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Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95
Acclaimed American classical pianist Byron Janis has died at the age of 95. His wife, Maria Cooper Janis, said her husband died Thursday evening in New York City.
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Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying Donald Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial for a month
Prosecutors say they’re open to delaying the start of Donald Trump’s New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president’s lawyers time to review evidence that was only recently turned over.
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The NYPD is using social media to target critics. That brings its own set of worries
The New York Police Department has been taking a more active role in trying to influence public policy through slick online videos and social media posts.
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NYC public servants accused of stealing identities of homeless in pandemic fraud scheme
Several New York City employees have been arrested for their alleged role in a scheme to steal the identities of homeless shelter residents and defraud a pandemic-era relief program.
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Texas man arrested in alleged scam attempt against disgraced former congressman George Santos
A Texas man has been arrested on accusations he schemed to dupe disgraced former congressman George Santos into wiring him money with the false promise he could get criminal corruption charges against him dropped.
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Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in deal that doesn’t require cooperation
The former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company has pleaded guilty in New York to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s civil fraud case.
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Man charged with attacking police in Times Square, vilified in Trump ad, was misidentified, DA says
A Venezuelan man who became the subject of national attention for allegedly kicking a police officer in Times Square, then flipping off news cameras on his way out of court, was cleared of wrongdoing on Friday.
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NYPD chief misidentifies judge in social media post condemning bail decision
Several New York City police chiefs are facing criticism from the state’s court system after misidentifying a judge in a controversial social media post that accused her of letting a “predator” loose on the city’s streets.
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FBI raids 2 homes owned by top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Federal agents have searched two properties owned by a top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls for expanded cooperation between police and immigration authorities
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams called Tuesday for expanded cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities, attacking the current city policies limiting such communication as detrimental to public safety.
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Ex-NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group’s money and owes over $4M, jury finds
The jury ordered LaPierre, 74, to repay almost $4.4 million to the powerful gun rights group that he led for three decades.
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$454 million judgment against Trump is finalized, starting clock on appeal in civil fraud case
The staggering civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump was finalized by a New York county clerk on Friday.
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Trump’s legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay?
Donald Trump’s legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars. A New York judge ordered Trump and his companies Friday to pay $355 million in fines, plus interest, after ruling that he had manipulated his net worth in financial statements.
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Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling
New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $370 million and a ban on Trump and other defendants from doing business in the state.
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Trump’s New York hush-money case will start March 25. It’s the first of his criminal trials
A New York judge says former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25.
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Teen accused of shooting tourist in Times Square and firing at officer arrested after search
A 15-year-old accused of shooting a Brazilian tourist in the leg Thursday night then firing at a police officer while fleeing through Times Square has been arrested just outside of New York City.
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Body-camera footage shows chaotic lead-up to Times Square brawl between police and migrants
Newly-released body-camera footage shows the chaotic lead-up to a brawl between migrants and police in Times Square.
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On live TV, Guardian Angels rough up a man in Times Square then misidentify him as a ‘migrant’
Members of the Guardian Angels roughed up a man they’d misidentified as a “migrant” during a live interview on Fox News Tuesday night.
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Brawl between migrants and police in New York’s Times Square touches off backlash
A video showing a group of migrants brawling with police in Times Square has touched off a political furor and renewed debate over a long-standing New York City policy that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities.
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Friends imprisoned for decades cleared of 1987 New Year’s killing in Times Square
A pair of childhood friends who were convicted in the killing of a French tourist in Times Square in 1987 have been cleared of wrongdoing by a New York City judge.
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Who freed Flaco? One year later, celebrity owl’s escape from Central Park Zoo remains a mystery
Under cover of darkness a year ago, someone slipped into the Central Park Zoo, cut a hole in a cage and freed a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl named Flaco.
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Rap lyrics can’t be used against artist charged with killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, judge rules
The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used against him at trial.
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After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed
A judge has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to get rid of photos of legal documents that were allegedly taken during an unannounced raid on the home of an attorney for a Black Lives Matter activist.
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Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case, jury says
A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.
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Donald Trump testifies for less than 3 minutes in defamation trial and is rebuked by judge
Former President Donald Trump has testified for a total of less than three minutes at a New York trial where an advice columnist seeks over $10 million in defamation damages against him.
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Oliver North says NRA reacted to misconduct allegations like a ‘circular firing squad’
Oliver North says he was pushed out of the National Rifle Association after raising allegations of financial misconduct against the group’s CEO, Wayne LaPierre.
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A diverse coalition owed money by Rudy Giuliani meets virtually for first bankruptcy hearing
A group of people and businesses who say they are owed money by Rudy Giuliani gathered virtually for the first hearing since he declared bankruptcy last month.
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Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom
The writer who accused former President Donald Trump of sexually attacking her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s has concluded her testimony in a New York courtroom.
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Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse.
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Trump glowers and gestures in court, then leaves to campaign as sex abuse defamation trial opens
Former President Donald Trump left his defamation trial before a lawyer told jurors in an opening statement that Trump had used “the world’s biggest microphone” to destroy a New York columnist’s reputation after she said he had sexually abused her.
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