New York Headlines

• Who Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia?

  (by Matthew Mpoke Bigg for The New York Times 52 minutes ago)
  Much of the recent international discussion of Mr. Fico’s leadership has focused on his ties to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary.
  
  

• NYPD officers rescue man who fell onto subway tracks during seizure from oncoming train: ‘Come on!’

  (by Nicholas McEntyre for The New York Post an hour ago)
  Two of New York's Finest from the 47th Precinct rushed into the station during rush hour at the Third Avenue/149th St. station just after 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
  
  

• Slovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union

  (by The New York Times for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  Slovakia is one of two nations born out of the former Czechoslovakia, a multiethnic nation established at the end of World War I.
  
  
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• New Jersey town wants to gas geese to death over poop-filled park despite protests

  (by Allie Griffin for The New York Post 3 hours ago)
  "Your town is going to be known as the geese murderers," one resident told the council members.
  
  

• Would-be attacker stabbed multiple times after wild caught-on-camera ambush of NYC couple

  (by Steven Vago, Katherine Donlevy for The New York Post 6 hours ago)
  Surveillance footage shows the man tossing his coat on the ground before pouncing on the man, who was riding a scooter alongside the woman and pup.
  
  

• Defense Blames Senator Menendez’s Wife as Bribery Trial Starts

  (by Benjamin Weiser and Tracey Tully for The New York Times 7 hours ago)
  Senator Robert Menendez is charged in a vast international web of corruption. His federal trial began on Wednesday.
  
  

• Antisemitism Accusations Against Staff Pose Dilemma for School Leaders

  (by Troy Closson for The New York Times 9 hours ago)
  Republicans have pressed educators to fire employees who they say crossed lines. But school leaders say that legal, political and union considerations complicate matters.
  
  

• Eric Adams Called Migrants ‘Excellent Swimmers.’ He Explains Why.

  (by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays for The New York Times 12 hours ago)
  Mayor Adams said that his comment, which drew criticism from the right and the left, was based on numerous conversations he has had with migrants.
  
  

• Why Biden Wanted to Debate Trump Early, and Why Trump Said Yes

  (by Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher for The New York Times 14 hours ago)
  President Biden, trailing in polls, is hoping to shake up the race and mitigate political risk. Donald Trump, already lowering expectations for his rival, is eager for onstage clashes.