Shamsuddin Riza pleaded guilty Thursday to helping orchestrate a straw donor scheme that pumped illegal cash into Mayor Adams’ 2021 campaign in what prosecutors say was a scheme aimed at currying political favor in the hopes of landing city contracts.

Riza is the fourth defendant to plead guilty after being charged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office with facilitating the straw donor scheme.

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Former NFL coach Jon Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021. But his lawyer said Tuesday he will appeal to the full seven-member court. A three-justice panel split 2-1, saying the league can force the civil case out of state court and into private arbitration that might be overseen by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. League and team representatives did not immediately respond to messages about the ruling. Gruden’s lawsuit accuses the league of forcing him into resigning from the Raiders by leaking racist, sexist and homophobic emails that he sent years earlier, when he was an ESPN analyst.

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Buffalo is marking the second anniversary of a racist mass shooting that killed 10 Black people with the dedication of a memorial space honoring the victims. Anchoring the space outside the Tops supermarket targeted in the attack is a sculpture entitled “Unity.” It features purple metal pillars representing each person killed and three gold pillars for those who were wounded. The sculpture is part of the newly constructed 5/14 Tops Honor Space, a small park-like area with benches, pillars and gardens. The Honor space also includes a pear tree seedling gifted to Buffalo through the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s Survivor Tree Seedling Program.

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The city of Colorado Springs has agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 2022. City councilors voted to back the agreement to settle Dalvin Gadson’s lawsuit on Tuesday. Gadson was stopped after police saw him driving slowly in a car without a license plate. He refused to get out of his car. His lawsuit alleged three officers beat him “beyond recognition” and left him with significant PTSD-like symptoms. Police declined to comment on the settlement.

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The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is gearing up to award its coveted best in show prize. By the end of Tuesday night, the prize will go to one of the more than 2,500 hounds, terriers, spaniels, setters and others that entered this year’s show. Four of the seven finalists were chosen Monday night. They are Comet the shih tzu, Sage the miniature poodle, Mercedes the German shepherd and Louis the Afghan hound. Three more finalists are still to be chosen Tuesday evening before all seven face off in the final round of the United States’ most illustrious dog show.

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A New York bankruptcy judge has denied Rudy Giuliani a chance to pursue an appeal of a $148 million defamation judgment for spreading lies about the the 2020 election. The judge says Tuesday that he was “disturbed” by the lack of progress in the case. Giuliani declared bankruptcy in December after he was ordered to pay the staggering sum to the former election workers. Judge Sean Lane and lawyers for his creditors both expressed frustration with Giuliani during a bankruptcy hearing. Attorneys for Giuliani said issues have been ironed out and necessary financial filings will be made.

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The Jaguars and the city of Jacksonville have agreed to a $1.4 billion “stadium of the future” that would keep the franchise in one of the NFL’s smallest markets for another 30 years. The proposal calls for each side to contribute $625 million to the $1.25 billion renovation project. Jacksonville would chip in another $150 million to get EverBank Stadium ready for construction in 2026. Jacksonville won’t levy any new taxes to pay for the build. City councilmembers are expected to vote on the proposal in late June. It would then advance to NFL owners in October. Construction would begin following the 2025 season.

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Former Michigan star quarterback Denard Robinson is no longer part of Sherrone Moore’s coaching staff, school spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed. Robinson was suspected of driving while intoxicated last month after he was in a single-car accident, less than two miles from the football team’s training facility. Robinson declined to comment on Tuesday. Moore initially suspended the 33-year-old Robinson before parting ways, two months after defensive line coach Greg Scruggs was suspended and later resigned following his arrest for suspected drunken driving. Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh hired Robinson in 2022 as assistant director of player personnel and Moore retained him.

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NEW YORK — Two teens were stabbed at a Midtown high school Tuesday, police said.

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Prosecutors in Utah filed an aggravated murder charge against a truck driver accused of intentionally killing a police officer during a May 5 traffic stop. Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray said on Tuesday that he has not decided whether to pursue the death penalty. Gray says Michael Aaron Jayne is scheduled to make a court appearance on Wednesday to be informed of the nine felony charges, including two charges of attempted aggravated murder for allegedly trying to run over a Utah Highway Patrol trooper and a woman Jayne is charged with kidnapping.  Court documents do not list an attorney for Jayne, but Gray said he would be granted legal representation during Wednesday’s court hearing.

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Tottenham player Rodrigo Bentancur reacted furiously after being substituted in the Premier League match against Manchester City. The midfielder was taken off in the second half with his team losing 1-0 to defending champion City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He was then caught on camera repeatedly kicking out at his seat in the Spurs dugout. Stud marks from his boots were visible and he then threw his drinks bottle to the ground before eventually sitting. Bentancur had been replaced by Dejan Kulusevski shortly after Erling Haaland gave City the lead in the 51st minute. City won 2-0.

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BALTIMORE — The costliest U.S. Senate primary campaign in Maryland history matched David Trone, a record-breaking self-funder, against Angela Alsobrooks, who was backed by the governor and other leading lawmakers, in a Democratic nomination battle with implications for which party controls t…

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Georgia will require the ACT or SAT college tests at four more public universities starting in the fall of 2026. But the University System of Georgia will not restore testing requirements to as many colleges as before the pandemic. The state Board of Regents on Tuesday voted to start requiring the tests at Augusta University, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University and Kennesaw State University. Test requirements had already been restored for the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech and Georgia College and State University. An increasing number of colleges nationwide are restoring testing requirements. Tests have never been required at some of Georgia’s least selective schools.

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Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s destructive swelter was made 45 times more likely in some parts of the continent because of human-caused climate change, a study Tuesday found. Scorching temperatures were felt across large swaths of Asia with many parts of the continent experiencing temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) several days in a row. The study was released by the World Weather Attribution group of scientists, who use established climate models to quickly determine whether human-caused climate change played a part in extreme weather events around the world.

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The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in net for Game 4 of their playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old journeyman netminder replaces Stuart Skinner, who was pulled in the third period of Edmonton’s 4-3 loss to Vancouver on Sunday after giving up four goals on 15 shots. Edmonton trails Vancouver 2-1 in the best-of-seven second-round playoff series.