Good Thursday afternoon in New York Metropolis, the place the fifth Avenue bomb scare is over, it was just a box with “weird gel” inside. This is what else is taking place:
- A brand new native pro-Israel group referred to as the New York Solidarity Community, which is backed by a hedge fund billionaire and utilizing the consulting providers of former Metropolis Council Speaker Corey Johnson, is seeking to be a political counterweight to the BDS motion.
- Inflation is wreaking havoc on town’s meals pantries.
- The misogyny in direction of Amber Heard on show throughout this defamation trial with Johnny Depp is deeply unhappy.
- Somebody leaked a memo despatched to Apple Retailer managers by the company workplace about counter efforts to unionize.
- A posthumous Norm Macdonald standup particular may very well be coming to Netflix.
- As half of its effort to be extra inclusive, Barbie is launching a doll that has a listening to help.
- Wealthy Strike, the horse that stunned everybody by successful the Kentucky Derby after which abruptly biting one other horse, is not going to run within the Preakness subsequent weekend.
- Congrats to Fed Chair Jerome Powell for being confirmed for a second time period.
- An terrible lot of TV reveals are getting canceled — verify this listing to see in case your favourite program is finished 🙁
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