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A shadowy group of thieves has been ripping off small business owners in New York City – yanking ATMs out of the ground with vans and tow chains or carrying them out of stores by hand, video shows.At least 49 businesses have been robbed so far in the spree, according to the United Bodegas of America (UBA) trade group, which is offering a $5,000 bounty on the bandits. Bodega is often used as the term for a convenience store or small grocery shop in the city.The NYPD said investigators believe the thieves are a group of three who are using

Two of America’s adversaries are solidifying their ties just days before President-elect Trump makes his historic return to the Oval Office. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are meeting in Moscow to sign a partnership treaty.Pezeshkian, who won the presidency in Iran’s July runoff election, is set to engage in talks with Putin and participate in the partnership pact-signing during his first trip to Moscow as president."Iran is an important partner for us with which we are developing multifaceted co-operation," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told press, according to a Reuters report.Russia and Iran’s leaders are

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell gave President Biden high praise for his achievements while in office, including signing a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law. "Listen, I said you’d never get an infrastructure bill," O'Donnell told Biden in the final interview of his presidency released on Thursday. "With my legislative experience, having worked in the Senate, I didn’t see how it was possible with this tiny, smallest Senate majority in history. To this day, it looks like a magic trick to me, how you pulled that off."Biden's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law on Nov. 15, 2021, has directed billions

Ohio State has looked dominant throughout the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. After knocking Tennessee out in the first round, the Buckeyes blew out the top-seeded Oregon Ducks in the quarterfinals. Ohio State then defeated the Texas Longhorns in the semifinal to advance to Monday's championship game. Quarterback Will Howard will be under center when Ohio State meets Notre Dame in the highly-anticipated title game. Howard spent four seasons at Kansas State. However, he entered the transfer portal in 2023. In Jan. 2024, he revealed his intentions to make the move to Ohio State. Howard went on to have the best regular season

1. Cease-fire plan on track, first hostages expected to be released starting this weekend.2. Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency.3. Rancher says Trump DHS pick should immediately do four things after taking office.LOUD AND CLEAR – Americans send message with Biden's last approval rating as president. Continue reading …BETTER OFF ALONE – Dem lawmaker won't caucus with party, blasts refusal to change course after Trump win. Continue reading …GOING ‘GREEN’ – Greenland's prime minister hints at US ‘investment.’ Continue reading …BITTER FAREWELL – Biden defends inflation record, says ‘red states really screwed up’ in final

AgiBot, a pioneering Chinese artificial intelligence and robotics company, has introduced a transformative open-source dataset called AgiBot World Alpha. This comprehensive collection represents a significant milestone in humanoid robot training, capturing intricate data from over 100 robots across diverse real-world scenarios. By providing an unprecedented window into robotic movement and interaction, AgiBot has created a multidimensional resource that promises to reshape our understanding of robotic learning and adaptation.I’M GIVING AWAY THE LATEST & GREATEST AIRPODS PRO 2The AgiBot World Alpha dataset is more than a simple data collection. Researchers and developers can now access an extensive repository containing over 1 million robotic movement

Over the past 18 months, the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) agenda has suffered setbacks in corporate DEI programs, declining investment dollars, and the collapse of the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. In just the last month, major banks withdrew from net-zero alliances and Meta dismantled many of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. ESG seems to be coming unglued. But don’t be fooled.A closer look at what the banks have said reveals that they are still full of unrepentant ESG financiers. Many of the touted changes are superficial or cosmetic rather than indicative of an underlying philosophical shift. Dozens of Fortune 500 companies (including McDonald's and Walmart) representing trillions of

A surgeon in Austin, Texas, was in the middle of surgery when she was notified of a phone call from the patient’s insurance provider.Dr. Elisabeth Potter is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstruction for women who have had breast cancer. Last year alone, she did about 520 surgeries for cancer patients.She recently shared a video of herself talking about the experience.HEALTH CARE COSTS UP TO 300% HIGHER FOR PRIVATELY INSURED PATIENTS THAN THOSE WITH MEDICARE, REPORT REVEALS"I just performed two bilateral DIEP flap surgeries and two bilateral tissue expander surgeries," she said in the now-viral video. (In DIEP flap

Florida authorities have charged a second person with attempted murder this week in connection with the December shooting of an off-duty federal agent that left him paralyzed.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested Tia Heyward, 23, on Wednesday after investigators determined she allegedly aided Christopher Smith, 18, in the Dec. 27, 2024, shooting of an off-duty Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agent.Heyward is charged with first-degree attempted murder with great bodily harm (accessory after the fact), aggravated battery with great bodily harm (accessory after the fact) and two counts of simple battery.Smith, who was arrested hours later on