NYC may reinvest in Israel bonds in defiance of mayor Mamdani’s stance
Comptroller Mark Levine wants to separate politics from investment strategy to boost public pension fund...
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Comptroller Mark Levine wants to separate politics from investment strategy to boost public pension fund...
A judge granted a preliminary injunction that could force Kalshi to stop offering sports-related prediction markets in the state as soon as Friday....
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"We are a safe city. ICE is making it less so," Mayor Jacob Frey said Friday....
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams' token is off to a shaky start, with fresh allegations levied against the project....
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joined "This Week" amid ongoing protests in his city and a newly launched DOJ probe into his actions....
Despite the backlash, a spokesperson for Adams said he remains committed to funding education programs and supporting scholarships for underserved students through the token....
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s current leadership may be nearing its end amid mass protests across the country. “If a regime can only stay in power through the use of violence, then it i...
Less than two weeks into office, Zohran Mamdani said ”no” when questioned whether he held any crypto or planned to invest in a former New York City mayor's memecoin project....
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk , Adams' "NYC Token" hit a $580 million ma...
I live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a freezing state that had always welcomed...
US President Donald Trump says he may implement tariffs on countries opposing Washington’s controlling of Greenland as he remains stern in his stance to take over the Arctic island by “any means neces...
After several decades of closer integration with the US, the country’s prime minister is pushing large infrastructure projects and looking for new markets...
Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues in freezing weather, in big cities and small towns, to sign a pe...
Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions...
The Bavarian state is to give over €1 million to a man who spent 13 years in jail on murder charges that were overturned. Prosecutors had previously called for him to pay for board and lodgings in jai...
The Trump administration announced last week that it wants Americans to consume more protein, churning out a colorful illustration of an inverted food pyramid that prominently features a big, red stea...
Iran's communication blackout is "more serious" than ever before. Restrictions may last beyond the current protests, according to one expert....
Senegal’s football team are champions of Africa but fans from the country are banned from going to the US for the World Cup. They aren't the only ones, with Donald Trump's hostility and FIFA's ticket ...
Donald Trump plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up....