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Current owner Hal Steinbrenner, son of The Boss, announced the change Friday before the team's...</p> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/new-york-yankees-drop-ban-on-beards-49-years-after-it-was-imposed-by-owner-george-steinbrenner/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_card no_thumbnail format-standard"> <div class="jeg_inner_post"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/jurors-begin-deliberating-in-the-trial-of-a-man-charged-with-trying-to-kill-salman-rushdie/" aria-label="Read article: Jurors begin deliberating in the trial of a man charged with trying to kill Salman Rushdie"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy no_thumbnail size-500 "></div></a> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/category/local/national-news/">National News</a> </span> </div> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/jurors-begin-deliberating-in-the-trial-of-a-man-charged-with-trying-to-kill-salman-rushdie/">Jurors begin deliberating in the trial of a man charged with trying to kill Salman Rushdie</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/author/cassieo/">Mountain Media, LLC</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/jurors-begin-deliberating-in-the-trial-of-a-man-charged-with-trying-to-kill-salman-rushdie/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 22, 2025</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/jurors-begin-deliberating-in-the-trial-of-a-man-charged-with-trying-to-kill-salman-rushdie/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>MAYVILLE, N.Y. 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The majority of employees shown the door at the federal tax collector are newly hired workers focused on compliance, which includes ensuring that taxpayers are...</p> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/irs-layoffs-could-hurt-revenue-collection-and-foil-efforts-to-go-after-rich-tax-dodgers-experts-say/" class="jeg_readmore">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text">Details</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_card no_thumbnail format-standard"> <div class="jeg_inner_post"> <div class="jeg_thumb"> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/no-injuries-from-israeli-bus-explosions-in-suspected-militant-attack-police-say/" aria-label="Read article: No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say"><div class="thumbnail-container animate-lazy no_thumbnail size-500 "></div></a> </div> <div class="jeg_postblock_content"> <div class="jeg_post_category"> <span> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/category/local/national-news/">National News</a> </span> </div> <h3 class="jeg_post_title"> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/no-injuries-from-israeli-bus-explosions-in-suspected-militant-attack-police-say/">No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say</a> </h3> <div class="jeg_post_meta"><div class="jeg_meta_author"><span class="by">by</span> <a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/author/cassieo/">Mountain Media, LLC</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_date"><a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/no-injuries-from-israeli-bus-explosions-in-suspected-militant-attack-police-say/"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> February 21, 2025</a></div><div class="jeg_meta_comment"><a href="https://mountainmedianews.com/no-injuries-from-israeli-bus-explosions-in-suspected-militant-attack-police-say/#comments" ><i class="fa fa-comment-o"></i> 0 </a></div></div> <div class="jeg_post_excerpt"> <p>BAT YAM, Israel (AP) — A series of explosions Thursday on three parked buses has rattled central Israel in what authorities suspected was a militant attack. 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