Good morning. It's Friday, Jan. 5, and we're covering New York Mayor suing bus companies, billionaire's knowledge of Epstein, MLB's top free agents, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | The world's largest hot springs swimming pool can be found in Colorado: The Glenwood Hot Springs resort in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, sure is a sight to behold. The resort is impressive, with 100+ rooms, a restaurant, a gift shop, a gym, and a large spa – but that's nothing compared to the hot springs! |
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| | Breaking Updates | | New York Mayor Adams Suing Bus Companies Over Expenses of Housing Illegal Immigrants | New York Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city of New York would be suing 17 bus companies for transporting illegal immigrants to the sanctuary city without helping to cover the costs of their accommodation.
His statement: New York City has and will continue to do our part in the asylum seeker crisis. But we can't bear the costs alone — and we won't let those complicit in @GovAbbott's scheme get away with violating our state laws. We're seeking approximately $700 million from 17 charter bus companies that transported migrants to NYC without paying to care for them. We'll see you in court.
While Mayor Adams protested as far back as last summer that the city had "no more room," it's been less than a year since he was still proclaiming that illegal immigrants were "welcome" in New York, although he hoped some would move to other parts of the state. It's difficult to see what Mayor Adams hopes to achieve with this lawsuit.
The bus companies are in no way responsible for the welcome mat that New York has laid out for this wave of illegal immigrants. Nor is Texas responsible for New York's sanctuary city status, and it is the height of arrogance for Mayor Adams to presume that Texas, simply because of their proximity to the border, should bear all of the costs of illegal immigration. | Read more updates here |
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| | Court Documents Suggest Billionaire Grocery Store Magnate Had Knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's Activities | Billionaire grocery store magnate Ron Burkle is one of several high-profile individuals mentioned in newly unsealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case.
The documents indicate that Burkle had knowledge about Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking operation, and that his name appeared in the financier's black book and private log. Court records released Thursday evening say the 71-year-old businessman had knowledge of Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislane Maxwell's "sexual trafficking conduct." The documents are from a defamation lawsuit filed against Maxwell, who procured young women for Epstein, by his accuser, Virginia Giuffre.
Burkle joins former President Bill Clinton, billionaire Thomas Pritzker, and Michael Jackson on the list of individuals tied to Epstein. He is believed to have had suspicions about Epstein's activities.
Since United States District Court Judge Loretta Preska signed an order on December 18 ordering the unsealing of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's clients that were produced in a civil case brought against the madam by Virginia Giuffre, there's been great anticipation for those documents to be made public.
It was thought that they would start being released on Tuesday, January 2, the first workday after the judge's 14-day stay to allow for appeals, but the day came and went without a single document being released.
Preska issued an order Wednesday, January 3, reciting the status of the case and stating that the parties have informed her that documents will start being uploaded to the docket "today." | Read more updates here |
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| | American Sports & Culture
|  | Breaking down MLB's top free agents still available by position | Into the new year there's still nearly an All-Star team of players who remain free agents. Without further ado, here's our team of the best available. |
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|  | NFL officiating is broken, according to coaches and executives. Inside a fractured system with no imminent fix | Oversight from league headquarters in New York and team owner sentiment are the top impediments, sources tell Yahoo Sports. And there's no reason to believe it will change anytime soon. |
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|  | Giannis And Wemby Took Turns Throwing Haymakers In A Wild 4th Quarter Of One The Most Entertaining Games Of The NBA Season | Michael Gonzales. Getty Images.Earlier tonight, Wemby caused quite a stir with a couple of monster plays that naturally took over NBA Twitter in real timeAs awesome as those moments were, little did ... |
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| | American Business & Markets
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|  | Markets in 2024 – the year of the bear or the bull? | Potential earnings growth holds out hope that bulls will hold sway |
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|  | A Guide to Target Markets for Small Businesses |WordStream | In this post, we look at what target markets are, how to identify them, examples of target markets, and how to refine and develop target markets by segmentation. |
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| | American Politics | |  | Mark Cuban hits back after Elon Musk criticizes business diversity initiatives | Entrepreneur says DEI initiatives benefit companies after Musk called them 'just another word for racism' |
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|  | How the Iowa caucuses became the first major challenge of US presidential campaigns | A political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and how the small, rural state became influential in presidential politics. |
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|  | As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections | Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest |
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|  | Crypto voters could provide 'key swing' in 2024 US elections: CCI poll | U.S. voters surveyed in a Crypto Council for Innovation poll said a 2024 candidate's position on digital assets would be at least "somewhat important" in their decision. |
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