Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York City has set aside $500,000 to fund community discussions on reparations and other forms of assistance for Black New Yorkers as a major budget deficit looms, internal communications show.

An internal message, dated January, detailed how more than two dozen groups would be given tens of thousands of dollars each to participate in «conversations to discuss the development of a Reparations study» and to gather «input on the early development of the citywide Truth, Healing and Reconciliation plan.» 

Funding, according to the document, «allows for each community member to receive an incentive for their time» and covers the costs of providing participants with «refreshments.»

Amid the reparations spending, New York City faces an estimated $5.4 billion budget deficit throughout the next two fiscal years. Mamdani thus far has not proposed service cuts to address the shortfall, opting instead to seek out increased taxes and dip into the city’s emergency cash reserves while increasing funding for racial equity initiatives.

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Mamdani has justified his racially focused policies by stating that «Black and Latino New Yorkers» have «been pushed out of this city for decades» and are «bearing the brunt» of the rising cost of living in New York City.

Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, meanwhile, has said that the mayor’s race-based policies sound «fishy/illegal» and pledged to investigate.

The city memo reads, «We must do this work so that we can begin to heal from the harms of the past that have bled into our present and threaten our future. The work of Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation will not stop until we see a better New York City – a New York that is engaging in healing from the traumas of the past, has ended current abuse, and is on the path of a racially equitable and just city for all.»

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has justified his racially focused policies by stating that «Black and Latino New Yorkers» have «been pushed out of this city for decades» (Angelina Katsanis/AP)

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In his preliminary budget, released in February, Mamdani requested $4.6 million for the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE), the body responsible for holding the reparations talks, and an additional $5.6 million for the Office of Racial Equity. The more than $10 million in combined funding for the two municipal bodies would represent a roughly $3 million increase from the prior year.

CORE will continue its work on «Reparations, Truth, Healing and Reconciliation» until it releases its July 2027 «Final report for Reparations Study» and its June 2028 «Implementation for Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Plan,» per its website.

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State Rep. Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, on June 24, 2025. Mamdani was announced as the winner of the Democratic nomination for mayor in the city’s primary to succeed Mayor Eric Adams, who is running for re-election as an independent. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The internal communications, first obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, claim that more than 400 people had attended reparations conversations as of January.

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Under a local law passed in 2024, New York City is required to consider «financial or in-kind restitution» as well as «compensation for moral or economically assessable damage» and «public apologies» for the descendants of African slaves. 

The New York City mayor’s office did not respond to a request for comment sent by Fox News Digital Friday.

Con el estruendo controlado de la precisión y el rigor táctico como telón de fondo, El Salvador celebra este fin de semana (2 y 3 de mayo), la Copa 202 Aniversario de la Fuerza Armada 2026. Este evento, que ha logrado consolidarse en tiempo récord como una de las citas de tiro práctico y deportivo más importantes de la región, reúne a centenares de atletas que buscan la gloria en el polígono de tiro nacional.

La competencia no es solo un torneo; es un homenaje vivo a la historia castrense del país. Nacida en 2024 para conmemorar el bicentenario de la institución, la copa ha evolucionado rápidamente, pasando de ser una celebración local a un certamen de alto nivel que hoy cuenta con la participación de delegaciones de 17 países, incluyendo potencias como Estados Unidos y Argentina.

Diseñados bajo estrictos estándares internacionales, los recorridos obligan a los tiradores a salir de su zona de confort. No se trata solo de apuntar a un blanco estático; los participantes deben navegar por entornos dinámicos que simulan situaciones reales de alta presión.

En estos circuitos, se evalúan cuatro pilares fundamentales:

1. Precisión: La capacidad de colocar cada impacto en el punto exacto bajo fatiga.
2. Velocidad de reacción: El tiempo de respuesta ante blancos móviles o sorpresivos.
3. Control mental: La disciplina necesaria para mantener la calma en recorridos complejos.
4. Toma de decisiones: La estrategia para abordar cada escenario de la manera más eficiente posible.

La edición 2026 ha atraído a nombres de peso. Entre los participantes destaca el argentino Germán Romitelli, subcampeón mundial de tiro práctico, cuya presencia eleva el nivel competitivo y sirve de referente para los talentos locales. Asimismo, la veteranía se hace presente con Gorka Ibáñez, quien con 25 años de trayectoria deportiva, aporta la experiencia y el dominio técnico que caracteriza a los grandes maestros de esta disciplina.

