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Mamdani Names Budget Director as He Prepares to Enact Costly Agenda

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani chose Sherif Soliman, a veteran of municipal government and the chief financial officer of the City University of New York, to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, left, announced Sherif Soliman’s appointment at a community center in Queens on Thursday
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Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

Despite sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran attending a protest in Tehran in June after the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran.
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Pope’s naming of New York archbishop signals continued challenge to Trump on immigration

Pope Leo XIV named Ronald Hicks, who endorsed message condemning immigration raids, to lead one of the biggest US archdioceses

Pope Leo XIV has named a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, one of the biggest US archdioceses, in a signal that the church will continue its stance against the Trump administration on immigration.

The US-born pope chose 58-year-old Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, to lead the church in New York, replacing retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan who has served for 16 years after being selected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.

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© Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

© Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

© Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

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Rob Reiner’s son Nick wore ‘anti-suicide smock,’ cuffs on hands and feet at court hearing

Nick Reiner appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, were brutally stabbed to death. The 32-year-old showed up to Los Angeles Municipal Court just one day after he was formally charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The appearance also marked the first time Nick was seen in public since...

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