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All 70 NYCHA Employees Charged in Bribery Case Resolving with Guilty Pleas or Convictions

NYCH BRIBERY CASE: All 70 New York City Housing Authority employees charged in last year’s sweeping bribery investigation have now had their cases resolved, with each defendant either pleading guilty or being convicted at trial. Prosecutors said 56 pleaded guilty to felonies, 11 to misdemeanors, and three were convicted at trial, concluding the largest crackdown […]

NYC Mayor Adams Unveils Plans For $3 Million Holocaust Memorial In Queens

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday rolled out plans for a new Holocaust memorial in Queens, pitching it as both a symbolic investment in public remembrance and a high-profile response to escalating antisemitism in the country’s largest Jewish community. The city will allocate $3 million toward the project, developed with the office of […]

Families of Oct. 7 Victims Sue Trump-Pardoned Crypto Executive, Claim He Helped Channel $1 Billion to Terror

Cryptocurrency powerhouse Binance and its recently pardoned co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao are facing explosive allegations that they knowingly helped funnel more than $1 billion to Hamas and other U.S.-designated terror groups in the years leading up to the October 7 massacre, according to a sweeping 284-page lawsuit filed in federal court in North Dakota. The […]

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Won’t Seek Re-Election Amid Trump’s Federal Intervention

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington D.C., announced on Tuesday that she will not be seeking re-election next year, a decision that came as she has had to confront a federal law enforcement intervention into her city launched by President Donald Trump. Bowser announced her decision in a video posted to social media, where she […]

HEATED MEETING: Trump Presses, MBS Refuses Israel Deal Without Palestinian Statehood Plan

President Donald Trump’s high-stakes meeting last week with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) became tense over a potential Saudi–Israeli peace deal, according to multiple U.S. officials briefed on the discussion. Behind closed doors, Trump aggressively pushed the Saudi leader to join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel — a move the […]

NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani Unveils Sweeping Transition Team of 400+ New Yorkers, Including Numerous Socialists

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is assembling one of the broadest transition operations in modern city history, appointing more than 400 people across 17 committees to help steer his move into City Hall — including panels that have never existed under previous administrations. The massive undertaking comes less than a month after Mamdani’s victory and just days […]

Obsessed AG To PM: “Urgently Advance Sanctions Against Bnei Torah; I’m Here To Help You”

In a continuation of her obsessive persecution of the Olam HaTorah, Attorney General Gali Baharav‑Miara sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening saying that he must “urgently” advance enforcement measures against bnei yeshivos in accordance with the recent Supreme Court ruling, and she and her office are “at his disposal to […]

Brazil’s Former President Jair Bolsonaro Begins 27-Year Prison Sentence For Coup Attempt

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday started his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, to the surprise of many in the South American nation who doubted he would ever end up behind bars. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has overseen the case, ruled Bolsonaro will remain in custody after being preemptively […]

Attempted Jewelry Heist in Ofakim Foiled by Security System

WATCH: An attempted jewelry robbery took place today in Ofakim, when masked burglars shattered the store’s windows with tools and forced their way inside. The break-in triggered the shop’s multi-layered security system, causing the intruders to retreat before they could steal any merchandise.

Bolsonaro Ordered to Serve 27-Year Sentence for Attempted Election Overturn

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempting to overturn the 2022 election. He was taken into custody on Saturday after his house arrest was revoked when he tampered with his ankle monitor, and he is being held at Federal Police headquarters in Brasília. The ruling […]

Ukraine Reportedly Agrees to U.S.-Brokered Peace Framework

Ukraine reportedly agrees to U.S.-brokered peace proposal • Ukraine has reportedly agreed to the framework of a potential peace deal. • If the reports are confirmed, it could be a significant step toward ending who have been at war since February 2022. • Reports citing unnamed U.S. and Ukrainian officials suggested a deal had been […]

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