Oil rebounds as U.S. attacks on Houthis ratchet tensions higher

Oil rose, following its biggest weekly drop since October, as the US vowed more strikes against Iran’s forces and its proxies in the Middle East and Houthis in Yemen promised to retaliate against bombardments over the weekend. 763piafycb()5qr5lpr}3(kd_media_dl_1.pngICE, Nymex (Bloomberg) — Oil rose, following its biggest weekly drop since October, as the US vowed more … Read more

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Powerful healthcare union benefitted from provision slipped into last year’s NY state budget — home health worker agencies beg Hochul to undo it

Organizations representing home health workers are trying to convince Gov. Kathy Hochul to reverse a provision tucked into last year’s state budget that left many providers without a much-needed revenue stream while boosting funds flowing to a powerful politically connected union. The provision decreased a state-funded supplement for the wages of home health workers and … Read more

Yusef Salaam controversial traffic stop highlights NY issue of 19K ‘misrepresented’ license plates, insurance

New York City Councilman Yusef Salaam has been facing heat for a traffic stop that revealed he was driving a car with out-of-state plates — highlighting an issue that’s reached crisis levels across the Empire State. State data reviewed by The Post revealed that 18,753 drivers “misrepresented” the location of their vehicles in 2022, the most … Read more

18 NY lawmakers join suit to block $15 congestion toll

Eighteen elected officials have joined a federal lawsuit by the teachers union aimed at blocking the controversial new $15 congestion pricing toll to enter Midtown Manhattan. More than half the plaintiffs are Democrats whose fellow party members approved the law greenlighting congestion pricing in 2019. UTF President Mike Mulgrew and Staten Island Borough President Vito … Read more

Far-right Israeli minister’s criticism of Biden sparks anger at sensitive time

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on September 10, 2023. (Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OHAD ZWIGENBERG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) JERUSALEM (AP) — Criticism of President Joe Biden by a far-right minister in Israel’s government who said Donald Trump would allow more freedom … Read more

Powell: ‘The US is on an unsustainable fiscal path’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said “the U.S. is on an unsustainable fiscal path” in a “60 Minutes” interview with Scott Pelley released Sunday. “The U.S. federal government’s on an unsustainable fiscal path. And that just means that the debt is growing faster than the economy. So, it is unsustainable. I don’t think that’s at … Read more

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