2025-07-03
24 分钟It's Thursday, July 3rd, I'm Jane Coaston, and this is What A Day,
the show that is wishing you a happy Fourth of July,
and hopes you get to do something that is actually fun and enjoyable,
and isn't thinking about how our country is currently run by racist alligator enthusiasts.
On today's show, Sean Combs, aka Diddy,
was denied bail and is awaiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.
And Wisconsin's highest court ruled that a nearly 200-year-old law does not ban abortion in the state.
But let's talk about New York City,
America's biggest city and a place that's finally getting trash bin so you can stop seeing and smelling mountains of garbage bags in the streets.
The city's board of elections on Tuesday confirmed that Zoran Mamdani,
a 33-year-old New York state assembly member,
beat former New York governor and alleged sex past Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary to be the next mayor of the Big Apple.
And not by a thin margin.
The results show that Mamdani won by 12 points.
Now, there's a lot I can't tell you about what Mamdani's win means,
but it puts him in the driver's seat for the mayoral race.
Given how Democrats dominate New York,
And his main opposition will likely be the current mayor,
alleged corruption enthusiast Eric Adams.
Especially since Adams has the backing of the city's favorite former resident,