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Socialist Mamdani Sweeps Aside Billionaire-Backed Cuomo In New York Primary
National Memo
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June 25, 2025
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani prevailed in Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary in New York City after running a grassroots campaign centered on delivering transformative change and lower costs in the expensive metropolis. Disgraced former...
Stay Cool This Summer With A Staycation At Four Seasons Hotel New York
Forbes
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Four Seasons Hotel New York's New York Suite Anna Michelle Studio LLC Temperatures are sizzling in New York City right now, but one midtown hotel is managing to stay cool in more ways than one. Boasting a plum address on East 57th Street between...
11 Luxury Ways New York City’s 1% Celebrates July 4th Fireworks
Forbes
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The timeless glamour of the 1983 fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge with bright fireworks displays a glow over the twin towers in the gala nocturnal salute to the century-old span. Glittering lights from lower Manhattan skyscrapers are visible in...
New York senators urge governor for action on stranded citizens in Israel
Nassau Standard - New York
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June 24, 2025
Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, alongside Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt and the Senate Republican Antisemitism Working Group, has called on Governor Kathy Hochul to assist New Yorkers in Israel. The request was made through a letter...
Travelers enjoy new Wi-Fi service aboard the Columbia
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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The Alaska Marine Highway System, which connects coastal communities, on June 17 kept Paul Myers connected to work on his seven-hour ride from Skagway to Juneau. Myers works as a shop foreman for Holland America Line and Princess Alaska-Yukon’s...
NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary: All about Zohran Mamdani’s educational qualifications
The Times of India
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Who says you’ve got a shot to make history only if/when you come out of Ivy League Schools!Zohran Kwame Mamdani sure is clearly going against the current and proving otherwise!Mamdani is making history, paving the path for the same since the last...
Hiker dies after fall on trail to one of New York’s tallest waterfalls
Democrat & Chronicle - New York
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A 70-year-old hiker died after falling on a popular Catskill Mountains trail in the town of Hunter, Greene County, on Friday. New York State Police responded at 6:16 p.m. to a call reporting an injured hiker in the Kaaterskill Wild Forest,...
Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani beats Cuomo in New York mayor race upset
Malay Mail
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June 25, 2025
NEW YORK, June 25 — New York City Democrats chose 33-year-old Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani as their mayoral candidate in Tuesday’s elections, stunning his opponent, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo. “Tonight was not our night,” Cuomo, a...
Dangerous heat: NYC braces for another scorcher
WABC ABC 7 - New York
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June 25, 2025
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Dangerously hot temperatures will grip New York City and the Tri-State area again on Wednesday, making it an official heat wave. On Thursday, there will be some relief as temperatures tumble by 20 to 25 degrees. The National...
Upstart socialist stuns former governor in NYC mayoral primary
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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Young socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani closed in on victory in the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City, with the 33-year-old stunning his opponent, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, in Tuesday's elections. In what appears to be the...
Stunning blow to the 'billionaire-backed status quo' delivered from an unlikely source in NYC
AlterNet
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June 25, 2025
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani prevailed in Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary in New York City after running a grassroots campaign centered on delivering transformative change and lower costs in the expensive metropolis. Disgraced former...
Irish tourists travelling to US warned wipe phones after man 'refused entry' over meme
Galway Beo
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June 25, 2025
Irish tourists thinking of visiting the US have been advised to wipe their phones of social media accounts after a Norwegian holidaymaker claimed he was barred from entering the USA and given a hard time by ICE officers, all because of a JD Vance...
A record number of Americans will travel over the July 4th holiday
Consumer Affairs
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June 25, 2025
AAA Projects Record-Breaking 72.2 Million Travelers for July 4th Holiday Week Car Travel Hits All-Time High, With Over 61 Million Drivers Expected on the Road Top U.S. Destinations Include Orlando, Seattle, and Anchorage; Vancouver Leads...
AAA predicts heavy Fourth of July holiday travel
WIBW 13 - Kansas
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June 25, 2025
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - AAA is projecting strong travel volume for the upcoming Independence Day holiday. Nearly 700,000 Kansans are expected to take trips of 50 miles or more from their homes across the upcoming holiday weekend, which runs from...
Norwegian Tourist Claims U.S. Denied Him Entry Over a J.D. Vance Meme. Authorities Said It Was His Drug Use
TIME Magazine
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June 25, 2025
“Two pictures spoiled Mads’ dream vacation,” read a headline from Norwegian newspaper Nordlys on Monday, which was amplified by British tabloid the Daily Mail on Tuesday. Mads Mikkelsen—not the Danish actor but a 21-year-old tourist from...
Upstate NY teens go camping without phones, trigger large emergency response
Syracuse.com - New York
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June 25, 2025
Two Upstate teens triggered a large emergency response last week after doing the unthinkable—they went camping without their cell phones. The pair left a residence in Cassadaga, Chautauqua County, at 10 p.m. on June 18, taking with them everything...
Pro-Palestine socialist Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor primary
Middle East Eye
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June 25, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, a self-declared socialist and supporter of Palestine, has won the Democratic primary to become next candidate for mayor of New York. Originally seen as an outsider candidate, Mamdani ran an avowedly left-wing campaign promising...
How to check for bedbugs now that summer travel season is here
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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Bedbugs are reddish, brown insects that are about the size of an apple seed. Bedbug bites typically appear as small red bumps that can be irritatingly itchy. Symptoms of irritation can last about a week. Summer is here and that means time for...
Is there a message for Georgia Democrats in the NYC mayoral primary upset?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Zohran Mamdani’s stunning upset in the New York City mayoral primary sent shockwaves far beyond the five boroughs that could embolden more like-minded liberals to challenge establishment figures across the nation. The little-known state legislator...
I'm a single woman who loves solo travel - I've never felt unsafe
iNews UK
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June 25, 2025
In my experience, the sense of freedom, adventure and empowerment is unlike anything else In October 2011, at the age of 35, I drove out of a multistorey car park on Boston’s waterfront in my hire car – a massive seven-seater Chrysler Town &...