New York City health officials on Friday declared the Harlem Legionnaires’ disease outbreak over, a day after revealing a seventh associated death as the patient count ticked up slightly. There have been no new cases among people who live and work in the affected area since Aug. 9, health officials said, meaning the cluster can be considered ended. Legionnaires’ disease …
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Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris hosted the official launch of the NextGen Acela, America’s new, premium high-speed rail service. Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, D.C., New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 miles per hour starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from …
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Uber and Waymo launch autonomous rides in Austin, Texas. Self-driving cars may soon become a fixture on Big Apple roads. Waymo, one of the best-known companies for autonomous vehicles, has secured the first permit to test self-driving cars in New York City as the robotaxi race heats up, city officials announced Friday. The California-based company, a subsidiary of Google’s parent …
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The pop icon kicked off a string of six dates at the Madison Square Garden on Friday night (Aug. 22). 8/23/2025 Lady Gaga performs at Copacabana Beach on May 3, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kevin Mazur/WireImage Dorothy Gale famously said that “there’s no place like home.” But Lady Gaga put it a bit more succinctly on Friday (Aug. …
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Waymo has become the first autonomous vehicle operator to secure a permit to test self-driving cars on the streets of New York City, the state’s department of transportation said in announcing the news. The New York City Department of Motor Vehicles approved Waymo’s application, allowing the company to conduct limited testing of its autonomous vehicles within certain city zones. The …
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Waymo has received New York City’s first permit to test self-driving cars with safety drivers. Photo by Getty Images/JasonDoiy Self-driving cars will soon be rolling through the streets of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn under the watch of a trained driver, but the rollout has met resistance from unions who are concerned about street safety, emergency access, and future job losses. …
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FOX Business’ Jeff Flock reports on Cracker Barrel’s rebrand, including changes to its logo and interior makeover. Cracker Barrel hosted a pop-up event on Thursday in Manhattan that included line dancing and live country music in the midst of blowback for its new simplified logo design, which removed the iconic image of Uncle Herschel leaning against a barrel. The “A …
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A pair of construction companies overlooked safety concerns, causing a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that’s killed at least five people and sickened dozens more, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday. The Harlem outbreak has been traced back to July 26 with clusters in Upper Manhattan ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039, officials said. …
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