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New York inaugurates mayor on first day of the year

New York's new mayor, Eric Adams, takes the oath of office over the family bible and with a photograph of his mother.
New York's new mayor, Eric Adams, takes the oath of office over the family bible and with a photograph of his mother. HANNAH BEIER / Reuters
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Democrat Eric Leroy Adams took office on January 1 as mayor of New York, after winning the city elections on november. In a festive ceremony but reduced by covid, the second black mayor of the city was sworn in with his family bible and a picture of his mother.

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