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America's most populous — and possibly most iconic — city is days away from possibly electing a self-defined socialist as its mayor. A former Trump administration official told Fox News Digital that a win for Zohran Mamdani could mark a shift towards Marxism in New York City. "I could never fathom the thought of having a Marxist leading my city, the crown jewel city of the United States, of the world, of the free world," Gene Hamilton, America First Legal co-founder and president, told Fox News Digital. The heated New York City mayoral race has garnered national attention as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo , now running as an independent, Mamdani and Republican Curtis Sliwa face off in an all-out battle to govern the city.  Hamilton, who formerly served as White House Deputy Counsel, noted some polls have shown a divide between U.S.- and foreign-born voters, with those coming from outside the country leaning more towards the young socialist. Hamilton said he sees this as evi...

When New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani stepped to the microphone outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx last week near Yankee Stadium, his voice broke as he spoke about "the memory of my aunt who stopped taking the subway after Sept. 11 because she did not feel safe." Behind him, a Yemeni-American educator in sunglasses named Debbie Almontaser nodded. Almost two decades ago, in 2007, she was forced to resign as principal of a city school after defending a T-shirt with the slogan "Intifada NYC." City officials viewed it as a call to violence. She said it was benign. Her case became a rallying cry for Muslim American activists who cast her as a victim of "Islamophobia." FBI AGENTS FROM '93 WTC ATTACK BLAST MAMDANI FOR EMBRACING RADICAL IMAM Now, Almontaser was back, this time as a senior advisor to Emgage Action  and a board member of Yemeni American Merchants Association Action, two of 110 political nonprofits, community groups...

@bg2pod : Q&A with Sam Altman and Satya Nadella about the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership, OpenAI's restructuring and $100B revenue target for 2027, $3T AI buildout, more   —  BG2. All things AI w @sama & @satyanadella. A Halloween Special. 🎃🔥@bg2pod @altcap — (00:00) Intro (02:28) Microsoft's Investment in OpenAI (03:19) The Nonprofit Structure and Its Impact (05:46) Health, AI Security, and Resilience (07:50) Models, Exclusivity, and [video]

The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday that it has shaved off additional months from construction efforts to resolve a chronic sewage crisis seeping into the San Diego area from Mexico.  "The Trump Administration is doing everything in its power to urgently and permanently deliver the 100% solution to the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis that the residents of Southern California have demanded for decades," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Thursday in a press release provided to Fox News Digital.  Sewage has been flowing into San Diego from across the border in Tijuana, Mexico, going back decades. The situation has been described as a crisis by local leaders and residents, as the sewage impacts the city's tourism and Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, where Navy SEALs train.  SEALs, who are required to spend hours in the ocean as part of their training, have reported serious illnesses from the contaminated water, including acu...

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : Archy, which offers AI-powered dental practice management software, raised a $20M Series B led by TCV, bringing its total funding to $47M   —  It was 2021 and Jonathan Rat was tired of seeing his wife, a dentist, struggle to maintain the tech stack at her practice.

Federal and local authorities in Indiana have arrested 223 illegal immigrants in a recent law enforcement operation, including 146 semi-truck drivers, as part of an effort to remove foreigners who shouldn’t be licensed to operate commercial trucks on U.S. roadways. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the arrests Thursday during a news conference in Gary, Indiana. "If you are here driving on our streets and highways illegally, you are endangering our citizens, and your days are numbered," Noem said. "Too many families across this country have felt pain, been victimized, and lost loved ones because of these illegal drivers." "We don’t want any of these individuals on our roads or in our communities, and we especially don’t want them behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler when they can’t speak our language, don’t understand our laws, can’t follow roadway signs, and can’t interact with law enforcement or our citizens," she added. WHITE HOUSE SAYS...

