Rep. Ro Khanna believes Graham Platner accusers — but stands by him anyway

California Rep. Ro Khanna once again admitted that he believes the women who have accused Maine Democrat Graham Platner of being physically rough with or mistreating them — but is standing by him nonetheless. Khanna (D-Calif.), who was an early backer of Platner, contended that the oyster farmer had redemption and underscored his goal of ensuring Democrats flip Maine’s Senate seat. “I do believe those women. And I have said that his past conduct was shameful, and I totally condemned it,” Khanna told “Fox News Sunday.” “He did two, three tours of duty in Iraq. He came back with PTSD,”…

Exclusive | Mamdani and his alleged ‘Hamas slate’ of local House hopefuls cozy up to terror-group sympathizer: ‘World is turned upside down’

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his so-called “Hamas slate’’ of local congressional candidates were interviewed last week by a terror-group sympathizer in a get-out-the-vote effort for Tuesday’s primary election. Accused hater Bartley Blakeley — who has several hundred thousand online followers across various platforms — posted her chats on Instagram with…

K-Pop company DearU to open flagship store in Union Square

DearU, a global K-Pop  company, will bring its US flagship and its first permanent brick-and-mortar store, to 24 Union Square East. Newmark’s Jeffrey Roseman and Drew Weiss are the exclusive leasing agents for the property’s owners, the S. Klein Family LLC. The 9,932 square-foot store, to be called Bubble House…

Medallion Financial Corp. moving to 667 Madison Ave.

Taxi industry mogul Andrew Murstein hailed a ride to Leonard Stern’s 667 Madison Ave., joining an array of elite tenants at the boutique office tower. Murstein, whose family was a prime mover behind the city’s yellow cab industry, signed an 11-year lease to move his Medallion Financial Corp. from 437 Madison. The…

Mexico fans keep throwing World Cup reporters in the air on live TV

The World Cup is lifting the spirits of Mexican fans — literally. As El Tri have thrived in the tournament thus far, beating both South Africa and South Korea, a bizarre phenomenon has emerged. As Awful Announcing has documented, there have been several instances of reporters being thrown into the…

3 Connecticut children die following ‘unusual’ over-the-counter drug overdoses

A string of over-the-counter drug-induced deaths is putting care providers and state officials on high alert. In the past two months, three children in Connecticut have allegedly died in connection to overdoses of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. The fatalities were confirmed earlier this week by the state Office…

DOJ charges three with ‘wide-ranging conspiracy’ to smuggle migrant kids to the US

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced indictments against three illegal immigrants who sought to smuggle more than a dozen children into the US by “exploiting the loopholes created by the last administration.” The Guatemalan nationals “took part in a wide-ranging conspiracy” that included submitting bogus sponsor applications to care…

California Coastal Commission plots new attack on vital offshore drilling platform

The California Coastal Commission has threatened to shut down Sable Offshore’s crude oil extraction operations in the Santa Barbara Channel, claiming the company restarted its pipeline without a required state permit. “These violations can be resolved amicably,” the commission’s Executive Director, Kate Huckelbridge, wrote to Steve Rusch, Sable’s vice president…

Americans voices concerns over tap water safety: survey

Although three in four Americans polled say they “care a lot” about what they put in their bodies, 35% have not thought about one essential part of their health in the past year: the quality of their tap water. A survey of 2,000 general population Americans found that, at a…

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