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What happened More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
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CenterNYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special eventWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
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NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
NYC mayor watches World Cup with Rikers inmates during special event
More than 100 Rikers inmates got a World Cup semifinal watch party, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to chat with them.
DetailsScore hidden · 12 sources · 1 bias buckets
Score hidden until the match is cleanerLow confidence12 sources · 1 bias bucketsDeveloping · 12 sources · 1 bucketFormats: News report
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Jul 16, 2:21 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 16, 2:21 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Jul 16, 2:21 AM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Jul 16, 2:21 AM: WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 12 sources · 1 bucket.
