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President-elect Donald Trump revealed plans Thursday to replace the prosecutor whose office is targeting NYC Mayor Eric Adams, announcing he will tap his former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton as the US attorney for the Southern District of New York. That post is currently held by Damian Williams, a Democrat, who has gone after Adams and a number of other high-profile targets such as former Sen. … Read more

The co-founder of the conservative The Federalist news site, Benjamin Domenech, lit into Rep. Matt Gaetz Thursday, calling him a “sex trafficking, drug addicted piece of s—t” — and warning senators that they’ll have to live with themselves if they confirm him as attorney general. In his newsletter The Transom, Domenech slammed the embattled Florida … Read more

A four-month old baby boy who died in the Bronx over the summer had cocaine in his system, the city medical examiner has said — and now, his death has been ruled a homicide. Cops found little Ariel Gonzalez unconscious and unresponsive at an Eagle Avenue residence at about 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 10, after … Read more

The key figure in a Justice Department investigation into sex trafficking allegations involving Matt Gaetz told the House Ethics Committee that the former congressman had sex with her when she was 17 years old, according to a report. The woman, who is now in her 20s, was subpoenaed by the ethics panel over the summer … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump tapped a longtime ally for his cabinet Thursday, nominating former congressman Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. A Navy veteran and Air Force Reserve chaplain, Collins, 58, represented rural northern Georgia for eight years before retiring from Congress following an unsuccessful 2020 campaign for the US Senate. He also aided in Trump’s efforts to … Read more

Citigroup is being probed by US government agencies over its ties to sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service are probing the bank’s work with Delaware-based Heritage Trust, which holds assets owned by … Read more

Montreal transit agency calls on province to drastically increase money it has pledged for maintenance and to help restart stalled projects. STM transit users make their way into the Snowdon metro station in May 2023.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette file It was supposed to be a good news budget, but the STM’s directors warned … Read more

Fans are slamming Jenny Mollen for getting on a five-hour flight with lice. The actress, who is married to “American Pie” star Jason Biggs, revealed she had lice in her hair during a video shared on Instagram recently. “I can’t even deal. This is insane,” she said to the camera while sitting on the plane. … Read more

CNN’s Jim Acosta falsely claimed Trump didn’t win the popular vote — which he did. Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions Spot the difference: “The former president falsely accused the Biden administration of . . . neglecting [hurricane victims in] areas that had voted for Republicans.” — The New York Times, Oct. 4 vs. … Read more