On #TheUpdate this Friday, Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" graced a decadeslong career, has died at 96. The contests have names such as Predator Slam, Squirrel Scramble and Final Fling for Fox. But New York could ban contests that involve killing some wildlife species for cash prizes. And The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one. But the technology has been slow to take off. 👨‍💻

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, The wife of the man charged in the deaths of three women whose remains were found along a Long Island beach roadway has filed for divorce. New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city will start giving adult asylum seekers in the city’s shelter system 60 days notice to find somewhere else to live. And A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion. 💰💵

On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Police have been carting more boxes of potential evidence out of the home of Rex Heuermann, who has been charged with killing at least three women and leaving their remains alongside a remote stretch of beach highway in New York. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says he and other city officials have begun cracking down on illegal cannabis shops. His office says the proprietor of 11 shops must pay more than $400,000 in penalties. And Michigan's attorney general has filed felony charges against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020. 🇺🇲

On #TheUpdate this Tuesday, Detectives investigating the long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings have searched a storage facility in the Long Island community of Amityville over the weekend. Longtime police official Edward Caban has been sworn is as commissioner of the New York Police Department, becoming the first Latino to lead the 178-year-old department. And Solidarity and stamina are themes on picket lines in New York and Los Angeles as striking actors and writers are bracing for a long standoff with studios. 🗽🏆🎬

On #TheUpdate this Monday, A Long Island architect has been arrested in connection with three of the long-unsolved killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders. Fifty-nine-year-old Rex Heuermann pleaded not guilty to three murder charges on Friday. Meanwhile, Families of several women who were slain and dumped along the coastline are trying to find closure after the capture of a man who authorities say is responsible. Unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. this year has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006. From Jan. 1 to June 30, the nation endured 28 mass killings, all but one of which involved guns. And Another Powerball drawing ends with no winner, sending the jackpot soaring to an estimated $900 million. 💰💵

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On #TheUpdate this Friday, The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has been arrested on federal fraud charges alleging that he schemed to defraud customers by misleading them about key aspects of the business. A misplaced naval ship in California, overlooked students in New York City and missed inmates in Texas are some of the reasons why the two most populous states and the largest city in the U.S. have filed last-minute requests for 2020 census corrections. And it's not just you. Sriracha is hard to come by these days — at least for one popular brand. 🥵🌶️🫙

On #TheUpdate this Thursday, A New Jersey man has admitted posting a broad online threat that spurred heightened security at synagogues and Jewish schools in the state last year. There’s only one more chance this year to take in Manhattanhenge. Wednesday was a bust, with gray, gloomy weather socking in the horizon at sundown, and Thursday could see similar skies. And unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators. But it says they are not confident studios have any intention of reaching an agreement and avoiding a strike. 🎞️

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On #TheUpdate this Wednesday, The Justice Department has reversed its position that Donald Trump can't be held personally liable for remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he was president when he made the comments. The union that successfully organized an Amazon warehouse in New York is being sued by a splinter group that includes some former leaders.

And Bank of America must reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150 million in fines for “double-dipping” on overdraft fees, withholding reward bonuses on credit cards and opening accounts without customer consent. 💵🏧💳