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Mayor Eric Adams at a flag-raising ceremony for the Dominican Republic in August 2023. Adams with journey to the Dominican Republican this Sunday. Credit score: Ed Reed/Mayoral Images Workplace. Mayor Eric Adams will embark on his first worldwide journey, touring to the Dominican Republican this weekend, since his now-dismissed federal indictment got here down final September, his workplace introduced on Friday. Metropolis Corridor stated Hizzoner is touring to the DR on Sunday to “stand in solidarity with the Dominican community” within the aftermath of a nightclub roof collapse. The incident occurred contained in the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo…

U.S. Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks throughout a press convention on the College of Utah in Salt Lake Metropolis on April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart New York’s whole Democratic Congressional delegation has signed a letter requesting a gathering with Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing “unprecedented attacks” on the state’s well being funding. The hassle, led by U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jerry Nadler, is available in response to the Trump Administration’s transfer to chop greater than $11 billion in funding for state and native well being departments. All 19 New York Home Democrats signed…