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Shakur has been dead for longer than the 25 years he lived. During his lifetime, he rose to levels of stardom matched by few other rappers, rocketing quickly from a Digital Underground backup dancer to a chart-topper and movie star, all while courting controversy with law enforcement and presidential administrations.

New York was heavily flooded thanks to incessant rains. The devastating flood disrupted the traffic and also made people abandon their cars and adopt unconventional methods of travelling such as water bikes! As news of NYC being flooded went viral, netizens on X (formerly Twitter), reacted with various degrees of horror, humour, and empathy. Sharing a clip of residents wading through the waters in water bikes, an X user quipped, “Well New York is friggin flooding.

iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2023 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, and Jelly Roll

AFP, At LaGuardia Airport, one of its terminals had to be shut down due to the flooding. Social media photos depicted passengers wading through water that reached well above their shoe tops. Mayor Eric Adams advised residents to stay indoors as the streets were impassable and subway stations were inundated with water.

Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency across New York City, Long Island, and surrounding area after torrential storms flooded subways and streets and delayed flights. Ophelia's remnants soaked New York City with heavy rain early Friday, and caused flash flooding in parts of the city, Xinhua news agency reported. A flood watch is in effect through 6 a.m. Saturday for the entire tri-state — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, with rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour expected at times. Strong storms have shut down swaths of the Big Apple's subway system, flooded some streets and highways, and cut off access to at least one terminal at the LaGuardia Airport. A number of subway lines were suspended Friday morning with other lines suspending service through flooded stations, especially in Brooklyn. «There is only extremely limited subway service available because of heavy flooding.

By Lucia Mutikani

Investing.com — Natural gas futures finished the last trading day of September down while posting weekly, monthly and even quarterly gains as the price of America’s favorite fuel for indoor heating and cooling neared the key psychological bullish $3 mark.

In response to the situation, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency encompassing New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley. Mayor Eric Adams also issued a separate state of emergency declaration for New York City.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, will go on trial next week in the Southern District of New York, facing seven charges of fraud and conspiracy.

By Anirban Sen and Anousha Sakoui

Investing.com — Crude prices fell on the last trading day of September on growing uneasiness over how the world might cope in the coming months with exploding energy costs, even as the U.S. economy and inflation appeared to have escaped the worst of such impact right away. Those long oil also won big on the month and quarter, helped largely by chokes on Saudi and Russian supply.

Medtronic is seeking to streamline its portfolio and focus on its higher-growth assets, such as its heart and diabetes devices, by divesting the two units which generated approximately $2.2 billion in revenue in the 2022 fiscal year according to the company. The businesses that Medtronic would shed would be moved to a new company majority-owned by Carlyle, the sources said. Medtronic would retain a stake in the new company of more than 35%, the sources added.

Password-sharing crackdowns are becoming more and more common in the streaming world today

Wonder Group is buying meal kit company Blue Apron for about $103 million as the company looks to enhance its offerings

Shohei Ohtani’s soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales

Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven

By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien

Covid infection can trigger a dangerous immune response in the hard fatty deposits, called plaques, lining the interiors of the heart's blood vessels, which can disrupt the normal blood flow, according to researchers. Exposing these plaques to the coronavirus boosted inflammation in blood vessels, thereby enabling the fatty deposits to interfere with the blood flow and worsen pre-existing heart conditions, the researchers at New York University (NYU) Langone Health, US, showed.

Iceland is responding to the exponential growth of tourism and its impact on the country's pristine wilderness by turning to tax measures, according to Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir. In an interview with Shery Ahn on Bloomberg Television from New York, Prime Minister Jakobsdottir acknowledged the significant and rapid expansion of tourism in Iceland over the past decade. This growth not only affects the environment but also exerts pressure on the unspoiled natural landscapes that draw visitors to the island. To address the climate impact of increased travel, Iceland is considering the introduction of taxes for tourists staying in the country.

TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media company disputes

By Jonathan Stempel