NYTIMES (Mihir Zaveri) - Mamdani Faces Lawsuit Over Rollout of Second-Home Tax
Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.
NYTIMES (Dana Rubinstein and Stefanos Chen) - Mamdani Hosted a Town Hall About Buses. Why Was the D.S.A. There?
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office invited the Democratic Socialists of America to a city-sponsored event, watchdog groups raised concerns about mixing politics with government work.
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NYTIMES (Emily Davies and Annie Karni) - Max Miller Continues to Resist Pressure to Drop Out as Deadline Looms
The Republican House member from Ohio was accused of holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head and fracturing the collarbone of their young daughter. He has denied the accusations.
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NYTIMES (Jess Bidgood) - They’re Battle-Tested Democrats. Do Voters Care?
Haley Stevens and Angie Craig were celebrated by Democrats in 2018. This year, they’ve faced tough primaries.
| Keywords | angie-craighaley-stevensdemocratsprimary-electionbattle-testedvoter-sentimentpolitical-newsmidterm-electionsdemocratic-partyelection-cycleincumbentspolitical-campaigns |
ABCNEWS - 2 adults, 9-year-old who went missing after tubing on river found safe
The three were found "alive and safe" on Friday, after they had been missing since Tuesday.
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ABCNEWS - 'Vindictive motivations': Don Lemon seeks to dismiss charges from anti-ICE protest
Don Lemon's lawyers say the government had "vindictive motivations" in charging him in connection with an anti-iCE protest at at church.
| Keywords | don-lemoniceprotestcriminal-chargesimmigrationreligious-freedomfirst-amendmentlegal-battlenewsus-newscivil-rightslaw-enforcementfederal-probeactivismjusticefreedom-of-speech |
NYTIMES (Ana Ley) - New Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney Hall
The state attorney general said that her office had issued subpoenas and would investigate whether employees at the migrant detention center had violated civil rights.
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NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Labor Market Shifts Into Reverse
Also, Trump officials are searching for Cuba’s next leader. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.
| Keywords | labor-marketcubatrumpadministrationpoliticsus-politicsforeign-policyeconomic-trendsemploymentjob-market |
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Dan + Shay talk new album, tour and growth as a duo
The Grammy-winning country duo sat down with "GMA" to talk about getting "honest and personal" on their new album "Young" and their upcoming North American tour.
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NYTIMES (Miles G. Cohen) - ‘Black-Bear Pastrami’ Is No Longer on the Menu in This College’s Dorms
After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules.