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New York Mayor Eric Adams accused of sexual assault in 1993

New York City Mayor Eric Adams reacts during his visit to Colombia in Bogota, Colombia October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nov 23 (Reuters) – A woman on Wednesday accused New York Mayor Eric Adams of sexual assault and other offenses in a court filing, alleging they occurred in 1993 while both […]

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Alabama

US House: Court fights could tip control in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Nov 14 (Reuters) – Legal battles over redistricting could lead to new congressional maps in nearly a dozen U.S. states for the 2024 election, potentially flipping control of the U.S. House of Representatives, which currently has a 221-213 Republican majority. The two parties are fighting over maps that were redrawn after the 2020 U.S. Census. […]

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El Paso, Texas ‘at a breaking point’ as migrants flood border, mayor says

Sept 23 (Reuters) – The surge of migrants crossing the U.S. border from Mexico has pushed the city of El Paso, Texas, to “a breaking point,” with more than 2,000 people per day seeking asylum, exceeding shelter capacity and straining resources, its mayor said Saturday. “The city of El Paso only has so many resources […]

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Alabama

Redistricting battles could determine control of US House in 2024 | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Brewing battles over redistricting from New York to Utah may result in new congressional maps for at least half a dozen states before the 2024 election, with control of the closely divided U.S. House of Representatives in the balance. The 2022 election – in which Republicans captured a slim […]

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Ex-New York Mayor de Blasio ordered to pay nearly $500,000 for campaign security

June 15 (Reuters) – A New York ethics board on Thursday ordered former Mayor Bill de Blasio to pay a record $474,794 for using city funds for a security detail during his long-shot 2019 presidential campaign, finding that he violated conflict of interest laws. The city’s Conflicts of Interest Board said de Blasio had required […]

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Alabama

U.S. court rejects Alabama redistricting as violating Black voting rights | #elections | #alabama

Jan 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. court rejected on Monday the Alabama legislature’s redrawn U.S. congressional district map for November elections, saying it likely violated the Voting Rights Act and stood to deny Black voters an additional representative. The ruling, which can be appealed, addresses an issue of contention between the two major political parties, […]

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