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Ben & Jerry’s founder to unveil Palestinian ice cream as parent company can’t separate fast enough: report
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen announced that he plans to independently create a Palestine-themed ice cream flavor now that he has resigned from Unilever after it blocked the company from doing so.
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NYC bodega owners turn on Mamdani after leader’s shock endorsement
By Liz Peek Staff
Some of New York City’s beloved bodega owners and community leaders are speaking out against Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, saying they feel betrayed by a bodega business leader who endorsed him. “I don’t know how my friend got convinced to say that, when all of the bodega[s] together, they feel that they were […]
Nearly a quarter of freight facility workforce detained in DHS immigration sweep
By Liz Peek Staff
Federal authorities said Thursday at least 46 undocumented workers were arrested during a sweeping Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operation at a freight warehouse in Avenel, New Jersey, Wednesday. Law enforcement personnel carried out the inspection at a federally authorized container freight station as part of an ongoing campaign to ensure compliance with immigration regulations. […]
Bessent blasts Warren, Klobuchar as ‘failures’ in fiery shutdown clash
By Liz Peek Staff
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalated his feud with Senate Democrats Wednesday night, blasting Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., as “failures” who should “stop writing incoherent letters” to him and instead focus on reopening the government. In a blistering statement referencing President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia and Argentina’s economic turnaround, Bessent […]
Watchdog Alleges ‘Pattern’ of Foreign Money in Zohran Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign
By Liz Peek Staff
The Coolidge Reagan Foundation, a campaign finance watchdog group, submitted two criminal referrals for New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani over allegations that his campaign accepted unlawful donations from foreign nationals. Submitted Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, the referrals accuse Mamdani of violating […]
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