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Young cancer patient, family worry nearly a year after nurses’ strike

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — When thousands of New York City nurses walked off the job last month in the city’s largest strike of its kind in decades, 9-year-old Logan Coyle was a patient in the cancer unit at NewYork-Presbyterian’s children’s hospital in Manhattan. Logan was recovering ...

Google, Meta push back on social media-related claims

LOS ANGELES — Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants, Meta and YouTube. At ...

Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy

NEW YORK — The operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds. The bankruptcy filing marks the third time in a little over two decades for the ...

A Sweet Thing: Candy still tops Valentine’s Day gifts

Candy remains the most popular Valentine’s Day gift, as 56% of shoppers plan to buy some sweet treats for their sweetheart. “Valentine’s Day is a cornerstone of the chocolate industry, and for us, it’s our third-largest holiday — trailing only Christmas and Easter. With Feb. 14 ...

Bubble bursting on AI social site

You are not invited to join the latest social media platform that has the internet talking. In fact, no humans are, unless you can hijack the site and roleplay as AI, as some appear to be doing. Moltbook is a new “social network” built exclusively for AI agents to make posts and interact ...

JARI board names Galiote new president/CEO

JOHNSTOWN — The board of directors of Johns­town Area Regional Industries has appointed Brian Galiote as its new president/CEO, effective Feb. 16. Galiote, a lifelong resident of the area, brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the defense and manufacturing industries, with a ...