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New York Mayoral Candidates Make Final Push Before Election Day

The race to lead America’s largest city is coming down to the wire — as New York’s mayoral candidates make their final appeals before voters head to the polls Tuesday. Democrat Zohran Mamdani, former Governor Andrew Cuomo, and Republican Curtis Sliwa spent the weekend in a final sprint across the five boroughs — rallying supporters and courting undecided voters. Mamdani hit the dance floor with seniors in Manhattan, Cuomo dined with residents in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach, and Sliwa stopped by a mosque in the Bronx. The winner will succeed outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, with polls showing a tight three-way contest heading into Election Day.

Trump administration clarifies nuclear testing plans

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says new tests of America’s nuclear weapons systems ordered by President Donald Trump will not involve explosions. In a Fox News interview Sunday, Wright explained that the upcoming evaluations will focus on systems and readiness — not detonations. The clarification follows Trump’s social media post last week, in which he said he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis.” The administration now says the plan centers on modernization and deterrence, emphasizing it is not a move toward nuclear escalation.

Air traffic controller shortages lead to flight delays

Airports across the country are seeing increasing delays as staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities continue — now more than a month into the government shutdown. Controllers have been working without pay since the shutdown began on October 1st, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warns that travelers can expect more canceled and delayed flights the longer the impasse continues. Most air traffic controllers are still covering mandatory six-day workweeks, leaving little opportunity for side jobs to make ends meet. Officials say the pressure is mounting as workers juggle bills, mortgages, and other expenses — unless they call out, further straining the system.