NYC Comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, a Jew, took to Twitter today to wish a happy birthday to the “Reverend” Al Shrpton.
Stringer tweeted that he “is proud” to be a friend of Sharpton, and thanked him for his “many years of service to our city and our country”.

Most Republican leaders were silent or supportive of President Donald Trump’s public call for another foreign government, China, to investigate his political foe, while a handful voiced concern that the president was trying to enlist a rival power in his reelection effort.

A homeless man wielding a long metal bar rampaged through New York City’s Chinatown early Saturday attacking other homeless people who were sleeping, killing four and leaving a fifth with serious injuries, police said.
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Two rockets were fired by terrorists in Gaza at Israel on Friday night. The rockets caused red alert sirens to wail in Israeli towns in the Gaza periphery. However, the rockets fell inside the Gaza Strip itself.
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A major Swedish political party has voted to change its official stance in favor of banning Bris Milah.
The Swedish Center Party tally at its annual meeting was 314-166, overturning the 18-member party board’s unanimous rejection of the proposal.

CNN says it has rejected two advertisements submitted by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign because they weren’t factual, but will run a third ad that was submitted on Thursday.
Trump’s campaign likened CNN to a public relations firm for Democrats after rejection of its first advertisement, which discussed allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden that the network said had been proven false by several news organizations.

Jurors in the attempted murder trial of a man already convicted of planting bombs in New York City ended their first day of deliberations Thursday by re-watching surveillance video of the shootout with police that preceded his arrest more than three years ago.

A man who spent over a quarter-century behind bars while professing his innocence in a New York City killing was cleared Thursday after prosecutors said they no longer believe the key witnesses’ testimony.
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A state appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked New York from enforcing a new prohibition on sales of flavored e-cigarettes after the vaping industry sued to block the ban.
The stay comes a day before the state planned to start enforcing 90-day emergency regulations banning the sale of most flavored electronic cigarettes.

Uber is giving riders the option to skip the traffic jam and hail a helicopter to the airport instead – provided they can shell out the money.
The ride-hailing company expanded its helicopter service Thursday between lower Manhattan in New York City and John F.
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