Business

Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief

ContinentalNewsShow February 1, 2025

Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was known for his aggressive enforcement and expansion of consumer protection laws.

Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show

Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

$62,000 for the Super Bowl. $1 Million for Formula 1. How Much Would You Pay for a Sporting Event?

$62,000 for the Super Bowl. $1 Million for Formula 1. How Much Would You Pay for a Sporting Event?

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

Brooklyn’s Outlandish Hosts Black History Month Hike

Brooklyn’s Outlandish Hosts Black History Month Hike

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

Latin America

Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

Amid warnings of price increases, Canada moved quickly to retaliate, China said it had planned countermeasures and Mexico said it would soon unveil its response.

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Latin America

Panama Canal Fees Have Become a Flashpoint. Here’s Why They’ve Risen.

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

President Trump says the canal authority is overcharging. Recent increases are attributed in part to drought, maintenance investments and demand.

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Latin America

What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

Responding to threatened tariffs by President Trump, Canada has unveiled a security plan aimed at tackling the trafficking of fentanyl, which is also killing many...

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Latin America

Why It Is So Difficult to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl Into the U.S.

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

Stopping fentanyl from entering the United States presents major challenges, raising the question of what Mexico can actually do to meet President Trump’s demands in...

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Business

Brooklyn’s Outlandish Hosts Black History Month Hike

ContinentalNewsShow February 6, 2025

Outlandish, a hiking store and adventure group in Brooklyn, is one of several organizations on a mission to encourage Black people to spend time outdoors.

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Festiva Sports

Islanders hand Flyers ninth straight defeat with shootout win in Philly

Rafael Acosta January 19, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — Oliver Wahlstrom scored in the ninth round of a shootout to lift the Islanders to a 4-3 win Tuesday night and send the...

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Festiva Sports

Nets’ Kyrie Irving wants all the smoke: ‘I love pressure’

Rafael Acosta January 20, 2022

Kyrie Irving wants all the smoke. Irving helped power the Nets through a wild ride in their 119-118 victory against the Washington Wizards at Capital...

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Festiva Sports

Coyotes claw past Devils behind Karel Vejmelka, Lawswon Crouse

Rafael Acosta January 20, 2022

Lawson Crouse scored a goal and added an assist, and Karel Vejmelka made 35 saves to help lead the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-1 win...

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Festiva Sports

The biggest questions for the divisional round of the NFL playoffs

Rafael Acosta January 20, 2022

After one of the most unpredictable NFL regular seasons in recent memory, that first round of the playoffs was largely predictable this past weekend. Five...

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Festiva Sports

Ex-Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre sentenced to prison for 2020 murder of toddler in Mexico

Rafael Acosta January 21, 2022

Former Yankees pitcher Sergio Mitre is going to be behind bars for a long time after he was convicted of murdering his ex-partner’s daughter. Mitre...

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Festiva Sports

Kenny Golladay says ‘I’m good’ despite hamstring injury designation

Rafael Acosta November 18, 2022

Kenny Golladay did not acknowledge he has a hamstring injury on Thursday, even though the Giants listed him as limited with a hamstring the past...

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Festiva Sports

NFL shifts Bills home game vs. Browns to Detroit due to storm predicted to hit Buffalo

Rafael Acosta November 18, 2022

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Bills home game against the Cleveland Browns is being moved to Detroit on Sunday because of a lake-effect snowstorm set...

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Festiva Sports

Tracking Nets players who could qualify for end-of-season awards

Rafael Acosta November 18, 2022

It’s never too early to talk awards, and the Nets — even though they’re off to a slow start to the season — have a...

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Festiva Sports

WNBA star Brittney Griner arrives at Russian penal colony after unannounced transfer from detention center: report

Rafael Acosta November 17, 2022

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has reportedly been moved to a women’s penal colony in western Russia, where she will serve out a nine-year prison...

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Festiva Sports

Jets WR Berrios got ‘crazy looks’ when mentioning playoffs during summer

Rafael Acosta November 15, 2022

Before the regular season began, wide receiver Braxton Berrios said on the Rich Eisen Show that if the Jets didn’t make the playoffs, he would consider it...

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