9 h. ago NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and US Sen. Bernie Sanders rally with nurses on ninth day of strike

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are rallying with nurses in Manhattan during the ninth day of their strike

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3 d. ago NYC may reinvest in Israel bonds in defiance of mayor Mamdani’s stance

Comptroller Mark Levine wants to separate politics from investment strategy to boost public pension fund

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4 d. ago Nurses restart contract talks with another major hospital system on 5th day of strike

New York City nurses on strike say they’ve restarted contract talks with another one of the major hospital systems affected on the fifth day of the walkout

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5 d. ago NYC nurses on strike set to resume negotiations with hospitals on 4th day of walkout

New York City nurses on strike are set to resume negotiations with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to a walkout that’s in its fourth day

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6 d. ago ‘No quitter’: Daniel Sanders to continue Dakar Rally despite breaking bones

Defending motorbike champion breaks collarbone and sternumAustralian drops from first to fourth overall after crash on dunesAustralian world champion Daniel Sanders has vowed to battle on with a broken collarbone and sternum, despite the crash ending his dream of becoming back-to-back Dakar Rally motorbike champion.Regardless of the pain that awaits him over the final three days in the Saudi Arabian desert, the reigning Dakar and world rally-raid motorcycle champ is adamant he will fight on to the end of the sport’s most celebrated and gruelling race on Saturday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago NYC Council employee’s arrest sparks protests and a dispute over his immigration status

A New York City Council employee has been arrested in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

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7 d. ago NYC nurses strike enters second day as hospitals move to fill labor gaps

Thousands of New York City nurses are resuming their strike as some of the city's leading hospitals have moved to hire replacement workers to fill the labor gap

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7 d. ago Zohran Mamdani moves into NYC mayoral home Gracie mansion with his wife

The 18th-century home makes a stark departure from the New York City Mayor’s former Queens apartment

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8 d. ago Fox host labels Ms. Rachel ‘creepy’ and attacks her over beloved character

Tomi Lahren declares dislike for ‘adults that dress like children’ in attack on YouTube star for appearing with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to promote free childcare policy

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8 d. ago Sadiq Khan swipes at 'bully' Donald Trump as London mayor renews his bitter feud with US President

Asked if he could offer any advice to New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, who assumed office at the beginning of this year, Sir Sadiq said: 'Don't let bullies win.'

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8 d. ago Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospitals

Thousands of nurses at several major New York City hospitals have gone on strike

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Nightfall – Britain races to develop ballistic missile for Kyiv

UK government starts contest to have deep-strike prototypes delivered within 12 months; heat-starved Kyiv under Russian attack again. What we know on day 1,419Britain is to develop a new deep-strike ballistic missile for Ukraine, the government has announced. Under the project, named Nightfall, the British government said on Sunday that it had launched a competition to rapidly develop ground-launched ballistic missiles that could carry a 200kg (440lb) warhead to a range of more than 500km (310 miles).“Nightfall missiles will be capable of being launched from a range of vehicles,” said the UK defence ministry (MoD), “firing multiple missiles in quick succession and withdrawing within minutes – allowing Ukrainian forces to hit key military targets before Russian forces can respond.”Three industry teams would each get £9m to design, develop and deliver their first three Nightfall missiles within 12 months for test firings, said the MoD. Ukraine’s current ballistic missiles include Atac...

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1 week ago Mamdani’s first 10 days: getting things done despite right’s dystopian fantasies

The New York mayor’s popular moves on rent and free childcare defied rightwing predictions of a far-left hellscapeRightwing politicians and media issued grave warnings about Zohran Mamdani.The election of the democratic socialist would, according to some, cause a spike in crime, and a reduction in freedom, prompting rich people to flee the city and leading to, in the words of one conservative thinktank, “collapse, dependency, and political repression” in the manner of “Venezuela” and “Cuba”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Emily Ratajkowski slammed as 'disrespectful' for twerking in bodega before donning hijab at mosque to celebrate 'Mamdani's New York'

Emily Ratajkowski celebrated New York City's new mayor Zohran Mamdani with a racy new post, which was slammed as 'disrespectful' by some fans.

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1 week ago UK hunger striker is 'close to death' warns MP as Commons leader steps in

Barry Gardiner MP urged the Commons leader to intervene for Heba Muraisi, 31, who is on day 67 of her hunger strike at HMP New Hall. She is awaiting trial on charges which she denies

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1 week ago Program predicts your risk of dementia, heart attack, stroke and cancer from a single night of sleep

A poor night's sleep means a bleary-eyed next day, but it could also shed light on diseases that will strike years down the road.

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1 week ago Zohran Mamdani defends his appointee after ‘white supremacy’ posts resurface

Weaver said some of the messages were ‘regretful’ and ’not something I would say today’

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1 week ago Friends actor announces candidacy for NYC mayor after railing against Zohran Mamdani

Michael Rapaport has furiously criticized Mamdani’s support for Palestine

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2 w. ago Met Police staff to strike for six more days amid pay dispute

The last strike took place on New Year’s Day and was described as ‘hugely successful and disruptive’

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2 w. ago NHS went ahead with 95 per cent of hospital appointments during doctors’ strike

An average of 19,120 resident doctors were on strike each day over five days in December

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