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George Santos pleads not guilty to fraud, identity theft in superseding indictment
U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday on a revised indictment accusing him of several frauds, including making tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on credit cards belonging to some of his campaign donors.
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Torres' Historic Win Comes as Many Races Are Uncertain in NY
Democrat Ritchie Torres will be among the first openly gay Black men in Congress, voters in New York decided Tuesday. Torres won election to a seat representing the South Bronx. Results were still pending in a race involving another gay, Black New Yorker, Mondaire Jones, who is running for a seat representing the suburbs north of the city. New Yorkers…
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Queer Liberation March Takes Place of NYC Pride Parade on 50th Anniversary
This year, there are still plenty of Pride flags hanging, people enjoying some time outside and able to grab a drink at the iconic Stonewall Inn (well, at least outside of it) — but what’s missing on this final weekend of June: Pride parade set-ups
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Appeals Court in NY Keeps Block of Trump Immigration Rule in Place
A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday rejected a motion from the Trump administration that would have allowed it to implement a policy connecting the use of public benefits with whether immigrants could become permanent residents. The ruling from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the administration’s motion to lift a temporary national injunction that...
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‘Miracle on the Hudson' Flight Survivors Mark Decade of Thankfulness
It’s been 10 years, but there isn’t anything Tripp Harris doesn’t remember about the cold January day he cheated death on US Airways flight 1549.
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De Blasio to Address Schneiderman Accusations as DA' Office Opens Investigation Opened Manhattan DA's Office Opens Investigation
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who had taken on high-profile roles as an advocate for women’s issues and an antagonist to the policies of President Donald Trump, announced late Monday that he would be resigning from the state’s top lawman post after four women he was romantically involved with accused him of physical violence in accounts published by The...
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NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Resigns Amid Allegations of Abuse
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who had taken on high-profile roles as an advocate for women’s issues and an antagonist to the policies of President Donald Trump, announced late Monday that he would be resigning from office hours after four women he was romantically involved with accused him of physical violence in accounts published by The New Yorker.
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NYC to Install 1,500 Security Barriers to Protect Pedestrians
Hundreds of new protective barriers will be permanently installed in Times Square and other locations around New York in an effort to block vehicles from hitting pedestrians after deadly attacks last year on crowds.
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Survivor of NYC Truck Attack: ‘We Watched Our Friends Die'
A group of men who survived a terror attack this week spoke out Friday, days after a truck barreled through a Manhattan bike path, killing eight people, including five of their friends.
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Brooklyn Library Brings Drag Queens, Kids Together for Story Hour
It takes a certain something to be a good storyteller: enthusiasm, timing and a flair for the dramatic. Performers at a children’s story hour at a New York City library have all that and then some – they’re drag queens.
