#How our culture and government gave too much power to Facebook

#How our culture and government gave too much power to Facebook

“#How our culture and government gave too much power to Facebook” Capitalism offers an optimal paradigm to organize a virtuous society’s economic affairs. But virtue is a precondition for capitalism, not a product of it, and no modern phenomenon better highlights that distinction than the rise of addictive social-media platforms. This past week, The Wall…

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#NYC prohibits Revel mopeds on Queensboro, Manhattan bridges

#NYC prohibits Revel mopeds on Queensboro, Manhattan bridges

“#NYC prohibits Revel mopeds on Queensboro, Manhattan bridges” Users of Revel’s shared mopeds are no longer permitted to ride over the Queensboro and Manhattan bridges, according to the company and city Department of Transportation. Revel informed its customers of the change late last week, reversing a policy it instituted in July that had allowed riders…

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#Old McGraw-Hill building free to start new chapter

#Old McGraw-Hill building free to start new chapter

“#Old McGraw-Hill building free to start new chapter” Finally free from a pesky preservationists’ lawsuit, the landmarked former McGraw-Hill Building at 330 W. 42nd St. is stepping into a new life as a modern office tower attuned to 21st century needs. A full-scale marketing campaign begins this week for the vacant 700,000-square-foot-tower that was once…

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#Aetna sues NYC, unions over ‘tainted’ Medicare contract

#Aetna sues NYC, unions over ‘tainted’ Medicare contract

“#Aetna sues NYC, unions over ‘tainted’ Medicare contract” New York’s largest private Medicare administrator is suing the Big Apple and its local union leaders for allegedly awarding a $34 billion “tainted” contract to an unqualified rival bidder. Insurance giant Aetna’s bombshell lawsuit against New York City and the Municipal Labor Committee alleges that the bidding…

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#Luis Severino on brink of long-awaited Yankees return

#Luis Severino on brink of long-awaited Yankees return

“#Luis Severino on brink of long-awaited Yankees return” Luis Severino hasn’t pitched for the Yankees in nearly two years, but the rehabbing righty is set to be activated off the injured list in the coming days, perhaps as early as Monday, Aaron Boone said Sunday. Severino underwent Tommy John elbow surgery in Feb. 2020, missing…

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#NYC shooting leave one dead, four injured during party

#NYC shooting leave one dead, four injured during party

“#NYC shooting leave one dead, four injured during party” A victim of a late Saturday night shooting in a Bronx park, where at least four people were struck by a barrage of bullets, including an 11-year-old boy, has died, according to police. A 22-year-old who was shot in the torso died in BronxCare Hospital Center overnight,…

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