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Hours-long standoff leads to police shooting in Mount Vernon
An hours-long standoff between Mount Vernon police and an allegedly armed man they were trying to pick up on a mental health order ended early Friday when law enforcement shot…
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Environmental benefits of NJ’s new ‘Skip the Stuff’ law
When NJ Environmental benefits of NJ's new 'Skip the Stuff' law When NJ's 'Skip the Stuff' law goes into effect Saturday, restaurants will be required to ask customers if they…
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What is rabbit fever? Cases of rare tick-borne illness reported on Long Island
Three people in Suffolk County were confirmed to have come down with tularemia, also known as rabbit fever. The disease can cause high fevers and extreme fatigue, and doctors say…
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Op-ed | ‘Stop-and-frisk’: The police got it right, and the court got it wrong
New York City has had a troubled history of lawless stop-and-frisk tactics by police. In the past two decades, millions of people in the city have been New York City…
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Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.…
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