Maximilian Henning / Euractiv : The ICC plans to switch from Microsoft Office to Open Desk, a European open source alternative, amid concerns about public bodies' reliance on US tech companies   —  The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software

FIRST ON FOX: The State Department is deploying teams that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean as early as Thursday to support disaster response after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica Tuesday. The State Department announced it would deploy a regional disaster assistance response team (DART) and had activated U.S.-based urban search and rescue (USAR) teams to support response efforts in the region following Hurricane Melissa. A senior State Department official told Fox News Digital Wednesday that these teams are expected to arrive in Jamaica Thursday since the airport hasn’t suffered too much damage, but plans are in place to coordinate with the Department of War for a potential airlift in case commercial operations are not available. Likewise, the State Department also has requested the Department of War provide airlift support to provide food, water and other nutritional supplies to those in need throughout the island. FLOODS, LANDSLIDES IN MEXICO LEAVE AT LEAST 41 DEAD Ano...

Iain Martin / Forbes : Sources: legal AI startup Harvey raised $150M led by a16z at an $8B valuation, up from a $5B valuation in June, bringing its total raised to over $1B   —  The San Francisco-based startup that provides artificial intelligence tools for lawyers has raised a new round of funding, its third in 2025 alone …

Dominic Preston / The Verge : Oppo launches €999 Find X9 and €1,299 Find X9 Pro in the UK and EU, with 7,025mAh and 7,500mAh silicon-carbon batteries and a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip   —  The two new Oppo phones bring some of the biggest batteries around. … Oppo has announced the international launch …

Sen. Lindsey Graham , R-S.C., said President Donald Trump will brief lawmakers about military operations in the Caribbean, as the president eyes land strikes against Venezuela next as part of his crusade against drugs. Although Trump has said that the at least 10 strikes his administration has launched against alleged drug boats are necessary to put drug traffickers and cartels "on notice," lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have been ramping up pressure for additional oversight and evidence supporting the legality of the strikes. Trump is poised to brief them once he returns from his trip to Asia that wraps up Thursday, Graham told "CBS News Sunday Morning." "President Trump told me yesterday that he plans to brief members of Congress when he gets back from Asia about future potential military operations against Venezuela and Colombia," Graham said. "So, there will be a congressional briefing about a potential expanding from the sea to the la...

Jez Corden / Windows Central : Sources: Microsoft's next Xbox will run Windows, letting users play PlayStation titles on Steam and the full Xbox console library, without a multiplayer paywall   —  The new Xbox platform is said to be a “premium” experience, and now we have some details on what it'll look like.

Judy Lagrou / Bloomberg : Artemis: $10B+ was moved through stablecoins in August, up from $6B in February and more than double YoY, following President Trump's signing of the Genius Act   —  Consumers and businesses are using stablecoins - digital tokens pegged to the dollar - to make real-world purchases and payments …

In a first for New Jersey politics, Orthodox Jewish leaders across Ocean County have united behind Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, forming one of the state’s most influential faith-based voting coalitions, according to a report. The Lakewood Scoop reported that the endorsement — announced jointly by councils representing Lakewood, Jackson, Toms River, Howell, and Manchester — marks an unprecedented show of unity from a community that has become a decisive force in New Jersey politics. The Vaad — Lakewood’s longtime community council — worked closely with counterparts in nearby towns to align this year’s endorsements . Leaders told The Lakewood Scoop the effort reflects a deliberate move toward broader collaboration across municipal lines, stressing that this election season is about unity, turnout and shared priorities. CIATTARELLI GAINS MOMENTUM IN NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR’S RACE AS POLLS NARROW SHARPLY "While the process took a little longer than usual, th...

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump and Xi will “consummate” a TikTok deal on Thursday in South Korea, confirming a final US-China agreement on the sale   —  The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Nilay Patel / The Verge : Q&A with Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz on the patient scheduling platform's telehealth expansion, its policy of not providing medical advice through AI, and more   —  Today's Decoder episode is a special one: I'm talking to Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz, and we chatted live onstage at the TechFutures conference here in New York City.