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Ex-chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes

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Ex-chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams charged with taking bribes

NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams was arrested Wednesday in a federal bribery case about a lucrative migrant shelter contract, the latest sign that prosecutors continue to scrutinize Adams' inner circle months after the scandal-bruised Democrat left office.

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Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths

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Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — The saga over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool took a turn as President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested over recent damage. The president’s troubled $14-million-plus rehabilitation project has become a visceral flashpoint over law enforcement, aesthetics and environmental concerns ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.

The Strait of Hormuz's future is unsettled even as more ships venture through

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The Strait of Hormuz's future is unsettled even as more ships venture through

NEW YORK (AP) — Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that constricted global oil supplies and fueled inflation, but questions surrounding control of the vital waterway and whether vessels will be charged tolls to cross it could interfere with negotiations to forge a lasting peace.