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Cuomo narrows Mamdani’s advantage in latest poll ahead of NYC mayoral election
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With less than a week until Election Day, Zohran Mamdani holds a double-digit, 10-point lead in the race for the nation’s most populous city, but former Gov. Andrew Cuomo keeps narrowing the gap, according to the latest public polling.
Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist state lawmaker from the New York City borough of Queens, who shocked the political world in June with his convincing win over Cuomo and nine other candidates to capture the Democratic Party’s mayoral nomination, stands at 43% support among likely voters, according to a survey released Wednesday from Quinnipiac University.
Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid multiple scandals and who is running as an Independent candidate in the general election after losing the primary, had 33% support in the survey.
The survey was conducted Thursday to Monday, after incumbent Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Cuomo in a bid to defeat Mamdani. The embattled Democratic mayor had been running for re-election as an Independent but dropped out of the race late last month, although his name remains on the ballot.
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New York City mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo shake hands on the debate stage in New York City. (Angelina Katsanis)
Guardian Angels co-founder Curtis Sliwa, who for a second straight election is the Republican mayoral nominee in the Democratic-dominated city, stood at 14% in the poll. According to Quinnipiac University, 6% of likely voters are undecided and 3% refused to respond.
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«Make no mistake: The race is tightening, and Andrew Cuomo is closing in fast,» Cuomo campaign spokesman Rich Azzopardi said in a statement.
Mamdani’s 10-point advantage over Cuomo is down from his 13-point lead in Quinnipiac’s previous poll, which was conducted at the beginning of October. And this latest poll matches the Suffolk University poll released Monday that similarly found Mamdani losing ground with a now 10-point lead.
«This is the second poll in a week showing Zohran Mamdani stuck below 45 percent of the vote — despite a lack of scrutiny and glowing press coverage — and Andrew Cuomo gaining,» Azzopardi said, while adding that Mamdani is «stuck in the mud.»
«The momentum is with Andrew Cuomo — and it’s only growing everyday,» Cuomo’s campaign said.
Independent candidate, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaks during a mayoral debate on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York City. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)
Cuomo has turned up the volume on his criticisms of Mamdani during the closing stretch of the campaign, with dire warnings that «mayhem» would follow a Mamdani victory in the mayoral election.
When asked by Fox News’s Alexis McAdams if Mamdani thinks he «has it in the bag,» Mamdani said on Monday that he isn’t taking anything for granted.
«If you want to take something for granted, that’s what Andrew Cuomo did in the primary. We don’t want to end up like Andrew Cuomo,» Mamdani said.
Meanwhile, Sliwa, a longtime fixture in New York City politics, has been the target of a pressure campaign to drop out of the race to set up a one-on-one matchup between Cuomo and Mamdani, in a frantic effort to avert a Mamdani victory.
Among those urging Sliwa to end his bid is billionaire businessman and conservative radio host John Catsimatidis, a top New York City Republican and ally of President Donald Trump.
The Ugandan-born Mamdani, if elected, would become the first Muslim and first Millennial mayor in New York City’s history.
New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani accepts an endorsement from the United Bodegas of America in the Bronx, New York City, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Deirdre Heavey)
Mamdani surged to the Democratic primary victory thanks to an energetic campaign that put a major focus on affordability and New York City’s high cost of living. It was fueled by a grassroots army of supporters and backing from top national progressive champions, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
The 34-year-old made smart use of social media platforms, including TikTok, as he engaged low-propensity voters. He proposed eliminating fares to ride New York City’s vast bus system, making CUNY (City University of New York) «tuition-free,» freezing rents on municipal housing, offering free childcare for children up to age 5 and setting up government-run grocery stores.
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Mamdani has been heavily criticized by his rivals not only for his far-left proposals, but also for his criticism of Israel, his past negative comments regarding the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and his proposal to shift certain responsibilities away from the NYPD and focus on social services and community-based programs.
The Mamdani campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s comment request.
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Iran covertly repositions strike drones amid Russia drills in Strait of Hormuz, expert says
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Iran repositioned strike drones and other military assets under the cover of joint drills with Russia in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday, a defense expert claimed.
In what he described as a «calculated escalation» amid rising tensions with the U.S., Cameron Chell said Iran’s latest move also followed reports of sightings of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones with precision strike capabilities in the region.
