92 m. ago Mamdani began first full day as NYC mayor with subway commute

The 34-year-old democratic socialist has now begun the task of running the nation’s largest city

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2 h. ago Former baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges after New Year's Day traffic stop

Retired baseball player Lenny Dykstra faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police say a trooper found drugs and paraphernalia in his possession

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2 h. ago Fans mourn closure of cupcake vending machine company Sprinkles Cupcakes

A company known for its "cupcake ATMs" has shut down after decades in the U.S. Sprinkles Cupcakes' former owner Candace Nelson announced the closure Dec. 30

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2 h. ago Mamdani went on a hunger strike with this cab driver in 2021. He drove the NYC mayor to his inauguration four years later

Early in his political career, Mamdani went on a 15-day hunger strike to help taxi drivers receive relief from crippling debt

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5 h. ago Grooming gang members convicted of child rape will be jailed for the rest of their lives under Reform government

Nigel Farage's party has vowed to impose mandatory whole life sentences on adults convicted of child rape if it wins the next election.

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5 h. ago NYC's new socialist mayor uses chilling phrase while discussing Big Apple plans that conservatives say is code for COMMUNISM

Zohran Mamdani condemned individualism during his inauguration speech on Thursday afternoon, prompting backlash from the right.

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6 h. ago Mamdani appointee edited out of New York magazine cover after antisemitic comments sparked resignation

Catherine Almonte Da Costa was selected to lead Mamdani's office of appointments before the antisemitic social media posts resurfaced

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6 h. ago Rory McIlroy sickened by 'horrific' insults about his daughter during explosive Ryder Cup win

The Grand Slam champ’s wife Erica was also hit by a beer cup at one point during the New York tournament

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8 h. ago Paul Mescal vows to start 'rationing' work as he faces 'different priorites'

Paul Mescal has revealed he intends to start 'rationing' his upcoming workload in a bid to prevent himself from staying in a career which he no longer enjoys

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10 h. ago Iran warns 'all US bases and forces in the entire region' will be 'legitimate targets' after Trump vowed to protect anti

Tehran issued the stark threat after the US President said America was 'locked and loaded and ready to go' if Iranian authorities killed peaceful demonstrators during nationwide protests.

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10 h. ago Pioneering female jockey Diane Crump dies aged 77 after brain cancer battle

Diane Crump, the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, braved outright hostility and rampant sexism of the era to become the first professional female rider in the US

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11 h. ago Lily Allen admits her daughters are struggling after David Harbour split

Lily Allen has opened up about how her daughters are struggling to readjust after the family relocated from New York to the UK following her split from David Harbour

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11 h. ago Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor

Foreign ministry says mayor has poured ‘antisemitic gasoline on an open fire’ by scrapping IHRA definitionIsrael’s foreign ministry has accused New York mayor Zohran Mamdani of pouring “antisemitic gasoline on an open fire” after he reversed a recent order by the outgoing mayor, Eric Adams.“On his very first day as @NYCMayor, Mamdani shows his true face: he scraps the IHRA definition of antisemitism and lifts restrictions on boycotting Israel. This isn’t leadership. It’s antisemitic gasoline on an open fire,” the foreign ministry said in a post on X. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Lily Allen admits her teenage daughters are struggling to adjust to life in the UK following split from David Harbour and reveals they are still in touch with actor

The 40-year-old singer revealed that Ethel, 14, and Marnie, 13 are finding it difficult to navigate changes after moving from New York back to the UK.

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12 h. ago Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row

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14 h. ago LONDON CALLING – PART VII (1996): Goalkeeper is sleepless in London: New York native Sommer learning trade with QPR

LONDON CALLING – PART VII (1996): Goalkeeper is sleepless in London: New York native Sommer learning trade with QPR  Front Row Soccer

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14 h. ago What Zohran Mamdani’s suit tells us about the man and the way society is changing

In politics, clothes matter – as the mid-market formal wear favoured by the new, young New York mayor testifiesGrowing up in London in the 00s, I was surrounded by suits. On City boys darting around the Square Mile. In Hyde Park, where Arab dads in baggy suits kicked footballs with their children in honeyed light. At school, where cheap grey suits were our uniform. The suit has always been a costume of seriousness that signals powerfulness and performance; all the things I was apparently supposed to want if I ever intended to become a “man”. But until recently, my generation seemed to wear them less and less, and they had all but disappeared from my consciousness.Then came the newly elected New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, who was sworn in at a private ceremony dressed in a sober black overcoat, crisp white shirt and an Eri silk tie from New Delhi-based designer Kartik Kumra of Kartik Research – styled by US fashion editor, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. Buoyed up by an ingenious cam...

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14 h. ago Model known as 'naked girl' vows to continue scantily clad protests

Melisa Aydinalp, 24, campaigns for women's rights in Turkey. She often dawns skimpy swimwear to demonstrate women should be allowed to wear whatever they like in her home country

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16 h. ago Poorest have got poorer under Labour while the richest are better off, stark new figures show

Prime minister Keir Starmer pledges to ‘wage all out war’ on the high cost of living

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16 h. ago Trump warns Iran the US is 'locked and loaded and ready to go' and vows to 'rescue' protesters if Islamic Republic 'shoots and violently kills' them amid mounting social unrest

Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday with six reported killed in the first deaths since the unrest escalated.

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