Con una afluencia que oscila entre los 285 y 354 competidores, el torneo demuestra que el tiro deportivo en El Salvador goza de una salud excepcional, atrayendo no solo a militares en servicio, sino a civiles y deportistas de élite que ven en esta copa una oportunidad única de fogueo internacional.

Desde su creación en 2024, la copa ha visto desfilar a los mejores exponentes del tiro. Aunque los resultados de 2026 están en desarrollo, el historial reciente marca una tendencia de dominio tanto salvadoreño como regional.

• 2024: El Año del Bicentenario

En su edición inaugural, la competencia estuvo marcada por el fervor patriótico. En la categoría de Pistola (Producción), los tiradores salvadoreños dominaron el podio, aprovechando el conocimiento del terreno. No obstante, delegaciones de Guatemala y Honduras lograron colarse en los primeros puestos de la categoría Standard, demostrando la fuerte rivalidad centroamericana.

• 2025: Consolidación Internacional

El año pasado, la Copa 201 Aniversario vio un incremento notable en la dificultad de los escenarios. En esta edición, el equipo de tiro de la Marina Nacional de El Salvador destacó por su disciplina, obteniendo varios trofeos en las categorías combinadas. A nivel individual, tiradores de Estados Unidos y Argentina comenzaron a desplazar los tiempos récord, sentando las bases para la altísima competitividad que vemos en el presente año.

Al finalizar la jornada de mañana, se conocerán los nuevos monarcas de la precisión, pero el verdadero ganador ya es el deporte nacional, que ha encontrado en esta competencia una vitrina internacional de prestigio innegable.

The legal battle over abortion pills escalated to the Supreme Court on Saturday, as the manufacturer of mifepristone filed an emergency request warning a lower court ruling is already causing «immediate confusion and upheaval» across the country.

Danco Laboratories is asking the high court to quickly block a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that blocked mail-order access and reinstated in-person requirements for the drug, arguing the ruling is disrupting access and creating nationwide uncertainty about legality.

The ruling directly affects the distribution of mifepristone, Danco’s primary product.

Mifepristone is one of two drugs commonly used in medication abortions.

The application was directed to Justice Samuel Alito, who handles emergency matters from the 5th Circuit and can either act on his own or refer the request to the full court. The Supreme Court could act at any time.

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In its filing, Danco warned the appeals court’s order is already creating «chaos» in real-world medical settings.

«The panel’s ruling injects immediate confusion and upheaval into highly time-sensitive medical decisions,» the company wrote, adding it is forcing «providers, patients, and pharmacies all to guess at what is allowed and what is not.»

The filing raises immediate questions, including what happens to existing abortion pill prescriptions, pharmacy dispensing and access to in-person visits.

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Pro-life demonstrators hold a banner in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building during the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters, File)

«What happens when patients arrive for scheduled appointments this weekend… or walk into pharmacies… to obtain [the drug] that was prescribed… yesterday?» the filing states.

Danco is asking the court to immediately pause the ruling through an administrative stay, then block it longer term while litigation continues. The company also suggested the justices could take up the case on an expedited schedule before the end of the term, a move that could reshape the court’s already packed 2026 docket.

The emergency appeal comes just one day after the 5th Circuit issued its ruling, which blocked the mailing of mifepristone and effectively barred pharmacy distribution under the challenged FDA rules, requiring women to obtain the drug in-person from a medical provider.

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An advertisement promoting the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol in Florida. (40 Days for Life)

«Of course they filed an emergency petition. Big Pharma has gotten extremely rich after the unprecedented and radical deregulation of these dangerous abortion pills,» 40 Days for Life President Shawn Carney told Fox News Digital.

«No abortion advocate or anyone from Big Pharma was pushing to send these drugs through the mail just a few years ago, and now they act as if they’re entitled to do so with zero regulation and zero oversight,» Carney added. «This is more evidence the FDA needs to reevaluate how these drugs were approved after years of ER visits from women who take them.»

Abortion-rights advocates said the ruling has «upended» access to care nationwide, particularly for patients relying on telemedicine, while legal groups warned it is creating confusion for providers trying to comply with rapidly changing rules.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said the decision is «yet another cruel attack on abortion access,» adding that «mifepristone is safe, effective, and essential.»

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The underlying case is still ongoing in lower courts, but the emergency filing now places the dispute squarely before the Supreme Court in what could become the next major legal showdown over abortion policy.

The justices could choose to pause the ruling immediately, allowing the current system to remain in place while the case proceeds, or let the restrictions take effect nationwide.

Danco Laboratories did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.