16 h. ago Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks

Officials say about 90 people killed since Wednesday night as Israeli security cabinet prepares for meetingIsrael has escalated its offensive in Gaza before imminent talks about a ceasefire, with warships and artillery launching one of the deadliest and most intense bombardments in the devastated Palestinian territory for many months.Medics and officials in Gaza reported that about 90 people were killed overnight and on Thursday, including many women and children. On Tuesday night and Wednesday the toll was higher, they said. Casualties included Marwan al-Sultan, a cardiologist and director of the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, who died in an airstrike that also killed his wife and five children. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Democrats who haven’t endorsed Zohran Mamdani offer muted defense as Trump targets him

Jerry Nadler, one of the few who has endorsed Mamdani, tells The Independent ‘the president is out of his mind’

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36 h. ago Moment man takes off running as police question him about stolen car

Body cam and drone footage captured the moment a man took off running while New York City police questioned him about a stolen car.

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37 h. ago Fox News star outright claims that Zohran Mamdani ‘just wants to eradicate Jews’

‘I think he is so radical, so far to the left, he just wants to eradicate Jews,’ Jason Chaffetz exclaimed on Wednesday.

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39 h. ago Construction begins on a floating river swimming pool for New York City

The attraction, called "+ Pool", will measure 9,000 sq ft and be accessible from a walkway by Pier 35 on the East River

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42 h. ago The Bezos wedding was a study in disingenuous billionaire behavior | Katrina vanden Heuvel

The event of the oligarchical season showcased the carelessness of a couple who claim to care about the climateIf last week was the best of times for Zohran Mamdani and the working people of New York City, it was the worst of times for the billionaires who spent a small fortune trying to stop him from securing the city’s Democratic mayoral nomination. The media mogul Barry Diller, to name just one, donated a cool $250,000 to Andrew Cuomo’s campaign, only to see the disgraced former governor lose by a decisive margin.But Diller would soon be able to drown his disappointment in Great Gatsby-themed cocktails as he joined Tom Brady, Ivanka Trump and at least three Kardashians for the cheeriest event on this season’s oligarchic social calendar: the Venetian wedding of the former TV journalist Lauren Sánchez and the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Asia rallies behind Zohran Mamdani over MAGA criticism for eating rice with his hand

Democratic candidate is seen in an interview tucking into a bowl of biryani with his hand while answering questions about his campaign

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47 h. ago Mamdani hits back at Trump’s deportation threat: ‘We will not accept this intimidation’

Democratic New York City mayoral nominee blasts president, accusing him of overshadowing democracy and attempting to silence his detractors

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49 h. ago AstraZeneca boss mulls New York listing in fresh blow for City: Exodus risks transforming London into a 'global backwater'

Sir Pascal Soriot (pictured) is reportedly weighing the move for the drugs giant amid growing frustration with the UK's rules on approving new medicines.

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52 h. ago Zohran Mamdani is wrong — of course billionaires should exist

The democratic socialist candidate to be mayor of New York mistakenly believes that the economy is a zero-sum game

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59 h. ago ‘It’s disgusting’: Top Democratic donors rant about Mamdani’s primary win and what it means for future of party

Mamdani secured 56 percent of the primary vote, earning him the Democratic nomination for mayor

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59 h. ago What the Justice Department's push to bring denaturalization cases means

The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of immigrants who commit crimes or pose a national security risk

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59 h. ago Zohran Mamdani officially secures New York City mayor nomination after historic win

The ranked-choice voting results released on Tuesday showed Mamdani, who started his campaign as little-known New York state assembly member, clinched 56% of votes in the third round of the voting

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64 h. ago Trump administration raises possibility of stripping Mamdani of US citizenship

Move comes after rightwing Republican accused New York mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’ The Trump administration has raised the possibility of stripping Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York, of his US citizenship as part of a crackdown against foreign-born citizens convicted of certain offences.Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, appeared to pave the way for an investigation into Mamdani’s status after Andy Ogles, a rightwing Republican congressman for Tennessee, called for his citizenship to be revoked on the grounds that he may have concealed his support for “terrorism” during the naturalization process. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Here’s what the Democrats can learn from Zohran Mamdani | Judith Levine

The lessons of Zohran’s victory are hopeful for the left and the Democrats – if the party takes them to heartIn a lifetime of activism, I have canvassed and phone-banked, raised money, and twisted arms for dozens of political candidates. Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Indian-Ugandan democratic socialist and presumptive winner of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, is the only one I’ve both supported without reservation and believed could win.Volunteering for a campaign always teaches you something. Often, it’s discouraging – like the moment my partner and I saw Hillary Clinton’s team selling lawn signs for $25 instead of blanketing Philadelphia by distributing them free, and predicted she’d lose. But the lessons of Zohran’s victory are hopeful for the left and the Democrats – if the party takes them to heart.Judith Levine is a Brooklyn journalist and essayist, a contributing writer to the Intercept and the author of five books Continue reading...

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2 d. ago Robert De Niro, 81, in wild crossover as he takes daughter, two, to meet The Wiggles

Taxi Driver actor Robert De Niro, 81, enjoyed a wholesome trip to see The Wiggles in New York City with his two-year-old daughter, Gia

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3 d. ago Inter Milan vs Fluminense LIVE: Reaction as Brazilian side secure historic win in Club World Cup last 16

Inter Milan 0-2 Fluminense: Brazilian side earn famous win after accomplished performance in Charlotte

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3 d. ago Nicholas Hoult is unrecognisable as he shows off a new look and opts for THREE outfit changes while promoting Superman in New York City

The British actor, 35, plays Lex Luthor in the new Superman movie and has been promoting the film over the last few days.

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3 d. ago CNN panelist calls Mamdani a ‘Muslim AOC’ and says Democrats have ‘death wish’ for tapping him as NYC mayor

Jonah Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, said that Mamdani’s victory in the New York Democratic mayoral primary was ‘disastrous’ for the city.

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3 d. ago Throwing their bodies on the gears: the Democratic lawmakers showing up to resist Trump

Republicans may literally own social media platforms, but some Democrats are buying back legitimacy with protestsA flock of Ice agents, some masked, some sporting military-operator fashion for show, smooshed New York City comptroller Brad Lander up against a wall and handcuffed him in the hallway of a federal courthouse in early June, shuffling the mild-mannered politician into an elevator like the Sandman hustling an act off the stage 10 miles north at Harlem’s Apollo Theater.Like at the Apollo, Lander’s arrest was a show. News reporters and cellphone camera-wielding bystanders crowded the hall to watch the burly federal officers rumple a 55-year-old auditor asking for a warrant. Continue reading...

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