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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday approved a five-year, $2.5-billion health cooperation pact with Kenya — the inaugural deal in what officials say will be a broad rollout of similarly structured agreements with countries viewed as strategically aligned with the president’s foreign policy priorities. Kenyan President William Ruto and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed the agreement, which replaces the long-standing collection of health programs historic

Manhattan (GAB) - New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont joined dozens of striking Starbucks union workers on the picket line in Gowanus on Dec. 1, urging the company to resume negotiations and agree to a fair contract. The workers have been on an open-ended unfair labor practice strike since Nov. 13—now the longest ULP strike in the company’s history. The action, known as the “Red Cup Rebellion,” grew even larger on Black Friday, Nov

On a breezy, brisk Thanksgiving morning, Manhattan came alive once again with the spectacle of the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. From Central Park West to Herald Square, giant helium balloons bobbed between skyscrapers, marching bands beat drumlines down Sixth Avenue, and thousands bundled up against the cold to witness a city tradition that, this year, felt both triumphant and tender. By 8:30 a.m., the first whistles pierced the crisp air. Families, tourists, and l