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Your Thursday Briefing

Global stock markets are strongly higher but volatile, taking a cue from China, where the main index added more than 5 percent today in the last hour of trading, and New York, where shares gained 4 percent by the end of Wednesday. Wall Street stocks ... >> view original

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AS A global city, New York offers visitors sights they won't see anywhere else in the world. In the summer months, at the peak of tourist season, the city also offers visitors some fairly distinct smells. As the city heats up, smells of litter and ... >> view original

New York Daily News Shocks With Graphic Cover Of Murdered Journalists

The Aug. 27th front page of the New York Daily News, which displays the murder of two TV journalists in Virginia, was met with shock and condemnation on social media late Wednesday. Readers were particularly dismayed that the newspaper tabloid ... >> view original

Market Turmoil Prompts New Speculation on the Fed's Timetable

William C. Dudley, the influential president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said at a news conference in New York that the case for raising interest rates had become “less compelling” in recent weeks. It was the first public indication that ... >> view original

New York Today: Empty City

“I love New York on summer afternoons when every one's away. There's something very sensuous about it — overripe, as if all sorts of funny fruits were going to fall into your hands.” Here are some funny fruits to take advantage of in these quieter days:. >> view original

Meet The Woman Behind New York Fashion Week's Big Move

New York Fashion Week is moving out of the tents in Lincoln Center to two new Skylight Group venues next week. Skylight at Moynihan Station and Skylight Clarkson Square will be the two spaces hosting the IMG Fashion Week roster for the next several ... >> view original

Users rage after on-air murder autoplays on social media

But the viral spread of fresh murder footage, unaccompanied by warnings to viewers, takes the issue to a new level — and presents a new technological challenge, said William de Lannoy of Noble People, a New York marketing firm. “To prevent this, you ... >> view original

New York Red Bulls trick-play goal should not have counted, says referee ...

The New York Red Bulls dug deep into their bag of tricks on Wednesday, and it paid off handsomely. Red Bulls center back Ronald Zubar temporarily pulled his club level at 2-2 in the 49th minute of their road game against the Chicago Fire on Wednesday ... >> view original

New York City's taxi industry insiders made an app to compete with Uber

The introduction of Uber to New York City has destabilized the taxi industry. The value of medallions has been cut nearly in half, pushing medallion owners into financial distress. Meanwhile swathes of yellow cabs are now sitting idle, as drivers flock ... >> view original

Chick-Fil-A Just Handed Out 6500 Free Sandwiches In New York City

NEW YORK — Over the last two years, the chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A has started expanding beyond its usual suburban environs to urban markets, and on Oct. 3, it will open the doors to its largest restaurant yet in the country's largest city ... >> view original