Christmas is still eight months away. But April is usually when U.S. retailers place orders of Christmas decoration products with their suppliers in China to allow time for buying raw material, production and shipping before the holiday rush. That timeline is disrupted this year, now that President Trump has imposed a 145 percent tariff on […]
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Block Inc., the digital payments firm founded by billionaire Jack Dorsey, was fined $40 million by New York for alleged anti-money-laundering inadequacies and cryptocurrency compliance failures on its Cash App platform. The New York Department of Financial Services issued the fine after an investigation found Block had failed to conduct adequate due diligence on its
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A passenger jet carrying at least five members of Congress was clipped by another commercial plane on the ground at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, DC. Rep. Nick LaLota, a Republican from New York on the House Appropriations Committee, said Thursday in a social-media post that another plane “bumped” into the wing while
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Con Edison late Wednesday reported a slightly lower pay package for its CEO, two months after Gov. Kathy Hochul reacted to the utility’s request for a big rate increase by saying she would audit how top executives get compensated. In a securities filing, Con Ed said CEO Timothy Cawley was awarded a total of $15
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Photo: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images In a sudden about-face on Wednesday, Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause of many of his hefty “Liberation Day” tariffs on America’s trading partners, following days of tumult on Wall Street and growing expectations that Trump’s trade war would trigger economic catastrophe. His announcement bolstered a massive but short-lived upswing
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Todora Photography LLC “Francesca Mollett: Elsewhere” is at The Warehouse in Dallas through June 28, 2025. Photo: Kevin Todora. The 17th edition of the Dallas Art Fair opens today (April 10), and alongside it, the entire city’s art ecosystem is activating, with institutions and galleries staging their best shows of the year and private collections
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The only constant in the art world is change, whether it’s artwork changing hands, pieces breaking auction records or people moving from one institution to another. What follows are some of the most notable role changes recently announced across the art sphere. Agustín Arteaga named new director and CEO of Crocker Art Museum When Crocker
Getty Images This afternoon, the verified account of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement department posted on X an infographic about its work. One word very much stood out. ICE enforces 400+ federal laws to ensure public safety and national security. 💻Learn more about our mission: https://t.co/NiwdpaaC7Y pic.twitter.com/gddmkpcHF3 — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (@ICEgov)
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that a special election to fill the vacancy in the 22nd Senate District created by the resignation of Simcha Felder will be held on Tuesday, May 20. Governor Hochul issued the proclamation on April 10 pursuant to the Public Officers Law. “To ensure residents of the 22nd District have
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A long-stalled Greenpoint lot is poised to be redeveloped into luxury condos, records show. Daniel Kaykov of Poise Property Group submitted plans to the Department of Buildings Thursday for a 5-story residential building with 21 units at 55 Eckford St., according to city records. The roughly 10,000-square-foot lot, between Engert and Driggs avenues, has been
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