Category: News
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5 from Queens indicted for Brooklyn laundromat owner’s murder
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the indictment of five Queens residents on Tuesday for the murder and robbery of an East Flatbush laundromat owner, captured on surveillance video. The individuals, identified as Ronnie Butler, 46; Luis Mercado, 48; Zecharyah Slay, 16; Shaleek Riddick, 19; and Diante Stinson, 20, are charged with murder, conspiracy, robbery, weapon…
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Biden administration approves the nation’s 7th large offshore wind project
The first operating South Fork Wind farm turbine, Dec. 7, 2023, stands east of Montauk Point, N.Y. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File The Biden administration greenlit the seventh large offshore wind project in the United States Tuesday. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource plan to build a 924-megawatt project, Sunrise Wind, 30 miles…
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Opposing sides clash in first ‘Brooklyn Skate Garden’ community meeting
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Nobody was able to coast through this meeting. Both sides were determined to cut an edge. Proponents of the proposed “Brooklyn Skate Garden,” slated to be built in Mount Prospect Park, were met with the opposition — in addition to a significant share of supporters — Monday evening in the auditorium of…
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In Brooklyn, a place where the prom dresses are free
More than 100 teenagers from across New York City waited in the pouring rain on Saturday for a chance to score a free prom outfit. Senior prom may be an overrated rite of passage, or a quintessential high school experience, but it’s not cheap. Teens in the Northeast spend $700 per prom on average, according…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers respond to raids
A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs, pictured in 2018, said the entertainment mogul is the subject of “a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits.” Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs said Homeland Security Investigation officials used excessive force in an “unprecedented ambush” as the agency swept through Los Angeles and…
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Richard Serra, famed American sculptor, dies at 85
Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork that are now dotted across the world, died Tuesday at his home in Long Island, New York. He was 85. Considered one of his generation’s most preeminent sculptors, the San…
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March 26, 2024 – PBS NewsHour full episode
Tuesday on the NewsHour, a Baltimore bridge collapses after being struck by a container ship. Reproductive rights are back before the Supreme Court with access to a commonly used abortion pill at stake. Plus, Israel’s defense minister meets his American counterpart in Washington as the two nations are increasingly at odds over the war in…
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Baltimore bridge collapse a jolt to commerce
The Port of Baltimore is an important link in the U.S. supply chain. For one, it’s the nation’s busiest port for car shipments. But after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning, the disruption could be prolonged. Plus, is 67 too young? Why some think the U.S. should raise its retirement age. Plus,…
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How a Washington state woman narrowly avoided a mountain lion attack
A Washington State woman narrowly survived a harrowing attack by a mountain lion. She and four friends fought off the animal for nearly an hour while biking near a forest MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Mountain lions, also known as cougars – they only rarely go after humans. But a woman in western Washington state was…
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NY lawmakers vow legislation and hearings in response to sexual abuse allegations at Rikers
New York state lawmakers said they will renew their push to reopen a window that allows sexual abuse victims more time to file claims after a new Gothamist analysis of hundreds of lawsuits revealed a pattern of alleged misconduct and sexual assault at Rikers Island. The chair of the City Council’s criminal justice committee, which…