Multiple people were shot in a barbershop in Albany, New York, including a child, on Saturday afternoon, police said. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 2:45 p.m. and found three males shot inside the shop, police said. A 9-year-old boy was shot in the torso, one 19-year-old was shot in the shoulder and … [Read more…]
ALBANY — They called it the Excelsior Pass. The first-in-the-nation app would provide a “secure and streamlined” way for people to attend live events and restaurants without digging out their vaccine card. It would be built by IBM, and it would cost $2.5 million. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pitched it in March 2021 as a key … [Read more…]
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An upstate judge’s recent ruling on substantially equivalent education for nonpublic schools is highly problematic for Hasidic families. On the one hand, the decision by Albany state Supreme Court Justice Christina L. Ryba reinforces the century-old mandate that every child in the state is required to get an education. On the other hand, it requires … [Read more…]
One-third of the Canadian Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has historically had the reputation as the league that features the most high-flying, smaller, high-scoring forwards and the stand-on-their-heads goaltenders. Currently, the 18-team league features teams through the province of Quebec and a division of Maritime teams. Of the three CHL leagues, the … [Read more…]
Western Australia hosting National Road Safety Week from 14 to 21 May 2023 Approximately 1,200 people killed and more than 40,000 seriously injured on Australian roads each year ‘Road Safety Starts with Me’ Youth Summit to be held on Tuesday 16 May Community events to be held around the State Road Safety Minister Paul Papalia … [Read more…]
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The 2010s felt more like a century than a decade. Within 10 years, pop culture evolved (and, in some people’s view, devolved) more rapidly than ever before, due largely to the advent and ever-growing influence of social media. The cultural climate and digital landscape influenced the music we listened to, too: We started the decade … [Read more…]
Tanya Tilghman moved to the Bay Area as a teenager to live with her mom. Later, she married, had two sons and made a home in San Francisco’s historically Italian North Beach district, up the hill from the tourist and financial centers. Even when her marriage broke down, she never thought of leaving. This was … [Read more…]
Next weekend’s NED Whisky Tasmania SuperSprint will be a highlight for Nick Percat, who records his 300th Supercars race start. Percat will become the 31st driver to notch up 300 race starts in Race 12, having made his main game debut all the way back in 2010. The now Walkinshaw Andretti United driver follows teammate … [Read more…]
The City of Toronto says there will be a number of road closures and restrictions in effect this weekend and beyond to support critical infrastructure work and special events. Event road closures: • St. George Street, from Harbord Street to College Street, and Ursula Franklin Street, from Huron Street to St. George Street, will be … [Read more…]