AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsSep 24, 2019 at 1:34 pm“You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words…People are suffering. People are dying.”Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech at the UN’s Climate Action Summit was a remarkable act of courage. Scolding world leaders on an international stage would be a tall task for a seasoned politician, let alone a 16-year-old student-activist.AdvertisementHowever, emotion must not be confused with scientific credibility, and in this case, the “science” behind Thunberg’s pleas for help is (mostly) wrong, and her message dangerously...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsSep 24, 2019 at 1:34 pm“You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words…People are suffering. People are dying.”Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech at the UN’s Climate Action Summit was a remarkable act of courage. Scolding world leaders on an international stage would be a tall task for a seasoned politician, let alone a 16-year-old student-activist.AdvertisementHowever, emotion must not be confused with scientific credibility, and in this case, the “science” behind Thunberg’s pleas for help is (mostly) wrong, and her message dangerously...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsSep 24, 2020 at 8:30 pmPresident Trump offered no kind words to Breonna Taylor’s family Wednesday after Kentucky prosecutors announced they won’t file any charges in the Black woman’s death at the hands of police.The president offered effusive praise for the chief prosecutor, though.Advertisement“I thought it was really brilliant,” Trump said at the White House after he was asked about Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement in the Taylor case relate to the “endangerment” of her white neighbors.“He’s doing a fantastic job,” Trump added of...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsSep 24, 2020 at 8:30 pmPresident Trump offered no kind words to Breonna Taylor’s family Wednesday after Kentucky prosecutors announced they won’t file any charges in the Black woman’s death at the hands of police.The president offered effusive praise for the chief prosecutor, though.Advertisement“I thought it was really brilliant,” Trump said at the White House after he was asked about Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement in the Taylor case relate to the “endangerment” of her white neighbors.“He’s doing a fantastic job,” Trump added of...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJun 12, 2020 at 5:55 pmThe New York City Council is pushing to cut $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget, a potentially historic turning point in law enforcement in the Big Apple.The massive cut to the NYPD’s annual $6 billion budget would come from removing functions like school safety and homeless outreach from the police; reducing the size of the force, from 36,000 to 33,000, through a hiring freeze and by not replacing officers who retire; and limiting overtime pay.AdvertisementCouncil staffers analyzed areas that can be cut at the behest of Council...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJun 12, 2020 at 5:55 pmThe New York City Council is pushing to cut $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget, a potentially historic turning point in law enforcement in the Big Apple.The massive cut to the NYPD’s annual $6 billion budget would come from removing functions like school safety and homeless outreach from the police; reducing the size of the force, from 36,000 to 33,000, through a hiring freeze and by not replacing officers who retire; and limiting overtime pay.AdvertisementCouncil staffers analyzed areas that can be cut at the behest of Council...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMay 03, 2020 at 9:00 amIn 2008, the one and only eulogy ever given for Babe Ruth was delivered by Bill Jenkinson, a historian who has been scrutinizing the baseball legend for decades. It took place at an event that attracted 2,500 people to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the very place of Ruth’s 1948 funeral, and this was 60 years later. There had been no eulogy at the funeral.Jenkinson tried to make sense of the profound grief that gripped the nation when the Bambino died at the age of 53.Advertisement“I think it was about hope,” he said. “Life had a way of...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMay 03, 2020 at 9:00 amIn 2008, the one and only eulogy ever given for Babe Ruth was delivered by Bill Jenkinson, a historian who has been scrutinizing the baseball legend for decades. It took place at an event that attracted 2,500 people to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the very place of Ruth’s 1948 funeral, and this was 60 years later. There had been no eulogy at the funeral.Jenkinson tried to make sense of the profound grief that gripped the nation when the Bambino died at the age of 53.Advertisement“I think it was about hope,” he said. “Life had a way of...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMay 01, 2020 at 1:39 pmMayor de Blasio said Friday a full New York City reopening is “obviously” months away even as the five boroughs see progress in the fight against coronavirus.Hizzoner was addressing a Brooklyn bar owner who asked what the city can do to help small businesses like hers survive pandemic restrictions and rebound when the crisis has subsided.Advertisement“I’ll have more to say on that soon, on other ways we can help small businesses to get through to the point where we can really start at reopening, which obviously is a few months away...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMay 01, 2020 at 1:39 pmMayor de Blasio said Friday a full New York City reopening is “obviously” months away even as the five boroughs see progress in the fight against coronavirus.Hizzoner was addressing a Brooklyn bar owner who asked what the city can do to help small businesses like hers survive pandemic restrictions and rebound when the crisis has subsided.Advertisement“I’ll have more to say on that soon, on other ways we can help small businesses to get through to the point where we can really start at reopening, which obviously is a few months away...