Neir’s Tavern emerges after struggles to celebrate 195th birthday — with help of bar fly ‘ambassadors’

At 195 years old, Neir’s Tavern is having a renaissance. The iconic Queens pub is getting ready to mark its milestone anniversary after weathering a rough stretch brought on by skyrocketing rent and a global pandemic — with a little help from a core group of barflies who call themselves “ambassadors.” “Neir’s Tavern is still … Read more

Two United Airlines passengers injured when plane flying to SFO tried to avoid a collision

A United Airlines Boeing 787 in Lisbon. Last week, a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 was traveling from Newark to San Francisco when it received a traffic collision avoidance system alert. It landed safely. (Armando Franca / Associated Press) Two United Airlines passengers were injured when the plane they were taking to San Francisco maneuvered to … Read more

Parties should run own nominations but rules could be stricter: chief electoral officer

Stephane Perrault said just because Elections Canada should not itself administer nomination and leadership contests ‘did not mean that there should not be additional rules’ Elections Canada Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault enters the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa, Thursday, March 28, 2024.Photo by Adrian Wyld/The … Read more

Fake Russian news site falsely claimed Kamala Harris was in hit-and-run accident

On Monday, intelligence officials confirmed that a fictitious San Francisco news outlet published a story this month falsely claiming that Harris was involved in a 2011 hit-and-run accident. (Anadolu Agency / Getty Images) Using a fictitious San Francisco news outlet, Russian surrogates have disseminated “fabricated videos designed to sow discord and spread disinformation” about the … Read more

News Analysis: An imperiled Hezbollah faces the prospect of all-out war with Israel

Smoke rises behind a destroyed house after an Israeli airstrike on Khiam village, as seen from Marjayoun town, south Lebanon, Tuesday. (Hussein Malla / Associated Press) Thousands of its members wounded and at least two dozen killed when their pagers and walkie-talkies exploded. One of its key operatives assassinated in an airstrike that pulverized an … Read more

Biden says ‘for years too little has been done’ on fentanyl — after more than 250K Americans die on his watch

President Biden told a gathering of world leaders in New York Tuesday that “for years, too little has been done” to protect Americans from fentanyl overdoses — after more than 250,000 Americans died from consuming the potent and largely China-sourced synthetic opioid since he took office. The retiring president cast himself as a leader on … Read more

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