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New York man found guilty of acting as unregistered agent of China

Lu Jianwang was accused of operating a ‘secret police station’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown at the behest of Beijing

The Guardian - US · May 13

Man pleads guilty to ramming car into Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in New York City

A man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City

The Independent UK · May 13

Ex-Brooklyn judge accused of swindling real estate investors out of millions of dollars

A former New York City judge who resigned last year while under investigation for professional misconduct has been charged with abusing his position to swindle real estate investors out of at least $5 million and then using some of the loot to pay his own bills

The Independent UK · May 13

Camden Highline, London’s answer to New York park, is scrapped

Project organisers say high costs and energy crisis have scuppered green route from Camden to King’s Cross

The Guardian - UK · May 13

Sarah Jessica Parker shops… at Primark? Inside the new Manhattan flagship that has Americans obsessed

LET’S UNPACK THAT: The Empire State Building was lit in Primark’s signature turquoise on Friday night as Carrie Bradshaw herself made an appearance at the franchise’s New York flagship grand opening. As a newly minted New Yorker from England, Ellie Muir takes a look at how ‘Primarni’ is being sold…

The Independent UK · May 13

Menstrual Product Laws Are Changing: How New Bans Could Affect Your Health and Wallet

Menstrual product laws are changing rapidly across the United States, and many consumers are only beginning to realize how these new rules could affect their everyday lives. States like California, New York, Minnesota, and Vermont have recently passed or proposed laws targeting potentially harmful chemicals in tampons, pads, period underwear,…

Budget and the Bees · May 13

Alien smuggling and child sexual abuse material: Iranian national pleads guilty in New York court to two serious federal crimes

A New York-based Iranian national has pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn to charges of alien smuggling and intentionally receiving child sexual abuse material, according to US prosecutors.

The Times of India · May 13

US air fares and hotel rates slump one month ahead of World Cup kick-off

Exclusive: London to Los Angeles flights are on sale for barely £500 as demand dwindles

The Independent UK · May 13

Jury deliberations begin in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial in New York

Jurors have started deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial

The Independent UK · May 13

‘This is not a World Cup for the people’: residents in host cities sound alarm over housing affordability

Organizers fear Fifa event will deepen crisis as short-term listings proliferate and sweeps displace unhoused people

The Guardian - US · May 13