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NBA Player Blames NYPD for Season-Ending Injury

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Atlanta Hawks forward Thabo Sefolosha sustained a fractured leg and ligament damage while being arrested outside a Manhattan nightclub.

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Doctor Tied to Menendez Indicted on Medicare Fraud Charges

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Salomon Melgen was charged with 46 counts of health care fraud as well as additional charges of filing false claims and making false statements.

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Several Protesters Arrested During March Against Police Brutality

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Marches were organized by National Actions to Stop Murder By Police. Many of the protesters cited the deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island and Walter Scott in South Carolina.

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Industry: Digital Music Sales Match Physical for First Time

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Revenue from digital music matched that from physical albums and discs for the first time in 2014, a global industry body said Tuesday.
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Hillary Clinton Is One Video Away from a Presidential Run

Friday, April 10, 2015

The wait is apparently over: Clinton will make her run for the White House official Sunday, according to people familiar with her plans.

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New York State to Crack Down on Texting While Driving

Friday, April 10, 2015

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says state troopers will aggressively target motorists who use handheld devices behind the wheel.

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NYC Official Seeks Rules to Stop Sexual Assaults in Jails

Thursday, April 09, 2015

Public Advocate Letitia James will announced an effort to institute broad new rule changes that would amount to a zero-tolerance on sexual assault on Rikers Island.

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Four Men Plead Not Guilty in ISIS Plot

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

The fundraising was "tantamount to providing money to slaughter innocent victims," Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Solomon told the judge.

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Fourth Man Charged in NYC Over ISIS Recruitment Plot

Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Dilkhayot Kasimov was named with three other previously charged defendants in a revised indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn.

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Menendez Pleads Not Guilty

Thursday, April 02, 2015

Menendez pleaded not guilty before a federal judge. He's charged with 14 counts of corruption that allege he used his Senate seat to benefit Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgin.

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Gov. Christie Defends Indiana Governor Over Religious Freedom Law

Thursday, April 02, 2015

Christie says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has nothing but love in his heart for people and says he believes his colleague will make any needed changes.

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New York State Lawmakers Pass $142 Billion Budget

Wednesday, April 01, 2015

The Senate passed the budget late Tuesday night and the Assembly wrapped up early Wednesday morning, just after the start of a new state fiscal year.

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State Lawmakers Announce Budget Deal

Monday, March 30, 2015

The proposed $142 billion spending plan is expected to go to lawmakers for a final vote early this week following weeks of closed-door negotiations.

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Focus Shifts to Cause of NYC Explosion After 2 Bodies Found

Monday, March 30, 2015

Mayor de Blasio said there may have been inappropriate tampering with the gas lines within the building.

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Russian Theater Director Fired Over Wagner Production

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Russia's culture minister on Sunday fired the director of a Siberian theater whose modern staging of Wagner's "Tannhauser" offended the powerful Russian Orthodox Church.
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French Prosecutor: Germanwings Co-Pilot Wanted to Destroy Plane

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said the co-pilot took control of the plane and set its descent "intentionally", causing it to crash in the French Alps.

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Census Shows NYC Growth, Some Losses Upstate

Thursday, March 26, 2015

The city grew 0.62 percent from July 2013 to July 2014 to 8.49  million people.

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Passenger Jet Crashes in the French Alps

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

The Germanwings flight was traveling from Barcelona to Dusseldorf when it went down. France's president said no survivors were likely as search teams raced to the remote region.

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NYC Courthouses Inaccessible for Disabled People

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

In some cases, detainees in Manhattan have been carried down stairs to be booked and processed.

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NYC Consumer Affairs Takes Aim at Predatory Used Car Loans

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

A program announced Monday will eventually link consumers to financing options with reputable banks and credit unions in New York City.

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