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsSep 24, 2020 at 10:43 amThe president, convinced his reelection was doomed as the country teetered on the edge, with Americans violently split amid racial animosity and charges that he had badly mismanaged an unprecedented national calamity that had claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands, wrote the following and had his Cabinet sign it sight unseen, bonding their pledge with their signatures:“This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsSep 24, 2020 at 10:43 amThe president, convinced his reelection was doomed as the country teetered on the edge, with Americans violently split amid racial animosity and charges that he had badly mismanaged an unprecedented national calamity that had claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands, wrote the following and had his Cabinet sign it sight unseen, bonding their pledge with their signatures:“This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsAug 08, 2020 at 10:59 amChrissy Teigen is being slammed on social media for cooking with a can of Goya beans, just a month after she vowed to boycott the brand over its CEO’s support of Donald Trump.On Thursday, the 34-year-old model, best-selling author and television host shared on her Instagram Story a cooking tutorial for an oxtail stew.AdvertisementAmong the ingredients she had neatly arranged on her kitchen counter, the “Cravings” author also had a can of Goya green pigeon peas — a detail that did not go unnoticed by some of her fans, followers, and...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsAug 08, 2020 at 10:59 amChrissy Teigen is being slammed on social media for cooking with a can of Goya beans, just a month after she vowed to boycott the brand over its CEO’s support of Donald Trump.On Thursday, the 34-year-old model, best-selling author and television host shared on her Instagram Story a cooking tutorial for an oxtail stew.AdvertisementAmong the ingredients she had neatly arranged on her kitchen counter, the “Cravings” author also had a can of Goya green pigeon peas — a detail that did not go unnoticed by some of her fans, followers, and...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 27, 2020 at 11:41 amHoward Stern envisions a Jonestown ending for President Trump’s supporters.Back to work Monday after a week off, the shock jock and Sirius XM host raged about the president’s rumination last week that absorbing disinfectants might cure people of coronavirus, and said America might be great again if Trump supporters got together and chugged Clorox — starting with the president.Advertisement“I would love it if Donald would get on TV and take an injection of Clorox and let’s see if his theory works,” Stern said. “Hold a big rally, say...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 27, 2020 at 11:41 amHoward Stern envisions a Jonestown ending for President Trump’s supporters.Back to work Monday after a week off, the shock jock and Sirius XM host raged about the president’s rumination last week that absorbing disinfectants might cure people of coronavirus, and said America might be great again if Trump supporters got together and chugged Clorox — starting with the president.Advertisement“I would love it if Donald would get on TV and take an injection of Clorox and let’s see if his theory works,” Stern said. “Hold a big rally, say...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJun 13, 2020 at 5:02 pmThe Secret Service finally admitted Saturday that it used pepper spray to clear protesters from outside the White House so President Trump could hold a photo op.After nearly two weeks of adamant denials, the federal agency conceded that it did use chemicals to move peaceful protesters.Advertisement“An agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park,” the Secret Service said in a statement.Secret Service Statement: — U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService)The statement added that the...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJun 13, 2020 at 5:02 pmThe Secret Service finally admitted Saturday that it used pepper spray to clear protesters from outside the White House so President Trump could hold a photo op.After nearly two weeks of adamant denials, the federal agency conceded that it did use chemicals to move peaceful protesters.Advertisement“An agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park,” the Secret Service said in a statement.Secret Service Statement: — U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService)The statement added that the...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsAug 14, 2020 at 4:43 pmALBANY ― A federal judge has dismissed a National Rifle Association lawsuit filed against Gov. Cuomo for shuttering gun stores during the coronavirus pandemic.U.S. District Court Judge Mae D’Agostino ruled the trigger-happy gun lobby group failed to prove that fielding questions from members following the state’s decision to close gun shops caused a “perceptible impairment.”AdvertisementNew York closed down most businesses back in March as the state became the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Only “essential” stores,...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsAug 14, 2020 at 4:43 pmALBANY ― A federal judge has dismissed a National Rifle Association lawsuit filed against Gov. Cuomo for shuttering gun stores during the coronavirus pandemic.U.S. District Court Judge Mae D’Agostino ruled the trigger-happy gun lobby group failed to prove that fielding questions from members following the state’s decision to close gun shops caused a “perceptible impairment.”AdvertisementNew York closed down most businesses back in March as the state became the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Only “essential” stores,...WW…