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Jake Offenhartz

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ICE agents arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at detention center protest

Witnesses said the arrest came after Baraka attempted to join three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation, Reps. Robert Menendez,...

10.05.2025 3

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

Helicopter sightseeing company whose chopper crash off Manhattan killed 6 is shutting down immediately

The company's sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, killing five tourists from Spain and the...

14.04.2025 9

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

2022 NCAA woman of the year was one of 6 family members killed in small plane crash in upstate New York

The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon Saturday in a muddy field in Copake, New York, near the Massachusetts line.

14.04.2025 8

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

Turkish doctoral student at Tufts handcuffed and detained by masked DHS agents: ‘It looked like a kidnapping’

Rumeysa Ozturk co-wrote an op-ed in The Tufts Daily criticizing the university's response to resolutions that demanded it “acknowledge the...

27.03.2025 30

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

Fearing retribution from Trump, Columbia University is cracking down on students who are critical of Israel: ‘It’s operating as a business by protecting its assets’

A spokesperson for Columbia declined to specify what, if any, records were turned over to Congress and whether they included the names of students.

08.03.2025 10

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

NY Gov. Hochul weighs removing NYC Mayor Adams after 4 of his top deputies quit amid DOJ push to end his corruption case

Hochul said the departures of First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer and other top officials raise “serious questions about the long-term future"...

18.02.2025 10

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

A 15-year-old went to a parade in Brooklyn. Then the NYPD wrongly accused him of a mass shooting, causing death threats and driving the family into hiding

The NYPD's mistake has upended this teen's life.

11.02.2025 10

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

Raytheon allegedly paid bribes to secure lucrative contracts. Now it’s paying $252 million to settle the charges

The company will have to demonstrate good conduct for the next 3½ years and foster a culture of ethics and compliance with anti-corruption laws.

16.10.2024 10

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted, sources say

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with...

26.09.2024 3

SFGate

Jake Offenhartz

Feds scrutinizing millions in government contracts secured by top NYC official’s brother

Federal investigators are scrutinizing whether Banks broke the law by leveraging his family connections to help private companies secure city...

13.09.2024 2

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz

Former NRA head says demand for independent monitor is ‘putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization’

New York wants an independent monitor to oversee NRA's finances and to bar Wayne LaPierre—its mouthpiece for decades—from returning to the group.

29.07.2024 1

Fortune

Jake Offenhartz