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NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he will campaign for mayor of New York City as an independent candidate, staying in a crowded field running against surging left-wing Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. In a video, Cuomo, who last month suffered a bruising loss to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, announced he was making another …

Paul Adams BBC diplomatic correspondent Reuters Additional Patriot missile batteries will give Kyiv a chance to expand protection against Russian attacks (file pic) For the first time since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has pledged to make new weapons available to Ukraine. Under a new deal, the US will sell weapons to Nato members who will then supply …

CWG Live updates: Tropical-like humidity may fuel flooding rains into this evening  The Washington Post Flash flooding threatens counties in southern New York: Governor  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos STORM ALERT: Hot and muggy Monday with evening storms, flood risk  WJLA More downpours in store for Monday  WTOP Flash flooding & severe t-storm alerts are in effect Sunday afternoon  WSTM Source …

Pentagon probes examine key Hegseth allies  Politico Source link

A Hollywood executive’s son, charged with the murder of his wife and her parents, died in an apparent suicide over the weekend, just days before a court hearing to decide whether he should stand trial. Samuel Bond Haskell IV, 37, was found inside his cell at Twin Towers downtown jail Saturday with what investigators believe are self-inflicted injuries, according to …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move ahead with plans to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education that were blocked by a federal judge. The conservative-majority court, without any explanation, granted an emergency application from the administration that blocks the federal judge’s ruling. The court’s three liberal members objected, with Justice …

CNN  —  The Supreme Court on Monday said President Donald Trump may proceed with his plan to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education in the latest win for the White House at the conservative high court. In an unsigned order, the justices lifted for now a lower-court ruling that had indefinitely paused Trump’s plan. The Supreme Court’s …

Texas is still facing more floods. When will rains finally end?  The Washington Post Disaster response under scrutiny after catastrophic Texas floods  CNN ‘Throw me the baby’: Floodwaters took a family and his RV park before his eyes  KUT Texas flooding live updates: Search continues for missing with 130 dead  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Flash Flood Warnings issued in …

9 dead, 30 hospitalized after fire rips through Fall River assisted living facility  Boston 25 News 9 dead in Massachusetts assisted living facility fire described as ‘unfathomable tragedy’  CNN What we know about the Fall River assisted living facility fire  Axios Deadly overnight blaze claims 9 lives at Massachusetts assisted living home as rescue efforts continue  Fox News Fall River, Mass., assisted living center …

Trump continues attacks on Federal Reserve chair Donald Trump has continued his attacks on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell today, calling him a “stupid guy” and a “knucklehead”. He told reporters at the White House earlier: We have a bad Fed chairman, really bad … I tried being nice to the guy. It doesn’t help. He’s like a knucklehead. No, …