Former White House official Sue Mi Terry accused of acting as South Korea agent in exchange for luxury goods
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Former White House official Sue Mi Terry accused of acting as South Korea agent in exchange for luxury goods

ByNews Polite

A foreign policy specialist who once worked for the CIA and on the White House National Security Council (NSC) has been indicted on US charges she worked as an unregistered agent of South Korea’s government in exchange for luxury goods and other gifts. Sue Mi Terry advocated South Korean policy…

NYC schools chief says parents don’t care about class size as he battles against state mandate
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NYC schools chief says parents don’t care about class size as he battles against state mandate

ByNews Polite

New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks claimed Tuesday that parents don’t care if classrooms are overcrowded, as he argued against a billion-dollar-plus state mandate to reduce their size. Banks testified at a public hearing in Albany in which he asked legislators to adjust the formula used to fund schools…

Leaked video shows Donald Trump’s call to RFK Jr, discussing vaccines, assassination bid
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Leaked video shows Donald Trump’s call to RFK Jr, discussing vaccines, assassination bid

ByNews Polite

Leaked footage revealed Donald Trump’s phone call with Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., showing the former president appearing to voice vaccine skepticism in a bid to woo him – and dishing on his call with President Biden after his near-assassintion. Trump, 78, reportedly contacted Kennedy seeking to nudge…

Advocates call for Central Park carriage horse ban ahead of driver’s animal abuse trial
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Advocates call for Central Park carriage horse ban ahead of driver’s animal abuse trial

ByNews Polite

Neigh-sayers galloped outside Manhattan Criminal Court Monday afternoon to call for a shutdown of the city’s carriage horse industry as a handler of a horse that died two years ago faced his first day of trial — or so they thought. Ian McKeever, who is facing animal abuse charges in…

Thomas Matthew Crooks was spotted on roof by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before attempted Trump assassination: report
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Thomas Matthew Crooks was spotted on roof by law enforcement nearly 30 minutes before attempted Trump assassination: report

ByNews Polite

Trump gunman Thomas Crooks was spotted by on the roof a building with a clear sightline to the former president nearly 30 minutes before he opened fire — but they failed to confront him, according to a report. Crooks was seen at least twice by members of the emergency services…

NYC mayoral race unofficially kicks off with first round of fundraising
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NYC mayoral race unofficially kicks off with first round of fundraising

ByNews Polite

And they’re off! The unofficial start to the 2025 mayoral election is kicking off on Monday with candidates in the already crowded field set to release fundraising figures. The filings will give the public and pundits a snapshot of the traction being gained by the challengers looking to unseat Mayor…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Hurricane Beryl
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Hurricane Beryl

ByNews Polite

With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the area as well as answers about its preparations for upcoming storms. “Power companies along…

Trump lands in Milwaukee for RNC after assassination attempt
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Trump lands in Milwaukee for RNC after assassination attempt

ByNews Polite

Former President Donald Trump arrived in Wisconsin Sunday ahead of the Republican National Convention — a day after he survived an assassination attempt at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Trump’s distinctive Boeing 757, nicknamed Trump Force One, landed at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee at around 5:45 p.m. local time…