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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

End of Major Corruption Case Embarrasses N.Y. Cannabis Regulators

10 December 2025 at 07:10
A case against the Long Island-based cannabis company Omnium Health was halted on the eve of trial. A judge on Tuesday held off on dropping the matter.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Omnium Health, in Hauppauge, N.Y., has been the focus of a major state corruption investigation.

Kathryn Garcia Is Named New Head of the Port Authority

Ms. Garcia, who ran for mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who is retiring.

© Hans Pennink/Associated Press

Kathryn Gardia said she expected to start in the new role early next year.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Top N.Y. Cannabis Official Resigns as Major Investigation Is Dropped

9 December 2025 at 11:23
Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded the resignation of the head of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management following the withdrawal of a case against a Long Island-based company.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Omnium headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y., earlier this year. It is unclear why a case against the company was withdrawn.

Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines

9 December 2025 at 07:28
The U.S. Supreme Court directed a lower court to review the ban, which applies to strict vaccine requirements in New York schools.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Up to 20 percent of students had religious exemptions from vaccines at some schools in Rockland County, N.Y., where there was a measles outbreak in 2019.

Bruce Blakeman Jumps Into Race For Governor of New York

9 December 2025 at 21:06
Mr. Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, faces a bitter Republican primary showdown with Representative Elise Stefanik. The winner will likely face Gov. Kathy Hochul in the fall.

© Graham Dickie/The New York Times

Bruce Blakeman, 70, is a political force on Long Island and an ally of President Trump.

N.Y. Archdiocese Will Negotiate Sex-Abuse Settlement for 1,300 Accusers

9 December 2025 at 09:49
The archdiocese will raise at least $300 million to fund the settlement. It has agreed with its accusers on a mediator to conduct negotiations.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

The New York Archdiocese said it had sold its Manhattan headquarters to raise money for a sex-abuse settlement.
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