«The Russian drills would cover for the Iranian forces to move their drones into strike position,» Chell, of defense firm Draganfly, told Fox News Digital. «They’ve gone under the veil of doing the military exercises, which happened to be along the coastline, and this is an escalation.»
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Defense expert Cameron Chell has called Iran’s military moves with Russia a «calculated escalation.» (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The combined exercises, reported by The Associated Press, also came as President Donald Trump pressed Iran further to make a deal to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions following indirect talks in Geneva.
«We’re going to make a deal, or we’re going to get a deal one way or the other,» Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday, signaling determination to secure an agreement.
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Iran’s latest moves reportedly follow sightings of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, on Feb. 18, U.S. Central Command posted photos showing F/A-18 Super Hornets landing on the decks of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea.
Flight-tracking data in recent days also showed U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drones operating near Iran’s coastline.
One Triton was observed Feb. 14 and another on Feb. 18, conducting high-altitude maritime intelligence missions over the Gulf.
«The U.S. deployed an MQ Triton drone, which is a surveillance drone, so it does not have strike capability, and it typically flies at around 50,000 feet,» Chell said.
He added the drones would likely launch from land bases in countries such as Saudi Arabia or Qatar and provide real-time situational awareness to naval commanders.
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«The Russian drills would cover for the Iranian forces to move their drones into strike position,» Chell told Fox News Digital. (Iranian Army/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«These drones can guide the U.S. on Iranian forces performing exercises with the Russians and where they might be moving equipment to,» Chell said before describing how they fly them «at an altitude so that the Iranians can see it so they become a deterrent.»
Chell also said an MQ-9 Reaper drone was deployed, which he said can fly between 25,000 and 40,000 feet.
«This has strike capability, but Iranians do not have great capability to take these down,» he added.
As previously reported by Fox News Digital, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the second aircraft carrier Trump has sent to the Middle East, and its accompanying ships are heading across the Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean Sea.
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NATO country and U.S. ally Poland also warned its citizens Thursday to immediately flee Iran, with its prime minister saying the «possibility of a conflict is very real.»
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Qué leer esta semana: la desgarradora mirada de Gisèle Pelicot, cómo manejar el cortisol y el verdadero “Cumbres borrascosas” (gratis)
Leer es mirar a los otros y, siempre, mirarse. Entre las propuestas de esta semana, destacan Un himno a la vida de Gisèle Pelicot, una crónica testimonial que narra cómo la autora enfrentó el descubrimiento de un horror oculto en su propio hogar. A través de su relato, Pelicot expone la violencia sufrida y el proceso de reconstrucción personal, en un testimonio que busca trasladar la vergüenza al lugar correcto. La versión digital de este libro ya está disponible, y su llegada a librerías físicas está prevista para el 1° de marzo.
Junto a este título aparece una nueva oportunidad para leer o revisitar Cumbres borrascosas, la clásica novela de Emily Brontë, cuya adaptación cinematográfica reciente ha renovado el interés y el debate sobre su vigencia y complejidad. La obra explora las pasiones humanas, el resentimiento y las consecuencias del orgullo, manteniéndose como un referente literario que ahora se puede explorar fácilmente en formato digital.
A esta lista se suma Cortisol, la hormona que lo cambia todo, de Martha Bolívar, que invita a repensar el papel del cortisol en la salud integral. El libro combina divulgación y herramientas prácticas para comprender cómo el estrés impacta en el metabolismo y propone estrategias para la autorregulación.
Es conmovedor el arranque de Un himno a la vida, el libro donde Gisele Pelicot cuenta qué pasó con ella, la mujer a la que su marido, su buen marido de siempre, drogó e hizo violar por una cantidad de hombres durante diez años. Empieza así:
“Siempre dejo puesta la mesa del desayuno la noche anterior. Coloco las tazas, los platos, los cubiertos y las servilletas, y después la miel y los botes de mermelada. Es como saltarme la noche, que siempre temo, y decretar la armonía del día siguiente. Solo habrá que sacar la mantequilla, encender el hervidor de agua y dejar que suban los aromas del café y del pan tostándose. Todo irá bien.
