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November 22, 2024
Trump chooses Bessent to be Treasury secretary and Vought as top budget official
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury s...
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November 22, 2024
Grand jury indicts homeless man accused in stabbing deaths of 3, Manhattan DA says
Ramon Rivera was arrested by police Monday after they say he fatally stabbed a construction worker, a single mother and a fisherman.
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November 22, 2024
Actor Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star
Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settle...
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November 22, 2024
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now
A judge has confirmed that President-elect Donald Trump won't be sentenced this month in his hush money case.
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November 22, 2024
Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta
The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta stemming from th...
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November 22, 2024
California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child
Health officials are confirming bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor.
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November 22, 2024
Matt Gaetz says he won't return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general
Matt Gaetz is not coming back to Congress.
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November 22, 2024
2 men convicted of charges related to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family's death
Two men have been convicted of charges related to human smuggling after an Indian family froze to death at the Canada-U.S. border.
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November 22, 2024
Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him
A federal judge has imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern o...
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November 22, 2024
Middle East latest: UN reports heavy clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah in south Lebanon
Israeli troops have fought fierce battles with Hezbollah fighters in different areas in south Lebanon, including a coastal town that is home...
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November 22, 2024
Manhattan judge delays President-elect Trump's hush money sentencing
The judge also set a deadline for Trump's defense to file a motion seeking to throw out the jury's guilty verdict on 34 counts of felony fal...
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November 22, 2024
NYS to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats, rabbits starting Dec. 15
The state Attorney General's office is notifying businesses of the change, which carries penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.
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November 22, 2024
Does downpour dampen Long Island's drought? Not likely, experts say
Long Island's driest autumn in decades has sparked dozens of brush fires and questions about what it could mean over time.
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November 22, 2024
Ukraine's parliament cancels session after Russia fired a new missile
Ukraine's parliament has canceled a session as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatens to escala...
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November 22, 2024
Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip are often eating just once a day, even in areas where aid groups have relatively more access than the...
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November 22, 2024
What to know about a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe
A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and abandoned his wife and three children is in Eastern Europe.
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November 22, 2024
Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools
Texas education officials will soon decide if a controversial Bible-infused curriculum can be taught in public schools.
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November 22, 2024
JD Vance is leaving the Senate for the vice presidency. That's set off a scramble for his Ohio seat
JD Vance's election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio's U.S. Senate seats for the third time in as many years.
Newsday
November 22, 2024
Gaetz's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elect...
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November 22, 2024
Republicans once shunned early voting; in 2024 they increased their numbers in NYS
Overall, nearly 500,000 more voters statewide took advantage of the nine days of early voting this year compared with 2020.
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November 22, 2024
Stony Brook researchers find unique way to screen pregnant women for substance abuse
The screening gives providers a chance to intervene early in the pregnancy to treat the mother's substance abuse.
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November 22, 2024
NYC used to help deport thousands. This year's total: 11
Of 261 requests by federal immigration enforcers so far this year, the Adams administration has rejected all but 11.
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November 21, 2024
The latest on President-elect Donald Trump's transition
Who's in, who's out, and what to expect in Donald Trump's second administration. Track all the news about the transfer of power here.
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November 21, 2024
Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers
Scientists say an unprecedentedly bad year for beached dolphins on Cape Cod might have to do with warming waters changing the availability o...
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November 21, 2024
Zoning change clears way for New York City plan for more rental housing
Supporters hope the plan — City of Yes, one of Mayor Eric Adams' signature policy initiatives — will make a dent in the city's historic reco...
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November 21, 2024
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November 21, 2024
Defense expert testifies that Jordan Neely didn't die from Daniel Penny's chokehold
The expert was the last defense witness to be put on in the Manhattan case.
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November 21, 2024
Boar's Head listeria outbreak is over with 10 dead and dozens sickened by tainted deli meat
U.S. health officials say a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a massive recall of popular Boar's Head deli meats is over.
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November 21, 2024
Bank makes hundreds of millions in loans available to assist Helene recovery in North Carolina
Truist Financial Corporation has announced that it is making hundreds of millions of dollars in loans available to residents, businesses and...
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November 21, 2024
Canada's Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items and send checks to millions of Ca...
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November 21, 2024
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking inves...
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November 21, 2024
Wisconsin kayaker who faked his own death has told investigators how he did it, police say
Police say a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer so he could abandon his wife and three children is alive in Eastern Europe...
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November 21, 2024
Gold-plated rose stolen from NYC 9/11 memorial honoring influential pastor
New York City police are searching for a man accused of stealing a gold-plated rose from a Manhattan church memorial honoring the victims of...
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November 21, 2024
Middle East latest: Gaza officials say death toll surpasses 44,000
Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 13-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has surpassed 44,000.
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November 21, 2024
Father of teen accused in Georgia school shooting pleads not guilty to charges against him
The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has pleaded not guilty to...
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November 21, 2024
Justice Department finds a pattern of misconduct by police in Trenton, New Jersey
Police in New Jersey's capital have shown a pattern of misconduct, including excessive force and unlawful stops.
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November 21, 2024
Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack agains...
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November 21, 2024
The FBI and DHS leaders won't testify publicly about national security threats before the Senate
The leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have declined to testify publicly at a scheduled Senate hearing on global nat...
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November 21, 2024
$344 for a coffee? Scottish farm is selling UK's most expensive cup
A Scottish dairy is making the audacious bid to sell what it's calling Britain's most expensive cup of coffee.
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November 21, 2024
Rain makes roads slippery across the region; more rain on the way
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November 21, 2024
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas...
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November 21, 2024
North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this week.
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November 21, 2024
Volcano on Iceland's Rekjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year
A volcanic eruption occurred on the Rekjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland late Wednesday evening.
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November 21, 2024
Ukraine says Russia has launched an ICBM in an attack for the first time in the war
Ukraine says Russia has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, t...
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November 21, 2024
Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth
A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel...
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November 21, 2024
Rain and snow pummel Northern California in latest wave of damaging weather to strike West Coast
Rain and snow are pummeling Northern California as the region feels the effects of a major storm that could cause flash flooding and rocksli...
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November 20, 2024
Bernie Sanders and Democrats attempt to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is making an attempt to block some U.S. arms to Israel over civilian deaths in Gaza.
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November 20, 2024
US charges billionaire Gautam Adani with defrauding investors, hiding plan to bribe Indian officials
One of the world's richest people has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in India by...
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November 20, 2024
The FBI arrested a man who's been charged with planning an attack on the New York Stock Exchange
According to the FBI, a Florida man has been arrested and charged in a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange this week.
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November 20, 2024