9 h. ago Trump threatens to cut funds if ‘communist’ Mamdani wins mayoral election

President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post and says he does not want to send ‘good money after bad’On the eve of New York’s well-watched mayoral election, President Donald Trump issued a threat to its voters: stop Zohran Mamdani or pay.“If Communist Candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the Election for Mayor of New York City, it is highly unlikely that I will be contributing Federal Funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “I don’t want to send, as President, good money after bad.” Continue reading...

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9 h. ago New York's Jewish community divided, anxious as city faces potential first Muslim mayor

New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — is abounding with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor

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40 h. ago Zohran Mamdani shrugs off Islamophobic attacks with ad showing him addressing NYC voters in Arabic days before mayor election

The Democratic candidate, who is Muslim, recently delivered a speech condemning Islamophobia

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3 d. ago Democrats should be taking the fight to Trump – the problem is, he’s got them battling each other | Jonathan Freedland

Elections across the US next week should be easy pickings for the opposition. But they’re finding it hard to beat a player who breaks all the rulesEvery year is election year in the US, but the contests of 2025, which reach their climax on Tuesday, will be especially revealing. These “off-year” battles – a smattering of governors’ races, statewide referendums and the election of a new mayor in the country’s biggest city – will tell us much about the national mood 12 months after Americans returned Donald Trump to the White House and one year before midterm contests that could reshape the US political landscape. Above all, though, they will reveal the division, the confusion and sheer discombobulation Trump has induced in the US’s party of opposition.The verdict on Trump’s first 10 months in office will be delivered most clearly in the two states set to choose a new governor: New Jersey and Virginia. By rights, these should be relatively easy wins for the Democrats. Both states voted...

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4 d. ago Will the real De Blasio please stand up? A lesson from a UK newspaper’s gaffe

The Times thought they were interviewing ex-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. They were actually talking to a wine importerIt was a hell of a scoop.Here was Bill de Blasio, the progressive former mayor of New York who has been an enthusiastic supporter of Zohran Mamdani, suddenly turning on the man whom many expect to be elected as the next mayor next month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NYC mayoral frontrunner Mamdani condemns ‘racist’ attacks from Cuomo after 9/11 comments: ‘This is disgusting’

If elected, Zohran Mamdani would be the first Muslim to serve as mayor of New York City

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan accelerates plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street 'as soon as next year': Mayor wants to make shopping district carless before the local elections

The Mayor of London is pushing to fast-track proposals to remove traffic from West End's busiest shopping street ahead of local elections , amid fears a future administration could scrap the project.

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2 w. ago Republican in New York’s mayor race: eccentric street vigilante who could secure Mamdani’s win

Curtis Sliwa is unlikely to run the overwhelmingly Democratic city. But his willingness to defy Trump and billionaires could leave a big impactWith less than a month to go, the race to be New York City’s mayor is continuing to fascinate and bemuse: and in an election that could have political ramifications across the country, it’s a beret-wearing, cat-loving vigilante who seems like he could have the final say.Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the crime-fighting group the Guardian Angels and the Republican candidate to run the largest US city, has little chance of winning the election in November. But his presence may be the thing that helps confirm Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist, as New York’s next mayor. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The 25 times the McCanns have had to face the trolls: All the slurs and conspiracy theories thrown at the distraught family since Madeleine went missing

Kate and Gerry McCann were for a short while in 2007 made suspects by the Portuguese in the disappearance of their daughter which opened the floodgates for a barrage abuse.

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3 w. ago Lord Mayor’s Show renamed for first time to recognise Lady Mayor

The show, which dates back to the 13th century, will be renamed to the Lady Mayor’s Show following Dame Susan Langley’s election last month.

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3 w. ago German mayor Iris Stalzer accuses teen daughter of Herdecke stabbing, say cops

Iris Stalzer, 57, who has been elected mayor of Herdecke in western Germany, was found with stab wounds at her home and it is alleged she was attacked by her 17-year-old daughter

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3 w. ago German mayor 'was stabbed by adopted daughter, 17', police believe after finding bloodied knife and clothes

Iris Stalzer, 57, was elected as the mayor of Herdecke in western Germany on September 28 and is due to take office on November 1.

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3 w. ago Mayor 'stabbed 13 times' no longer in critical condition as daughter prime suspect

Iris Stalzer, 57, was believed to have been stabbed by several men on Tuesday but the mayor of Herbedecke is now understood to have told police her adopted daughter, 17, is a suspect

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3 w. ago Daughter suspected in an attack on a newly elected mayor in Germany

Investigators say that the newly elected mayor of a German town who was found at her home with stab wounds apparently was attacked by her teenage daughter, and her life is no longer in danger

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3 w. ago German mayor was found fighting for life with stab wounds after 'screaming' row in her house, neighbours reveal as she refuses to name attacker and her adopted daughter, 17, becomes suspect

Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of the town of Herdecke near the western city of Dortmund, was found at her home at around 12.40pm local time on Tuesday with life-threatening injuries.

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3 w. ago Stabbed Mayor refused to name attacker while going 'in and out of consciousness'

Newly-elected mayor Iris Stalzer was said to be 'in and out of consciousness' after being stabbed in the back and stomach multiple times, with her son and daughter being arrested on suspicion

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3 w. ago German mayor left fighting for life in frenzied stabbing refuses to name her attacker

Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of the town of Herdecke near the western city of Dortmund, was found at her home at around 12.40pm local time on Tuesday with life-threatening injuries.

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3 w. ago German mayor in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in ‘abhorrent attack’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the attack which happened just days after the mayor was elected

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3 w. ago German mayor fighting for life after being stabbed ‘13 times’ in ‘abhorrent attack’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the attack which happened just days after the mayor was elected

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3 w. ago First picture of son quizzed by cops after brutal stabbing of his mayor mum as she fights for her life in hospital

THIS is the first picture of the son detained by German police and quizzed over the brutal stabbing of his mum. Police arrested the teenager and his 17-year-old sister after newly elected mayor Iris Stalzer was allegedly knifed in a frenzied attack near her home. Pictures show the teen being led away to a police...

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