3 d. ago For Sean 'Diddy' Combs, could a lesser conviction mean a greater public rehabilitation?

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted of the most serious sex trafficking charges against him and convicted of lesser ones

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7 d. ago Mamdani heads to Harlem after stunning New York City primary results

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem as he sought to build on momentum from New York City’s Democratic primary

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8 d. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams rips into Mamdani’s ‘socialist’ agenda, says he ‘doesn’t have the authority’ to tax the rich

‘I'm competing against him because this is not a socialist city,’ Adams said

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9 d. ago Eric Adams says Zohran Mamdani was born with a ‘silver spoon’ as he launches reelection campaign

Incumbent attempts to frame race against Democratic challenger as contest between experience and privilege or ‘dirty fingernails and manicured nails’

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9 d. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Mamdani as having a 'silver spoon'

New York Mayor Eric Adams is kicking off his independent reelection bid

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1 week ago Trump brands Zohran Mamdani a ‘100% communist lunatic’ backed by ‘dummies’ who has a ‘grating’ voice

Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and state lawmaker, won New York City’s Democratic primary on Tuesday and now faces reelection bid from current mayor Eric Adams, who will run as an independent

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1 week ago Trump brands Mamdani a ‘100% Communist Lunatic’ backed by ‘dummies’ who has a ‘grating’ voice

Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and state lawmaker, won New York City’s Democratic primary on Tuesday and now faces reelection bid from current mayor Eric Adams, who will run as an independent

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1 week ago New York City closes arrival center for migrants in once grand Manhattan hotel

New York City has closed the arrival center for migrants it had established in a once grand Manhattan hotel

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1 week ago Know thine enemy: my ‘rat walk’ with New York’s rat czar made me rethink vermin

An estimated 3 million rats live in New York City – so members of the ‘Rat Pack’ are working to ease human-rodent relationsI am standing near a tree bed in a bustling Brooklyn park, with only a few feet of dirt separating me from a “small” family of rats – that’s usually around eight of them, I’m told. I’ve come on this “rat walk” with a few dozen New Yorkers, all milling about awkwardly, subjecting ourselves to the kind of brainless small talk heard at speed dating events. But instead of looking for love, we’ve come to learn more about New York’s rodent population. Tonight, knowing thine enemy means we must slink among the rats.We’re led by Kathleen Corradi, the city’s famed rat czar, appointed by Mayor Eric Adams in 2023, and we are united by our visceral hatred of rats. We don’t want to see them scurry by on late-night walks home, or watch as they slink in and out of trash bags on the street. We especially don’t want them in our homes. As one exterminator put it to the famed metr...

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3 w. ago Let women be horny – but Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover isn’t helping | Arwa Mahdawi

The Man’s Best Friend image has reopened a debate: sex-positive feminism or soft porn for the male gaze?Please join me for a quick game of “is this sex-positive feminism or just a lazy repackaging of the patriarchy”? Today’s protagonist is Sabrina Carpenter, a pop star whose music videos have got a Brooklyn priest demoted and might have played a small role in getting the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, indicted.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Judge blocks plan to allow immigration agents in New York City jail

A judge has blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail

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3 w. ago Eric Adams signs order adopting controversial definition of antisemitism

Move comes ahead of Democratic primary for New York City mayor, where support for Israel has become key issueEric Adams, the mayor of New York City, signed an executive order this week adopting a controversial definition of antisemitism, as Israel’s invasion of Gaza and alleged antisemitism continued to dominate the city’s mayoral election.The mayor signed the order, which requires city agencies to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s description of antisemitism, at a synagogue in Manhattan on Sunday. Adams described antisemitism as “a vile disease that’s been spreading across our nation and our city”. Continue reading...

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