When Domingo Germán received the news that his beloved uncle, who was a constant father figure in his life, had passed away on June 26, he was utterly devastated. He could not stop the tears from flowing. Domingo was a mess in the clubhouse the day prior to his pitching outing but he was not about to miss his date with destiny. His uncle would have wanted it that way.
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Domingo stepped up to the mound but he was not alone. His tío querido was right there beside him. Together they made history… Domingo became only the 24th player in major league history to ever pitch a Perfect Game, he is also the 4th Yankee and the first Dominican to do so. To God goes the glory…
An oasis of history in Upper Manhattan! New York Nonstop’s Lynda Baquero and Rolando Pujol of AMNewYork uncover some historical gems just off the “A” train… from the apartments of music legends to a secret staircase to the Giants.
The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by President Joe Biden last year, and left borrowers on the hook for repayments that are expected to resume by late summer.
The court held that the administration needs Congress’ endorsement before undertaking so costly a program. The majority rejected arguments that a bipartisan 2003 law dealing with student loans, known as the HEROES Act, gave Biden the power he claimed.
“Six States sued, arguing that the HEROES Act does not authorize the loan cancellation plan. We agree,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court.
Justice Elena Kagan wrote in a dissent, joined by the court’s two other liberals, that the majority of the court “overrides the combined judgment of the Legislative and Executive Branches, with the consequence of eliminating loan forgiveness for 43 million Americans.”
Loan repayments are expected to resume by late August under a schedule initially set by the administration and included in the agreement to raise the debt ceiling. Payments have been on hold since the start of the coronavirus pandemic more than three years ago.
The forgiveness program would have canceled $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, would have had an additional $10,000 in debt forgiven.
Twenty-six million people had applied for relief and 43 million would have been eligible, the administration said. The cost was estimated at $400 billion over 30 years.
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Summer is always a buggy time in the Big Apple, but recently even more so, thanks to a curious and very annoying influx of insects around the city this week.
“Is there a gnat invasion in NYC? I felt/saw them in Chinatown, on the Manhattan bridge, in Dumbo. A guy just stopped me to ask about it so at least I know I’m not crazy,” New York-based writer Nina Roberts posted on Twitter, unleashing a thread of similarly critter-filled stories and videos from other locals.
But exactly what the hell are said bugs and where did they come from?
“They are not gnats (a kind of fly), but rather aphids, and there appears to be two species,” entomologist Dr. David Grimaldi, curator of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, tells us. However, the doc is reticent to specify exactly which kind of gnats we’re currently working with, “since I haven’t examined them under a microscope and am away from NYC,” he says. “They may be native species or species that were introduced years ago (doubtfully recent).” Good news for you Jersey City and Hoboken folks, though: “We aren’t seeing swarms of them in northern NJ right now.”
Outside of being a nuisance and pretty gross, are the flies dangerous? Not particularly. “Aphids feed on the fluids of plants, such as tree leaves. They excrete little droplets of sugary secretions (called ‘honeydew’), which sustain ants and other insects (you see these droplets on your car when parked under a tree in summer),” Dr. Grimaldi added. If you don’t want to run into the bugs, steer clear of your local parks and green spaces, he suggests. “Given their numbers, these aphids are probably feeding from trees along sidewalks, in Central, Prospect, and other parks.”
We’re used to buggy warm-weather seasons in NYC, so why does the recent infestation seem so bad? Is it in any way tied to the local wildfires in Canada, which have been greatly affecting the air quality down here in New York? “I can’t see any plausible connection with wildfire smoke,” says Dr. Grimaldi. “Every species goes through population cycles over the years, and this might be a boom year for them, with a mild spring and then the rains and humid warmth.”
Hopefully, an end is in sight. Per the doc, ”local populations of each species tend to be synchronized in their development from wingless to alate morphs (not unlike cicadas), and the transition to winged forms is what we’re seeing.” Take those wings and fly away!
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