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NEW YORK (AP) — A video showing a group of migrants brawling with police in Times Square has touched off a political furor and renewed debate over a long-standing New York City policy that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities. The surveillance footage, recorded Jan. 27 outside a Manhattan homeless shelter, shows several men kicking officers on a sidewalk and trying to pry them off a man police had taken to the ground. Police have arrested seven people… Source link

Google is leveraging its partnership with Samsung to launch its first 3D ad in New York’s Times Square. The tech giant is looking to appeal to young millennials and Gen Z by showcasing the ad on a 3D billboard. The digital out-of-home activation debuted on Dec. 11 as part of Google’s ongoing “The Future is Unfolding” campaign with Samsung, which started in 2021. In partnership with Universal Music Group and creative agency Cekai, the billboard illustrates how people get frustrated… Source link

The Associated Press J.J. Watt says he’s playing 4 days after atrial fibrillation CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt says he had his heart shocked into rhythm after going into atrial fibrillation this week, a health scare that won’t sideline him Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year tweeted Sunday, ”I was just told somebody leaked some personal information about me and it’s going to be reported on today. Watt was… Source link

Google pays “billions” to other companies to keep Google Search as the default option on phones, in browsers and elsewhere, maintaining an illegal dominance over the search market, the Justice Department said Thursday in court. Driving the news: Lawyers for Google along with the Justice Department spoke before federal judge Amit Mehta Thursday in a hearing where both sides laid out relevant facts in the DOJ’s 2020 antitrust suit against the search giant. The hearing was a tutorial of sorts… Source link

Moscow is set to rename a square close to the capital’s German embassy in honor of one of Ukraine’s breakaway republics. If authorities approve the plans, the embassy’s address will change to “Luhansk People’s Republic Square.” The separatist region is backed by Russian forces, with President Vladimir Putin recognizing the area as an independent country just before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.  The move is the latest in a wave of new, patriotic street names following… Source link

Live-streaming e-commerce star Li Jiaqi touted a tank-shaped ice cream in an online sales pitch, a day before the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.AP, Getty Images A Chinese influencer may have unwittingly introduced his fans to the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. Li Jiaqi touted a tank-shaped ice cream online, a day before the event’s 33rd anniversary. Almost immediately, Li’s show was taken off-air, sparking a wave of curiosity from his fans. One of China’s biggest influencers may… Source link

550 Washington Street. Photo by Michael Young By: Sebastian Morris 7:00 am on April 24, 2022 Oxford Properties has sold St. John’s Terminal to Google for $2.1 billion. Located at 550 Washington Street in Hudson Square, the terminal property is designed by COOKFOX and developed by Oxford Properties and will serve as the anchor of Google’s new corporate campus, which comprises 1.7 million square feet along with two additional sites at 315 Hudson Street and 345 Hudson Street. Google’s… Source link

550 Washington Street. Photo by Michael Young By: Sebastian Morris 7:00 am on April 24, 2022 Oxford Properties has sold St. John’s Terminal to Google for $2.1 billion. Located at 550 Washington Street in Hudson Square, the terminal property is designed by COOKFOX and developed by Oxford Properties and will serve as the anchor of Google’s new corporate campus, which comprises 1.7 million square feet along with two additional sites at 315 Hudson Street and 345 Hudson Street. Google’s… Source link

Demolition of Knoxville’s most extravagant, over-the-top mansion begins Monday. The teardown of the 40,000-square-foot, 86-room Villa Collina is just contingent on the Knoxville Utilities Board making sure all gas lines are empty, Sharon Bailey, a broker and representative of the property owners, told Knox News. Bailey said once started, the process will take several days. Total Demolition Services is leading the work. The property, located at 5628 Lyons View Pike, was purchased by LView… Source link

Block (SQ) shares hit 52-week lows on Wednesday, closing down more than 8%. The stock slid as part of a recent sell-off in growth names and risky assets amid concerns of Fed rate hikes.  The digital payment firm, formally known as Square, is down about 26% since announcing its corporate entity name change to Block, on Dec. 1 of last year.  The switch was seen as a nod to the company’s increasing focus on blockchain, the technology which underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin ( Source link