Who won the first NYC mayoral debate? Post Panelists weigh in 

Who won the first NYC mayoral debate? Post Panelists weigh in 

Socialist upstart candidate Zohran Mamdani entered the first general mayoral election debate as the front-runner and left the same way –despite some strong performances from his rivals, a Post panel of political experts said.  Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa “did what they needed to do” Thursday by repeatedly…

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Temasek-led consortium makes offer to delist China’s ANE in Hong Kong

Temasek-led consortium makes offer to delist China’s ANE in Hong Kong

The consortium is working with advisers on the take-private proposal, but the negotiations have been challenging [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] ANE (Cayman) said on Friday (Oct 17) it received a conditional take-private offer from a consortium comprising its largest shareholder Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and Centurium Capital, which could lead to its delisting from the Hong Kong Stock…

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Microsoft wants us talking to Windows 11 with new AI features

Microsoft wants us talking to Windows 11 with new AI features

[WASHINGTON] Microsoft is trying to get people to talk to their computers, betting that voice and artificial intelligence software is powerful enough to make such interactions as effective as a keyboard or mouse.   The world’s largest software maker on Thursday (Oct 16) introduced a set of updates to its Windows operating system, including the…

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Dem school board chair drops Senate bid after ‘radical empathy’ backlash over illegal immigrant superintendent

Dem school board chair drops Senate bid after ‘radical empathy’ backlash over illegal immigrant superintendent

Des Moines Public School Board (DMPS) Chair Jackie Norris ended her bid for Iowa’s open US Senate seat Thursday after facing backlash for urging “radical empathy” toward former superintendent and illegal immigrant Ian Andre Roberts. Norris, a Democrat who previously served as first lady Michelle Obama’s chief of staff, said the “superintendent crisis” demanded her full attention as…

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Michigan underfire for plan to euthanize non-releasable fawn, Peanut, and coyote, Kota

Michigan underfire for plan to euthanize non-releasable fawn, Peanut, and coyote, Kota

Michigan state Rep. Angela Rigas joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers Thursday in urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to block the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from euthanizing two non-releasable animals, a rescued baby deer named Peanut and a coyote named Kota, currently housed at the Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG), a no-kill sanctuary. “These animals…

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Zohran Mamdani’s artist wife skips NYC mayoral debate to teach ceramics class in trendy Brooklyn bistro

Zohran Mamdani’s artist wife skips NYC mayoral debate to teach ceramics class in trendy Brooklyn bistro

Zohran Mamdani’s artist wife Rama Duwaji was spotted teaching a ceramics class in a trendy Brooklyn neighborhood Thursday night – while her socialist husband was trading barbs during the New York City mayoral debate.  Duwaji, 28, skipped out on supporting her hubby during the debate and instead spent the evening instructing a workshop on ceramic tile design at a…

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Asia: Stocks fall with Wall Street as US credit fears add to worries

Asia: Stocks fall with Wall Street as US credit fears add to worries

ASIAN stocks tracked losses on Wall Street on Friday amid fresh credit market fears that compounded worries about trade tensions, a possible tech bubble and the US government shutdown. After a months-long run-up that has seen some indexes hit multiple records, investors have been sent reeling this week since US President Donald Trump stoked his…

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