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Heartbroken son of Colombian migrant blames himself for mom’s suicide at NYC shelter: ‘She was perfect’

NEW YORK — The young Colombian mother who took her own life at a Queens homeless shelter this past weekend was found dead by her teenage son — and he blamed himself for her suicide in a heartbreaking interview with NYPD officers, according to neighbors and city officials.

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Kyrie Irving: If I can work unvaccinated, others should be able to, too

NEW YORK — On today’s installment of ‘things Kyrie Irving posts on Twitter,’ the Nets star guard appears to have responded to a video of Mayor Eric Adams getting his COVID-19 booster shot on live TV.

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NYC Mayor Adams ends COVID vaccine mandates for private sector, student athletes — but city worker rule stays

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday that he’s scrapping the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandates for private sector employees and student athletes — but the inoculation requirement for municipal workers will stay in place.

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Chicago’s Chris Redd leaves ‘SNL’ after five years

Comedian says he had ‘the experience of a lifetime’ on the NBC show, where he won an Emmy and impersonated Cory Booker, Kanye West and Eric Adams.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Young’ mother seeking US asylum dies in NYC shelter, mayor says

The New York mayor did not disclose whether the woman was among the migrants who were taken to the city from southern border states in recent weeks as part of a controversial relocation program

The Independent UK

New York mayor may use cruise ships to house migrants being sent north by Republican states

Blue states grow increasingly angry over Republican stunt

The Independent UK

Andreas Kluth: Texas and Florida are going full Belarus on migrants

It’s time for leaders and citizens in all developed countries — from the U.S. to Europe, Asia and Australia — to ask themselves wrenching questions about migration. Answering honestly will take us far out of our comfort zones, challenging the way we define ourselves as individuals and societies.

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Abbott sent migrants to Harris' home

"These are human beings," advocates plead

Salon

Fight over border security escalates after governors send migrants to Kamala Harris’ home and Martha’s Vineyard

The latest moves by Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week have triggered outrage among immigration rights’ groups and Democrats who have accused the Republicans of engaging in human trafficking and treating migrants like “human cargo” to score political points.

The Texas Tribune

New Yorkers wait for release of 'damning documents' as city marks 21 years since 9/11

The city is still waiting for authorities to release documents relating to what they knew about the toxic air surrounding the Grond Zero site that left thousands with respiratory illnesses

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Sanctuary cities, border crisis costs, and a rude awakening for the Left

Record numbers of illegal immigrants are entering the country illegally and spreading throughout the interior of United States — and it’s playing out in a sadly predictable way.

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Cynthia M. Allen: Northern city mayors should direct their ire over migrant busing at Biden, not Abbott

FORT WORTH, Texas – Chicago became the latest northern city to feel a little of the Texas heat last week.

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Toxic arsenic levels make tap water unsafe for thousands in New York City

Residents of one of the largest public housing complexes in Manhattan have not had safe drinking water for more than a week

The Guardian - US

Bodycam Footage Raises Questions About NYPD Shooting of Rameek Smith

Plus: A banned books battle in Oklahoma, Wells Fargo is terminating sex workers' bank accounts, and more...

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NYC Rikers Island scales back program shown to curb youth detainee violence

NEW YORK — The New York City Correction Department last year found a program that worked to reduce violence in some units in its jail for younger detainees — but then the agency fired the initiative’s leader and now its future seems very much in flux.

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NYC mayor laments not being told earlier about arsenic in public housing complex drinking water

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams questioned Monday why members of his own administration didn’t inform him sooner about arsenic being discovered in the drinking water at a massive New York City Housing Authority complex in Manhattan.

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Arsenic found in drinking water of NYC public housing complex

Residents of a New York City public housing complex have been told not to drink or cook with water from their taps after testing revealed unsafe levels of arsenic, Mayor Eric Adams’ office said.

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NYC officials visit Mexican border to get ‘real answers’ amid city’s migrant crisis

NEW YORK — Officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration visited Texas on Friday to learn more about the state’s handling of an influx of Latin American migrants, thousands of whom have been sent to New York in recent months, putting a strain on the city’s homeless shelter system.

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The Guardian - US

‘They are human beings’: Chicago mayor welcomes migrants bussed by Texas

Lori Lightfoot offers ‘open arms’ as Governor Greg Abbott escalates political stunt of sending asylum seekers to Democratic-led cities

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NYC files lawsuit against Starbucks for firing union-organizing barista in Astoria, Queens

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is suing Starbucks over allegations that the coffee corporation unlawfully fired a Queens barista who had been involved in unionization efforts — marking the first time the city has taken legal action under its landmark “just cause” labor law, the Daily News has…

The Independent UK

Video of detective hitting woman prompts NYPD investigation

New York City police say they’re investigating a confrontation Tuesday in which a detective shoved and hit a woman, causing her to fall to the ground, after she struck him as he helped arrest a suspect in an attempted killing

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to bus migrants to more sanctuary cities across America

FAIRVIEW, Texas — After creating a firestorm in New York, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that he plans to bus migrants at the southern border to other communities known as “sanctuary cities” around the nation.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott’s migrant busing program costs Texas $12 million

Abbott’s office said Chicago will now also become a regular drop-off location in addition to New York City and Washington, D.C.

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NY officials roll out new ‘gun-free zones’ across state, but questions on enforcement linger

NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out “gun-free zones” across New York on Wednesday in a bid to counteract the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent reversal of a longstanding state firearm restriction — but questions remain on how the anti-firearm areas will be policed.

The Independent UK

Texas spent more than $12m bussing migrants to New York and DC, documents show

The buses have escorted somewhere between 8,051 to 9,033 migrants north, meaning each ticket would cost about $1,400 per person

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