The man killed in an explosion at a Staten Island shipyard was a hard-working Chinese immigrant who died when he became “trapped” in the belly of a boat while painting, his family said Saturday. Xiaoyuan Li, of Flushing, was finishing his last day of work for May Ship Repair on the dry dock in Mariners Harbor before a planned weekend trip with his wife, son Jerome Li told The Post. “My mom called me and said that my dad’s coworker called the police and said that my dad is trapped inside of the boat,” Li said from the family’s Queens…
Hotel maids in NYC already out-earn rookie cops, firefighters and even teachers with master’s degrees — and they just got a raise. The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, the union representing 22,000 city hotel workers, ratified the new contract Thursday that will bring housekeepers to $77,113 on July 1 with $110,000 in salary alone in the sixth year. The agreement made last weekend with the hotel owners averted a strike that was already throwing a wrench into the city’s America 250 celebrations and the FIFA World Cup as visitors said they were afraid to make reservations if a strike was at…
Grocery shopping is taking a big bite out of budgets everywhere — but a family of four can get socked significantly more in some states. Hawaii tops the list for grocery outlay in that demographic, spending an estimated $389.66 a week at the supermarket, totaling a staggering $20,262 annually, data from the US Census Bureau has revealed. Families of four in Alaska drop the second-most amount at $383.62 a week, or $19,948 a year, followed by those in California, who spend $347.45 weekly, or $18,067 annually, according to financial assistance experts at the nonprofit Ex Felons Support, which crunched numbers…
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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale is officially here! During the long-awaited sale, you can score the most luxe-looking clothing, shoes and accessories for a fraction of their usual price tag. No one needs to know you got them discounted . . . although, it certainly makes the buy even sweeter. In case you’re curious how steep these prices are, we rounded up high-end fashion deals that are up to 60% off. All we can do right now is refresh our warm-weather wardrobe…
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A wildfire burning near the Rock Ridge area in Maple Ridge prompted an overnight response from firefighters Friday as crews worked to contain the blaze in steep terrain near the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. Maple Ridge Fire & Rescue said crews carried out suppression efforts with support from the BC Wildfire Service and UBC Forestry fire crews.Officials said operations were taking place in “extremely steep and challenging terrain.” Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story. The wildfire is currently listed as “out of control” by…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats publicly distanced themselves from Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo for her recent remarks calling for ICE detention centers to be turned into prisons for “American Zionists.” “Maureen Galindo is a moral disgrace who has no business running for, let alone holding, elected office,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital. “So she should withdraw from the race out of shame.””That kind of rhetoric has no place in our politics and we should not accept that kind of antisemitism here in the House of Representatives,” Rep. John Olszewski, D-Md., said. “There’s…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States has temporarily paused weapons sales to Taiwan in order to ensure readiness for a potential escalation in Iran, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao testified to the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Tuesday.”I have not heard, I have not spoken to the Taiwanese. However, we have done some military, foreign military sales to them. And it’s just, right now we’re doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury, which we have plenty, but we’re just making sure we have everything,” Cao…
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