Así que esa noche lo había preparado todo. Incluso había sacado la ropa de Dominique. Llamémosle Dominique. Yo nunca lo llamaba así, prefería la ternura de los diminutivos, Doumé, Mino, y después ya no supe cómo llamarlo. Lo llamé señor. Señor Pelicot. Para escribir nuestra historia elijo su nombre de pila. Yo había dejado listo su pantalón de pana verde botella y el polo Lacoste rosa que le habían regalado nuestros hijos. La mañana siguiente debíamos presentarnos en la comisaría.»
Cincuenta años habían vivido juntos, tenían tres hijos. Así que ella fue tranquila a la comisaría cuando la llamaron, fue calmándolo a él, a quien habían encontrado filmando bajo las polleras de unas chicas en un centro comercial. Un matrimonio de mucho tiempo, una confianza sólida, ¿qué le podía hacer el mundo?
En la comisaría le preguntaron cómo era el marido. Ella contestó con solvencia: “Un hombre bueno y amable. Un tipo genial, por eso seguimos juntos”.
Y ahí vino el mazazo. El policía la miró de frente y dijo: “Voy a mostrarle fotos y vídeos que no van a gustarle”.
No, no no le gustó. Más bien, no creyó cuando le dijeron que era ella. “Una mujer con liguero está acostada de lado. Un hombre negro tumbado detrás de ella la penetra”.
Pero sí, era ella. Y después de esa foto había otra, otro hombre. Y otra, y otra, y otra.
La vergüenza cambió de lado
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Estas imágenes fueron sólo el comienzo de un horror que terminó con él preso pero que no va a terminar jamás. Un horror en el que Gisèle Pelicot levantó la cabeza, miró de frente y dijo la frase que marcaría un rumbo: “La vergüenza tiene que cambiar de lado”.
Un libro imprescindible, que ya se puede leer en formato digital y llegará las librerías el 1° de marzo.
Y, es una tentación leer -o releer- el texto original de Cumbres Borrascosas, a partir del estreno de la película sobre esta novela que dirigió Emerald Fennell y que se acaba de estrenar. Más todavía, por la polémica que generó: opinaron en contra gente como la escritora Mariana Enriquez y la crítica Flavia Pittella. La novelista estadounidense Joyce Carol Oates postuló que la novela es de una complejidad que los lectores de hoy no pueden abordar. Que está mal, que está bien la película suscitó pasión. Pero ¿es fiel al original dentro de los límites razonables de una adaptación?
Cumbres borrascosas
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Brevemente, la novela narra la relación tormentosa entre Heathcliff, un huérfano adoptado por la familia Earnshaw, y Catherine Earnshaw, quien lo ama profundamente pero decide casarse con Edgar Linton para asegurar una posición social más alta. Humillado y herido, Heathcliff desaparece y regresa años después convertido en un hombre rico, decidido a vengarse de quienes lo despreciaron.
Su resentimiento destruye a las dos familias —los Earnshaw y los Linton— y afecta incluso a la siguiente generación.
Ambientada en los páramos sombríos de Yorkshire, la novela explora el amor pasional, el orgullo, la clase social y las consecuencias devastadoras del rencor.
“El cortisol no es el villano: es el mensajero que nos alerta cuando algo en nuestro entorno o en nuestra mente nos está sobrepasando”, afirma Martha Bolívar en su nuevo libro, donde redefine el papel de esta hormona en la salud metabólica desde la psiconeuroinmunología.
La autora desafía la visión clásica del cortisol como amenaza y plantea que el verdadero riesgo aparece cuando su presencia se vuelve persistente por la presión cotidiana. Bolívar analiza cómo hábitos como la autoexigencia, la exposición constante a pantallas y la falta de descanso alteran el ritmo natural del cortisol y desencadenan síntomas físicos: fatiga, insomnio, aumento de peso, inflamación y baja inmunidad.
Cortisol: la hormona que lo cambia todo
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La obra propone identificar estresores personales y comprender el eje hipotálamo-hipófisis-adrenal para diseñar estrategias de regulación individual. Bolívar sostiene que “el abordaje no es solo nutricional, sino integral, para devolverle al cuerpo su capacidad de autorregulación”.
