Try that in a small town. The founder of beloved cheese-puff brand Pirate’s Booty claims to be the mayor of a newly formed Long Island town-within-a-town in a “legal” maneuver that is being brushed off by officials of the already-existing enclave. Robert Ehrlich, who created Pirate’s Booty in 1987, has invoked an arcane New York state law called the Citizen Empowerment Act to create a “new” village within Sea Cliff, which is located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, and install himself as its mayor, News 12 reported. Robert Ehrlich, 66, is using a little-known New York…

Travelers who claim to be loyal customers of Southwest are sounding off after the airline announced changes Tuesday to its popular passenger perk.The Texas-based carrier revealed several changes are being made in an effort to drive revenue growth and return to profitability shareholders expect, FOX Business reported.These changes will include an adjustment to its checked bag policy, which allows all passengers to check two bags for free. Southwest has not yet announced how much travelers will be charged, though the fee for a third checked bag is listed at $150 on southwest.com.DARING AIRPORT TREND HAS TRAVELERS ARRIVING AT GATE 15…

President Donald Trump, speaking from the Oval Office Thursday, downplayed an upcoming nuclear summit in Beijing between Iran, Russia, and China, three chief adversaries of the U.S.The discussions, first confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry Thursday and which come just days after Iran rebuffed Trump’s push to engage in nuclear negotiations, will coincide with a United Nations Security Council meeting regarding Tehran’s expansion of near-weapons-grade uranium. Trump suggested perhaps Beijing, Moscow and Tehran will be having their own discussions on “de-escalation.””Well, maybe they’re going to talk about non-nuclear problems. Maybe they’re going to be talking about the de-escalation of nuclear weapons,”…

The TGV INOUI, run by national operator SNCF, will launch at the start of 2026. ADVERTISEMENTA new fleet of TGV trains is set to hit the rails in France and the first images of their stylish interiors have been released. The TGV INOUI (previously called TGV-M) series is the fifth generation of the trains produced for national rail operator SNCF by manufacturer Alstom, and they will begin carrying passengers at the start of 2026.They will start circulating on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille route – the busiest high-speed line in the country – before being phased in across the rest of the network.The…

A North Carolina second-grader is being hailed a hero after he used a lifesaving skill he learned on YouTube on a classmate who started choking during recess — in a dramatic rescue caught on video.   Jayceon Branch, 9, was playing basketball with his friends at Raleigh Oak Charter Elementary on March 3 when his classmate, 7-year-old Donye Moore, keeled over and struggled to breathe as he began choking on a granola bar, according to footage obtained by WRAL News. The older boy sprang into action without hesitation, reaching around Moore’s body to successfully perform two compressions of the Heimlich maneuver,…

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Proposals to water down passenger flight delay compensation rules are being discussed in Brussels, risking Europe’s claim to having the most passenger-friendly skies in the world. ADVERTISEMENTAir passengers in Europe enjoy some of the best consumer protections in the world. But the European Union is contemplating watering down these passenger-friendly measures, which could leave travellers out of pocket.The current regulation, known as EU261, has been in place since 2005, providing passengers with compensation and support in the event their trip doesn’t go to plan. A revision to these rules has been debated since 2013, but has resurfaced this week as…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.China’s Ministry of Commerce has summoned executives at Walmart over reports the US retailer asked its suppliers to cut prices in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, according to state media.The discussions, reported on Wednesday by a social media account affiliated with state-run China Central Television, highlight mounting geopolitical risks for big US companies in China.“Chinese companies shall not bear the blame for US tariffs,” the Yuyuantantian account, a frequent source of official commentary on trade, said in a post…

Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are calling out Democrats in the state Senate for pushing to “water down” the proposal. Hochul’s plan would forbid students from using smartphones during the entire school day, but the Senate’s proposed budget resolution would only ban cell phone usage during classroom or “instructional time.” Hochul’s plan would forbid students from using smartphones during the entire school day. Hans Pennink The Senate’s proposal would leave it to school districts to determine whether or not they want to outlaw cell phone usage outside the classroom or during non-instructional periods. “We are…

I interviewed Elon Musk yesterday in the Indian Treaty Room at the Old Executive Office Building, across the street from the White House. He was open, honest, transparent, and committed to preventing this country from falling deeper into an entitlement state that will wind up in bankruptcy.He has been subjected to extraordinary criticism from Democrats and their left-wing allies. But President Donald Trump, time and again, has given Elon his full and complete backing. And although Musk is not really a political man, he understands perfectly well that the entitlement state – shot through with waste, fraud, and corruption –…

Archaeologists in Hanover, Maryland, came across rare artifacts that have ties to American abolitionist Harriet Tubman.The evacuation was led by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) at the site of Tubman’s father, Ben Ross’ home.”Pieces of plates, pitchers, bowls and more found at the site of Harriet Tubman’s father’s home give us more insight to how the family lived 200 years ago,” MDOT Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said in a press release. ANCIENT STRUCTURE USED FOR CULT ‘RITUALS’ DISCOVERED BY ARCHAEOLOGISTSTubman spent her teenage years living with her father, according to MDOT. The home sits deep in the wetlands of the Blackwater…

Ukraine on Tuesday accepted a deal put forward by the Trump administration during a meeting in Saudi Arabia, a significant step forward in securing a ceasefire agreement and bringing an end to the war with Russia.”We’ll take this offer now to the Russians, and we hope that they’ll say yes,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters. Rubio, standing alongside national security advisor Mike Waltz, did not detail exactly what was in this agreement, but according to a readout provided by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, Kyiv has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire contingent on Moscow’s acceptance of the terms.MARK KELLY…

The one day walk out has already left thousands of flights grounded at hubs including Berlin, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Munich. ADVERTISEMENTA one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports, including the Frankfurt and Munich hubs and all the country’s other main destinations, has caused the cancellation of most flights on Monday 10 March.More than half a million people could face travel disruption today across the country, with more than 3,400 expected flight cancellations, according to German Airports Association ADV. Passengers have been urged not to travel to airports and are being advised to contact their airline or tour operator for…

Good morning. US stocks got taken out to the woodshed yesterday. The S&P 500 fell 2.7 per cent and the Nasdaq fell 4 per cent, its biggest one-day fall since 2022. A few things are clear. US growth and tariff policy are major concerns for investors at a moment when the country’s risk assets are very expensive. Inflation risks remain on the table. And the Trump administration’s “short-term pain, long-term gain” rhetoric about markets and the economy has scared everyone out of their trousers. Beyond that, it is hard to say much definitively. We try to find some order in…