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StoryBreak coverage of New York: 5 stories since August 22, 2026
- Sports
Giants Acquire J.J. McCarthy in Surprise Trade With Vikings
New York sent Minnesota a 2027 fifth-round pick for the former first-round quarterback after Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury. The trade gives the Giants another option, but it does not yet settle who will start.
September 28, 2026 at 7:22 PM EDT
- Money
DoorDash Will Pay $131.5 Million Over New York City Delivery-Worker Pay Claims
More than 260,000 New York City delivery workers are expected to receive money under a settlement that also imposes a new monitoring system on DoorDash. The agreement resolves disputes over missing and late payments as well as how the company calculated workers’ online time.
September 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM EDT
- Sports
Mets Survive Two Collapses in One Night, Beat Marlins 15-14
New York blew an 8-0 lead, rebuilt a six-run advantage and then held on as Miami nearly erased that cushion again, completing a three-game sweep in one of the season’s strangest games.
September 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM EDT
- U.S.
America’s AI Data Center Boom Is Running Into Growing Resistance Across the U.S.
A rapid buildout of AI data centers is colliding with concerns over electricity, water, pollution, land use and local control. From New York to Ohio, communities and elected officials are turning to moratoriums, permitting fights and new political campaigns to slow or reshape the expansion.
September 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM EDT
- U.S.
Trump administration’s 75-country immigrant visa ban was illegal, judge rules
A federal judge in New York vacated the State Department’s policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, finding that it exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s authority and violated federal immigration law.
August 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM EDT