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A suspect in an alleged plot to bomb a fuel pipeline feeding Kennedy Airport surrendered to police today in Trinidad. Abdel Nur is the fourth suspect in the alleged terrorist plot.

The other three are in custody. The alleged ringleader is being held in New York ...

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Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Christine Quinn are proposing what they call the nation's toughest campaign finance laws. The legislation would strictly limit donations from those who do business with the city, such as big developers and lobbyists.

REPORTER: Gene Russianoff of the New York Public Interest ...

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Weddings are a multi billion dollar industry - millions of which are spent here in New York. City Comptroller William Thompson used that argument today to say same-sex marriage would be good for the state economy and to urge state legislators to act on a ...

Long Island, NY —

REPORTER: Long Island will get one of the largest National Guard and Reserve Unit facilities in the US. Democratic Congressman Steve Israel says after the communication breakdown following Hurricane Katrina, he wanted federal disaster responders to work together under one roof.

ISRAEL: In this case, you're ...

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Thousands of tenants at 27 housing projects across the city face long waits for their elevators, roofs and heating systems to get fixed. New York's housing authority faces large deficits and is currently using about $100 million set aside for repairs to run day-to-day operations.

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REPORTER: Community activists say a recent attack on a Sikh teenager at a Queens high school was not an isolated incident. The Sikh Coalition says Sikhs are routinely harassed for wearing turbans. The group's director, Amardeep Singh, says schools need to teach more diversity.

SINGH: It's critical that our department of ...

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Roger Clemens, the pitcher seen as the Yankees' last chance to redeem their season, resumed his workouts at the New York Yankees' minor league complex today. He is still planning on making his 2007 debut Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 44-year-old right hander was supposed ...

Brooklyn, NY —

Former state Assemblyman Clarence Norman Junior left a Brooklyn courtroom in handcuffs today, after a judge sentenced the once-powerful Democratic Party boss to two to six years in prison.

Before the hearing, Norman told reporters the Lord, and his family, was with him. He was convicted of ...

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Senator Charles Schumer is calling for an investigation into the tight gasoline market. The senator says oil companies should be doing more to upgrade obsolete production facilities. He's calling for an inquiry by the investigative arm of Congress, the US Government Accountability Office.

Gas prices have ...

New Jersey —

Several state laws that have been struck down as unconstitutional are still on the books in New Jersey. Some experts say the situation could be corrected, if the laws were just removed. But others say it's not that easy.

Some of the laws are simply outdated, such ...

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REPORTER: Mayor Bloomberg, this year's Grand Marshal of the Salute to Israel Parade, was joined the Mayor of Jerusalem during his march up 5th Avenue yesterday. Thousands of people gathered to watch the floats, which were partly sponsored by El Al Airlines and the J-Date ...

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A bill spurred by the death of a 13-year-old autistic boy has been signed into law by Governor Spitzer. "Jonathan's Law" is designed to give parents of kids in residential facilities greater access to information.

Facilities are now required to notify parents and guardians within 24 ...

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A pipe leak that sent millions of gallons of raw sewage spilling into the Hudson River north of New York City has been fixed. But officials are warning boaters, water skiers and skin divers to remain out of the water through today.

Officials in Westchester say ...

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REPORTER: After years of trying to solve where to put the final remains of those killed in the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, 4 caskets were entombed in the Bronx yesterday. The caskets hold 889 fragments that either were unidentified or identified but never ...

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First, it was unpaid parking tickets. Now, the dispute between New York City and United Nations diplomats is centering on whether foreign countries should pay taxes on the apartments where they house their diplomatic workers.

The Supreme Court justices heard arguments today from the city's lawyer, ...

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President Bush was in Harlem this afternoon to urge Congress to renew his No Child Left Behind legislation.

REPORTER: He says he chose the Harlem Village Academy Charter School because 88% of its students live at or below the poverty line, and 90% passed their tests. ...

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Mayor Bloomberg is South of the Border, studying the finer points of an anti-poverty program in Toluca and Mexico City that he plans to launch here in the fall.

REPORTER: Mexico's program of offering poor families cash for meeting certain goals serves 25 million people. The ...

New York, NY —

Some chocolate milk that went to schools in New York, Connecticut and 2 other states is being recalled. Officials in Connecticut say cleaning solution was found in a batch of the milk that made 8 children sick.

Investigators believe a worker for Guida Milk & Ice ...

New Jersey —

A sitting New Jersey state senator who once controlled millions of dollars in state aid is facing federal corruption charges. In a 40-page indictment made public yesterday, Senator Wayne Bryant is accused of using his clout to steer millions in grants to 2 state schools.

In return, ...

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REPORTER: Bike riders are getting ready for another Critical Mass ride tonight and they're unsure how police will enforce new regulations that require groups of 50 or more obtain a permit. Tonight's riders do not have a permit. Mark Taylor has participated in the Critical ...