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New York prosecutors indicted a half-dozen people who allegedly used a straw donor scheme to funnel tens of thousands of dollars in public matching funds to the successful 2021 campaign of a New York City mayor York, Eric Adams. “We allege a deliberate scheme to game the system in a blatant attempt to gain power,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement Friday after the court filing was unbelted The indictment does not charge Adams with a crime, but says the six defendants were trying to curry favor with his campaign aimed at getting city business. “FYI! This…

Uddhav Thackery is welcomed by fans in Nagpur. (Twitter/Shiv Sena UBT) Maharashtra News Live Updates (July 9): Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray reached Nagpur before his two day visit to Vidarbha, considered a BJP stronghold, today. The tour comes amid political turmoil in Maharashtra following the NCP split engineered by party leader and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and a year after Thackeray’s own party split in June last year. Uddhav will arrive in Amravati today and during the two-day trip, the former Maharashtra CM will also visit Nagpur and Akola. Amid a power struggle with his nephew Ajit…

The US Supreme Court ruled on June 29 that colleges and universities can no longer consider race when admitting students, ending decades of affirmative action policies. Affirmative action policy contests first reached the Supreme Court in 1978, when SCOTUS ruled that the University of California could use race as an admissions factor. Since then, these policies have been maintained several times over the years. Many schools use these policies to create diversity on their campuses. However, as of the Supreme Court’s ruling last week, college and universities can no longer consider race itself during the admissions process. Dr. Jerrid Freeman,…

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LONDON (AP) – A little pomp and a dose of politics are the order of the day during a stopover visit to the UK where President Joe Biden will discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Biden flies to London on Sunday en route aa NATO summit in Lithuania. He is scheduled to hold talks with Sunak at 10 Downing St. on Monday before heading to Windsor Castle to meet Charles for the first time since Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in September. NATO leaders have celebrated their unity in the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – A new poll is out that shows some interesting items in a couple of big political races in West Virginia. The 2024 West Virginia primary is almost 10 months away, so a lot could change between now and then. It’s a crowded Republican field for those seeking to replace term-limited Gov. Jim Justice. The new poll, conducted by Orion Strategies for the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce has some interesting results for the governor’s race. Justice Minister Patrick Morrisey it is at 31%, closely followed by the Speaker of the House Judiciary Moore got it to…

Will colleges across the state of Florida, including the University of Central Florida, be understaffed this year? What you need to know: What you need to know Teachers union president predicts staffing shortages for UCF this year He says Florida has become an unattractive state for instructors to work in because of politics He argues that lawmakers have changed laws on diversity, equity, inclusion and tenure, scaring college professors. The president of the UCF faculty union says it’s possible and believes many instructors will leave the state and colleges will struggle to find replacements. Dr. Robert Cassanelloassociate professor of history…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. (WSVN) – Broward County officials say several groups have changed their minds about holding their events there, and some are blaming the state of politics in Florida. The Visit Lauderdale Group works with organizations across the country to bring them to Broward. The group’s president and CEO, Stacy Ritter, said there is a clear pattern when it comes to recent cancellations. “I don’t think any of us have ever seen politics come into tourism,” Ritter said. But Visit Lauderdale officials say that’s exactly the case with a half-dozen organizations that chose not to hold their conventions in…