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ESG - My Love for You
From the album Come with ESG (1983)
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NYC Bans Students and Teachers from Using ChatGPT
The machine learning chatbot is inaccessible on school networks and devices, due to "concerns about negative impacts on student learning," a spokesperson said.
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New York approves composting of human bodies
It is the latest place to approve the process - considered to be greener than a burial or cremation.
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Lisa Simpson and meh!: meet the woman who brings the character to life
Yeardley Smith has been the unmistakable voice of Lisa Simpson for almost 750 episodes. But she also finds time to host a hit true crime podcast with her husband ‘Detective Dan’
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New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill
Almost seven months after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a right-to-repair bill, New York governor Kathy Hochul has signed it into law. But Hochul only greenlit the bill after the legislature agreed to some changes. Hochul wrote in a memo that the legislation, as it was originally drafted, "included technical issues that could put safety and security at risk, as well as heighten the risk of injury from physical repair projects."
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What’s the Salary? N.Y.C. Job Seekers Can No Longer Be Kept in the Dark
A new city law going into effect on Tuesday will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges for openings, even if the jobs involve remote or hybrid work.
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Traffic congestion charge would boost air quality in New York City, study finds
Charge of up to $23 a day would reduce number of cars entering Manhattan by 15-20%, assessment says
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New York law requires gun permit applicants to submit social media accounts for review | Engadget
Under a new law, those seeking a permit need to show they have the 'character and conduct' to be trusted with a firearm..
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New York state passes first-ever "right to repair" law for electronics
The New York state legislature has passed the United States’ first “right to repair” bill covering electronics. Called the Fair Repair Act, the measure would require all manufacturers who sell “digital electronic products” within state borders to make tools, parts, and instructions for repair available to both consumers and independent shops.
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Woman killed after being shoved in front of subway in Times Square
Police say that Simon Martial, 61, a reportedly homeless man with an extensive criminal history, randomly shoved Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, onto the tracks, where she was struck and killed by an oncoming train.
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New York City passed a bill requiring 'bias audits' of AI hiring tech
Let the AI auditing vendor brigade begin. A year since it was introduced, New York City Council passed a bill earlier this week requiring companies that sell AI technologies for hiring to obtain audits assessing the potential of those products to discriminate against job candidates. The bill requiring "bias audits" passed with overwhelming support in a 38-4 vote.
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Fossil fuels doomed in New York as regulator blocks new gas power plants
New York took an aggressive stance toward fossil fuels this week, effectively killing the development of new fossil fuel power plants in the state. The Department of Environmental Conservation denied permits for two proposed natural gas power plants, saying they were incompatible with the state’s climate law, which calls for an end to fossil fuel-generated electricity by 2040.
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New York state health care workers will no longer have religious exemption to Covid-19 vaccine mandate, court rules
New York State health care workers will no longer have a religious exemption to the state's Covid-19 vaccine mandate after a federal appeals court vacated a temporary injunction Friday. The three-judge panel in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit also sent the two court cases back to the lower courts to continue.
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New York Bans Sales Of Gas Vehicles After 2035, Joining California
Kathy Hochul has just assumed office recently in August but the new governor of the state of New York has already signed a bill into law. In an announcement made through the New York governor's office pressroom, Governor Hochul has signed a legislation bill into a law that effectively bans the sale of new vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2035.
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The Apartment of Everyone’s Dreams
Manhattan, the vertical city, greets newcomers as a sheer rockface. To even begin the ascent requires agility, nerve, and a secure base camp. If you can’t establish that base—the right apartment—the plunge is swift: you bounce to a friend’s couch, then to a squat in Bushwick, and suddenly you’re at the Port Authority holding a sign for bus fare home.
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54 Years Late, Dorothy Parker Finally Gets a Tombstone
The beloved author wrote many witty epitaphs but never suggested where her remains should end up. Her fans helped complete her ashes’ odyssey. Dorothy Parker was born during a hurricane. So the poet, known for her mordant wit, might have gotten a dark chuckle that Hurricane Henri derailed plans for the long-in-coming unveiling of her headstone at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx last Sunday.
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New York state raises age of legal consent to 18, banning child marriage
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday that raises the age of consent to be married to 18 — effectively banning child marriage. The bill, called Nalia's Law, is named after a survivor who was forced into marriage at age 13. New York raised the age of consent from 14 to 17 with parental or judicial consent in 2017.
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New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani's law license
An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race. An attorney disciplinary committee said in its motion to suspend Giuliani’s license that there was “uncontroverted evidence” that Giuliani had made false statements to the courts, the public and lawmakers as he pushed theories that the election was stolen through fraud.
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Taco Bell to open first digital-only U.S. location in Times Square
Taco Bell will open its first digital-only U.S. restaurant on Wednesday in New York's Times Square.
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Jay-Z Applauds New York's Marijuana Legalization: 'Long Overdue'
“I’ve seen firsthand the harm inflicted for generations against black and minority communities by the war on drugs right here in New York,” rapper says
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