World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials
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World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped a defamation lawsuit against its American counterpart, a major retreat for the agency after nearly a year of escalating conflict over its handling of positive tests for a banned drug by 23 elite Chinese swimmers. The decision…

4 Takeaways From the Hearing on Dismissing Charges Against Eric Adams
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4 Takeaways From the Hearing on Dismissing Charges Against Eric Adams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Wednesday afternoon questioned Mayor Eric Adams of New York, Mr. Adams’s lawyer and a top Justice Department official over the department’s decision to seek the dismissal of corruption charges against Mr. Adams. It was the latest episode in a…

Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election
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Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump said Wednesday he would have had a “very nasty life” if he lost the presidential election, a surprisingly public acknowledgment that his legal challenges could have consumed his life and brought jail time. “If I lost, it would have been very…

Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions, Justice Dept. Official Suggests
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Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions, Justice Dept. Official Suggests

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A senior Justice Department official suggested Wednesday that President Trump’s administration is justified in putting aside allegations of corruption against a public official if the official cooperates with the president’s political agenda. The Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, raised the idea during…

Adams Taps Close Associate for Top Public Safety Job
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Adams Taps Close Associate for Top Public Safety Job

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York has chosen Kaz Daughtry, a deputy police commissioner known for his combative social media presence and close relationship with the mayor, to be deputy mayor for public safety, according to two people familiar with the matter. Mr….

Hochul to Weigh Removing Mayor Eric Adams. Here’s What to Know.
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Hochul to Weigh Removing Mayor Eric Adams. Here’s What to Know.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Kathy Hochul raised the prospect of removing Mayor Eric Adams from office late Monday and met with “key leaders” in Manhattan on Tuesday to discuss “the path forward, with the goal of ensuring stability for the City of New York.” “Overturning the…

Opinion | Farewell, Justice Department Independence
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Opinion | Farewell, Justice Department Independence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over just a few days last week, the Trump administration made a laughingstock of the U.S. Department of Justice. The department’s decision to seek the dismissal of a corruption indictment against Mayor Eric Adams of New York led seven prosecutors handling the case…

Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’
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Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Whenever Mayor Eric Adams has faced adversity, he has sought refuge in the pulpit of Black churches, and he returned there on Sunday as he confronted fresh calls to resign. Mr. Adams, a New York City Democrat who is running for re-election, made…

In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis
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In Moving to Stop Adams Case, Career Lawyer Sought to Stave Off Deeper Crisis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The threat of a mass firing was unspoken but loomed over the videoconference call. Summoning the staff of the Justice Department’s public integrity section on Friday morning, the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove III, was matter-of-fact. Two lawyers needed to step forward…