When will Democrats get back in touch with reality?

As the government shutdown enters its fifth week, we wonder when Democrats in Congress will regain touch with reality, or if that’s even a thing for most of them anymore. LAX shut down for hours last weekend thanks to an air-traffic-controller shortage; flight delays and cancellations will only get worse…

Bill Maher warns Dems on potential impact Zohran Mamdani will have on party

Bill Maher denounced socialist New York mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani for “campaigning with a terrorist,” and called out the Democrat’s refusal to renounce his Ugandan citizenship in a fiery clash with CNN political commentator Kate Bedingfield on his “Real Time” show. The comedian and TV host, 69, was defending former…

The $1.25 billion refinancing of 3 Bryant Park last February wasn’t only good news for owner Ivanhoe Cambridge and the 1.2 million square-foot office tower. Drew Isaacson, part of the JLL capital markets team that arranged the refi by Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Bank of Montreal, said it…

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Your Top October Money Questions Answered

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In towns across America, Starbucks and Dunkin’ remain steady fixtures—so ubiquitous, they can sometimes be found just steps apart. In places like Ridgewood, NJ, where two Starbucks sit within a couple of blocks of each other, residents still line up at independent cafes serving pour-over coffee, fresh pastries, and community charm. According to New…

The Louvre jewel heist and more: Letters

Call Clouseau! If Inspector Jacques Clouseau were around today, these bad guys (“Sacré bleu! Louvre looted of gems,” Oct. 20) would be in jail by the weekend — just a thought. Jim Grant Jensen Beach, Fla. Beyond at W’mart It’s great news that Beyond Meat is going to be sold…

Rumors are spreading that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are eyeing one of the nation’s grandest estates — the Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island — for what could be the pop icon’s most extravagant performance yet: her wedding.   Reports circulating online suggest that the couple, both 35, have not only…

Putin’s stubborn stance: Letters

The Issue: Calls on President Trump to put pressure on Putin and send weapons to Ukraine. After President Trump balked at sending Ukraine those Tomahawks, during a phone call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed the Kremlin’s open secret that the “whole of Ukraine…

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