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• New year, new mayor: New York rings in 2026 with Zohran Mamadani's inauguration

  
  Mamdani was a trailblazing candidate and is expected by many in his city of 8 million - some with hope, some with trepidation - to be a disruptive mayor.
  

• How Jewish politics are shaping the 2026 election map, from coast to coast

  
  The rise of fractures inside both parties over Israel and the growing visibility of antisemitism have turned races that might once have seemed parochial into national bellwethers.
  

• Several killed after explosion in Swiss ski resort bar, BBC reports

  
  The blast occurred at 1:30 a.m. in a bar called the Constellation, police said in a statement to the BBC.
  

• Bill seeks full military burial for civilians who die by suicide linked to IDF service

  
  Under the proposal, discharged soldiers and reservists who took their own lives as a result of combat stress or other psychological harm incurred during service would be eligible for military burial.
  

• 'I could hear the carnage': Former hostage Elkana Bohbot recounts Nova massacre, Hamas captivity

  
  "I produced the party. I brought a ton of people to that place, I begged people to come," said Bohbot, detailing the guilt he carries for inviting people to what turned into a massacre.