Election officials in New York’s Westchester County were racing to address an issue that caused voting machines to reject paper ballots, a snafu that raised the possibility of delays in determining the winner of a key US House race.

Individuals impacted by a data breach at Columbia University can now claim part of a $16.1 million settlement reached after the university suffered a cyberattack last year.

New York’s City Council voted to ban horse-drawn carriages, ending a Central Park tourist staple dating to the 19th century after years of debate over the horses’ place on city streets.

Israeli forces briefly detained Brad Lander, a Democratic candidate for Congress from New York, as he and a group of rabbis and other volunteers took part in a West Bank olive harvest with Palestinian farmers.

Beset by a selloff in Treasuries that’s sent benchmark yields to multidecade highs, the US government is finding itself increasingly dependent on investors who only buy if the price is right.

A cybersecurity breach last year of Oracle Corp.’s healthcare unit compromised personal information belonging to nearly 20 million people, according to information released by the Texas attorney general.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said a Cornell University student was “denied justice” in an alleged rape at a fraternity house, stepping up the state’s involvement as scrutiny grows over how the school and local prosecutors handled the case.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani identified a dozen parts of New York City where affordable housing projects will be eligible for a faster approval process, including Manhattan’s affluent Upper West Side and Upper East Side.

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo purchased a roughly seven-acre estate on the south shore of Long Island for $9.6 million, according to a spokesperson and property records.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a multimillion dollar effort to combat hate crimes in New York City, acknowledging an increase in antisemitism that has unsettled many Jewish New Yorkers and stirred criticism of the mayor’s pointed rhetoric about Israel.

New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell resigned his post, Governor Mikie Sherrill said on Friday, the day after she released a report on an investigation that found he had engaged in sexual harassment and violated state ethics rules.

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani capped a face-to-face meeting with a surprise joint appearance before reporters in which both played up what has become one of the more unlikely relationships in US politics.

The yen pared declines on Friday, with the Nikkei newspaper reporting that the Bank of Japan inquired with market participants about exchange-rate levels, a step often seen as a precursor to official intervention.

Global bond markets have been roiled since the Iran-US conflict began. Surging energy prices together with massive corporate borrowing and ever-expanding government debt issuance have sent Treasury bond prices plummeting, pushing yields to the highest level in nearly two decades. The rout prompted US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in August to increase buybacks of the government’s own longer-dated bonds, in an unusual intervention aimed at lowering Americans’ borrowing costs.

The 10-year US Treasury yield rose to the highest in almost two decades, the latest milestone in a bruising global bond selloff driven by booming capital investment and soaring energy prices that are exacerbating inflation.

Bond bears have pushed benchmark Treasury yields toward the closely-watched 5% level ahead of US inflation data that stands to determine expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike next week.

The dollar finished the day at its weakest level in about seven months as the yen rallied after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders to test his resolve on supporting Japan’s currency.

Global financial markets already under strain from a bond selloff and sharp currency swings face the risk of more volatility in the months ahead with the prospect of interest-rate hikes, mounting concerns over fiscal deficits and the ongoing war in the Middle East.

The yield on 30-year US government bonds climbed back to levels seen just before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expanded a buyback program in an effort to contain long-term borrowing costs.

Investors haven’t been able to enjoy a summer lull as Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have kept them busy with a series of eye-catching policy decisions.