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New York City experienced the lowest number of shootings and murders in recorded history over the first five months of the year, according to city officials.From January 1 through May 31 of this year, there were 264 recorded shootings and 112 recorded homicides. The previous lows were 267 shootings in 2018 and 113 homicides in 2014 and 2017.The month of May also saw historic lows for both categories, with 54 shootings and 18 homicides. The previous record low was in 2019, when the city recorded 61 shootings and 19 homicides.”When I took the oath of office as mayor, I made…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he would double steel tariffs to 50 per cent, just days after endorsing the merger of US Steel and Nippon Steel. With Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs facing constitutional challenges, will he increase the tariffs he can control until they become de…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Monzo has reported annual revenues of more than £1bn for the first time and a steep rise in profits even as it warned of a financial hit from a long-running investigation into potential breaches of anti-money laundering laws.The London-based fintech reported pre-tax profit of £60.5mn for the 12 months to March, four times its profits a year earlier. Monzo said an investigation by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority was “likely to have a financial cost” to the business but did not put…

A man has been arrested following the “horrific” discovery of a man’s body with stab wounds in a house in Sydney.

HIGHER OPERATING EXPENSES Now, the government plans to sell off its stake in some of these ventures while also expanding the privatisation initiative to more airports. “I think this strategy of airport privatisation and now bringing in more airports for the private-public partnership model is based out of the government’s initiative to totally develop India,” said Milanka Chaudhury, partner at law firm Trilegal.  Other airports in cities such as Amritsar, Varanasi, Raipur, and Trichy are also expected to go private by March next year. Industry giants like the Adani Group and GMR Airports, which already operate several privatised airports, are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The inclusion of transgender athletes has been hotly debated in the sports world and beyond.NBA star Jonathan Isaac has previously shared his thoughts on the topic. Last year, the Orlando Magic forward appeared to take particular issue with the White House’s commemoration of “Transgender Day of Visibility.”  Transgender flag and split with track finish line (Getty Images)Events at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue took place on March 31, the same day as 2024 Easter Sunday. Isaac has a faith-based sports apparel and shoe line called “UNITUS” and he often pubically discusses his Christian conviction. “They…

President Trump’s on-and-off tariffs have created deep uncertainty about the cost of imported goods — and it’s not always clear what goods will be most affected with any given country.The largest U.S. imports from many countries are oil and gas, electronics, cars and pharmaceuticals. But there’s another way to look at what Americans import: trying to measure a country’s distinct contribution to the U.S.’s total needs.For example, China’s largest exports to the U.S. — by dollar value — are electronics. But the U.S. also imports large quantities of electronics from elsewhere. Nearly 100 percent of imported baby carriages, however, come…

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health official as they hiked along a sandstone ridge overlooking their rural, high-desert town before the morning sun grew too hot.Buu Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, paused at the edge with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Below them, tribal government buildings, homes, and juniper trees dotted the tan and deep-red landscape.Nygren said he wanted Kennedy to look at the capital for the nation of about 400,000 enrolled members. The tribal president pointed toward an antiquated health center that he hoped…

The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration has continued to escalate. Michael C. Bender, a correspondent for The New York Times in Washington, surveys the administration’s actions against the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.

Dual-listed Dateline Resources saw its share price go ballistic on the United States market on Friday, on the back of the company’s latest modelling showing historically mined breccia pipes at its Colosseum gold project in California are surrounded by a large zoned felsite-breccia pipe complex. The company is also now firmly on the hunt for rare earth elements (REE) at the project.Dateline’s share price was already on a huge run in Australia. The past four weeks have been spectacular, as the company’s share price repeatedly reached new highs on huge turnovers.The trend continued today. Dateline’s share price closed at $0.145…