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Mayoral upsets, phone addiction cures, and secret citizen databases

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Jul 01, 2025
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Happy Tuesday! Here's today's stories: History was made as Zohran Mamdani trounced Andrew Cuomo in NYC's Democratic primary, sparking both celebration and racist backlash. Meanwhile, the "Methaphone" — a clear acrylic slab mea…

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