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A California woman who wrongly accused a black teen of taking her phone at a New York City hotel late last year and grabbed at him as he tried to leave has been charged with a hate crime. Miya Ponsetto was arraigned in court in Manhattan via videoconference on Wednesday…

A woman who falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel in an incident captured on video was indicted on hate crimes charges Wednesday. Miya Ponsetto, 22, pleaded not guilty to four charges brought by a grand jury, including unlawful imprisonment…

Last week, Israel, with one of the highest Covid-19 vaccination rates in the world, reported something troubling: The so-called delta variant was driving another Covid-19 spike in the country—and half of the cases were among fully vaccinated people. The delta variant is what experts have long feared: It’s more contagious,…

New York City’s mayoral election has been thrown into chaos after the board of elections mistakenly included 135,000 “test ballots” in its vote tally. The board of elections had published updated vote totals for the Democratic primary earlier on Tuesday, which showed Kathryn Garcia, New York’s former sanitation commissioner, narrowing…

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New York City voters are selecting Democratic and Republican nominees for mayor.  New York is using ranked-choice voting for the first time, so the winner may not be known for weeks. Eric Adams' initial lead was cut down by Kathryn Garcia and Maya Wiley. See more stories on Insider's business…

One candidate had suggested "irregularities" in the preliminary results. June 30, 2021, 2:48 AM • 9 min read The New York Board of Elections abruptly removed the unofficial vote counts for New York City's Democratic primary for mayor from its website Tuesday night after the agency said it was investigating…

We have no idea why New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s social media team posted this photo, or what message he’s trying to send since he’s leaving office. Just … why? The future of New York City is so bright I gotta wear shades!#SummerOfNYC pic.twitter.com/CMvNBOY0Yo — Mayor Bill de…

The New York City mayoral candidate in the lead, Eric Adams, has promised that in one year New York will be “the center of all technology,” including “the center of bitcoins.” He will compete with Miami where Mayor Francis Suarez had a head start turning Miami into a bitcoin hub.…

At the last minute, the political newcomer’s once-promising bid for New York City mayor became a cautionary tale. June 25, 2021 For a moment, Dianne Morales seemed like the left’s best shot at stopping the more moderate front-runners in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary race, businessman Andrew Yang and…