active in New York City and statewide. Cases continue to surge around the state, and new strains of coronavirus are arriving…

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