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Democrats’ hopes rise for midterms amid backlash over abortion access

Democrat Pat Ryan made abortion central to his campaign, and defeated Republican Mark Molinaro in contested House election

The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2022

Former NYC politician’s grandson out on bond for attempted murder arrested again

Prosecutors claim Steven Molinero is a flight risk

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Tuesday brought more evidence abortion rights could help Democrats in November

Abortion rights once again appeared to be a key motivator for Democratic voters — plus three other takeaways from primaries in New York and Florida.

WEKU · Aug 24, 2022

New York counties gear up to fight a polio outbreak among the unvaccinated

Polio is spreading in a few New York counties with low vaccination rates. Experts warn that other places in the U.S. could face the same challenge.

WEKU · Aug 24, 2022

Arden Cho steps into the spotlight as 'Partner Track' star

The new Netflix series “Partner Track” follows Ingrid Yun, a hard-working attorney in New York, whose goal is to make partner

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Republicans thought they had midterms in the bag. Voters just rejected them again

Tuesday’s special election in New York state was more evidence that voters are furious about Republican attacks on abortion rights – and going to the polls to boost Democrats

The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2022

Rudy Giuliani recovered from drink and depression at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago after losing 2008 presidential bid, book claims

The former New York mayor’s ex-wife claims he was ’always falling s***faced somewhere’ after his loss in the Republican presidential nomination in 2008

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Democrat Pat Ryan wins special election in upstate New York’s NY-19 swing district

Democrat Pat Ryan won a special election Tuesday for Hudson Valley’s 19th Congressional District, emerging victorious in a contest seen as a bellwether ahead of the fall midterms.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Extreme Republican candidates allege voter fraud after losing primaries in New York and Florida

Laura Loomer and Carl Paladino both came within sight of victory despite myriad racist and violent statements

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

GOP governors bus migrants to blue cities, but many exit in red states

Since April, thousands of migrants have arrived by bus in New York City and Washington, D.C., sent north by Republican governors in Texas and Arizona as a political gambit to blame Democrats for the migrants’ presence in the country.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022