Episcopal bishops oppose seminary’s agreement with choral group

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, April 16, 2024 The Chapel of the Good Shepherd at The General Theological Seminary of New York. | Courtesy The General Theological Seminary/Virginia Theological Seminary Episcopal Church bishops have objected to a New York-based seminary possibly allowing a Catholic choral group to lease space on its property because … Read more

Biden admin recruits 15 states to help enforce airline consumer laws

The Biden administration is enlisting the help of officials in 15 states to enforce consumer-protection laws covering airline travelers, a power that by law is limited to the federal government. The US Department of Transportation said Tuesday that the states, which include California, New York and Illinois, will help ensure that government enforcement activities keep up … Read more

Democrat says ‘sanctity’ of jury pool will be ‘vital’ in Trump trial

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), a former federal prosecutor, weighed in on former President Trump’s first day in court for his hush money trial, saying he’s glad the jury selection process is exhaustive because the “sanctity” of the pool of jurors will be “vital” in the case. “So, I wonder who is actually pulling him or … Read more

Don’t flood market with legal pot shops, NY cannabis industry warns

A group representing the legal marijuana industry is warning Gov. Hochul’s cannabis regulators that a dramatic increase in the number of pot stores could have “disastrous consequences” for current licensed operators. Cannabis Association of New York president Damien Cornwell noted that state regulators have yet to weed out the hordes of illegal pot operators. “We … Read more

OpenAI’s Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to large firms, including some Microsoft customers

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman has hosted hundreds of Fortune 500 company executives in San Francisco, New York and London this month where he and other OpenAI executives pitched AI services for corporate use, going head to head in some cases with financial backer Microsoft, attendees told Reuters. … Read more

Salman Rushdie brands alleged knife attacker a ‘dumb clown who got lucky’ as he opens up about 2022 attack

SIR Salman Rushdie has branded his alleged knife attacker a “dumb clown who got lucky”. The author, 76, blasts Hadi Matar as an inept would-be assassin and an “incel” in his upcoming memoir, Knife. 1 Sir Salman Rushdie opens up about the horrific stabbing that left him blind in his upcoming memoir KnifeCredit: AFP – … Read more

Louis Vuitton Brings ‘Crafting Dreams’ Unique Expression of Objects and Goods to New York

Louis Vuitton is mounting a one-of-a-kind assortment of objects and goods with “Crafting Dreams,” which opened Friday in New York. Running until May 5, the exhibition unfolds throughout a seven-floor town house on Park Avenue and is available by private appointment. The immersive project brings to life the maison’s savoir faire with a mix of … Read more

Brady, Jeter headline Fanatics’ effort to build a comic-con of sports

Tom Brady attends Fanatics and Topps ‘Hobby Rip Night’ Event with Michael Rubin, Tom Brady, Kevin Hart and Travis Scott on September 30, 2023 in Linwood, New Jersey.  Dave Kotinsky | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Since the New York Comic-Con launched in 2006, the convention has evolved well beyond comics into a wide-ranging … Read more

Trump hush money case delay effort ‘dead loser from the get-go’: CNN legal analyst

Former White House ethics head Norm Eisen criticized a failed effort by former President Trump to delay his New York hush money case. “It was a dead loser from the get-go,” Eisen said Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” with host Wolf Blitzer, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. That same day, an appeals court … Read more

Plane passenger is left horrified by canoodling couple who spent entire four-hour flight SPOONING while lying down across a row of seats BAREFOOT

A plane passenger has expressed his shock at witnessing two of his fellow travelers getting incredibly intimate on a recent flight – most of which they spent locked in a series of embraces while lying across a row of seats barefoot.  The horrified traveler who goes by the name of Flea took to X to … Read more