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Businesses say the inability to find truck drivers is holding back the flow of goods. For truckers, a tough job has only gotten harder during the pandemic.
“The economic dysfunction of trucking is there’s no value placed on a driver’s time.”
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The investigation is another example of corporate America finding itself in the crosshairs for programs that were encouraged during prior administrations, either by the government or socially conscious investors.
Link here: wsj.com/finance/banking/well…
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Park Slope rejoices after catnappers return stolen kitten to bodega
gothamist.com/news/park-slop…
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This is so sad. Are they now going to cut the "Kansas City" part from the title, or...? Because at that point, you might as well.
I have such fond memories of interning and freelancing here in college. A fantastic paper that raised me as a journalist. This is awful for KC.
Hearing from multiple sources that @KCStar has laid off most of its local government/watchdog reporters as part of a bigger cutback across McClatchy
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A really sad day. This is the paper that made the nation care about Jeffrey Epstein and helped uncover the Hope Florida scandal alongside @TB_Times.
Florida needs the @MiamiHerald
The @MiamiHerald eliminated 30 positions today including excellent City of Miami beat reporter @tessriski & legend @kaufsports.
The Miami Beach beat reporter was open but won’t be filled.
Is the Miami Herald going to cover the City of Miami anymore?
Local journalism matters.
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Months after billionaire David Hoffmann came to Lee Enterprises bearing a message of renewed investment in the chain, the company began laying off editors and copy editors at papers across the country.
While the scale of the recent layoffs appears to be much smaller than past rounds of mass cuts, they still raise questions:
poynter.org/business-work/20…
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California newsrooms decimated in 'the bloodiest round of layoffs' as media giants culls 40% of staff trib.al/GaBby9y
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This will be a long thread. Please stick with it.
The Miami Herald, one of the premier legacy newspapers in America, laid off or wrote off more than 30 positions today – well over one-third of its editorial staff. The cuts include crucial accountability beats. (1)
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McClatchy guts Miami Herald, Lexington Herald-Leader newsroom, among nationwide layoffs lpm.org/news/2026-09-10/mccl…
“Getting the Lambos to London is a journey of its own, often in the belly of a jet.’ 👌 @eliotwb
Betye Saar, a Los Angeles artist who transformed collections of bigoted bric-a-brac, has died latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
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Orange Subway Seats Will Soon Kick the Bucket. This Museum is Hosting a Memorial. thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/… via @THECITYNY
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El Olomega, a Salvadoran pupusa truck run by Marcos Lainez and his family, made the decision to shut down for the 2026 season because they could not on their own afford nearly $14,000 in Parks Department concession permit fees that were once split among all the vendors.
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Wendy Freedman, Founder of Beloved Vintage Boutique Polkadots and Moonbeams, Dies at 66 hollywoodreporter.com/lifest…
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“It’s not my type of music,” he said with a laugh. “But I’m going to start loving it.”
Cabbie Noureddine Bitat had no clue who @FrencHMonTanA was before the rapper offered to help him after his taxi was trashed.
@THECITYNY helped connect them. thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/…
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Unironically I actually am really amazed at the phenomenon of For Once a Major Cultural Event is Pretty Accessible to All New Yorkers to Experience. A huge strike against resy-fied invite-only friend of the brand norm
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“Alvarado is the only native New Yorker on the team and wears the number five on his jersey, a number he said he chose in part as a nod to the five boroughs.” gothamist.com/news/from-nych…
“They’re arresting first, then they’re finding the justification later,” said Michael Musa-Obregon, an immigration lawyer based in Queens who frequently files habeas petitions. “It’s all illegal.” projects.thecity.nyc/ice-str…
