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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Scott Stringer's campaign chief of staff posts misleading messages about ranked choice voting
A top aide on Scott Stringer's campaign recently sent out misleading text message blasts to voters instructing them it's 'prohibited' to put 'multiple selections' on their Democratic mayoral primary ballots, according to screengrabs obtained by the Daily News. Elaine Fan, the chief of staff on Stringer's mayoral campaign, posted the messages on several WeChat forums popular with Chinese communities in New York City last weekend. The messages urged people on the forums to 'vote only for Scott Stringer.' 'Multiple selections are prohibited,' added Fan's messages, which were in Simplified Chinese and included a graphic of a mock mayoral primary ballot with only Stringer's name penciled in on it. A native Chinese speaker provided The News with an independent translation of the messages. One of the forums. dubbed the Asian Wave Alliance NYC, has 240 members, per the screengrabs. A second group she posted in has 396 members, a third one has 456 and a fourth one has 266. Despite what Fan posted, voters in the June 24 Democratic primary can rank five candidates in order of preference on their ballots. The ranked-choice process was first used in New York City during the 2021 local elections. State law prohibits 'acts of intimidation, deception, or obstruction that affects the right of voters' to cast their ballots. Reached by phone Tuesday, Fan said there are 'different interpretations' of her messages, but declined further comment. In a statement, Stringer spokesman Sam Raskin said his boss 'wasn't aware of the creation or distribution of this graphic.' 'He supports ranked-choice voting—always has and always will—and encourages New Yorkers to use it during this month's election,' Raskin continued. 'Our campaign is committed to ensuring New Yorkers only receive accurate information and encourages all voters to participate in the upcoming election.' Stringer's campaign also pointed to a message Fan sent in one of the forums apparently attempting to clean up her comments. According to a translation of that message provided by Stringer's camp, she replied to a chat member who had accused her of being misleading: 'That is not what I meant. Many Andrew Yang supporters voted for him five times, which is multiple choices, and that resulted in invalid ballot,' a reference to the 2021 mayoral candidate. When a member of another forum called her graphic 'misleading,' Fan shot back saying it was not misleading, according to screengrabs verified by The News' independent source. Fan, who used to be the director Asian affairs in Gov. Hochul's office, is one of Stringer's top aides on his mayoral campaign. Campaign finance records show she has pulled in more than $120,000 in salary from the Stringer campaign since August 2024. Fan's text blasts come as Stringer has struggled to gain momentum for his mayoral bid. Most recent polls have shown him with single digits of support, trailing far behind front-runner Andrew Cuomo and the No. 2 candidate Zohran Mamdani.
The Star
10 hours ago
- Business
- The Star
Factbox-Russia and Ukraine miles apart on peace terms
A view shows the site of Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Sumy, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine have shared blueprints for a peace deal that demonstrate how far apart the warring parties are. Russia listed its demands in a memorandum handed to Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul on Monday and published by Russian news agencies. The text of the peace proposals that Ukrainian negotiators put forward has been shown to Reuters. SEQUENCING Moscow proposes a limited 2-3 day truce for the exchange of bodies, and says truce terms must then be negotiated. These would include a list of Russian demands. Kyiv says there can be no talks without a full and unconditional ceasefire, initially for at least 30 days, with the possibility of rolling extensions. It then wants "confidence-building measures", notably the return of all children illegitimately taken from Ukraine and the release of Ukrainian civilian detainees and all prisoners of war on both sides. Meanwhile, full peace negotiations would be prepared. Kyiv says sanctions on Russia could be progressively lifted, with a "snapback" mechanism for restoring them if necessary. Final terms would be settled in a meeting of the two countries' leaders. They would include monitoring of the ceasefire and penalties for breaking it; security guarantees; territorial issues; economic issues including compensation and reconstruction; penalties for breaking the agreements. CEASEFIRE Kyiv says a ceasefire must be unconditional and monitored by the U.S., supported by third countries. Moscow offered two options for a truce. In the first, it would stop firing once Ukraine begins a complete withdrawal from the parts that it still controls of four regions that Russia claims: Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. This would have to be completed within 30 days. In the second, Ukraine would cease all troop movements, along with enlistment and all foreign military assistance. It would also undertake to halt "sabotage and subversive activities" against Russia. Political prisoners and other detainees would be amnestied and released by both sides. An agreement would be signed on implementing the "parameters" of a settlement, and a date would be set for the signing of a final treaty. Ukraine would lift martial law to remove an obstacle to parliamentary and presidential elections, which it would commit to holding within 100 days. The treaty would be signed, approved by the U.N. Security Council, ratified by both sides and enter into force. FINAL SETTLEMENT Territory Moscow wants international legal recognition of Crimea, seized in 2014, as part of Russia, along with the entirety of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Kyiv notes that the territorial gains made by Russia since 2014 are not recognised by the international community. It says that "the contact line is the starting point for negotiations". Alliances Moscow says Ukraine must become neutral, outside any military alliance, with no foreign forces on its soil, and pledge not to acquire nuclear weapons Ukraine demands the right to join NATO if the U.S.-led transatlantic defence alliance accepts it. Military Moscow wants limits on Ukraine's armed forces and weaponry, and a ban on foreign forces deploying there or providing support. Kyiv rejects all such restrictions. Meanwhile it insists there must be robust international guarantees of the settlement's implementation and of Ukraine's own security. Financial Moscow wants bilateral sanctions scrapped; mutual war damage claims waived; and diplomatic and economic ties, including gas transit flows, restored. Kyiv says Russian sovereign assets including those held abroad must be used for the reconstruction of Ukraine or remain frozen until reparations are paid. National identity Moscow says Ukraine has discriminated against its Russian-speakers - which Kyiv denies - and must guarantee them "full rights", recognising Russian as an official language. Russia has repeatedly accused Ukraine, without evidence, of "glorifying Nazism" and spreading "Nazi propaganda", and demands that these be explicitly outlawed along with "nationalist organisations". (Reporting by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Straits Times
