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No More Jail Cell Births: Sweeping New Bill To Protect Pregnant Prisoners

New York lawmakers have unveiled a sweeping bill to protect pregnant prisoners, vowing to end childbirth in jail cells and restrict shackling and solitary confinement.

International Business Times UK · May 7

Tennis stars raise French Open boycott threat in fight for more prize money

Tennis stars campaigning for more prize money at the Grand Slam tournaments in Melbourne, Paris, London and New York raised the prospect of boycotting the French Open to force organisers to share more of the money generated by the international circuit's most prestigious competitions.

Radio France Internationale · May 7

Tom Homan makes New York ICE threat after clashing with Governor Kathy Hochul

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The Independent UK · May 7

Malaysia unveils Picasso and Miró works recovered from 1MDB scandal

Artworks were repatriated from New York as part of Malaysia’s efforts to recover assets allegedly bought with misappropriated state investment funds

The Independent UK · May 7

These ‘His and Hers’ Home Offices in a New York Brownstone Prove Bold Schemes Can Boost Focus – Not Distract From It

Connected by pocket doors, these two offices offer a lesson in creating workspaces you actually want to spend time in

Homes & Gardens · May 7

'They found nothing': Jeffrey Epstein's alleged suicide note released

A federal judge has ordered the release of a handwritten note, purportedly from Jeffrey Epstein, found nearly five years after his death. The note, discovered by his former cellmate, contains the line, "It is a treat to be able to choose ones time to say goodbye." The document was unsealed…

The Times of India · May 7

The Prediction Market That Doesn't Take Your Money

As regulators across Europe move to ban Polymarket and Kalshi as unlicensed gambling, a New York-based startup is testing whether prediction markets can work without user wagers at all — and quietly positioning itself to inherit the markets its competitors are being expelled from.

International Business Times · May 7

Alleged suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein unsealed by federal judge

Epstein’s cellmate in New York City says he found note after convicted sexual offender attempted suicide in July 2019

The Guardian - US · May 6

He's accused of running a Chinese spy outpost. His lawyer says it was a place to play ping-pong

U_S_ prosecutors say a plain glass-clad building in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood was a secret Chinese spy outpost, with orders to silence, harass and intimidate pro-democracy dissidents in the U_S_ It had a banner inside that said: “Fuzhou Police Overseas Service Station, New York USA.”

The Independent UK · May 6

Vornado CEO Steven Roth 'shocked that our young mayor would pull this stunt' and says Zohran Mamdani should know better than target Ken Griffin

Vornado and Ken Griffin's Citadel are expected to build a $6 billion tower in New York, but Citadel's COO and Roth referenced it may not go through.

Fortune · May 6