3 d. ago Conman who advised Livingston FC loses tribunal after accusing club of 'illegal conduct'

Convicted fraudster Gordon Beurskens claimed he was forced to resign by the West Lothian outfit for whistleblowing on 'unlawful payments to players, false accounting and insolvent trading'.

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5 d. ago Gavin Newsom is taking the fight to Trump – but for whom is he fighting? | Arwa Mahdawi

The California governor is one of the few Democrats who seems ready to play the president at his own game. But he also has to show voters that he has empathy and a vision for their futureEvery time you think US politics could not possibly get any stupider, it does. Today’s instalment of “we live in hell, where politicians are passing around the last remaining brain cell” comes via New York and the latest shenanigans of the city’s mayor, Eric Adams. Desperate to distract voters from a steady stream of scandals, the latest of which involves a former aide giving a reporter a crisp packet filled with cash after an Adams mayoral campaign event, he is trying hard to flex his social media muscles.This weekend, Adams joined Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who is running as an independent in November’s election, and others in mocking Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic Democratic candidate and frontrunner, for his weightlifting efforts at a community event. Adams posted a side-by-side video on...

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8 d. ago Zohran Mamdani leads in fundraising for New York City mayoral contest

The Democratic nominee far outpaces former governor Andrew Cuomo and embattled incumbent Eric AdamsZohran Mamdani pulled in almost double the funds of his nearest rivals for New York City mayor between early July and mid-August, as the candidates prepare for the crucial post Labor Day push to the November poll.New York’s City’s campaign finance board said on Saturday that the democratic socialist, who won the Democratic party nomination in June against former state governor Andrew Cuomo, raised $1,051,200, with an average donation of $121 recorded equally from donors in and outside the state. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago New York City allows robotaxi company to test autonomous vehicles in Manhattan and Brooklyn

New York City is allowing the robotaxi company Waymo to test a few of its autonomous vehicles in Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn

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1 week ago Former top aide to NYC mayor among 7 facing new charges in City Hall corruption probe

A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is among seven people facing new charges in the corruption investigation that has swirled around City Hall for two years

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1 week ago Former New York mayor adviser gave reporter cash in chip bag at campaign event

Lawyer for Winnie Greco says cash for journalist was gesture of friendship and not an attempted bribeA former longtime adviser to the mayor of New York City who resigned while under FBI scrutiny gave a reporter a potato chip bag filled with cash Wednesday after a campaign event.A lawyer for Winnie Greco, the former adviser, insisted the cash was not an attempted bribe. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Two former Eric Adams advisers accused of bribery in separate schemes

Ingrid Lewis-Martin faces charges of accepting ‘more than $75,000 in bribes’ as report says Winnie Greco gave reporter a cash-filled chip bagTwo former longtime advisers to the New York City mayor, Eric Adams, have been accused this week of being involved in separate bribery schemes.On Thursday, the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, announced the indictment of Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Adams’s former chief adviser. She is accused of accepting “more than $75,000 in bribes” as part of a “wide-ranging series of bribery conspiracies”, which prosecutors allege took place between March 2022 and November 2024 while she served as chief adviser to the mayor. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Reporter says former aide to Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash

The reporter at first thought she was being given a snack and said she could not accept it

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1 week ago Reporter says former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave her a chip bag filled with cash

A New York City reporter says a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash following a campaign event

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1 week ago US Attorney Jay Clayton approved by judges to remain as top prosecutor in New York

The judges of the Southern District of New York have approved Jay Clayton to remain as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan

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1 week ago 2 gunmen among 3 killed in New York City bar shooting, police say; 2 other shooters still at large

Two of the three people killed in a bar shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn were among the four shooters who opened fire inside the building

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2 w. ago Shooting in a crowded New York club leaves 3 dead despite record low gun violence

Authorities in New York City are investigating a shooting in a crowded club that left three people dead and nine others wounded

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2 w. ago Brooklyn construction magnate gets probation for funneling illegal donations to NYC Mayor Eric Adams

A Brooklyn construction magnate has been sentenced to a year of probation for working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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2 w. ago New York mayor frontrunner Mamdani trains fire on Trump as Cuomo attacks

Democratic socialist edges further ahead of former state governor Andrew Cuomo and incumbent mayor Eric AdamsNew York City’s mayoral race is heating up, with Zohran Mamdani, the young progressive who leapt ahead of establishment figures in the primary to win the Democratic party nomination, appearing to widen his lead over his main rivals this week.Mamdani, 33, edged further ahead of the former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo, with the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, far behind, in advance of the election this November to pick a leader for the largest city in the US. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Looming over the city like gods’: the men who changed New York for better and worse

Jonathan Mahler’s new book looks back at the tumultuous period between 1986 and 1990 when figures such as Trump, Koch and Giuliani forever affected the cityJonathan Mahler didn’t plan to publish his new book about New York City from 1986 to 1990, tumultuous years culminating in a historic mayoral election, amid a similarly dramatic campaign for city hall. But he’s not unhappy to do so.The Gods of New York tells how the Democrat Ed Koch sought a fourth term as mayor but by election year, 1989, was widely seen as an “incumbent plagued by scandal, just like Eric Adams now”, Mahler said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 3 Sept. 11 victims' remains are newly identified, nearly 24 years later

After nearly 24 years, three 9/11 victims’ remains have newly been identified

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