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The Democratic Candidate for Mayor of NYC Zohran Mamdani, on Prisons and Jails
The Gateway Pundit
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July 19, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, Democratic Candidate for NYC Mayor, Questions the Purpose of Prisons: The Progressive Experiment Endangering Public Safety In yet another example of how far the modern left has gone, Zohran Mamdani, Democratic candidate for Mayor...
SNP Government spend £33k flying out John Swinney and 11 members of staff to New York
Scottish Daily Express
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July 17, 2025
The cash-strapped Scottish Government splashed out £33k of taxpayer cash flying John Swinney and his large entourage out to New York to Tartan Week. And these costs are expected to rise by at least another £4k as the secretive SNP Executive...
Facing Growing Outrage and Legal Action, Trump Admin Frees Chunk of Withheld Education Funds
Common Dreams
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July 18, 2025
Following widespread backlash and threats of legal action, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that it will free up part of the $6.8 billion worth of education funding the president has withheld from states. Earlier...
‘Queer liberation’: Did anyone 2020 harder than Mamdani?
Washington Examiner
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July 20, 2025
“Queer liberation” through defunding the police and legalizing prostitution — that was Zohran Mamdani’s inspiration before he became the Democratic nominee for mayor in America’s largest city.Mamdani, in his Twitter posts in 2020, also called the...
New York’s Met Museum showcases beloved Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck
This is Finland
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July 16, 2025
In the art world, it doesn’t get more prestigious than a solo show at New York’s Metropolitan Museum. With Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck (December 5, 2025–April 5, 2026), the Met is staging its first-ever exhibition of a...
More than a dozen 'Good Trouble' protests took place in Vermont, Northern New York
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 17, 2025
BRIAN. LIZ. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JACK, FOR THAT. PROTESTS ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY AS PART OF THE MAKE GOOD TROUBLE MOVEMENT IN HONOR OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AND CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS, WHO DIED FIVE YEARS AGO. THE LONGTIME GEORGIA...
Nessel joins multistate effort opposing cuts to immigrant children's legal aid
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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July 18, 2025
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the case of Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, et al. vs. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al. The...
The New York Times' Crusade Against Israel
Daily Alert
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July 17, 2025
(July 17, 2025 / JNS) The New York Times should consider adopting the Jerusalem cross as its new logo to represent its crusade against Israel and the Jewish people. With a steady stream of slanted reporting and a roster of columnists united by...
La Pomme Grande! Chanel’s Metiers d’Art Show Will Return to New York This Year
Vogue - New York
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July 17, 2025
The year of creative director debuts continues full-steam ahead, and as the spring 2026 collections near, so do expectations rise. Matthieu Blazy will introduce his new vision for Chanel this October in Paris in what is sure to be one of the...
Meet Mike Chau, the Man Who Eats New York
Interview Magazine
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July 17, 2025
Mike Chau, photographed by J Lee. Food Baby, aka Mike Chau, might be the first food account that I ever followed on Instagram, though it’s hard to say. It’s certainly one of the most memorable New York City food accounts: a man and his wife and...
New York Times says Grijalva’s Arizona primary win is a loss for Mamdani
Salon
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July 16, 2025
Arizona’s 7th Congressional District is nearly 2,400 miles from New York City. Still, the New York Times found a way to take shots at NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over a recent primary election in the border-hugging district. Like Mamdani,...
It’s Time for a Third Party in New York
Queens Ledger - New York
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July 17, 2025
Since the 2024 election, Demo- crats have been struggling to define – or redefine – their identity. The left has been blaming their loss of the White House and Congress on the establishment Democrats who have run the party, with many ups and...
New York State updates graduation requirements
WWNY - New York
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July 16, 2025
NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The New York State Education Department has made changes to its graduation requirements. The Education Department presented a revised “New York State Portrait of a Graduate” to the Board of Regents, which the board accepted on...
Volunteer New York Names Polly Lagana as New Executive Director
River Journal - New York
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July 17, 2025
Polly Lagana Volunteer New York! is proud to announce the appointment of Polly Lagana as its new Executive Director, effective July 16, 2025. Lagana brings over two decades of nonprofit leadership experience and a deep commitment to equity,...
‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
Gay City News - New York
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July 18, 2025
Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline. X/RepMikeLawler The Trump administration shut down a national suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth on July 17, despite a...
Women’s Basketball Is a Cultural Supernova, But What Comes Next Is Even Bigger
Glamour
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July 18, 2025
Women’s sports are so wildly popular right now that I sometimes forget that wasn’t always the case. But back in October, we profiled New York Liberty CEO Keia Clarke—who, in 2020, helped shepherd the team from a 2,000-seat arena in the ’burbs to...
These are the cheapest family vacations you can take in New York, says new ranking
Time Out
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Vacations are great—until you’re staring down a credit card bill that rivals your already-rising rent. Luckily, if you're a budget-conscious New Yorker trying to plan a family getaway without dipping into the college fund, U.S. News & World Report...
Bronx-born Mike Santana returns to New York for TNA Slammiversary Main Event at UBS Arena
Long Island Press - New York
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July 17, 2025
When Mike Santana steps into the spotlight at TNA Wrestling’s Slammiversary on Sunday, July 20, it will be more than just another match — it will be the realization of a lifelong dream in front of a hometown crowd. Born and raised in the Bronx,...
Louisiana pastor is latest target of nationwide ‘pronoun’ attacks against religious freedom
Baptist Message - Louisiana
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July 18, 2025
By Will Hall, Baptist Message executive editor BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – Luke Ash, the bivocational pastor of Stevendale Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, was fired, July 10, as a library technician by the East Baton Rouge Parish Library because he...
New York Rum Festival shares 2026 date
The Spirit Business
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July 16, 2025
On the heels of its most recent showcase, the New York Rum Festival has announced it will return to Brooklyn next June. The New York Rum Fest welcomes hundreds of attendees each year Hosted by The Rum Lab, next year’s New York Rum Festival will...