The grand jury indictment of Mayor Eric Adams kicks off with a stunning $10 million figure that has captured headlines, dominated cable news shows and prompted the New York Times editorial board to demand his immediate resignation.That’s the sum Manhattan U.S. attorney Damian Williams alleges Adams improperly obtained “as a result of false certifications” that Adams and those working under him made about their compliance with campaign finance regulations. The campaign, the indictment alleges, knowingly accepted donations from overseas contributors smuggled in through American donors. They then applied for matching funds against some of this money, bilking the New York…
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The United Arab Emirates’ delegation continued its participation in several key high-level meetings during the fourth day of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA79). The UAE and the Republic of the Gambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing mutual exemption of entry visa requirements between the two countries. The agreement was signed by H.E. Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, and by H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gambia. As part of the extensive participations conducted by the UAE delegation, H.E. Sheikh Salem Bin Khalid Al Qassimi, Minister of Culture, participated…
Jay Bahd LyricsJay Bahd’s latest song release, It’s Not Over, is making waves, read the song’s lyrics below and join in the singing.Jay Bahd- It’s Not Over LyricsOh yeah ɔde ne ho bɛteEnti wonam na sɛ ebia wokɔteSɛ Jaybahd de ahoma so obikɔn sɛ kraman na sɛ otwe na seWa mistake na bro mekyerɛ nadeYɛse waba so wama ne ho so oo ombu adeMɛ ma nayɛ calm me brɛ na seOdua enya me a ebɛ wo me mentwaso metu naseOnbu nyame okasa by heart ti mɛhye naseOh Charlie jon waha mon ma ohusie nkofomAnaa sɛsie oshiYɛ se wataato ne ho…
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love paid tribute to a franchise icon before his team’s Week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Love walked into Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Sunday wearing a Brett Favre jersey. The timing likely was not a coincidence. While delivering his testimony at a Congressional hearing on welfare reform earlier this week, Favre revealed that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.Favre appreciated the gesture. The Hall of Fame quarterback shared the video on his own X page and said he has “big respect” for Love.”Big respect to @jordan3love for wearing this old…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, An FPO victory would make Austria the latest EU country to register surging far-right support.Austria’s Freedom Party (FPO) has been projected to finish first in the country’s general election, ahead of the governing conservatives. An exit poll by pollster Foresight for broadcaster ORF projected on Sunday that Herbert Kickl’s FPO had received 29.1 percent of the vote, with Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s Austrian People’s Party (OVP) coming second with 26.2 percent. The centre-left Social Democrats were projected to come third, with 20.4 percent. Kickl, a former interior minister who has led the FPO since 2021, seeks to become…
Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final. Twelve stadiums will be used for the 32-team tournament, FIFA said Saturday night, including five of the 11 U.S. venues for the 2026 World Cup. Sites include six NFL stadiums; four Major League Soccer homes; the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, site of the 1994 World Cup final; and Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, another 1994 World Cup site. FIFA made the announcement at 6:20 p.m. EDT on a Saturday, when U.S.…
LONDON, England – The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has on 25 September approved leniolisib phosphate (Joenja) to treat a rare immune disease known as activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta syndrome or APDS in adults and adolescents aged 12-years-old and older who weigh 45kg or more. APDS is an inherited disorder where the patient is unable to fight infections because the immune system (the body’s natural defences) does not work properly. The main symptoms usually occur in the first two years of life and include repeated lung infections and a failure to grow and develop normally. APDS is a…
On September 28, 2024 the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxim Ryzhenkov, spoke on behalf of the Republic of Belarus at the general political discussion of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The head of the Foreign Ministry openly named the main causes of the erosion of the global security system and the weakening of the role of the United Nations in resolving the most acute conflicts and problems of mankind. In this regard, Foreign Minister drew attention to the initiative of the Belarusian Head of State on the urgent need to start a global security dialogue. The Minister…
Ada Ehi and Joepraize LyricsAda Ehi and Joepraize team up for a powerful ministration, Game Changer, read the song’s lyrics below. Game Changer is the third track on Ada Ehi’s new EP, Consecrated.RELATED: Read ‘De Aria’ Lyrics by Ada EhiAda Ehi & Joepraize – Game Changer LyricsI ye ehEh ehGame changer has given me victoryHe has given me victoryGame changer has given me victoryHe has given me victoryThe King of Glory has given to me great victoryHe has given me victoryThe King of Glory has given to me great victoryHe has given me victoryOh oh oh oh oh oh oh…
The San Francisco 49ers have refused to put a timeline on Christian McCaffrey’s recovery from a nagging Achilles injury, but it does not sound like the star running back is in danger of missing the entire 2024 season. McCaffrey recently traveled to Germany to meet with a specialist about his ongoing Achilles tendonitis. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media said Sunday that the treatment overseas “went well” and that McCaffrey is targeting a potential November return.“My understanding, now that he is back in the United States, it seems like the treatment went well,” Rapoport said. “There is a chance he could run…