77 m. ago How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’

New York City mayor-elect refused to ‘be in the shadows’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks during his campaignAcross the country, Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has shaken neighbourhoods, torn apart families and engendered a sense of panic among communities. But in New York, on Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York, and an immigrant from Uganda, chose to underline his identity. “New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” he told an ecstatic crowd at Paramount theater in Brooklyn.The son of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother, he was born in Kampala, raised in Queens, and identifies as a democratic socialist. Almost every aspect of Mamdani’s identity had been an issue of contention during the election. Earlier this week, the Center for Study of Organized Hate published a report highlighting the surge in Islamophobic comments online between July and October,...

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1 hour ago See Miami in a new light: Six neighborhoods that might just surprise you

US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill steps beyond Miami’s party scene and into its vibrant patchwork of neighborhoods, each with a story to tell

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2 h. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle attend Kris Jenner's James Bond 70th birthday party

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped out to Jeff Bezos' lavish mansion complex as they attended a star-studded 70th birthday party for Kris Jenner in Miami

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2 h. ago 'I sent goalkeeper into the stand to coach striker in goal – but Dele Alli ruined it'

EXCLUSIVE Former Liverpool and Wales striker Dean Saunders enjoyed a glittering career on the pitch before moving into the dugout at the end of his playing days, where he endured some comical moments

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3 h. ago ‘Never lose hope’: how a new Afghanistan women’s team helps refugees cope with trauma

Afghan Women United is comprised of players forced to flee their homeland and is another step in overcoming major barriers“When I step on to the pitch everything else is automatically erased from my mind,” says the captain of Afghan Women United, Fatima Haidari, when asked how football helps her cope with the traumas she has suffered.“I train, I play, and a fire inside me is lit, not just because of the power that I feel at that moment as a player, but because I feel I have many other girls with me. It’s like I’m taking their hands. Like I’m playing with them. It’s not just for me, and I feel powerful.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Kate Moss's Former Victorian Has a Sunken Entertaining Space That’d Make Any Host Happy

Kate Moss's Former Victorian Has a Sunken Entertaining Space That’d Make Any Host Happy  domino.com

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5 h. ago Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?

Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting in the front row of the UN’s general assembly in New York when Donald Trump made a long and rambling speech, his first to the UN since his re-election, on 23 September.Whipps was prepared for fury and bombast from the US president, but what followed was shocking. Trump’s rant on the climate crisis – a “green scam”, “the greatest con job ever perpetrated”, “predictions made by stupid people” – was an unprecedented attack on science and global action from a major world leader. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago What Mamdani and Martha Stewart tell us about the vibe shift

An election win and a politically incorrect cookbook show that Americans are embracing candour over caution

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7 h. ago 'Very warm and snuggly' fleece throw has £48 saving and 'gorgeous print'

One shopper said the throw is 'just what is needed for a cold winter day or night'

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9 h. ago Florida man accused of killing two children, aged 7 and 9, and setting a mobile home on fire

John Henry Walston, 27, set fire to the home in Escambia County before fleeing the scene

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10 h. ago Did British 'spy' wanted by the FBI for smuggling advanced weaponry flee to China in a private jet?

The pair were arrested at Belgrade's Hyatt Regency Hotel in April - hours before they were about to catch a flight to Beijing - and were detained in prison at the orders of a Serbian judge.

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11 h. ago Flabbergasting views of New York City's next First Lady, 28, laid bare in the hipster artist's work

New York City's next First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a vocal critic of 'American imperialism' who is facing scrutiny after her extreme views emerged.

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11 h. ago Authorities investigate death of passenger aboard Carnival cruise ship

Authorities in Miami are investigating the death of a passenger traveling on a Carnival cruise ship that returned to the city Saturday

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12 h. ago Fleetwood Mac drummer makes surprise appearance at USC halftime show

The band’s 1979 single ‘Tusk’ was recorded with the USC Marching Band

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12 h. ago Where Christian Brueckner could move as he drops hint in GoFundMe to flee Germany

Christian Brueckner set up a short-lived GoFundMe page where he begged people to send him money to ship him off to another country without an extradition treaty with the UK and Germany

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12 h. ago FBI launches investigation into passenger’s death on Carnival cruise ship

The cruise ship finished its voyage and returned to Miami on schedule Saturday

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14 h. ago Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in Manhattan, kicking off New York's holiday season

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in Manhattan, marking the start of New York City's holiday season

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14 h. ago Car fleeing police slams into bar in Tampa, killing 4 people and injuring 11

Police say vehicle was involved in street racing before driver fled from authorities and then crashed into Ybor City bar A speeding car fleeing police slammed into a crowded bar early on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 11 in a historic district of Tampa, Florida, known for its nightlife and tourists.An air patrol unit with the Tampa police department spotted the car driving recklessly on a freeway at about 12.40am after police said the silver sedan had been seen street racing in another neighborhood, according to a police department statement. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Overhauls on hold as fixture squeeze sees has Liverpool and City playing it safe | Jonathan Wilson

With time limited by a packed calendar, only incremental change is possible, pausing transitions for Slot and GuardiolaTime is the enemy of all modern managers. There simply isn’t enough of it. The calendar is too packed, the demands on players too great and, just because there is something almost hypocritical about managers moaning about the number of games they have to play when the fixture list is a direct result of the greed of the clubs they work for, that doesn’t mean their fundamental point is not a valid one.Transition is always difficult, particularly when it involves not only a change of players but of style. Arsenal may have brought in more players than Liverpool this summer, but it would require a particular obtuseness to think that bolstering and finessing a system that already fundamentally works is a source of greater disruption than implementing an almost entirely new style. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Overhauls on hold as fixture squeeze has Liverpool and City playing it safe | Jonathan Wilson

With time limited by a packed calendar, only incremental change is possible, pausing transitions for Slot and GuardiolaTime is the enemy of all modern managers. There simply isn’t enough of it. The calendar is too packed, the demands on players too great and, just because there is something almost hypocritical about managers moaning about the number of games they have to play when the fixture list is a direct result of the greed of the clubs they work for, that doesn’t mean their fundamental point is not a valid one.Transition is always difficult, particularly when it involves not only a change of players but of style. Arsenal may have brought in more players than Liverpool this summer, but it would require a particular obtuseness to think that bolstering and finessing a system that already fundamentally works is a source of greater disruption than implementing an almost entirely new style. Continue reading...

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