https://apple.news/AjGV5iq1kRWeBhBjK4Afn-w NYC expands car-free Open Streets plan for midtown during holiday season The move aims to accommodate holiday crowds visiting the Rockefeller Christmas Tree and Radio City Music Hall, while also enticing visitors to shop at local businesses By NBC New York Staff • Published November 6, 2023 • Updated on November 6, 2023 at 6:01 pm What to Know New York City … Continue reading NYC opens more pedestrian-only areas for winter holidays
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Migrants to U.S. flocking here from all over the globe
https://apple.news/AMqUvjEBvQoOY3Zkg7zNAiw Migrants Are Flocking to the U.S. From All Over the Globe Arrests at the Southwest border of migrants from China, India and other distant countries have tripled By Santiago Pérez, published in the Wall Street Journal on Nov. 4, 2023 5:30 am ET Hundreds of thousands of migrants from all over the world are making … Continue reading Migrants to U.S. flocking here from all over the globe
Wonderful calendar from NBC of 2023 U.S. primaries and caucuses
2024 Primary Elections Calendar The Republican presidential primary will kick off on Jan. 15 with the Iowa caucuses, followed by New Hampshire on Jan. 23. In a bid to make South Carolina the first Democratic contest, on Feb. 3, the Democratic National Committee has said candidates should not put their name on the New Hampshire … Continue reading Wonderful calendar from NBC of 2023 U.S. primaries and caucuses
No, I don’t want to be in a standard book club but…
http://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/book-clubs-reading-silent-book-clubs-76af9f28? No, I Don’t Want to Join Your Book Club Tired of the rules of traditional reading groups, more people are joining rebel versions. ‘I will not read a book that other people say you have to read.’ By Betsy McKay Nov. 6, 2023 9:00 pm ET Easton, Mass.—Jenn Yanikoski loves to read and chat about … Continue reading No, I don’t want to be in a standard book club but…
Apple Watch update fixes brain drain from WatchOS 10
9to5mac.com/2023/11/07/watchos-10-1-1/ Apple releases watchOS 10.1.1 with battery drain fix for Apple Watch Zac Hall | Nov 7 2023 - 1:21 pm PT 8 Comments Apple has released watchOS 10.1.1 for Apple Watch. The software update addresses a battery drain and overheating bug that users have reported experiencing. Release notes This update provides important bug fixes and addresses an issue … Continue reading Apple Watch update fixes brain drain from WatchOS 10
Can you vote for a man who’s saying, quite bluntly, that he wants to be a military dictator?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/05/trump-revenge-second-term/ Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term Advisers have also discussed deploying the military to quell potential unrest on Inauguration Day. Critics have called the ideas under consideration dangerous and unconstitutional. By Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett Updated November 6, 2023 at 1:27 p.m. EST|Published November 5, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST Donald … Continue reading Can you vote for a man who’s saying, quite bluntly, that he wants to be a military dictator?
Making your own wedding cake is possible — really
http://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/11/06/make-your-own-wedding-cake/ Why I made my own wedding cake — despite everyone’s best advice Perspective by Joan Niesen, NFL Editor November 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. EST The night before my wedding, a well-meaning friend asked me what time I was “getting started” in the morning. Without missing a beat, I explained that it doesn’t take long … Continue reading Making your own wedding cake is possible — really
Best canned pumpkin for different -purposes
http://www.allrecipes.com/article/best-canned-pumpkin-puree/? The Best Canned Pumpkin Puree to Buy We tried all the canned pumpkin we could get our hands on and these are the ones worth buying. By Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD Published on November 14, 2022 PHOTO: TYREL STENDAHL/ALLRECIPES It's fall so besides it being sweater and flannel season, it's also pumpkin season. And … Continue reading Best canned pumpkin for different -purposes
Lincoln Center’s Duane Reade closing November 9th
http://www.westsiderag.com/2023/11/04/weekend-column-farewell-to-the-lincoln-center-duane-reade Weekend Column: Farewell to the Lincoln Center Duane Reade November 4, 2023 | 10:44 AM Photographs by Robin Cohn. By Robin Cohn The Duane Reade at 1889 Broadway near Lincoln Center is closing. It’s been there seemingly forever. It welcomed me to the West Side when I moved here in the 1990s. It was … Continue reading Lincoln Center’s Duane Reade closing November 9th
And here are the never-updaters
http://www.wsj.com/tech/meet-the-never-updaters-why-some-people-refuse-to-download-new-software-0f08b4db Meet the Never-Updaters: Why Some People Refuse to Download New Software Love of the status quo or fear of unknown issues? Some phone and computer users hold on to earlier OS versions for dear life PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SAM KELLY/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, ISTOCK (2) By Cordilia JamesFollow Nov. 6, 2023 8:00 am ET 145 … Continue reading And here are the never-updaters
Pesticide companies trying to limit lawsuits and local use restrictions over Round-Up
‘It’s an abomination’: battle brewing over proposed US laws to protect pesticide companies Exclusive: Even as juries decide against a herbicide maker, proposed industry-backed measures would limit lawsuits and local use restrictions by Carey Gillam, published on Fri 3 Nov 2023 11.00 EDT Cancer patients are celebrating a string of courtroom victories after juries in three US states … Continue reading Pesticide companies trying to limit lawsuits and local use restrictions over Round-Up
Banks closing customer accounts abruptly with no apparent reason
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/business/banks-accounts-close-suddenly.html Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts Surprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong. Credit...Anthony Gerace By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard have been writing about money together for over 15 years. Nov. 5, … Continue reading Banks closing customer accounts abruptly with no apparent reason
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