7 h. ago ‘I’m Andrew Cuomo, and I could pretend to do a lot of jobs’: NYC mayoral candidate’s AI campaign video ridiculed

The video shows Andrew Cuomo in a range of jobs including a window washer, a stockbroker and a subway traindriver

Politics

11 h. ago White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; Senate to hold vote as shutdown enters third day – US politics live

Trump aide Russ Vought said hold would affect work to extend and modernize city’s transit lines amid little hope Senate can agree a way out of shutdownThe Eisenhower Presidential Library’s director has exited his position after advocating against giving a sword from the collection to King Charles as a gift during Donald Trump’s recent state visit, according to US media reports on Thursday.Todd Arrington left his post on Monday after being told to “resign or be fired”, he told CBS News, which did not specify who had relayed the message to the historian. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Make green great again: Can appeals to the wallet make climate policy an election

In this week’s newsletter: At a major gathering in New York, climate advocates say that language has to change• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAt stuffy United Nations press conferences, in swanky auditoriums and at sticky socialist dance parties, one word was on everyone’s lips at this year’s Climate Week NYC: affordability.The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, said under that under President Trump the United States is “returning to commonsense energy policies that focus on affordability”. The former energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said Democrats must focus on renewable power’s ability to shrink power bills to win elections. And supporters of the almost certainly soon-to-be New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, trumpeted their efforts to link green policies with efforts to lower city residents’ rent and make transit affordable.Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayUK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour ...

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44 h. ago Two Delta planes collide at LaGuardia Airport in New York City

Two Delta Airlines planes have collided on the runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

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45 h. ago Stars and gripes! US flags used by UK for Presidential visits were rejected by Team Trump for not being MAGA red

Officials were supposedly forced to replace 66 hand-sewn Stars and Stripes flags last month, at a cost of £800 each, ahead of the President's three-day visit in September.

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52 h. ago Rapper who joined Trump at rally jailed for five years for attempted murder

Sheff G, who took stage with Trump in the Bronx last year, pleaded guilty on three countsA New York City rapper who joined Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he admitted he used earnings from his music career to fuel gang violence in Brooklyn.Sheff G, whose legal name is Michael Williams, also must serve five years of supervised release once he is freed, under the terms of the sentence imposed on Wednesday. He had agreed to the prison term after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors earlier this year. He pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and a conspiracy charge. Continue reading...

Events

53 h. ago Trump blocks $18B in NYC funding as he blames Schumer for shutdown and with ‘radical’ Mamdani leading mayoral race

The money was set to fund the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway projects

Politics

53 h. ago New York rapper who joined Trump at campaign rally sentenced to 5 years for attempted murder

A New York City rapper who joined then-former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has been sentenced to five years behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges

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54 h. ago US government shutdown live: Republican stopgap funding bill fails in Senate as White House to hold press briefing on shutdown

Senate votes 55-45 against Republican bill with three Democrats crossing party lines to support measure; Karoline Leavitt to give press briefingUS government shuts downTracker: how each US senator votedThis shutdown is expected to be worse than previous ones. The impact on federal workers could be even more severe.Before Trump’s most recent threat of mass layoffs on Tuesday, a memo released last week by the White House’s office of management and budget told agencies not just to prepare for temporary furloughs but for permanent layoffs in the event of a shutdown. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Trump team puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City rail tunnel and subway projects

White House budget director Russ Vought says he's putting a hold on roughly $18 billion to fund New York City’s Hudson Tunnel and Second Avenue subway projects as Transportation Department workers tied to the projects have been furloughed as part of the government shutdown

Economics

58 h. ago Livestock landscaping: Vermont ski areas employ goats and sheep to clear the slopes

Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes

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58 h. ago Bronx explosion LIVE: Huge 'gas blast' causes enormous crack in block of flats

Emergency services are at the scene of a large block of flats in the Bronx, New York City, where part of the building has collapsed due to a massive gas explosion this morning

Society

60 h. ago Activists slam surge in arrests of LGBTQ+ people at known cruising spot in New York City

Over 200 men have been arrested at the men’s toilets in Penn Station in a police initiative branded as ‘discriminatory’

Events

63 h. ago Activists slam surge in arrests at known cruising spot in New York City

Over 200 men have been arrested at the men’s toilets in Penn Station in a police initiative branded as ‘discriminatory’

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67 h. ago New York City auditor traded free lap dances for helping strip club chain avoid $8M in taxes: authorities

Indictments against five executives from RCI Hospitality Holdings were announced earlier this month

Culture

2 d. ago Tom Felton doubles down on his enduring support for Harry Potter as he steps out for theatre event amid JK Rowling and Emma Watson's war of words where she branded actress 'ignorant' in scathing post

The actor, 38, best known for playing Harry's nemesis Draco Malfoy in the movies from 2001 until 2011, was pictured in New York City .

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3 d. ago Prosecutors reveal how long they want Diddy sent to prison as victim Cassie Ventura fears ‘swift retribution’ if he is freed

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is set to be sentenced Friday in New York City on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution

Events

3 d. ago Ed Sheeran is mobbed by fans as he jumps on a tourist bus to film new music video with Camila Cabello in New York

Ed Sheeran cut a casual figure on Tuesday as he joined Camila Cabello to film a new music video in New York City. 

Culture

3 d. ago Donald Trump's private text message to Rory McIlroy in dressing room after Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy received a text from Donald Trump after Team Europe trolled the US President by chanting his name in the dressing room following their Ryder Cup victory

Politics

3 d. ago The 50 best restaurants in the US and Canada named — and some are in surprising places

It’s New York City that takes the top spot, with a Korean restaurant with a $450 menu No.1 overall

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