15 hours ago
- General
- Straits Times
Russian attack on Ukraine city of Sumy kills three, injures 25
Firefighters extinguish cars hit by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine June 3, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via REUTERS Police officers stand at the site of Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Sumy, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer A view shows the site of Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Sumy, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer Police officers stand at the site of Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Sumy, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer Firefighters extinguish cars hit by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine June 3, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via REUTERS KYIV - A Russian artillery attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy on Tuesday killed three people and injured 25, including children, the city council and the health ministry said. A Reuters video showed rescuers and police assessing damage on a street littered with debris. One body, covered with a sheet, lay prone near cars peppered with splinters. The country's health ministry said 25 people sought medical attention. "Eight of the wounded are in serious condition, and three of them are children," the ministry said in a statement. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at least one rocket fired from a multiple rocket launcher had failed to detonate and lodged itself in an apartment building. Commenting on the attack, Zelenskiy said on his Telegram channel: "That's all one needs to know about the Russian wish to end this war." On Monday, Russia told Ukraine at peace talks in Istanbul it would only agree to end the war if Kyiv gives up big new chunks of territory and accepts limits on the size of its army. Ukraine has repeatedly rejected the Russian conditions as tantamount to surrender. "It is obvious that ... without decisive steps by the United States, Europe, and everyone in the world who has power, Putin will not ... agree to a ceasefire," he said. The attack on Sumy, a city of over 255,000 located just 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border, follows Sunday's surprise Ukrainian drone attack on nuclear-capable long-range bombers deep in Siberia. Earlier on Tuesday, the administration of Ukraine's eastern region of Donetsk also said four civilians were killed in separate artillery attacks on four locations overnight. Russia denies deliberately attacking civilians in what the Kremlin calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
CBS News
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
After 5 musicians found dead near U.S. border in Mexico, authorities make more arrests and seize weapons
Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico to help fight cartels Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico Why Trump is pushing military help for Mexico Three suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Mexican musicians in Tamaulipas state along the Texas border were arrested during a series of raids, officials said on Monday. The five members of local band Fugitivo had been hired for a weekend performance in the crime-wracked northeastern city of Reynosa, but arrived to find a vacant lot. Their bodies were found several days later after their families reported receiving ransom demands. "An operation was carried out on three properties" in Reynosa, the public security office said in a statement, adding that the three suspects had been arrested there. Investigators said the musicians had been kidnapped on May 25 while driving to a private event. Nine alleged cartel members were arrested last week, with authorities announcing another sting on Monday. Prosecutors said the nine people arrested last week were believed to be part of a faction of the Gulf Cartel, which has strong presence in the city, but they did not indicate if the three new suspects arrested had the same links. During the newest operation, weapons, weapons cartridges, cocaine and methamphetamines were also seized, the ministry added. Mexican Army members stand guard at the scene where, according to Mexican authorities, the members of the musical group Grupo Fugitivo were found dead, in Reynosa, Mexico May 29, 2025. Stringer / REUTERS Reynosa is a Mexican border city adjacent to the United States and has been plagued by escalating violence since 2017 due to internal disputes among groups vying for control of drug trafficking, human smuggling and fuel theft. The U.S. State Department has revoked visas of a number of Mexican musicians for playing music that it says glorifies cartel violence. Last week, the popular Mexican regional music band Grupo Firme announced that it was canceling a performance in a music festival in California after the United States government suspended the musicians' visas. In April, the U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of the band Los Alegres del Barranco after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance. Musicians targeted in Mexico Mexican regional music, which encapsulates a wide range of styles including corridos and cumbia, has in recent years gained a spotlight as it's entered a sort of international musical renaissance. Young artists sometimes pay homage to leaders of drug cartels, often portrayed as Robin Hood-type figures. It was not immediately clear if Fugitivo played such songs or if the artists were simply victims of rampant cartel violence that has eclipsed the city. Mexican musicians have previously been targeted by criminal groups that pay them to compose and perform songs that glorify the exploits of their leaders. Such performers often live in close proximity to their drug lord patrons, and can at times get caught up in gang turf battles. "Narcocorridos" are a controversial sub-genre of music in Mexico, and the songs have caught the attention of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who recently launched a music contest "for peace and against addictions," seeking to counter the popularity of the music among young people in Mexico and the United States. Several regions in the country have banned "narcocorridos," sparking a recent riot during a concert after a singer refused to perform some of his most popular songs. In January this year, a small plane was reported to have dropped pamphlets on a northwestern city threatening around 20 music artists and influencers for alleged dealings with a warring faction of the Sinaloa drug cartel. In 2018, armed men kidnapped two members of the musical group "Los Norteños de Río Bravo," whose bodies were later found on the federal highway connecting Reynosa to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas. In 2013, 17 musicians from the group Kombo Kolombia were executed by alleged cartel members in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon, allegedly because of links to a rival gang. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
The Star
19 hours ago
- Politics
- The Star
Myanmar junta says extends temporary ceasefire to June 30
FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
