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Trump Halts Mexico Tariffs Amid Rising Trade Tensions, Domestic Economic Fears
President Donald Trump is reversing course on tariffs against Mexico, stepping back from a trade war he started with the nation's southern neighbor.
In a Thursday, Mar. 6 post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said he struck a deal with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to delay tariffs on goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
The pause will be in effect until Tuesday, Apr. 2.
"I did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum," Trump posted. "Our relationship has been a very good one, and we are working hard, to…
3 Dogs Found Starving In Apartment: Mom Gets Animal Cruelty Charge In Westchester, SPCA Says
A Westchester mother is facing animal cruelty charges after investigators found three emaciated dogs suffering in squalid conditions in her apartment, authorities said.
Shannon Deleg, 33, of Peekskill, was arrested by SPCA Westchester’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit and charged with three counts of animal cruelty, the agency announced on Thursday, March 6.
The investigation began after a tip to the SPCA’s confidential animal cruelty hotline led officers to Deleg’s apartment. Inside, they discovered a severely malnourished pit bull, now named Gracie, curled up in a ball with her ribs and spine…
US Layoffs Surge To 2020 Levels As Economic Turmoil Grows: Study
Layoffs are sweeping across the country at a pace not seen in years, hitting government workers, retail employees, and tech professionals the hardest, according to a new study.
US employers announced 172,017 layoffs in February, the highest total since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020, according to a report released by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday, Mar. 6. Last month's cuts were 245 percent higher than January and more than double the job losses from February 2024.
February marked a dramatic spike in job losses, as businesses and federal age…
Alert Issued For Missing Girl, 14, In Westchester
Police are searching for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen in Westchester several days ago.
Jocelyn Otero, age 14, was last seen in Yonkers in the area of Mt. Carmel Place on Friday, Feb. 28, the Yonkers Police Department announced on Thursday, March 6.
Otero is described as a Black girl who is 5-foot-4 and 209 pounds. She was last seen wearing an army fatigue hoodie, a gray coat, and black jeans.
She may be in need of medical attention, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 914-377-7900.
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Burglars Hit Several Businesses Overnight In Westchester: Police
Authorities are investigating a series of commercial burglaries that targeted several businesses in Westchester during the overnight hours between Monday, March 3, and Tuesday, March 4, police said.
The break-ins occurred at businesses along Main Street in Armonk, including Bluestone Lane Armonk Café at 575 Main Street, KOKU Restaurant at 454 Main Street, and Meraki Taverna at 456 Main Street, the North Castle Police Department announced on Thursday, March 6.
David Chen’s Restaurant, located just off Main Street at 85 Old Mt. Kisco Road, was also hit, police said.
The burglaries were…
