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Vance, Harris, Obama issue tributes to Rev Jesse Jackson

JD Vance, Kamala Harris, and Barack Obama were among the prominent figures who issued remarks pertaining to Reverend Jesse Jackson following his death on Tuesday.

Jesse Jackson, R.I.P.

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Mamdani asks New York State to raise taxes on ‘ultra-wealthy’ to address city budget deficit 

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a "significant chasm" in the city's $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns. The first and “most sustainable and...