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Eric Adams ends term as NYC mayor with Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop — as insiders look back on ‘mixed bag’

He’s having one last ball. Eric Adams ended his tumultuous term as New York City’s mayor on Wednesday the same way he started it: celebrating the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square. The last minute of Adams’ tenure and of 2025 will show Hizzoner living up to his “party mayor” reputation by pressing...

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End of an era as New York City transit retires three-decade-old MetroCard

Resisted at first, the replacement for the subway token became an indelible symbol of the city

First, New Yorkers saw the elimination of subway token, which lasted for half a century. Now, its successor – the swipeable MetroCard, which lasted barely more than three decades – has seen its demise.

At midnight on 1 January, the flexible credit card-sized pass used by millions of New Yorkers to get through subway turnstiles is being terminated from sale just as a new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, takes office.

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© Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP

© Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP

© Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP

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Afcon roundup: Côte d’Ivoire pip Cameroon with dramatic win over Gabon

  • Holders come from two goals down to win 3-2

  • Burkina Faso beat Sudan as both sides progress

Côte d’Ivoire came from two goals down to beat already eliminated Gabon 3-2 in Group F at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday as the teenager Bazoumana Touré’s headed winner in added time in Marrakech handed them top spot in the pool.

The Ivorians finished on seven points from their three games, ahead of Cameroon on goal difference after the latter beat third-placed Mozambique.

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© Photograph: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

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