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Mayor Adams may face more charges in sweeping corruption probe, ‘quite likely’ more defendants to be charged: feds

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Mayor Adams may face more charges in sweeping corruption probe, ‘quite likely’ more defendants to be charged: feds

Mayor Adams may face more charges in his historic federal corruption case for allegedly selling his political influence to Turkish powerbrokers in a years-long conspiracy — along with several others in his orbit “likely” to be indicted, prosecutors divulged in court Wednesday. Hagan Scotten, a prosecutor for Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams’ office, made the … Read more

Chancellor Banks denies rumors he wed First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright for spousal privilege

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Chancellor Banks denies rumors he wed First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright for spousal privilege

Outgoing Schools Chancellor David Banks on Wednesday shut down rumors he wed his decade-plus partner First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright for spousal privilege as Mayor Adams’s top aides are ensnared in a federal corruption investigation. “I think anybody that would criticize me has probably never been in love,” Banks told FOX 5’s Good Day New … Read more

Trump ‘resorted to crimes,’ bullied VP Mike Pence in Jan. 6 election interference plot: newly unsealed filing

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Trump ‘resorted to crimes,’ bullied VP Mike Pence in Jan. 6 election interference plot: newly unsealed filing

Former President Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” and bullied Mike Pence in the plot to overturn his loss in the 2020 election, Special Counsel Jack Smith charged in a new filing unsealed Wednesday in the federal Jan. 6 election interference case. In never-before-seen evidence, prosecutors detailed Trump’s effort to cajole Pence into joining the illegal … Read more

Rudy Giuliani’s daughter blames Trump for dad’s demise in essay

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Rudy Giuliani’s daughter blames Trump for dad’s demise in essay

The daughter of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani wrote about the sadness her father’s troubles have caused her in a Vanity Fair essay begging Americans not to put their trust in Donald Trump. “As Rudy Giuliani’s daughter, I’m unfortunately well-suited to remind Americans of just how calamitous being associated with Trump can be, even for those … Read more

Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso says he rejected gifts from Turkish officials

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Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso says he rejected gifts from Turkish officials

Turkish government officials offered to fly Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to Istanbul for free a few months after he took office in 2022 — but Reynoso told the Daily News on Monday he turned down the airplane ticket and returned another lavish gift they sent him out of legal and ethical concerns. The revelation … Read more

Cincinnati Reds, MLB legend Pete Rose dies at 83

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Cincinnati Reds, MLB legend Pete Rose dies at 83

Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s controversial all-time hits leader, has died. He was 83 years old. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed to the Associated Press on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose died Monday. The spokesperson said Rose’s cause and manner of death had not yet been determined. “Charlie … Read more

Mets appear lifeless at wrong time, fall to Brewers

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Mets appear lifeless at wrong time, fall to Brewers

MILWAUKEE — The Mets are officially on life support. Through three games of the most important road trip of the season, the Mets have gone 0-3 and haven’t led once. They couldn’t hit water from a boat Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. Left-hander Jose Quintana saw his scoreless innings streak come to an end at … Read more