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NYT: Trump Evaded Tax Bills on Millions Inherited From Father

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

A New York Times investigation finds that President Trump received at least $413 million from his father, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud.

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Kavanaugh Hearing Exploring Sexual Assault Allegations Concludes

Thursday, September 27, 2018

PBS
Dr. Blasey Ford showed no hesitancy in affirming with "100 percent" certainty that Kavanaugh was her attacker. It has become less clear that Republicans will stand behind Kavanaugh.

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Watch Live: 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the World Trade Center

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Tuesday marks the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Thousands are gathering at the annual ceremony in Lower Manhattan to honor victims, survivors and first responders.

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Final Span Opening of Cuomo Bridge Is Delayed

Sunday, September 09, 2018

Officials said a piece of the bridge it is replacing became destabilized and threatened to fall.

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Watch Live: Witnesses Testify in Kavanaugh Hearing

Friday, September 07, 2018

Senators will return for a final hearing day on Friday along with more than two dozen witnesses on both sides of the nomination fight.

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Democratic Candidates for NY Attorney General Duke it Out in Final Debate

Thursday, September 06, 2018

The four candidates talked Trump, tax returns, corruption and voting rights.

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Watch Live: Day 3 of the Kavanaugh Hearings

Thursday, September 06, 2018

The hearing tumbled into highly charged arguments over whether key documents were being withheld, and Sen. Cory Booker risked Senate discipline by releasing confidential material.

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Watch Live: Kavanaugh Hearings, Day 2

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Today, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh can expect to be grilled by Democratic senators over abortion, guns, executive power and other high-profile issues.

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Watch or Listen Live: Confirmation Hearing for SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

NPR
WNYC
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings begin today with opening remarks from the 21 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. 

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Watch Live: The Aretha Franklin Funeral

Friday, August 31, 2018

NPR
Organizers of Aretha Franklin’s funeral insist it will be a service, not a show. Yet the Queen of Soul’s final send-off boasts an all-star lineup of speakers and singers.

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Cuomo, Nixon Trade Insults in Lone Debate

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The only Democratic gubernatorial debate saw the sitting governor clash with actor and activist Cynthia Nixon over questions on policy, corruption, and the value of experience in Albany.

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US Deports 95-year-old Ex-Nazi Guard to Germany

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Jakiw Palij has spent the last several years living a quiet and isolated life in Jackson Heights, Queens.

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Quick Fixes Elusive as NJ Transit Rail Cancellations Persist

Thursday, August 09, 2018

Dozens of trains have been canceled in the past two weeks, and the agency says it's because of a lack of engineers.

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Ex-New York Senate Leader and Son Convicted of Bribery, Extortion

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

In a retrial, a federal jury in Manhattan convicted former Republican state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, for the second time.

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NY, NJ, Conn. and MD Sue Feds Over the GOP Tax Bill

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

The law caps a deduction for state and local taxes that was especially popular in Democratic states where many homeowners will now see big increases in their federal tax bill.

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NYPD Officer in Eric Garner Death to Face Disciplinary Proceeding

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

On the four-year anniversary of Eric Garner’s death at the hands of a white cop, the NYPD’s top lawyer has informed the DOJ of a case that could result in the officer's dismissal.

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Watch Live: Trump and Putin Hold Joint Press Conference

Monday, July 16, 2018

Trump said he and Putin would discuss a range of issues, from trade to the military, along with missiles and China. Not mentioned: Election meddling or Syria.

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Kushner Cos. Accused of Pushing Out Williamsburg Tenants

Monday, July 16, 2018

More than a dozen current and former tenants say relentless construction and rent hikes of $500 a month or more were part of an effort to push people out of rent-stabilized apartments.

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Marijuana Report Fires Up Push For Legalization

Friday, July 13, 2018

AP
A 74-page report from the New York State Health Department lays out a strong argument for the state to legalize recreational marijuana. 

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Government Reopens Probe of Emmett Till Slaying

Thursday, July 12, 2018

The Justice Department told Congress in a report in March it is reinvestigating Till’s slaying in Money, Mississippi, in 1955 after receiving “new information.”

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