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Around NYC
1. De Blasio: Harris is ‘perfectly positioned’ to run
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an interview Wednesday that Kamala Harris is “perfectly positioned” to run for president.
“In a sense, Kamala Harris is perfectly positioned for the kind of campaign we need to run. This is all about women. The decision of this country is going to be made by women, in particularly by suburban women,” he said on “Inside City Hall.”
2. Weapons detectors to be deployed in subways as early as Friday
Some straphangers could pass through weapons detectors in the subways as soon as as Friday.
Evolv, the company that makes the scanners, is being sued by shareholders who say the company exaggerated the extent the devices can detect weapons.
3. Exclusive: N.Y. WFP considers endorsing controversial 'Not on Our Dime' act
While the war in Israel and Gaza is dividing Americans, the issue could similarly cause a rift within New York’s Working Families Party.
NY1 has exclusively learned that the small but influential political party is considering endorsing legislation that would bar charities in the state from supporting Israel’s military or settlement activity on disputed land in the Middle East, like the Gaza strip.
Around the Nation
1. In Oval Office address, Biden says best way to 'unite' country is to 'pass the torch'
2. 'Hope and history rhyme': Reflecting on Biden's half-century in American politics
3. Monday broke the record for the hottest day ever on Earth