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New York — The Kennedy dynasty won’t be returning to Congress next year. Kennedy family scion and political novice Jack Schlossberg lost Tuesday to New York state Assembly Member Micah Lasher, in a closely watched and crowded Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in the heart of Manhattan. Lasher has spent his career in politics, working for officeholders including the man whose seat he hopes to win in November, Democratic longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler. Flanked by another former boss, Gov. Kathy Hochul, and other politicians in New York City’s Democratic establishment, Lasher said in his victory speech that he…

Mamdani-backed candidates win big in New York primaryHello and welcome to our US politics liveblog.Three congressional candidates endorsed by Zohran Mamdani, New York’s democratic socialist mayor, won their closely watched primaries on Tuesday, beating out incumbents or incumbent-backed candidates supported by the Democratic establishment.Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller who also ran for mayor last year before endorsing Mamdani, defeated the two-term incumbent Democrat Dan Goldman in NY-10.Political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier won against five-term incumbent Democrat Adriano Espaillat in NY-13 in a stunning upset.And in NY-7, Claire Valdez beat out Brooklyn borough president Antonio Reynoso – the…

Three Democrats who made criticism of Israel central to their political identities swept to victory in House primary races in New York City on Tuesday, signaling a new era of skepticism in their party toward the Jewish state and its actions.The striking results reflected a fast-moving shift in liberal politics. Democratic voters are now more likely to be critical of Israel and its government than they are to be supportive, according to several recent polls, a monumental change in American sentiment.And while many Democratic officials remain supportive of Israel, next year’s class of congressional Democrats is on track to be…

Seth Klarman of The Baupost Group sees a supply-demand imbalance as companies demand capital that could prove difficult for investors. Source link

Alibaba, one of China’s most valuable technology companies, sued the U.S. Department of Defense, challenging the Pentagon’s decision to designate it as a company affiliated with the Chinese military.Best known internationally for its e-commerce business, Alibaba has also become a major cloud-computing provider and one of China’s leading developers of advanced artificial intelligence systems. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Federal District Court in the Northern District of California, the company said it had no ties to the Chinese military and argued that the Pentagon had acted unlawfully in labeling it as such.Earlier this month, the United States added…

If you’re looking to boost your brain health you may strive to get more exercise, eat healthier, socialize, and do puzzles and other mentally stimulating activities. But have you tried “pinky time”?A slew of TikTok creators say pinky time — a series of finger movements done in a certain sequence — can slow cognitive decline. One video by @visage.dore4 suggests pinky time can “protect against Alzheimer’s and improve brain plasticity.” Another video by @glucose.speaks says the movement offers “powerful brain stimulation.”Does this brain hack really work? And how do you do it?What Is Pinky Time?Pinky time is a daily hand…

Everywhere you looked, there was something to do. I was mostly working with a labor crew to jump on quick fixes to things like windows and doors blown out in the fighting. But there were, of course, bigger jobs too. Most notably, there were those massive fires to put out. The Iraqi army had set hundreds of oil wells ablaze, the majority of which were still spewing soot and oil smoke into the air. On bad days, the sky would remain dark all day, and the air would burn your eyes and hurt your throat. It was so apocalyptic that…

President Trump predicted that New York will “only get worse” after two socialist candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic congressional primaries in the Big Apple Tuesday night. “Many Communists running in badly failing Blue States,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The votes seem to have them doing quite well against each other. The bad news is that history has conclusively shown that the downtrodden States that they will soon be running will ONLY GET WORSE.” In a separate post early Wednesday, Trump vowed: “America the Beautiful will NEVER be a Communist Country!!!” President Trump predicted that New York…

Voters in New York, Maryland, South Carolina and Utah will determine Tuesday what many high-stakes races in this year’s general elections will look like.Tuesday marks the one of the biggest primary days this year, and the last day until August with multiple states heading to the polls.District 5 Democratic PrimaryDistrict 6 Democratic PrimaryDistrict 7 Democratic PrimaryDistrict 10 Democratic PrimaryDistrict 12 Democratic PrimaryDistrict 13 Democratic PrimaryDistrict 17 Democratic PrimaryGOP Governor Runoff PrimaryDistrict 1 Democratic Primary Source link

President Trump is set on Wednesday to meet with Republican senators on Capitol Hill, after weeks of tumult and tension in the relationship between the president and prominent members of his own party in the Senate.Mr. Trump was invited by Senator Rick Scott, Republican of Florida, to address a weekly lunch gathering he runs that typically draws the more conservative faction of G.O.P. senators. It was a break from norms, since a president would typically be invited by the party’s elected leader to address the entire conference at its regular luncheon on Tuesdays, or a special gathering hosted by the…