June 1 trial date set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in his US drug trafficking case
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Mamdani says NYC can’t arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and others in 2024, accusing them of crimes against humanity.
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is back in court for a pretrial hearing in his US drug trafficking case
Nicolás Maduro was returned Wednesday to a Manhattan courthouse where lawyers plan to request a June trial date for drug trafficking.
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Deportation orders soar in NYC as Trump ‘mega master’ hearings accelerate
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Rikers remediation manager unveils blueprint for overhauling city jails
The court-appointed official issued 22 directives, from expanding investigations into officer misconduct to fixing broken infrastructure.
Mamdani gets a budget deal with new rental voucher funds
The mayor agreed to add $175 million in new rental assistance after his proposed budget was stalled by progressive lawmakers.