There’s something of an unspoken rule among city residents of many major metropolitan cities, whether it be D.C. or San Francisco or New York City: If you’re standing at an intersection with traffic lights, no cars are approaching and you’re waiting at a red light, you can cross the street. Now, this isn’t standard practice everywhere — nor is it probably a great idea on, say, an intersection by a highway exit or an extended, dual road. It's also not much of a thing in super car-centric places like Los Angeles, as you'd expect. But in many instances, jaywalking is a relatively harmless act when done appropriately — and whether you’d like to admit it or not, you’ve probably done it. So, it begs the question: Why did Gov. Gavin Newsom veto a bill that would decriminalize jaywalking? In his veto message, he expressed concern that California still has high rates of pedestrian fatalities, ranking eighth in the nation for every 100,000 people. Newsom’s office did not immediately …
NYC extends vaccine mandate to expand to all public workers, ends test-out
New York City on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its vaccine mandate to all public employees and it will also end the option of testing weekly instead of getting the vaccine. The city says that the mandate will affect 160,500 city workers as they will be required to have one dose of the vaccine by Oct. 29. The only workers excluded are some uniformed corrections officers that will have a deadline of Dec. 1. City employees who provide proof of vaccination by the Oct. 29 deadline will get a $500 bonus in their paychecks while those who don’t submit documentation will be placed on unpaid leave until they do. ADVERTISEMENT “There is no greater privilege than serving the people of New York City and that privilege comes with a responsibility to keep yourself and your community safe,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Bill de Blasio New York City to remove Thomas Jefferson statue from City Hall Woman accused of trying to set fire at Jewish school …
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NYC deli employee stabbed to death by customer after dispute over store credit, family says
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for October 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A New York City deli worker was fatally stabbed during an argument with a customer who wanted store credit, according to the victim’s family. Police responded to a 911 call of a robbery in progress shortly after 11:30 p.m. at a deli in the East Harlem neighborhood, police said. Officers arrived and found a 34-year-old man with a stab wound to his torso outside the store. NEW YORKERS SOUND THE ALARM ON CRIME RATES: ‘THE WILD, WILD WEST’ The victim was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His identity was not immediately released, pending family notification. The victim’s family told WABC-TV that the dispute began after the worker refused the customer’s request for store credit. "He got into an argument with this customer," the victim's …
ICE Arrests Stir Fear in Immigrants Wary of Trump Orders
Across the Nation, Families Live in Fear of Pres. Trump's Immigration Order Feb. 10, 2017 01:36 Immigration advocates were fielding reports from frightened people in cities around the country Friday as news, rumors and warnings spread about arrests by immigration officers. The arrests, some of which ICE acknowledged late Friday evening, kept phones and offices busy, and led advocates to deploy staff lawyers and issue warnings to families and community members about places where ICE was spotted. There have been reports of ICE raids taking place in North Austin today as well. https://t.co/dzn9ztcTzC — Ariana Garcia (@Ariana_noGrande) February 10, 2017 MPLS residents: — ශිරන්ති ගුණතිලක. (@little_Goon) February 9, 2017 “Our community has seen an increase of ICE activity where we have heard ICE agents are going to people’s homes and detaining people,” said Cristina Jimenez, executive director of United We Dream. ICE said in a news release that …
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Trump’s Immigration Ban: Meet Some of the Stranded Muslims
Syrian Boy with Cancer in Limbo After Trump Executive Order Jan. 29, 2017 01:00 President Donald Trump’s immigration ban has not just stranded travelers. It's also dashed the dreams of thousands of people around the world. Here are some of their stories. 'A terrible error in the history of the U.S.' After two years planning, the Suleiman family were turned back to Iraq when they tried to board a flight from Cairo to New York. “I have prepared for this journey and this immigration for two years,” said Fouad Suleiman, a father of three who previously worked as a translator for USAID. “I sold my house, I sold my properties. The most annoying thing that I feel guilty about ... my kids left their school. So one whole year will be, I don't know what to say.'' Translator Risked Life for U.S., Now Stranded By Trump Travel Ban Jan. 31, 2017 01:55 That job allowed the 52-year-old Suleiman to apply to emigrate to the U.S. via …
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There’s No Stopping the Donald Trump Show
LAREDO, Texas—You want the Trump show to be over. But it’s not over. You want to ignore Donald Trump. You think maybe if you ignore him long enough, he will go away. Well, guess what? He’s not going away. Trump is in Laredo, Texas, on Thursday, not because he wants to be, but because he is needed. “The border patrol—they’re the ones that invited me here,” he says. Trump has just emerged from the tarmac into the private-jet terminal of the Laredo airport. His slab of a face is framed by a jostling halo of reporters. There are cameras above him, cameras in front of him, cameras practically standing on top of each other to broadcast his message, which obviously must mean he has something very big, very important to say. So, the border patrol. Well, actually the border-patrol union, which is known for its anti-immigration views and which is not a part of the U.S. government. The union pulled out this morning, they didn’t really say why, but Trump has an idea. Since announcing his …
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Taliban Gives Cash Rewards to Terrorist Families: ‘Heroes of Islam’
Taliban “Interior Minister” Sirajuddin Haqqani, a U.S. “specially designated global terrorist,” handed out land and cash rewards to the families of jihadist suicide bombers in an event in Kabul on Tuesday, declaring them the “heroes of Islam.” The Taliban, an Afghan terrorist organization, took over Afghanistan in August after President Joe Biden refused to abide by a peace deal that the former Afghan government, the Taliban, and the administration of former President Donald Trump agreed to before Biden’s arrival in the White House. Biden’s decision to extend the 20-year Afghan War, rather than keep to Trump’s deadline to withdraw from the country, prompted a national military assault by the Taliban that resulted in their capture of Kabul and the abrupt flight of former President Ashraf Ghani, allegedly with $169 million in tow. Biden’s foreign policy also resulted in millions of dollars in American military gear falling into Taliban hands, which the Taliban later …
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