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1. Reports: New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted after federal corruption investigation
Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted in the wake of a federal corruption probe, according to multiple reports.
The New York Times, which first reported the news, cited people with knowledge of the matter, adding that the indictment remained sealed as of Wednesday night.
The unsealing of the indictment will mark the first time a New York City mayor has been criminally charged while in office.
The mayor released a video statement Wednesday night while many New York officials shared their reactions.
2. Advocates renew calls to close Rikers Island as possible federal takeover looms
Lawyers for prisoners on Rikers Island continued in court Wednesday to make the same arguments they have for years — that a massive overhaul is needed to make the city’s jails safer, and a federal judge must appoint a receiver to get real change.
Outside the courthouse, advocates chanted “Shut down Rikers!” as they also continued their calls for change at the complex. Following a crucial court hearing in Lower Manhattan, federal judge Laura Taylor Swain is ordering the city, lawyers for Rikers detainees and federal prosecutors to meet over the next 45 days to come up with a potential new leadership structure for Rikers Island.
3. Orthodox Jewish community ticketed for trash on Shabbat
Yaakov Silberstein takes out the trash every Friday after a busy day of serving hot meals at this food pantry in Crown Heights.
“We have a lot to give out, which makes a lot of garbage afterwards," Silberstein, who runs the Emergency Food Program on Eastern Boulevard, said.
But after the sun goes down, the Jewish Sabbath begins and Silberstein can no longer carry his trash bags to the sidewalk. Under Shabbat law, carrying objects from a private space to a public one is considered labor and, therefore, forbidden. But the Department of Sanitation abides by a different rule which requires residents to put their trash bags on the sidewalk after 8 p.m. or face a fine.
Around the Nation
1. Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown, sends measure to Biden's desk
2. Harris tells Pittsburgh crowd lowering costs is the primary pillar of her economic plan
3. At N.C. event, Trump threatens war with Iran, blames Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for war with Russia