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Boston bombing suspect moved to prison medical facility
The surviving Boston marathon bombing suspect has been transferred from a hospital to a prison medical facility, the US Marshals Service was quoted as saying Friday. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was sent to the Federal Medical Center Devens, near Boston, spokesman Drew Wade told CNN. The facility is about 40 miles…
Anthony Weiner considering a political comeback in New York
Anthony Weiner, the former US congressman forced to resign after tweeting lewd photos of himself to women, said Wednesday that he’s considering a political comeback with a run for mayor in New York. Weiner was once seen as a frontrunner to replace billionaire Michael Bloomberg in November elections to the…
MSNBC contributor: ‘Level of anti-Semitism’ against Bloomberg over gun control
MSNBC contributor Mike Barnicle on Monday said that he had seen a “level of anti-Semitism” against Michael Bloomberg after the Jewish mayor began to push for gun control in response to the December mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. During a panel discussion on Morning Joe, former Romney adviser Dan Senor…
NYPD faces class-action lawsuit over controversial stop-and-frisk policy
A landmark trial challenging the New York police department’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy began in a lower Manhattan court on Monday. The class action suit accuses the NYPD of violating the constitutional rights of hundreds of thousands of innocent New Yorkers on a widespread and systemic basis. New York city police…
Mayor Bloomberg to continue pushing for soda ban after leaving office
The mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, vowed on Tuesday to continue his fight for a controversial ban on large sugary drinks after he leaves office, in a tacit admission that he will not be able to resurrect his signature health measure before a successor takes over. After a state…
Judge blocks ‘arbitrary’ ban on giant sodas in New York City
A judge in New York on Monday blocked city mayor Michael Bloomberg’s planned ban on giant sodas, just a few hours before restrictions on the sale of such drinks were due to come into effect. Judge Milton Tingling ruled that the measures to restrict soda servings to a maximum of…
NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg: No more automatic jail time for pot possession
New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in a speech on Thursday that he is eliminating mandatory jail time for people arrested with small amounts of marijuana. Arrests for marijuana possession have skyrocketed since he took office and the mayor has made it plain that he does not support marijuana…
New York school bus strike to strand 152,000 kids
Drivers of New York’s yellow school buses planned to go on strike Wednesday, leaving 152,000 children looking for a new way to get to class on time. The drivers’ union announced the strike Monday after failing to come to an agreement with the city over job security. The strike will…
Bloomberg on NRA: ‘Connecticut is because of some of their actions’
On an episode of Nightline to air on Dec. 21, N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gun control policy in the U.S. When asked what he would like to say to the NRA, Bloomberg said, “In fact, Connecticut is because…
Mayor Bloomberg calls for legislation to stop gun violence
By Tom McCarthy, The Guardian Calling for immediate action to stop America’s string of mass shootings, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg gathered dozens of family members of victims of fatal gun violence to stand behind him at a Monday news conference. “If you think there’s a lot of people here, that’s because…
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