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Hochul won’t oust Adams, US stocks tumble, NBA star’s season-ending injury & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

New York’s governor says she won’t remove Mayor Eric Adams from office but proposed other changes. Ukraine’s president met with a Trump envoy amid a strained relationship between Washington and Kyiv. We’re following the latest developments on court cases against the Trump administration’s funding freeze and mass firings. Wall Street investors are worried about Walmart’s economic forecast. And, this NBA phenom’s impressive season has come to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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From CNN, I'm a phoma decay with the five things you need to know for Thursday, February 20th.

0:38.0

These dark days will pass.

0:40.4

Elections will occur, and the people of New York will decide who they trust to govern this

0:45.8

extraordinary city.

0:47.4

New York Governor Kathy Hockel says she won't use her executive powers to remove Mayor

0:52.0

Eric Adams from office, at least for now. But her latest

0:55.6

proposals will severely limit the mayor's independence. I'm proposing legislation to create a special

1:01.6

inspector general for New York City Affairs. The state inspector general will be able to direct

1:06.9

the New York City Department of Investigations. Second, I'm proposing giving the city

1:12.9

controller, the public advocate, and the New York City Council Speaker, an independent authority

1:20.0

to clarify the independent language to commence litigation against the federal government when

1:26.0

necessary and using outside counsel.

1:29.3

Third, I'm expanding funding for the Office of the Deputy State Comptroller General,

1:34.3

of the Comptroller for City Oversight.

1:37.3

Because this stepped-up oversight, again, gives us an independent line of sight into potential decisions

1:42.3

related to the federal government.

1:45.0

Adams is facing accusations that he's working to facilitate the Trump administration's immigration enforcement

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