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NYC bill would fix discovery law loophole after state ‘half-measure’ on evidence sharing

A city councilman wants to close a discovery law loophole that’s sparking unnecessary criminal case dismissals — with a tweak Albany lawmakers left on the cutting room floor during budget season. Councilman Keith Powers is pushing legislation that would create a centralized database of NYPD evidence accessible by prosecutors and defense attorneys, which could help…
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Pope Leo Calls For Peace and Aid in Gaza As Trump Sets Off To the Middle East

“I, too, turn to the world’s leaders with an ever timely appeal: never again war!” the pontiff told the crowd in his first Sunday address in Vatican City.
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Review of Recent Tweets: Putin’s Invisible Army – My Opinion: The common denominator might be the Wagner Group … The Invisible Russian Hand (of the GRU) appears to be likely thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2023/11/review…

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Putin, Wagner Group, And the Hamas Attack of 2023: October 7 – November 11, 2023 – Web Review In 200 Brief Posts thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2023/11/putin-…

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The October 7: “Putin’s fingerprints are all over the Hamas attack” – The Hill … Poroshenko: Wagner signature behind Hamas attack – Euractiv … Opinion | Vladimir Putin is helping Hamas to hurt the West – WP … Wagner prepared Hamas for attack on Israel

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Fintech giant Chime moving to bigger space on Fifth Avenue

San Francisco-based Chime’s new lease at Bromley Companies’ 122 Fifth Ave., which the fintech giant announced last week, marks the latest growth of its Big Apple footprint. Chime will move to 84,000 square feet from a smaller space at 101 Greenwich St. The company also has space in Midtown. The asking rent at 122 Fifth was…
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Medical pot pioneer rips ‘un-American’ Hochul, NY regulators for allegedly thwarting businesses: ‘Want to destroy us’

Medical cannabis firms have to pony up money to the state when they want to convert one of their stores for regular adult-use sales — and that figure could hit up to a whopping $15 million for just three conversions, depending on a business’s revenue.
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Nicole Kidman excludes her kids with ex Tom Cruise from Mother’s Day post

Nicole Kidman left son Connor Cruise and daughter Bella Cruise out of her Mother’s Day tribute on Instagram.
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OpenAI negotiating with Microsoft for new funding, future IPO: FT

OpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting the terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership in a high-stakes negotiation designed to allow the ChatGPT maker to launch a future IPO, while protecting the software giant’s access to cutting-edge AI models, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. A critical issue is how much equity in OpenAI’s new for-profit business Microsoft will receive in…
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Justin Rose Apologizes to Fans amid No-Brainer Statement at Truist Championship

Justin Rose was very clearly not himself on the course this week, forcing the major champion to withdraw from the Truist Championship.