#Allianz accused of wiping out MTA pension funds amid COVID crash

#Allianz accused of wiping out MTA pension funds amid COVID crash

“#Allianz accused of wiping out MTA pension funds amid COVID crash” A German money manager “decimated” New York City subway workers’ retirement funds this spring with risky investments that backfired as the coronavirus pandemic roiled the stock market, a new lawsuit alleges. Allianz Global Investors promised that it would buy options to keep subway employees’…

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#City-dwellers are finding out camping is gross

#City-dwellers are finding out camping is gross

“#City-dwellers are finding out camping is gross” When Christina Ramos announced she was going camping for the first time this summer, her friends got worried. “They thought I wasn’t going to make it,” said the 29-year-old New Jersey native, who was planning an outdoors-oriented trip to Michigan for her friend Paola’s 29th birthday. Determined to…

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#United Airlines pilots reach deal to avert 2,850 furloughs

#United Airlines pilots reach deal to avert 2,850 furloughs

“#United Airlines pilots reach deal to avert 2,850 furloughs” United Airlines’ pilots voted on Monday to accept a deal that would avert 2,850 furloughs set for Thursday, while thousands of other US airline employees are hoping Congress will extend federal aid to save their jobs. An initial $25 billion government bailout that covered airlines’ payrolls…

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#Only Daniel Jones can save Dave Gettleman now

#Only Daniel Jones can save Dave Gettleman now

“#Only Daniel Jones can save Dave Gettleman now” There were four teams that won at least 13 games last season, or one more than the New York Football Giants have won since the start of the 2017 season. And what has Giants fans either disconsolate, disenchanted or infuriated, or all of the above, is that…

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#Teachers with kids share remote-learning survival tips

#Teachers with kids share remote-learning survival tips

“#Teachers with kids share remote-learning survival tips” As kindergarten through fifth grade starts up for the semester Tuesday, many families have chosen to avoid leaving the house — with nearly half of New York City public school parents opting for full-time remote instruction for their kids. The remaining 54% will stick with distance learning at…

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#If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will

#If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will

“#If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will” JOHANNESBURG — In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking the long view, warning: If COVID-19 doesn’t kill us, climate change will. With Siberia seeing its warmest temperature on record this year and enormous chunks of ice caps…

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