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Jake Offenhartz

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Kalshi reported former Rep. George Santos for allegedly placing a bet on the marketplace against his own attendance at the State of the Union

Santos reportedly bet on Kalshi under another account that he would not attend the State of the Union despite making public comments teasing he may.

03.06.2026 4

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Jake Offenhartz

They created AI nudes that got millions of views online. Now they’re being charged with crimes

The men — who do not appear to be connected — are among the earliest defendants to face charges under the Take It Down Act.

22.05.2026 5

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Jake Offenhartz

‘Earth-shaking event for New York pizza’ looms as flour ban hits 80% of crusts citywide

“When we started playing around with a different flour, I actually took a liking to it,” said Salvatore Lo Duco. “It’s a little more expensive.”

22.05.2026 4

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Jake Offenhartz

Father-daughter duo duped New York City art world with at least 200 fake Banksy, Warhols, Wyeths, prosecutors say

On Tuesday, the duo pleaded guilty to defrauding victims — including some of New York's most prominent fine art auction houses — of at least $2...

30.04.2026 5

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Jake Offenhartz

‘ISIS’: Two teenagers arrested for throwing handmade explosives at anti-Islam protesters have disturbing inspiration, authorities say

The homemade devices, which did not explode, were hurled Saturday during raucous counterprotests.

11.03.2026 10

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Jake Offenhartz

After the Snow Day, the Sick Day: One in 6 New York City teachers called out of work on Tuesday

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels noted that families rely on in-person school for education and many other things.

25.02.2026 10

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Jake Offenhartz

Minnesotans say immigration agents are impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and anti-ICE activists

Local officials also say ICE agents have been seen swapping license plates or using bogus ones, a violation of state law.

08.02.2026 10

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Jake Offenhartz

French tourists didn’t believe the young guy on the subway was New York City’s new mayor, so he held up the newspaper to prove it

Zohran Mamdani also has to move to the mayor's mansion on the Upper East Side before the lease in Queens apartment ends later this month.

03.01.2026 20

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Jake Offenhartz

Zohran Mamdani chokes back tears in emotional speech defending Muslim identity, ripping into ‘racist and baseless’ Cuomo attacks

The New York City mayoral favorite described his aunt’s decision not to ride the subway after the Sept. 11 attacks because she didn't feel safe.

25.10.2025 20

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Meet the only campus protester still locked up by Trump, a 32-year-old Palestinian who grew up in the West Bank with aunts and uncles in Gaza

“Most days I feel helpless,” says Leqaa Kordia, the New Jersey resident who has been jailed since March in a Texas immigration detention center.

04.10.2025 10

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Jake Offenhartz

NYC mayor Adams quits reelection race without endorsing any remaining candidates, but warns ‘extremism is growing in our politics’

“Major change is welcome and necessary, but beware of those who claim the answer (is) to destroy the very system we built over generations.”

28.09.2025 10

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Jake Offenhartz

Forget rent — Zohran Mamdani’s latest fight is with $6,000 tickets for World Cup

“As a lifelong football — sorry, I mean soccer fan, I couldn’t be more excited,” Mamdani said in a social media video, affecting a...

15.09.2025 10

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Cuomo accuses Mamdani of being a ‘very rich person,’ demands he ‘move out immediately’ from his rent-stabilized apartment

Mamdani earns $143,000 and has said he pays $2,300 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. Cuomo is a multimillionaire who moved to an $8,000-a-month...

13.08.2025 10

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Trump deployment of 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to LA will cost taxpayers $134 million

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, filed an emergency motion in federal court to block the Trump administration from using the Guard and...

11.06.2025 9

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Jake Offenhartz

ICE agents arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at detention center protest

Witnesses said the arrest came after Baraka attempted to join three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation, Reps. Robert Menendez,...

10.05.2025 10

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Jake Offenhartz

Helicopter sightseeing company whose chopper crash off Manhattan killed 6 is shutting down immediately

The company's sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, killing five tourists from Spain and the...

14.04.2025 10

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Jake Offenhartz

2022 NCAA woman of the year was one of 6 family members killed in small plane crash in upstate New York

The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon Saturday in a muddy field in Copake, New York, near the Massachusetts line.

14.04.2025 10

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Jake Offenhartz

Turkish doctoral student at Tufts handcuffed and detained by masked DHS agents: ‘It looked like a kidnapping’

Rumeysa Ozturk co-wrote an op-ed in The Tufts Daily criticizing the university's response to resolutions that demanded it “acknowledge the...

27.03.2025 20

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