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Workers are saying ‘no’ to toxic environments

NEW YORK — One week into a new job, Lisa Grouette discovered something missing come Sunday night: the sinking feeling of dread she used to experience before going to work every Monday. Groutte spent 10 years at an insurance agency with a boss whom she alleges screamed at her, slammed his ...

NYU denies diploma to student who criticized Israel in commencement speech

NEW YORK — New York University said it would deny a diploma to a student who used a graduation speech to condemn Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and what he described as U.S. “complicity in this genocide.” Logan Rozos’s speech Wednesday for graduating students of NYU’s Gallatin ...

Paper routes nixed for younger kids in New York

ALBANY — For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route. Flipping papers into suburban hedges, bicycling through snow squalls, dodging dogs and getting stiffed for tips became a rite of ...

Prison guard says he cleaned up blood of fatally beaten inmate in plea

UTICA (AP) — A New York corrections officer admitted in court Wednesday that he cleaned up bloodstains from an inmate whose fatal beating was captured on bodycam videos in an attempt to conceal evidence. Nicholas Gentile pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted tampering with ...

For $125 million, Whitney Park could be yours

LONG LAKE — It’s official. Whitney Park is now up for sale, with a listed price of $125 million. The listing was first reported on Friday by the Wall Street Journal. The sprawling property encompasses 36,486.7 acres, according to the listing. The property’s sale is marketed by Four ...