A lo largo de sus páginas, Bolívar expone ejemplos de consultas clínicas en las que los síntomas metabólicos tenían como origen un estrés sostenido y poco reconocido. Explica, además, que el diagnóstico tradicional suele centrarse en la alimentación o el ejercicio, sin considerar el impacto de la activación crónica del eje del estrés.
El libro ofrece herramientas para que el lector aprenda a observar y modificar sus propios patrones de respuesta, priorizando el autocuidado y la gestión consciente de las demandas diarias.
Con un enfoque práctico, el libro orienta al lector a reconocer señales de sobrecarga y prevenir el impacto del estrés antes de que se traduzca en enfermedad, invitando a repensar la relación entre mente, cuerpo y metabolismo.
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Red state auditor’s report flags Democratic governor’s ‘concerning’ spending on ‘luxury’ expenditures
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Kentucky’s Republican auditor Allison Ball spoke to Fox News Digital this week about a report she put out flagging concerns about lavish spending in the state’s executive branch headed up by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who is widely believed to have presidential ambitions down the road.
Ball issued a report earlier this month outlining spending by the executive branch in fiscal year 2025 entered into the state’s system and flagging issues she believes demonstrate extravagant spending of tax dollars that «needs to stop.»
The «concerning expenditures» listed include $183,576 in out-of-state travel costs, including $7,632 for a limousine in Germany; a $17,013 dinner at a Kentucky distillery; and $360,000 for 75 people to attend a two-day conference within the Commonwealth.
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«We saw some really excessive, really worrying and questionable expenditures,» Ball told Fox News Digital.
«For example, one of the things we saw is that the governor and the tourism cabinet spent about $338,000 on a nonprofit called First Saturday in May. So, for people who are not from Kentucky, the first Saturday in May is when the [Kentucky] Derby happens. So, that money actually went to events for VIPs to come in and celebrate and observe the Derby.»
Gov. Andy Beshear responded to a report from the state auditor on potentially problematic spending as «political.» (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Ball says the spending data was all entered by the executive branch into the Commonwealth’s eMARS system, and while she understands elected officials need to spend more on security than typical citizens, she categorized much of the spending she flagged as «luxury items.»
«I absolutely think the governor needs security. We want people to be safe. We don’t want anything to happen to our elected officials,» Ball explained. «But this is the time when you look at, OK, are you spending an excessive amount? And I think $7,000 for limo services in Germany, $5,000 to navigate the airport in Switzerland, hotels like in Beverly Hills, Aspen.
«We even found an expenditure in the hundreds of dollars for something called the Caribou Club, which is a private club in Aspen. So, these expenses are essentially luxury items when you’re looking at where they’re at and the amount of money that’s being paid.»
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The Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Fox News Digital reached out to Beshear’s office for comment but did not receive a response.
«They never asked us any questions, and you have to do that if it’s an audit report,» Beshear recently told local media. «All they did was take lines, and they didn’t ask questions because if they had gotten the answers, they couldn’t have done the political attack that it was.»
Ball said it’s «no surprise» when elected officials push back on reports like hers, «but my job is about transparency.»
Ball’s report noted $39 million in spending by the executive branch’s advertising arms in various departments, over $7 million in out-of-state travel, over $23 million on in-state travel and over $16 million in trainings, conferences, food and trade shows.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear attends the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown Sept. 24, 2024, in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images)
«It’s a budget year, and this is when the General Assembly is actually crafting what money they’re going to appropriate through all levers of state government. And that’s why they asked us, this is early in the process, and they wanted to know, ‘OK, what is the executive branch spending its money on?» Ball explained.
«And they specifically asked us about travel. They asked about conferences. They ask us about food and beverage because those are the things usually that can get out of control quick if you’re not paying close attention. So, we’re here just to provide information.»
Beshear told CNN last summer he was weighing a 2028 presidential bid, and many predict he would be a formidable candidate given his popularity governing as a Democrat in deep red Kentucky.
In another CNN interview Thursday, The Hill reported that Beshear said he is still weighing a run but that he won’t make a final decision until his term as governor ends in late 2017.
«We have got to do more than just beat [President] Trump,» Beshear said. «We have got to end this division. We have got to restore the American dream. We have got to bring hope back to the American people about a brighter future.»
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