Posts by Liam Redmond
Who Was Marion Scotto? Rosanna Scotto Cries Live on Air After Song Reminds Her of Mother
Rosanna Scotto struggled to hold back tears during her return to Good Day New York on Tuesday, Sept. 1, when B.J. Thomas’ “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” suddenly brought memories of her late mother, Marion Scotto, flooding back. The longtime FOX 5 New York anchor paused during the live broadcast as the song played…
Read MoreStan Kroenke Buys LA Angels from Arte Moreno as Arsenal and Los Angeles Rams Owner Expands His Sporting Empire with Baseball Purchase
Billionaire Stan Kroenke added another major professional sports team to his portfolio on Tuesday after reaching a deal to buy the Los Angeles Angels. Kroenke, who already owns Premier League club Arsenal and the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, has now expanded his sports empire into Major League Baseball by acquiring the Angels from Arte Moreno.…
Read MoreEmployee Background Check Startup Yardstik Raises $30M
A Minneapolis company that screens workers has raised fresh growth capital, and Yardstik closed a $30 million round led by Harbert Growth Partners on August 27. The financing lifts the total capital to $65 million and funds a push beyond the traditional employee background check into ongoing monitoring. For founders, the relevant detail is not…
Read MoreUSPS Whistleblower Warns Mail Ballot System Could Block Thousands of Votes: What to Know
A new U.S. Postal Service system for handling federal mail ballots could cause entire batches of ballots to be rejected because of a single barcode error, a whistleblower warned Tuesday, raising fresh concerns about whether voters will receive their ballots in time for the November midterm elections. The disclosure, made public by Sen. Richard Blumenthal,…
Read MoreGael Monfils vs. Adolfo Daniel Vallejo prediction: US Open picks, odds, best bets
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The greatest showman in tennis is set to begin his final run on the sport’s biggest stage. Gael Monfils, 40, has announced that he will retire at the end…
Read MoreSmall Business Hiring Splits Sharply Across Industries
If your hiring feels harder than your neighbor’s, the numbers now back you up, because NFIB’s quarterly industry survey found optimism rising unevenly across four sectors. Construction, manufacturing, retail and services all improved from April. What they are experiencing on the ground, however, looks nothing alike. That gap is worth sitting with before you rewrite…
Read MoreExclusive | The parents spending upwards of $10K on back-to-school gear, despite some being homeschooled
For Vita Grytsak’s four homeschooled kids, back-to-school shopping looks a little different compared to other families. In fact, their high-priced, high-ticket fashionable looks put her brood in a class all by itself. Designer duds from fashion houses such as Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Bonpoint, LoveShackFancy, Ugg, Nike, and Adidas await her children — Mila, a rising…
Read MoreLindsay Clancy Lawyer Says There Are ‘Many Issues’ for Appeal: What Could Happen After Verdict?
The jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial is deadlocked, and Judge William Sullivan has ordered jurors to continue deliberating after they told the court Tuesday, Sept. 1, that they could not reach a unanimous decision. The development came after nearly 18 hours of deliberations over four days in the Massachusetts case, which centers on whether…
Read MoreSeed Funding: 5 Signals Behind Transfyr’s $25M Round
A brand new company just walked out of stealth with a check most Series A founders would envy, because Transfyr launched with $25 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst. Lux Capital, Breakout Ventures, Factory, Neo, SV Angel, MVP Ventures, Underscore VC and philanthropist Lyda Hill joined the round alongside a group of angels.…
Read MoreNepal ‘miracle house’ stays standing as raging floodwaters destroy everything around it
Jaw-dropping footage has emerged from the horror Nepal floods of what has been dubbed a “miracle house” surviving the devastation. The little house with green paint has become an unlikely symbol of survival in Nepal, as it remained standing strong after raging floodwaters demolished everything around it. The cascading torrent of water, debris and wreckage…
Read MoreLindsay Clancy Jury Deadlocked: What Is a ‘Dynamite’ Jury Instruction and Could It Decide the Verdict?
The jury deliberating in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told Judge William Sullivan on Tuesday that it cannot reach a unanimous verdict, putting the high-profile Massachusetts case at a critical turning point. The jurors have now been sent back to deliberate, meaning the trial is not yet over and no mistrial has been declared. But…
Read MoreCorporate Transparency Act: BOI Reporting Is Now Over
The reporting mandate that rattled millions of small business owners is finished, and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council confirmed the Corporate Transparency Act rollback in a statement on August 24. Treasury and FinCEN finalized a rule that exempts US companies and US persons from Beneficial Ownership Information reporting. The rule was announced August 11…
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