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Feds: Chelsea Explosives Suspect Rahami Championed Jihad

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

A criminal complaint in Manhattan federal court provided new chilling descriptions of the motivations that authorities said drove the Afghan-born U.S. citizen to set off explosives.

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Chelsea Bombing Suspect Charged After Shootout with Police

Monday, September 19, 2016

A massive manhunt ends at the doorstep of a bar in Linden, New Jersey.

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Union Says Agreement Ends Lockout at NYC University

Thursday, September 15, 2016

The Long Island University Faculty Federation, which represents the professors, said Wednesday it reached an agreement with the school that extends their contract to May 31, 2017.

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Pigeon Power: Birds Swoop Into Stadium, Yankees Fly High

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

At least one Yankee player believes the team has their feathered friends to thank for some recent wins.

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NY Primaries Set Stage for Battle for Senate Control

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Closely watched races in Manhattan's 31st senate and 65th assembly districts are among those poised to send fresh faces to the state legislature.

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Tropical Storm Hermine: Live Updates

Sunday, September 04, 2016

City beaches are closed through Tuesday as a major storm churns offshore.

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Health Commissioner: State Acted Properly on Tainted Water

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Hoosick Falls residents have accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration of taking too long to warn them against drinking water contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA.  

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'Willy Wonka' Star Gene Wilder Dies at 83

Monday, August 29, 2016

Wilder, who starred in comedy classics like "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles," also wrote several books. He visited The Leonard Lopate Show in 2007 to promote his first novel.

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Man Scales Facade of Trump Tower

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Police have identified the climber as a 20-year-old Virginia man and say he's being evaluated at a hospital.

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Delta Grounds Flights Due to Systems Problems

Monday, August 08, 2016

The airline declined to immediately comment by phone and it was unclear whether all its flights were affected.

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NYPD Arrests Man after Standoff in Columbus Circle

Thursday, July 21, 2016

The NYPD arrested the suspect without incident after a standoff that closed down Columbus Circle and subway service in the area.

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MTA: Work Car Derailment Snarls Morning Commute on LIRR

Monday, July 18, 2016

Officials say a non-passenger track work car derailed east of Woodside. That's causing cancellations or diversions for westbound LIRR commuter trains.

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Turkey Quashes Coup; Erdogan Vows 'Heavy Price' for Plotters

Saturday, July 16, 2016

Forces loyal to Turkey's president quashed a coup attempt in a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire.

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'Game of Thrones' Earns 23 Emmy Award Nominations

Thursday, July 14, 2016

The real-life epic of murder and celebrity, "The People v. O.J. Simpson," was close behind with 22 nods.

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Ginsburg Regrets 'Ill-Advised' Criticism of Trump

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in a statement issued by the court on Thursday that judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office.

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Police Fatally Shoot Armed Burglary Suspect in Brooklyn

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

It happened Monday night while police were responding to a call at an apartment in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn.

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Sanders Expected to Endorse Clinton This Week

Monday, July 11, 2016

Bernie Sanders will join Hillary Clinton at an event in New Hampshire Tuesday.

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Hundreds March in New York City to Protest Police Shootings

Friday, July 08, 2016

The protest came in response to the shooting deaths of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota.

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Video Emerges in Fatal Road Rage Shooting by Police Officer

Wednesday, July 06, 2016

The video has emerged as key evidence in a review by the New York Police Department and the state attorney general's office into the shooting of Delrawn Small early Monday.

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Owner of Famed Brooklyn Pizza Restaurant Fatally Shot

Friday, July 01, 2016

Police say Louis Barbati was shot twice in the torso outside his home in Dyker Heights at about 7 p.m. Thursday.

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