Eric Adams faces charges and the A’s play their last game in Oakland: Morning Rundown

New York Mayor Eric Adams faces federal charges. Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen to Category 4 while Florida braces for “catastrophic” damage. And the Oakland A’s will play their final game in the city they’ve called home for more than 50 years.

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New York Mayor Eric Adams is expected to face federal charges

New York Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted and is expected to be arraigned today by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, two sources familiar with the matter said. The indictment is sealed and the charges were not immediately clear.

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Adams’ administration has already been rocked by a series of high-level resignations amid at least four federal investigations. One of the probes is said to focus on whether Adams’ mayoral campaign team colluded with the Turkish government to receive illegal campaign contributions from abroad. As part of the investigation, the FBI raided the Brooklyn home of Adams’ top fundraiser last year. Federal investigators are also looking into whether Adams pressured the city’s fire commissioner to approve a new building for the Turkish consulate despite safety concerns.

Adams, 64, a former NYPD captain and Brooklyn borough president, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. In a statement released last night, Adams said all charges against him were “completely false and based on lies.” See the full statement.

“If I am accused,” he said, “I am innocent and I will fight it with all my strength and determination.”

Read the full story Hereand follow live updates Here.

Further coverage of Eric Adams:

• More and more voices called for Adams’ resignationincluding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Comptroller Brad Lander, and more.

Hurricane Helene is racing towards Florida

Hurricane Helene is expected to become a Category 4 storm when it makes landfall in Florida today, bringing with it a storm surge of up to 20 feet and catastrophic winds that could knock down power lines and trees, the National Hurricane Center warned. The eye of the storm is expected to pass over Florida sometime tonight and then drift northwest toward Tennessee on Friday and Saturday, forecasters say. Follow our live blog for the latest updates.

Yesterday, Tallahassee residents prepared to evacuate their homes and stocked up on sandbags and food. The city’s mayor said it could be the “strongest hurricane ever to hit the area.” Operations at Tallahassee International Airport have been suspended and three major colleges have canceled classes for the rest of the week. Read more about how Florida’s capital is preparing for the storm.

Israel attacks Lebanon despite attempts to end bombing campaign that killed over 600 people

The United States, the European Union and nearly a dozen other countries called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire to allow negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah, amid fears of a full-scale war across the region.

Despite these efforts, Israel’s foreign minister declared this morning that there would be no ceasefire in the north. The country launched new attacks on southern Lebanon, the latest in a wave of attacks that local authorities say have killed more than 600 people and displaced hundreds of thousands. After a lengthy lull, Hezbollah rockets also raised alarm in northern Israel this morning.

Officials hope the ceasefire will not only end the violence between Israel and Hezbollah, will get the stalled peace talks back on track between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Further reporting from the Middle East:

• Follow our Live blog for updates.
• Throughout Lebanon, Fear grips people They say they do not want a repeat of the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah – or worse, a situation like in Gaza.

Harris meets with Zelensky and then travels to the border

A meeting scheduled for today at the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – but no meeting between former President Donald Trump and Zelensky – highlights a growing partisan divide over the U.S. role in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Since the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine has enjoyed mostly bipartisan support in Congress, but some Republicans have become increasingly skeptical about continuing to support the war effort. Harris has said she would continue American support if elected, but what form that support would take is still unclear. Trump has repeatedly said he would end the war with Ukraine on his first day back in the White House, even if it was on terms favorable to Russia. You can read the whole story here.

After today’s meeting, Harris will travel to Douglas, Arizona. It will be her first trip to the southern border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. With immigration and border security a weak point of her campaign, Harris is expected to tout her efforts to push through a bipartisan border security plan early this year. and highlight Trump’s role in the sinking.

Further coverage of the 2024 elections:

• At a rally in Pennsylvania yesterday, Harris unveiled a $100 billion economic plan to boost manufacturing and investment in artificial intelligence. Here’s what else she introduces herself.
• In an interview with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle, her first one-on-one interview with a national news network since her nomination as the Democratic candidate, Harris said said she once worked at McDonald’scontradicts Trump’s claim that she did not do so, and said Trump must trust women to make their own reproductive decisions.
• Spending on presidential advertising has virtually disappeared in Florida, but has increased significantly in these swing states.
• Pro-Harris sticky notes “from woman to woman” appear in toiletsin gyms and on tampon packages.
• Pop star Chappell Roan said she plans to vote for Harris But after days of backlash from her liberal fan base, there was no official support.

Politics Compact

State funding: President Joe Biden is expected to sign a financing draft which Congress passed yesterday, which will fund the government until December 20 and prepare for another potential shutdown battle during the meeting of the outgoing government after the election.

Check by the secret service: Bullet-proof glass at outdoor rallies and an above-average number of secret service agents in Trump and Harris’s entourage are About the new protocols after the recent attacks on Trump. Meanwhile, an agent from Vice President Kamala Harris’ security service was given leave following an alleged harassment incident by a Harris staffer, two police officials said.

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• An Alabama inmate whose life was spared two years ago when prison staff struggled to execute him by lethal injection should be executed again – this time with nitrogen gas.
• A man is accused of throwing an explosive device to a California courthouse where he was to be arraigned, officials said. Three people were injured in the explosion.
• Two abandoned villas in Los Angeles owned by a Hollywood producer are covered with graffitiwhich drew the wrath of neighbors and condemnation from city officials.
• Videos of influencers promoting a futuristic megacity in Saudi Arabia are spreading quickly on the Internet – and almost as quickly have started to disappear.

Selection of personnel: Oakland says goodbye to professional sports with the last A’s game

Baseball fans in the San Francisco Bay Area will say goodbye to the Oakland A’s this afternoon as the Athletics play their final game at the Oakland Coliseum they have called home since 1968. A’s owner John Fisher, an heir to the Gap clothing empire, announced last year that the team would move to Las Vegas in 2028. In the meantime, the A’s will play at a minor league stadium outside Sacramento for at least three seasons.

A’s fans – angry and heartbroken in equal measure – are railing against Fisher, and chants of “Sell the team” have become a staple at A’s games, even away, since the move was announced. Stay tuned for updates to this story as the loud, sold-out game begins. — David K. Lisenior reporter and Dana VarinskyScience and Health Editor

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