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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), accusing both of discounting safety risks in New York City subways.”The @MTA & @GovKathyHochul continue to say NYC subways are perfectly safe. Meanwhile, criminals continue to terrorize innocent New Yorkers,” Duffy wrote in a post on X over a news story detailing recent violence on the NYC subway. “We’re fighting to make commuting safe again.”In December, a 57-year-old woman was allegedly burned alive by an illegal migrant from Guatamala in a horrific subway attack. Less than a month later, on New Year’s Eve,…

A senior leader of the brutal MS-13 gang was arrested in Long Island for his alleged role in nearly a dozen murders, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Joel “Momia” Vargas-Escobar was the alleged leader of the “Parkview clique” of MS-13 operating out of the Las Vegas area, federal prosecutors said. JUDGE RULES ALLEGED MS-13 LEADER ARRESTED BY FBI TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY FOR NOW The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference at the DOJ office in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Vargas-Escobar was deported to El Salvador in 2018 but illegally reentered the country and had…

The Exchange Square Complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on Feb. 26, 2025.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese companies are jumping at a window of opportunity to go public in Hong Kong as global investors start to return to the region, following the news of DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence breakthrough in late January.It’s a level of excitement that has not been felt for more than three years, despite the overhang of U.S. trade tensions. Initial public offerings are a lucrative way for early investors in startups to exit and reap a return.”Everyone is working so perfectly together.…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two Toronto councillors want the city to change garbage day in three west-end wards as the current schedule “negatively impacts” patio season. Scarborough-Guildwood Coun. Paul Ainslie and Spadina-Fort York Coun. Ausma Malik are making the ask, saying in a letter to the infrastructure and environment committee that a change in garbage pickup will “create a more pleasant environment” in that part of the city.Ainslie and Malik singled out the Ossington, Queen West and College Promenade areas in their letter; those neighbourhoods are in the wards of Parkdale-High Park, Davenport and Spadina-Fort York.“Currently,…

Daylight saving ends this coming Sunday, April 6. Smartphones typically adjust automatically, but those going old-school with analog clocks and watches will need to make the change manually.Here’s everything you need to know about the time switch.What is Daylight savings?Daylight savings is an artificial trick used to extend daylight hours over the summer.,The clocks are set forward one hour before summer to gain an extra hour in the evening, when it is generally still light.It means there is more light into the evenings than there otherwise might be, giving people more time for outdoor activities.Camera IconDaylight saving time ends on…

Ahead of Friday’s ruling, schools, embassies, major corporations, tourist sites and museums near the courthouse announced they would be closed. Lee Ho-young, acting chief of the Korean National Police Agency, has said the ongoing situation has become “more grave than ever”, citing “threats to the safety of key figures” and possibility of violent and illegal incidents. Yoon plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil when he declared martial law on Dec 3, suspending civilian rule and sending soldiers to parliament. The suspended president still commands the backing of extreme supporters – who include controversial religious figures and YouTubers – who…

Hungary said on Thursday that it would pull out of the International Criminal Court, announcing its decision just hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arrived there for a visit despite facing an international arrest warrant.The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban had made clear that it would ignore its obligations to act on the I.C.C. warrant as a party to a 1998 treaty that established the court.Instead of arresting Mr. Netanyahu upon his arrival in Budapest early Thursday morning, Hungary rolled out the red carpet, welcoming the Israeli leader at Buda Castle overlooking the Danube River with a…

NEW YORK — It’s early afternoon Tuesday, and Mikaela Shiffrin is sitting at the bar in a midtown Manhattan hotel, sipping tap water and noshing on shoestring fries — and talking about getting back onto the snow very soon.She’s five days removed from finishing her injury-interrupted season with her record-breaking 101st World Cup win, in the slalom at the World Cup finals at the Sun Valley Resort in Ketchum, Idaho. She should probably be trying to figure out what time she’s going to fall asleep on a deserted beach this afternoon.Instead, Alpine skiing’s greatest-ever skier is juggling some strength and…

Washington — Senate Republicans unveiled a budget resolution on Wednesday, as the GOP seeks to move forward with the budget plan that will enable them to implement President Trump’s agenda later this week. The Senate Budget committee released the 70-page budget resolution on Wednesday, which would serve as a blueprint, directing congressional committees to craft their own proposals to hit spending targets, increasing or decreasing funding by adjusting programs and policies that fall under their purview. The plan is a key step toward implementing the president’s priorities on border security, defense, energy and taxes. It aims to make the 2017 tax…

For decades, senators looking to push major budget and tax legislation through Congress on a simple majority vote have had to win the blessing of a single unelected figure on Capitol Hill.The Senate parliamentarian, a civil servant who acts as the arbiter and enforcer of the chamber’s byzantine rules, has traditionally been in a position to make or break entire presidential agendas. That includes determining whether budget and tax legislation can be fast-tracked through Congress and shielded from a filibuster, allowing it to pass along party lines through a process known as reconciliation.Now, in their zeal to deliver President Trump’s…