Walmart tests body cameras for store employees as retail crime surges

Walmart tests body cameras for store employees as retail crime surges

Walmart employees have begun to wear body cameras as concerns about crime and shoplifting are on the rise. The Arkansas-based retail giant recently began a pilot test involving multiple stores in the Dallas area to address confrontations with unruly customers, a person familiar with the initiative told The Post. “While we don’t talk about the … Read more

Kathy Hochul vetoes bill to force NYC casino bidders to move fast or lose their chance

Kathy Hochul vetoes bill to force NYC casino bidders to move fast or lose their chance

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have pushed up a deadline for bids to open a casino in or around New York City. “Changing the timeline …. would likely have the impact of helping certain bidders and hurting others,” Hochul said in her veto message. “I cannot support a bill that aims to … Read more

NY smokin’ it with pot sales, nears $1 billion mark

NY smokin’ it with pot sales, nears  billion mark

It’s a milestone for stoners. New York is set to hit the $1 billion mark in cannabis sales since the legal market launched two years ago, state officials tell The Post.  “These numbers clearly indicate that New York is open for business. There’s strong momentum behind the market right now,” said John Kagia, policy director for … Read more

NY can support at least 1,000 more legal pot shops if state can crush illicit vendors: study

NY can support at least 1,000 more legal pot shops if state can crush illicit vendors: study

New York can support at least 1,000 more licensed marijuana retail stores if the state can crack down on illicit shops and roll out a “measured” approach to legal expansion, a new industry-backed analysis claims. There are currently 222 licensed cannabis shops open in New York, but the Empire State could maintain 1,250 to 1,350 … Read more

Iconic item beloved of hotel guests will be banned in New York from 2025 in bid to save the environment

Iconic item beloved of hotel guests will be banned in New York from 2025 in bid to save the environment

By Alexa Cimino For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:31 BST, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 15:25 BST, 11 July 2024 The Empire State is implementing a ban on single-use plastic toiletry bottles in hotels. Starting January 1, 2025, hotels with more than 50 rooms will no longer provide the miniature shampoo and conditioner bottles. Smaller establishments with fewer … Read more

New York cannabis shops can offer discounts on pot under new proposal

New York cannabis shops can offer discounts on pot under new proposal

Get a buzz off these prices! State cannabis regulators on Wednesday proposed scrapping a rule that barred its licensed pot stores from offering price discounts on their marijuana products — which, they argued, put them at a disadvantage with illegal operators. Discounted prices on cannabis gummies, oils and other items could be offered to seniors, … Read more

Maura Healey silent after huddle with Biden

Maura Healey silent after huddle with Biden

As national Democrats made clear their party was on the verge of chaos this past week, a cadre of governors came to the defense of President Joe Biden. But there was one notable absence from the post-huddle rah-rah — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who is a top surrogate for Biden’s re-election campaign. Read original article … Read more

Tech war: US seeks help of allies Japan and Netherlands to curb China’s AI chip progress

Tech war: US seeks help of allies Japan and Netherlands to curb China’s AI chip progress

ASML and Tokyo Electron machines are used to produce dynamic random access memory dies, which are stacked together to make HBM chips. The United States’ Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Alan Estevez, oversees the country’s export controls. Photo: Getty Images The Biden administration has tried for years to limit China’s ability to … Read more

JFK Airport strike during Memorial Day weekend averted after Gov. Hochul intervention

JFK Airport strike during Memorial Day weekend averted after Gov. Hochul intervention

A planned strike by fuel workers at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens during Memorial Day weekend was averted after Gov. Kathy Hochul intervened to help settle the labor dispute, The Post has learned. Teamsters Local 553 — representing 300 workers and mechanics who fuel commercial and cargo jets at the airport — announced a tentative … Read more

‘We’re leaving $2B on the table’

‘We’re leaving B on the table’

Two state lawmakers say it’s time to roll the dice on awarding casino licenses in the New York City area and are backing a bill that would speed up the current much-criticized timetable. Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-Mount Vernon) are pushing a proposed law in the waning days of the state legislative … Read more