Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

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  Federal Grand Jury Has Heard More Evidence in Case Against Mayor Adams

  Prosecutors have presented additional evidence to a grand jury in the case against Eric Adams, his lawyer said in court papers, a sign new charges may be near.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 10
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  Over 50 current, former mayors endorse O’Malley in DNC chair bid

  Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s (D) team announced on Thursday that he’s received support from more than 50 current and former mayors in his bid to take the helm of the Democratic National ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 9
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  Lee announces candidacy for Oakland mayor

  Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) announced Wednesday that she is running to be the next mayor of Oakland this year. Lee said in a video posted to the social platform X that she wants to bring ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 8
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  Federal prosecutors say they've uncovered 'additional criminal conduct' by NYC Mayor Eric Adams

  Federal prosecutors allege they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by New York Mayor Eric Adams ahead of his scheduled trial in April.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 8

• Former Nurse Is Charged After Newborn Is Found With Fractures

  Erin Strotman was charged in one case of child abuse, but detectives were also examining other episodes with similar injuries at a Virginia neonatal intensive care unit.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 5
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  Federal Agents Search Home of Former NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey

  Jeffrey Maddrey, who had been chief of department, resigned on Dec. 20 after a lieutenant accused him of coercing her into sex.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 2

• Charges of Police Shakedown at Rave Lift Lid on Corruption in Indonesia

  Action was taken to rein in rampant corruption two decades ago, but there are growing signs the world’s fourth-most populous country is losing the fight.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 1

• Former New Orleans mayor on truck attack

  Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joined CBS News to discuss his thoughts and feelings on the Bourbon Street truck attack.
  
  CBS News - Jan. 1
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  Biden briefed on New Orleans attack, spoke to mayor about federal support

  NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports that President Biden has been briefed after a car drove into a crowd in New Orleans and has spoken to the mayor of the city to offer support as the investigation ...
  
  NBC News - Jan. 1

More from The New York Times

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  Publishers and Influencers Wonder What Could Replace the Power of BookTok

  With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same.
  
  The New York Times - 5h
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  What to Know After the Supreme Court Ruling on a Potential TikTok Ban

  The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could result in the app going offline as soon as Sunday.
  
  The New York Times - 6h
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  Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared.

  Agencies and unions have put in place new guardrails designed to limit political interference in government research.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President

  “Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.
  
  The New York Times - 3h
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  Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences

  The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, is the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.
  
  The New York Times - 41m

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  A federal appeals court on Friday declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy unlawful.
  
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  Trump's inauguration will be moving indoors Monday due to the freezing weather expected in Washington, D.C.
  
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  Jon Husted, Ohio's lieutenant governor, tapped to replace JD Vance in Senate

  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate.
  
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• Supreme Court takes up case over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools

  The case involves whether parents' religious rights were violated when a Maryland school district declined to allow them to opt their children out of gender and sexuality instruction.
  
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