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Local Christine Hammontree, of Falmouth, “was last seen in surveillance video at the McDonald’s restaurant in Times Square” early on Monday, May 24. A 29-year-old Maine woman was reported missing by her parents Tuesday, and police say her last known whereabouts are in New York’s Times Square in the early…

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is imploring universities in her state to not include critical race theory or The New York Times’ “1619 Project” in their curricula. The Republican governor asked the South Dakota Board of Regents, in a letter dated May 24, to ban universities from promoting or advancing either critical…

Singapore, May 27, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Technology is at the core of modern finance processes and the speed and ability of businesses to adopt technology has become a differentiating factor towards revenue generation and growth opportunities. The newly launched Digital Practice Summit Asia 2021, set to be taking…

Like many vaccine tourists, “Alex” doesn’t want you to know his real name.  The British expat arrived on a red-eye flight from his home in Nairobi, Kenya, at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday, May 21, with the intention of staying just a few days—more than enough…

Former President TrumpDonald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE lashed out Tuesday after it was reported that a grand jury was seated to weigh any criminal evidence…

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has said he's given his son, Andrew Giuliani, advice on running for office as the younger Giuliani begins his campaign for New York governor. The 35-year-old is seeking the Republican nomination in 2022's gubernatorial election where he could potentially face three-term Governor Andrew Cuomo,…

New York City-based vertical farming startup Bowery Farming this week has announced a $300 million Series C. The round, which brings its total funding north of $472 million, values the company at $2.3 billion. Fidelity Management & Research Company led the beefy round, with participation from existing investors GV (formerly…

On Thursday, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire, putting a tentative end to 11 days of fighting that began with protests over the eviction of Palestinian families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem and a subsequent Israeli raid at the Al Aqsa mosque on the last Friday of…

But it was O’Neill’s word against Cruzado’s. During summations, the judge, a veteran of the Queens bench named Stephen Knopf, suggested that, to believe O’Neill, he had to accept that Cruzado had planted the gun on the defendant. Police have a slang term for planting evidence such as drugs or…

New York (AFP) Late on a Friday night, eight dog enthusiasts and their pet pooches prowl several dark alleys in New York's Lower East Side with one mission: to hunt and kill as many rats as possible. The dogs, mostly terriers, pant and strain at their leashes before diving into…