The city’s housing crisis has hit “DefCon 1” — with average rents for a one-bedroom in Manhattan hitting an all-time high of nearly $5,500 last month, and Brooklyn following suit, according to new data and critics. “We need bold action. This is a crisis,’’ New York City Comptroller Mark Levine posted on X over the weekend, along with a link to the latest figures from the inhabit blog by real-estate giant Corcoran Group. The dismal June stats reveal that renters paid an average of $5,408 for a one-bedroom in Manhattan, with studio prices not far behind at $4,014. In Brooklyn,…
With federal incentives gone, California is opening its own wallet to keep electric car buyers interested. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday creating a $270 million rebate program that is expected to launch later this summer. The initiative will provide California residents with a $3,500 rebate on qualifying new electric vehicles with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $50,000 or less. The legislation also includes a $1,750 rebate for qualifying used electric vehicles priced at $25,000 or below. According to Reuters, state officials said the program is financed through California’s budget along with contributions from participating automakers, though the California…
The world’s largest berry company Driscoll’s is facing a consumer fraud class-action lawsuit alleging that the California fruit company‘s strawberries contain “forever chemicals.” The Watsonville-based berry company is accused of consumer fraud and deceptive practices in a lawsuit filed by six people living in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Illinois. The lawsuit hinges on a laboratory report that tested two boxes of Driscoll’s strawberries and found that the produce “contained residues of 12 different pesticides at levels prohibited in the European Union, Taiwan, Chile, Korea & Russia.” Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter California’s top news, sports…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California officials on Monday said a driver suspected of being under the influence miraculously survived after a pickup truck plunged roughly 600 feet off a cliff in Northern California last week.The crash happened in Siskiyou County along State Route 263, a scenic highway carved through steep cliffs and rugged terrain known for its dramatic drop-offs.The pickup appeared to veer off the roadway before tumbling down the mountainside and eventually coming to rest at the bottom of the cliff, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).”Remarkably, the driver survived what could have easily…
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Portable power stations are a great tool for keeping your most important devices — including phones, laptops and routers — charged during an emergency such as a power outage, but what if you need to power your fridge or washing machine? You may be under the impression that you need to spend thousands of dollars on a whole-home backup system such as a Tesla Powerwall. But thankfully, CNET’s lab testing has revealed you don’t need as much wattage to run your home appliances as you might think. We tested 19 large and extra-large portable power stations to see how long they…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Sunday released preliminary findings indicating Sen. Lindsey Graham suffered an aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease before his death.The medical examiner emphasized that the findings are not final and that Graham’s death certificate will remain pending while toxicological and microscopic testing is completed.”The preliminary examination findings were: Aortic Dissection due to Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease,” the medical examiner’s office said in a statement.SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AT 71 AFTER ‘BRIEF AND SUDDEN’ ILLNESS, OFFICE SAYS The office emphasized that the findings…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., nearly a month after being hospitalized, revealed what actually happened to cause his absence from the Senate.In a lengthy statement released Sunday evening, McConnell attributed his childhood fight with polio to a fall he suffered last month which landed him in the hospital. He was “briefly unconscious,” he said in an open letter to Kentuckians, and while recovering was hit with a “mild case of pneumonia.””My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion,” McConnell said. “I didn’t have a heart attack or…
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