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Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Coronavirus Pandemic about New York’s response to COVID-19, at O’Neill building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesAndrew Cuomo officially launched his bid to be the next mayor of New York City, attempting a comeback in politics after the former New York governor’s high-profile resignation in 2021.Cuomo, who left his previous post because of a damning sexual harassment scandal, announced his candidacy on Saturday against Mayor Eric Adams, a fellow Democrat who faces bribery…

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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline.Could Bruins captain Brad Marchand be headed to Colorado to add some veteran leadership to the Avalanche? Will we see a surprise Lightning reunion in Tampa Bay?This week, The Athletic asked its NHL staff for their bold predictions ahead of the March 7 trade deadline that’s less than a week away, and those were just a couple of the enticing (and sometimes contradictory) scenarios we heard about in response.Here’s one pick for each team.GO DEEPERWhich player (or pick) each NHL team is most likely to deal at the trade deadlineAnaheim…

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U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersPresident Donald Trump found the tone and body language of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy objectionable during an Oval Office meeting that exploded into a loud argument on Friday, the White House told CNBC.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there was not a specific thing that Zelenskyy said in the Oval Office to Trump or Vice President JD Vance that the president objected to, but the tone and manner in which he said it.Leavitt said Friday that…

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Jim Dyson | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesCitigroup mistakenly credit a customer’s account with $81 trillion last year when it meant to send just $280.The payment, which took place last April, was missed by two employees but caught 90 minutes after it was posted, the Financial Times first reported Friday night. It was reversed several hours later and reported to the Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as a “near miss.”The event is the latest mistake disclosed by the Wall Street bank, which is struggling to overcome a series of operational errors in recent years.”Despite…

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A few years ago, I got into a lift with a former colleague I knew a little but wouldn’t exactly describe as a close friend. In the way that we all have done hundreds of times, I asked how he was, expecting a variant of the standard response: “Yeah, not bad thanks, mate. How are you?”Instead, this colleague said flatly: “My wife wants a divorce.”I can’t really remember how the rest of the conversation went in the short but excruciating journey to our floor, so paralysed by awkwardness was I. Did I offer sympathy, constructive advice, compassion? I hope so,…

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The government of Honduras said it had begun the process of extraditing to the United States an undocumented immigrant who was accused of killing a young Iowa woman in 2016, a case that President Trump made a focal point in his first presidential campaign.The move to fulfill a U.S. request to extradite Eswin Mejia comes as Honduras and other Latin American countries have sought to demonstrate their willingness to cooperate with the Trump administration.Mr. Mejia was allegedly driving drunk when he crashed into Sarah Root’s vehicle at a stoplight in Omaha in January 2016. He was detained and charged, but…

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A FedEx cargo aircraft is seen among air freight containers at a FedEx regional hub.Bing Guan | ReutersA FedEx cargo plan made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky.The plane landed at Newark Liberty International Airport during the emergency, said Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. There were no reported injuries, and fire on the cargo plane was contained to the engine, Valens said.Audio recorded by LiveATC captured a person calmly saying…

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President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked on a long-term basis under a federal judge’s ruling in Seattle late Friday.U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King previously granted a two-week restraining order after the Democratic attorneys general of Washington, Oregon and Minnesota sued the Trump administration — Colorado has since joined the case.King’s temporary order expired Friday, and she held arguments that day before issuing a preliminary injunction blocking most of Trump’s plan pending a final decision on the merits of the case. She rejected a portion of…

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INDIANAPOLIS — Arch Manning is at least a year away from fielding questions at the NFL Scouting Combine. Still, his former Texas teammates fully expect the sophomore quarterback to eventually join them at the highest level.“I think he can,” wide receiver Matthew Golden said Friday. “He has the heart to do it. Arch comes in each and every day, and he goes to work. He acts like a walk-on. He has a story. He’s trying to make a name for himself.”Manning started two games for the Longhorns last year as a redshirt freshman while filling in for injured starter Quinn…

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Investors are questioning the artificial intelligence trade that sent power stocks soaring last year, as the company viewed as best positioned to strike a data center deal still has not signed an agreement. Vistra Corp. was a darling of the S & P 500 in 2024, more than tripling in value to become one of the best performing stocks as investors expected the company’s nuclear and gas assets to benefit from the growing power demand of data centers. But Vistra’s stock fell more than 11% this week. Management was unable to tell shareholders the prospects for a near-term deal on…

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