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Fake News A mini scandal has erupted in the bareknuckle world of New York City politics after an artificial intelligence-generated audio went viral this weekend because it deep faked the voice of a politician slamming another colleague, Politico reports. In the 10-second clip labeled as "Harlem NY politics exposed," the voice of New York County […]

Will Mayor Eric Adams, the city’s second Black mayor in its history, be a one-term leader or is it far too early to tell?

Mr. Salaam ran unopposed to represent Harlem on the New York City Council, after winning a competitive Democratic primary for the seat in June.

Exonerated Central Park 5 Member Yusef Salaam Wins Primary For New York City Council Seat

Yusef Salaam, exonerated as part of the Central Park 5 in 2002, appeared to be heading toward a City Council victory as voters embraced more moderate candidates.

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Yusef Salaam, one of the wrongly imprisoned Central Park Five, is running in a competitive City Council race in Harlem. He described the former president’s indictment as “karma.”

Congregants and neighbors remembered a pastor who they said was determined to fight racism and lift up the Black community.

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An initial 63-page background check revealed two red flags in Mr. Benjamin’s past, but it failed to turn up a subpoena issued to his political campaign.