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New York, N.Y.: New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau in the 2nd quarter in game 7 of an NBA … More playoff Eastern Conference Semi-final round, May 19, 2024, in Manhattan at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images)Newsday via Getty Images Most organizations have a general philosophy or identity that is as much a part of the teams as the players are. It is sometimes spelled out on the court, or spilled on the front page of a newspaper branding a new era. The New York Knicks have been led over these…

Microsoft has officially closed its Skype service, replacing it with Microsoft Teams, the company’s Slack competitor. The software giant mismanaged the popular communications product for many years through slow innovation and a confusing user experience. Microsoft, which purchased Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion, formally shuttered the app on Monday after announcing earlier this year that it would swap the video conferencing service for Microsoft Teams, according to a report by Ars Technica. Skype users who open the app or go to the site will now be directed to use Microsoft Teams instead. The final active trace of Skype, however, is the Skype Dial Pad, which…

Israel destroyed the main airport in Sana’a, Yemen, the country’s capital, to prevent the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels from using it to rearm their missiles and resupply their forces, in the latest counterattack. Tuesday’s airstrikes were the second in as many days, after the Israeli Air Force (IAF) attacked the Hodeidah port Monday, following a Houthi missile attack on Sunday that hit Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion. The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement: A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck and dismantled Houthi terrorist infrastructure at the main airport in Sana’a, fully disabling the airport. The strike was carried…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney complimented President Donald Trump as a “transformational president” during his visit to the White House on Tuesday. Fresh off the Liberal Party’s election victory last week, Carney met Trump in front of reporters in the Oval Office where the prime minister applauded Trump’s leadership. “You’re a transformational president, focused on the economy, with a relentless focus on the American worker, securing your borders… ending the scourge of fentanyl and other opioids, and securing the world,” Carney said. Carney added that Canadians were focused on similar issues during their election. “And I’ve been elected… with the…

President Donald Trump revealed that his administration will be imposing a 100 percent tariff “on any and all” movies coming into the United States that are produced in foreign countries, noting that the film industry in the U.S. was “dying.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump pointed out that other countries were “offering all sorts of incentives” in order to draw filmmakers and studios away from the U.S. Trump added that he was authorizing the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative to “begin the process of instituting” a 100 percent tariff on movies produced outside of the…

House Republicans are preparing one of the largest overhauls to the country’s largest anti-hunger programs in decades, with a plan to limit future increases to benefits, implement new work requirements and push costs to states in a move that risks millions of low-income Americans being removed from the program. The Agriculture bill has faced delays since last recess amid centrist backlash over the deep food aid spending cuts. But GOP leaders are targeting a markup for next week, May 13 or 14, after deciding late last week to push back this week’s expected meeting, according to four people with direct…

Credit: Fox News screenshot President Trump showed today that he is not quite ready to let the idea of Canada eventually becoming part of the United States go after burning leftist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when he ruled the idea out. AS TGP readers know, Carney arrived in the United States to meet with Trump in the Oval Office just over a week after being elected Prime Minister. The meeting came as tensions between Canada and the United States have heightened due to tariffs and harsh words from several Canadian leaders, like Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Trade, of course,…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 05: Zendaya attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring … More Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)WireImage “Fashion’s Biggest Night Out” is underway in New York City with the Met Gala 2025, an annual fundraising event for the NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The theme of the Met Gala 2025 is celebrating the Costume Institute’s new spring exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, while the dress code is Tailored for You. “The exhibition — which explores the importance of clothing and…

Sometimes called the ‘super’ catch-up contribution, this new saving option is only available to … Moregetty There have been numerous changes to the tax rules surrounding retirement plans in the last few years. One in particular, which is effective in 2025, has flown under the radar. It is sometimes called the ‘super’ catch-up contribution, and it’s only available to workers age 60 to 63. New 401(k) Catch-Up Limit for Workers Age 60 – 63 Starting in 2025, individuals ages 60 to 63 (by Dec. 31) can make even higher catch-up contributions to their 401(k), 403(b), or governmental 457(b) retirement plan.…

Prominent student activists and organizers tied to anti-Israel campus encampments praised violence, endorsed terrorism, described “liberating Palestine” as a way “to dismantle the United States,” and called for the destruction of the America and capitalism during a recent webinar honoring convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal that was later shared by a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. In remarks published by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) think tank, footage shows activists delivering pro-terror rhetoric during a livestreamed webinar last month hosted by Mobilization for Mumia and shared by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an entity sanctioned by the U.S. and Canadian governments…