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Alleged Plot to Bribe a Juror With $100,000 Upends Former Heavyweight Boxer’s NYC Drug Trial

(AP) — Three men were arrested Monday for allegedly trying to pay up to $100,000 in cash to a juror at the Brooklyn drug trial of a former heavyweight boxer, leading a judge to abruptly dismiss the jury as it was about to hear opening statements. John Marzulli, a spokesperson for federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, […]
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US considers nixing Hamas disarmament and starting Gaza reconstruction

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Israel is growing concerned amid reports from Al Arabiya that the United States thinking about skipping a full disarmament phase in Gaza and move directly into rebuilding damaged neighborhoods. According to the report, US officials have ruled out deploying American ground forces, pushing policymakers to consider alternatives that could advance reconstruction […]
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Brooklyn rents hit near-record highs as prices surge twice as fast as inflation

Brooklyn renters continue to feel the squeeze. A new report shows asking rents for available homes in the borough hit their third-highest level on record last
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Yungblud cancels tour dates for rest of year on doctor’s orders

British pop-punk star Yungblud has ‘reluctantly’ canceled his remaining 2025 tour dates after his doctor flatly told him to stay home, scuttling November shows in Cleveland, Philadelphi…
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Mamdani says he wants to meet with Trump for good of NYC

Trump suggested Sunday that Mamdani had already agreed he “would like to meet” with Trump and predicted that they would “work something out.”
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Busta Rhymes to host community concert

Hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes will host a free community concert at the Brooklyn Bowl on Nov. 23 in order to give back to the community.
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US probes telecom firms after BlackRock’s HPS uncovers alleged $400M fraud, Financial Times reports

U.S. prosecutors are probing a group of telecoms firms after BlackRock’s private credit arm, HPS Investment Partners, said it lent them over $400 million backed by receivables that appear to be fake, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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FEMA Head David Richardson Abruptly Resigns Six Months After Being Tasked with Dismantling the Relief Agency

Staffers say he was barely accessible during his short tenure and was on the verge of being fired.
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Extra Extra: Trump said he’ll ‘work something out’ with Mamdani

Because that’s that, here are your afternoon links: Jack Hughes did something horrific to his hand at a New Jersey Devils team dinner, cold weather, everyone’s dumber now and more.
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star James Pickens Jr. cancer-free after prostate cancer diagnosis

“Grey’s Anatomy” star James PIckens Jr. says he’s cancer-free following a prostate cancer diagnosis.
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