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That time a foreign-born socialist ran for mayor of New York
Maybe you’ve heard about the socialist candidate running for mayor of New York City. He’s an immigrant from a complicated ethnic background, and his opponents accuse him of being unpatriotic, anti-American, a Communist agent and a supporter of...
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Hurricane Melissa slams into Cuba after 'Storm of the Century' leaves entire towns underwater in Jamaica and 25k tourists trapped
By BRITTANY CHAIN, US SENIOR REPORTER and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and SAM CHISHOLM and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 03:59 EDT, 29 October 2025 Hurricane Melissa has slammed into Cuba after tearing through Jamaica as one of...
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Legendary New York hotel reopens after whopping $3 billion revamp
Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share After eight years and a $US2 billion...
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US air controller shortage grounds flights and causes widespread delays across East Coast
A shortage of certified air traffic controllers — worsened by the ongoing government shutdown — brought major disruptions to airports along the East Coast on Thursday, with Orlando International Airport experiencing the most severe delays. A...
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New York City teenager kicked, punched and stabbed by 13-person gang in broad daylight; cops launch probe to nab suspects as the teenager fights for survival
A bizarre incident surfaced in Jamaica, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where a 15-year-old high schooler was left battling to survive after more than a dozen muggers beat him up and stabbed him in broad daylight, The New...
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Dan Hotels buys New York’s Nomo Soho hotel
The Israeli hotel chain is entering the US real estate and tourism market for the first time, with the acquisition of the Manhattan hotel for $125 million. Israeli hotel chain Dan Hotels (TASE: DANH) this morning notified the Tel Aviv Stock...
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Basque-inspired tapas restaurant CTZN opens in Solana Beach
Solana Beach boasts a new modern tapas restaurant, now open in the mixed-use Sandbox building on Highway 101. CTZN pays tribute to the Basque region of Europe, between Southwest France and Northern Spain. The eatery specializes in pintxos, the...
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Confused traveler thought she booked an American Airlines flight — but was in for a shock at the airport: ‘I totally missed something’
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Yahoo News
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a….bus???? A New York woman who thought she booked an American Airlines flight was flabbergasted after a bus rolled up instead. She detailed this mother of all transit mishaps in a TikTok video with over 2 million...
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I moved to Canada for my husband's job. I never thought I'd be happy living outside New York City, but I was wrong.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erin Smith, a 47-year-old a freelance marketer and founder of the travel blog Gluten-Free Globetrotter, who moved to Montreal in 2024. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. I...
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How Visiting Lesser-Known Historical Sites Makes Me a Better Traveler
Late in the spring of 2023, a short footnote in a book brought me to the Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum in Lynchburg, Virginia. A librarian and part-time teacher at the segregated Paul Laurence Dunbar High School for nearly 20 years, Spencer...
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How New York became the front line in Trump’s America
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The Irish Times
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The scene was comical and unnerving. High summer in Manhattan, the entire island under a furnace, the tourists red-faced and antsy and not far from Carnegie Hall, a street vendor switching from sales to flight mode. He had handbags and purses laid...
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22 Best Travel Purses From Cuyana, Baggu, and More
A trusted travel purse is the ultimate companion on every journey, near and far. Sleek, secure, and effortlessly chic, a good travel purse carries your essentials on the go, from early flights and sunlit streets to evening rooftop bars. Whether...
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Watch the Final Finishers at the 2025 TCS NYC Marathon
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Tens of thousands of runners will race across New York City on Sunday, November 2, in the 2025 TCS New York City Marathon. The iconic 26.2-mile course travels through all five boroughs, starting in Staten Island, traversing the...
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Sean Duffy turns airports into his bully pulpit as shutdown ensnares travel
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is using the government shutdown to wage a full-blown messaging campaign, turning airports into his stage, TV cameras into allies, and his media instincts into a showcase of political theater.Tuesday marked the...
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A Mamdani win will be a victory for NYC’s victimhood culture — and the Gen-Z faux working class
Looking at the Democratic primary results, it would be easy to assume that Zohran Mamdani supporters are the sort of rich liberals who claim to advocate for the less fortunate … when the less fortunate actually want something totally different....
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New York man convicted of murdering his daughter in Lebanon County, disposing of her body in Staten Island park
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WPMT - Pennsylvania
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Kabary Salem, 57, faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his daughter, Ola, in October 2019. PALMYRA, Pa. — A New York man has been convicted of murdering his daughter in...
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Offbeat macabre NYC tour reveals ‘haunted’ Trader Joe’s, ghostly mansion and burial grounds under popular bar
Some of Brooklyn’s darkest secrets lie in its hippest neighborhoods. The borough’s scariest tales involve everything from a ghostly mansion in Park Slope to forgotten church cemeteries under a hip bar in Williamsburg to a buzzy but reputedly...
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NY weather: Be prepared for dense fog in New York until Sunday morning
The National Weather Service issued a report at 6:40 a.m. on Sunday for dense fog until 10 a.m. for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. "Webcams and satellite imagery continue to indicate areas of fog across the Southern Tier,...
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New York City's Canal Street slowly rebounds after ICE raid
Tourists, too, noticed the change. Abby Ivers, a college student from Georgia visiting with her sister, said shopping for knockoffs was a part of their New York ritual. “We were worried that they were not going to be out here anymore,” Ivers said,...
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Met officer who guarded Prince Andrew during a stay at Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion says he'll only speak to US Congress about what he knows
By MARK HOOKHAM, ASSISTANT EDITOR (INVESTIGATIONS) and CAROLINE GRAHAM Published: 18:08 EDT, 25 October 2025 | Updated: 18:15 EDT, 25 October 2025 A royal protection officer who guarded Prince Andrew during an infamous stay at paedophile Jeffrey...
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