BBC Business
DoorDash apologizes for underpaying 264,000 New York workers, blames 'complex' wage laws and software bugs, and pays $131.5m - because nothing says 'we value you' like a class-action settlement.
The Guardian
One dead and four sickened in a new South Bronx legionnaires' cluster, because New York apparently needed a sequel to the Upper East Side outbreak.
The Atlantic
Meta forks over $17.1 billion for hooking kids on social media, while chatbots quietly move in on their emotions - and nobody's home.
BBC World
New York City releases 170,000 files proving officials knew the air was toxic after 9/11 - but told everyone it was fine anyway. Jon Stewart provides the sarcastic commentary.
UN News
Central Park is both a victim of climate change and New York's best defense against it - proving that even nature needs a little infrastructure TLC.
Grist
Manhattan's flood defenses are nearly done, but the city's next big climate move is a bureaucratic maze of priorities, budgets, and neighborhood squabbles.
The Guardian
The US political spectrum finds common ground: datacentres are energy hogs, and the public is finally reading the fine print on their bills.
Ars Technica
Compass accused of hiding NYC rental listings to create fake supply shock and jack up rents, because why not make a housing crisis worse?
The Guardian
An otter has been spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in 100 years, proving that not dumping chemicals and sewage into a river has positive consequences.
BBC World
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to killing a healthcare CEO, admits to 3D-printing a gun, and faces sentencing in December - while a second trial looms, because one legal circus wasn't enough.
The Guardian
Scammers are trading in gold bars, and New York's AG is telling seniors to hang up, not hand over their savings.
BBC World
Netanyahu plans to attend the UN General Assembly in NYC despite Mayor Mamdani's now-walked-back arrest threat, leading to accusations of hate-mongering.
Ars Technica
Climate change is expanding mosquito territories northward, bringing diseases like West Nile and Zika, but a patchwork of underfunded monitoring programs means we're often swatting at the problem too late.
Grist
FIFA heads into the World Cup final with no wildfire smoke plan, because apparently orange skies are just part of the aesthetic now.
Grist
New York puts the brakes on data centers for a year, because apparently the cloud needs to pay its share of the electric bill.
The Guardian Europe
Mayor gives speech on Nelson Mandela Day, reminding us that solidarity is for the streets, not just museums.
The Guardian Europe
Canadian wildfire smoke descends on New York City, turning the sky into a sepia filter and reminding everyone that breathing is, in fact, optional.
The Guardian
A Manhattan high-rise decides to test the limits of steel, bending a few columns and sending everyone scrambling.
The Guardian Europe
Seaplane makes a splashy but non-fatal landing in the East River; two minor injuries, one 75-year-old passenger 'happy to be alive,' and the FAA is left to figure out what happened.
The Guardian Europe
Taylor Swift turns Madison Square Garden into a wedding venue, complete with a fairytale castle, $26 million in charity donations, and a strict no-phones policy for guests.
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