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New York City wins $25 million for electric bike charging stations to prevent deadly battery fires

YoopyaJun 26, 2023June 30, 20230

Capitol Hill calls for increased safety measures for e-bikes. $25 million has been poured into New York City in hopes of preventing further deadly lithium

The New York City area is at risk of severe weather with destructive winds, severe hail, and the potential for flash floods.

YoopyaJun 26, 2023July 21, 20230

The system advancing from the Great Lakes and Midwest on Sunday could slip into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday afternoon, posing a severe storm

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38 million at NYC auction

YoopyaMay 19, 2023May 19, 20230

A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world’s oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for $38 million in New York on Wednesday. The Codex

Two children killed in latest NYC e-bike fire. Four surviving fire

YoopyaApr 12, 2023April 12, 20230

Two children were killed in a fire in New York City on Monday after an e-bike powered by a lithium-ion battery. This is the latest

US: Trump’s surrender at courthouse creates New York spectacle

YoopyaApr 5, 2023April 5, 20230

A small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond was ground zero for the frenzy surrounding former President Donald Trump’s

E-bike batteries blamed for 22 NYC fires, 2 deaths this year

YoopyaFeb 26, 2023February 26, 20230

Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York

Buffalo roads reopen as search for storm victims contines

YoopyaDec 29, 2022December 29, 20220

Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities continued searching for people who may have died or are stuck and suffering after last week’s blizzard.

New York: most severe blizzard in decades killed 25 in Buffalo

YoopyaDec 26, 2022December 26, 20220

The blizzard, considered the region’s worst in 45 years and crippling all of western New York, formed late Friday and hit the western part of

Dangerous lake-effect snowstorm blankets Buffalo, western NY

YoopyaNov 18, 2022November 18, 20220

A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York, with more than a foot of snow already on the ground Friday morning

Closing arguments set for R. Kelly trial on fixing charges

YoopyaSep 12, 2022April 5, 20230

Closing arguments are scheduled Monday for R. Kelly and two co-defendants in the R&B singer’s trial on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing