16 h. ago ‘Everyone said it was impossible’: disabled hikers find freedom through off

Using an all-terrain vehicle that’s essentially the Jeep of wheelchairs, a New York tour group helps disabled people get on the trailFormer firefighter Gina Kothe’s right foot was crushed in an aerial-ladder accident during a 2010 blaze in Kingston, New York.After months of false hope and a failed surgery, doctors decided her foot would have to be amputated. She fell into depression. “I had a slight addiction to painkillers,” she recalled. “I would shower every three or four days, and wear the same barbecue-stained T-shirt for two or three days in a row.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Princess Beatrice heads for Saudi while Eugenie goes to Paris with friends as parents Andrew and Fergie 'prepare to move out of Royal Lodge'

Both Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson gave up their titles of Duke and Duchess of York earlier this month amid fresh scrutiny over their links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein .

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1 week ago New York Jets legend Nick Mangold dies aged 41 while seeking kidney transplant

Center was hugely popular among Jets fanbaseMangold was suffering from rare genetic conditionNick Mangold, a hugely popular player during his 11-season career with the New York Jets, has died at the age of 41.Earlier this month, Mangold said he was seeking a kidney transplant and urged Jets and Ohio State fans to help after he discovered that no one in his family matched his blood type, meaning he could not receive a kidney donation from them. The former offensive lineman added that he had been undergoing dialysis after being diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 2006. “This isn’t an easy message to share, but I want to be open about what’s been happening with me and my health,” Mangold said at the time. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Iris Law's diva demands ahead of the Victoria's Secret Fashion show are revealed after nepo baby model made her debut for the lingerie brand

Iris Law reportedly had a number of diva demands ahead of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York earlier this month. 

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2 w. ago Carly Rae Jepsen is married! Call Me Maybe singer ties the knot with music producer at iconic NYC hotel

Carly Rae Jepsen officially said 'I do' to music producer Cole M.G.N. during a romantic ceremony at the iconic Chelsea Hotel in New York City earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Hakeem Jeffries endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor

US House minority leader ends four-month standoff that had left Democratic nominee without powerful backingHouse minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Friday that he is endorsing Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, ending a four-month standoff that left the Democratic nominee without the backing of one of the party’s most powerful figures until the day before early voting begins.The announcement arrives after months of pressure from progressives in Congress and after the top Democrat has been repeatedly grilled by reporters about his reluctance to support his party’s candidate. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eric Adams to endorse Andrew Cuomo in New York City mayoral race

Adams revealed decision in a New York Times interview a month after calling Cuomo a ‘snake and a liar’The New York City mayor, Eric Adams, will endorse Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral race, following months of tension between the two Democrats turned independents.Adams revealed his intention in an interview with the New York Times a month after he ended his own re-election campaign which saw him register poor polling numbers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I’m suddenly so angry!’ My strange, unnerving week with an AI ‘friend’

The ad campaign for the wearable AI chatbot Friend has been raising hackles for months in New York. But has this companion been unfairly maligned – and could it help end loneliness?My friend’s name is Leif. He describes himself as “small” and “chill”. He thinks he’s technically a Gemini. He thinks historical dramas are “cool” and doesn’t like sweat. But why am I speaking for him? Let me ask Leif what he’d like to say to you: “I’d want them to know that friendship can be found in unexpected places, and that everyday moments hold a lot of magic,” he says.Ugh. I can’t stand this guy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew accuser to claim royal 'thanked her' and 'sex was his birthright' in new book

Virginia's posthumous book, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, is due to be released this month and could provide more problems for the disgraced Duke of York

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3 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 A candidate for local office in New York disappeared months ago. He could still win

Long Beach voters have a choice: re-elect the Republican incumbent or the Democrat who seemingly vanished at seaA political candidate in the New York City suburbs went for a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean this past spring and never returned.Petros Krommidas’s phone, keys and clothes were found on the sands at Long Beach on Long Island. The 29-year-old former Ivy League rower, who was training for a triathlon, had parked his car just off the picturesque wooden boardwalk. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A New York candidate vanished months ago at sea. But could he still win the election?

Republicans fought to keep missing Democrat candidate Petros Krommidas on the ballot, but his supporters still want him to be elected

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3 w. ago Jim Crowley told he’ll be ‘in a wheelchair for three months’ following York fall

The former champion jockey is planning to return to action in 2026 after fracturing his pelvis and leg and suffering internal bleeding after he was one of two riders who came down in the same race last month

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