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A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty on Monday to smuggling hundreds of precious artifacts, including ancient Egyptian talismans, gold amulets and a sculpture with the carving of a king from the Ptolemaic dynasty. The man, Ashraf Omar Eldarir, 52, had been charged with smuggling relics on four occasions from 2019 to 2020, and then selling some … Read more

Ye, the rapper and designer formerly known as Kanye West, aired a commercial in some markets during the Super Bowl that promoted a website selling a single product: T-shirts with swastikas. In the 30-second commercial, Ye appears to be filming a close-up of his face while lying in a dentist’s chair. “I spent, like, all … Read more

Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll look at the Justice Department’s order to the U.S. attorney in Manhattan to drop charges against Eric Adams. We’ll also get details on a guilty plea by a Brooklyn man who was accused of carrying ancient Egyptian relics in suitcases he had checked on a flight to Kennedy International … Read more

In the New York City mayoral race, challengers seeking to unseat the embattled incumbent, Eric Adams, are vying for any edge to help them emerge from a crowded pack of mostly progressive Democratic candidates. One such challenger, State Senator Zellnor Myrie, received such a boost on Monday, when he appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” — … Read more

The criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams’s former chief adviser, who is charged with participating in a long-running bribery and money-laundering scheme, will proceed despite a request by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against Mr. Adams. The case against the adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, and her son, Glenn Martin II, was brought by Alvin … Read more

Before the Department of Justice instructed federal prosecutors to drop the charges against him, Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, had spent months making overtures to President Trump, a Republican. Now Mr. Trump has helped deliver the mayor a legal reprieve less than a month into his term, a stunning gesture in a political dalliance that … Read more

Eric Trump, a son of the president and the top family executive at the Trump Organization, which manages the family’s New York City office buildings, said Mayor Eric Adams of New York had always treated the family company well. His remarks came in a radio interview last week in which he discussed the criminal case … Read more

The Justice Department has asked prosecutors to drop the criminal charges that had loomed over Mayor Eric Adams, but what about all of the continuing investigations involving his close associates? The short answer: Many of the cases have been thrown into uncertainty, and the next steps will largely be decided by prosecutors. The Adams administration … Read more

A defense lawyer for Mayor Eric Adams, Alex Spiro, celebrated the Justice Department’s push to drop federal corruption charges against the mayor on Monday, saying that the government’s case had relied on “fanfare and sensational claims” but little evidence. But such statements were at odds with the reasoning given by the Justice Department official who … Read more

Shady Spot Dear Diary: It was a Thursday afternoon, and I had decided I wanted to spend some time outside after work. Typically, I designate weekends for recreational activity. But having been inside all day and with the sun still out, I embarked on the 20-minute walk to Prospect Park. I thought about sitting on … Read more