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Good Thursday morning in New York City, where the Port Authority is testing out driverless buses. Here's what else is happening:

The first episode of Andrew Cuomo's new podcast, "As a Matter of Fact ... with Andrew Cuomo," is out, featuring an interview with former Trump White House adviser Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci.
Speaking of The Mooch, Liz Truss managed to stay in her job about four times longer than he, before resigning Thursday as the UK's prime minister.
A battle over a partially-affordable housing complex is brewing in Astoria, with the mayor, the Queens borough president and the public advocate all supporting the Innovation QNS project — which would include 44% affordable units — while Astoria City Councilmember Julie Won is still opposing the complex, arguing that it'll drive up rents and displace people.
The Times details the saga of Bonnano crime family associate Sylvester Zottola, who survived multiple assassination attempts before finally getting murdered in a McDonald's drive-thru by a hitman allegedly hired by his son.
A low-ranking member of Mayor Adams' advance team was promptly fired this week after secret video recorded by the right-wing group Project Veritas showed him criticizing the mayor's strategy of putting asylum seekers in tents.
Before the Brooklyn Nets' regular season opener last night, Kyrie Irving gave a speech from center court urging President Biden to bring Brittney Griner home.
Sen. Chuck Schumer has joined a chorus of street safety advocates calling for changes on Long Island's deadliest roads for pedestrians.
A new study out of Rockefeller University found that some people naturally have bacteria on their skin that makes them way more attractive to mosquitoes.
Conor Kennedy, the son of Bobby Jr. and the former boyfriend of Taylor Swift, posted on Instagram that he semi-secretly went to fight in the Ukrainian army for a brief period of time.
A former brothel in Texas that now hosts ghost-hunting tours may be the horniest haunted house in America.
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