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Breaking news from Tri-State area and beyond: A federal court recently ruled against President Donald Trump, ruling he doesn’t have the legal authority to unilaterally impose tariffs, dealing a crushing blow in his trade war efforts.
Minnesota couple spent years trying to bring home two grandchildren living in a Syrian desert camp.
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President Trump’s trade war
After an elegant White House ceremony, President Trump and China signed an agreement that commits both countries to purchasing more American products and includes China’s promise to protect American intellectual property, prohibit coercive technology transfers and stop using currency devaluation as a trade weapon.
Although President Donald Trump may temporarily end his tariff war, investors and businesspeople should prepare for more retaliatory measures from other nations.
A US federal court ruled this week that President Donald Trump’s method for imposing tariffs on multiple countries was illegal, finding that Congress alone has the power to regulate commerce between nations. While Trump intends to appeal this ruling, its impact has already caused considerable economic harm due to wide-reaching levies.
An infant’s death was not caused by a dog mauling
On Wednesday, the city medical examiner ruled that an infant found dead in her Queens apartment on Tuesday did not die as the result of dog mauling, sources reported. Police responded to a 911 call from her mother stating they woke up to find their German shepherd-pit bull mix puppy biting the infant on her head – however this has since been discounted as possible cause.
Animal Control has since taken custody of their family’s dog and are questioning both mother and daughter for questioning by police. Neighbors report that this couple’s dogs were poorly-trained and presented a safety concern in an apartment complex where children often play outside. A witness told CBS New York that the baby’s death wasn’t simply “tragic accident.”
A Long Island man’s nose was bitten off in a fight
Tyson Carter asked two individuals at a Brentwood bus stop to leave, only for them to turn violently against him and attack him, with one even biting off part of his nose in the fight.
Northwell Health employee Laurent Ganry gave him another chance by using an old technique with 3D technology to restore his nose. On Wednesday he visited Long Island Jewish Medical Center to express his thanks for Ganry’s life-altering work.
Ganry explained during the news conference how he rebuilt Carter’s nose using the forehead flap technique – one of the oldest surgical procedures used for nasal reconstruction – creating a nose which closely resembled that of which he was born, so that Carter can wear glasses again and return to work at a distribution warehouse.
Breeders’ Cup world championships are returning to New York in 2027
In 1982, a group of Thoroughbred breeders came together with the intention of creating an annual championship series for their sport – now known as the Breeders’ Cup world championships – featuring only the world’s finest horses and racers.
New York will finally get its chance to host this renowned event, according to state governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that Belmont Park in Elmont, New York would host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in 2027. Belmont Park is currently undergoing a $455 million redevelopment to transform it into an internationally acclaimed racing facility.
The Breeders’ Cup races are an enormous draw for horse racing fans, and have been held at Del Mar in Southern California; Keeneland in Lexington Kentucky; and Churchill Downs in Louisville. Each championship event consists of 14 races run over two days by top Thoroughbreds competing against one another for an attractive purse prize.
The high-profile Bitcoin kidnapping case is back before a judge
Prosecutors allege Kentucky native John Woeltz and Miami resident William Duplessie lured a wealthy Italian cryptocurrency trader to New York City, then held him hostage in SoHo for weeks in an attempt to obtain their Bitcoin password. According to police reports, when the 28-year-old victim arrived in May he was tortured before eventually agreeing to give up the password after being threatened with death if it was not given up immediately.
Prosecutors allege that Woeltz and Duplessie confiscated electronic devices and his passport when their alleged victim visited NoLIta home on May 6, according to a complaint filed by them. They tied him up, tortured him with electric wires, beats, gunpoint and gun pointing towards his head before threatening his family members by murdering them according to their complaint.
Both individuals were arrested Friday on charges related to kidnapping, assault and unlawful imprisonment. Woeltz waived his court appearance Wednesday; according to his attorney he will do the same Thursday.
