Today: November 14, 2024
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Missing girl's rescue in upstate New York came as pivotal hours ticked by

A neighbor who witnessed 9-year-old Charlotte Sena being rescued in upstate New York is describing the scene as right out of a movie

Missing girl's rescue in upstate New York came as pivotal hours ticked by
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Man who fired shotgun outside New York synagogue cited events in the Mideast, federal agent says

A man arrested for firing gunshots outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York been federally charged

Man who fired shotgun outside New York synagogue cited events in the Mideast, federal agent says
News|Political|US

As crucial House elections near, New York governor outlines agenda

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has delivered her annual State of the State address

As crucial House elections near, New York governor outlines agenda
News

How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea

New York lawmakers are proposing rules to humanely drive down the population of rats and other rodents

How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea
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Hochul announces budget outline as lawmakers continue to hash out details

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced the framework of a $237 billion budget that includes broad plans to drive new housing construction, address the influx of migrants and crack down on illegal marijuana shops

Hochul announces budget outline as lawmakers continue to hash out details
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New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing construction and migrants

New York lawmakers have approved a $237 billion state budget that includes plans to spur housing construction, combat unlicensed marijuana stores and address the migrant crisis

New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget addressing housing construction and migrants
Business|Environment

New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water

The state of New York is moving to update its fracking ban

New York moves to update its fracking ban to include liquid carbon-dioxide as well as water
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Business lobby attacks as New York nears a noncompete ban, rare in the US

A proposed ban on noncompete agreements has come under a fierce attack by business groups in New York

Business lobby attacks as New York nears a noncompete ban, rare in the US
Health

Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal

It's now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York

Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|US

New York pledges $1B on chip research and development in Albany in bid for jobs, federal grants

New York Democrats say the state will spend $1 billion to expand research into chip technology in an effort to turn upstate New York into a global center of semiconductor research and manufacturing

New York pledges $1B on chip research and development in Albany in bid for jobs, federal grants
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New York employers must include pay rates in job ads under new state law

Help-wanted advertisements in New York will have to disclose how much jobs pay under a new salary transparency law

New York employers must include pay rates in job ads under new state law
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New York will set aside money to help local news outlets hire and retain employees

New York is setting aside $90 million in tax credits for local news outlets to hire and retain journalists

New York will set aside money to help local news outlets hire and retain employees
Crime|News|US

Man sentenced to 47 years to life for kidnapping 9-year-old girl from upstate New York park

A man was sentenced Wednesday to 47 years to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl who went missing from a state park in upstate New York last year

Man sentenced to 47 years to life for kidnapping 9-year-old girl from upstate New York park
Economy|News|US

Last call for dry towns? New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans

New York towns and villages that have post-Prohibition bans on alcohol sales would be forced to lift such restrictions under a bill moving through the Legislature

Last call for dry towns? New York weighs lifting post-Prohibition law that let towns keep booze bans
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New York adulterers could get tossed out of house but not thrown in jail under newly passed bill

A little-known and rarely enforced law that makes cheating on your spouse a crime in the state of New York could soon be a thing of the past

New York adulterers could get tossed out of house but not thrown in jail under newly passed bill
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Court order permanently blocks Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York

A federal judge has banned a Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks

Court order permanently blocks Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York
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New York sues cash-advance operation for issuing fraudulent loans with rates as high as 820%

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued a cash-advance operation based in the state, claiming it exploited struggling small businesses across the country by issuing fraudulent loans

New York sues cash-advance operation for issuing fraudulent loans with rates as high as 820%
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New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact

New York will expand its legal definition of rape to include various forms of nonconsensual sexual contact, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul

New York expands the legal definition of rape to include many forms of nonconsensual sexual contact
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Central Park 5 exoneree and council member says police stopped him without giving a reason

New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam says he was pulled over by city police without being given an explanation

Central Park 5 exoneree and council member says police stopped him without giving a reason
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New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn

A man has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting a young woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York

New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn
News|US

New York governor vetoes change to wrongful death statute, nixing damages for emotional suffering

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have changed the state’s wrongful death statute by letting families recover damages for emotional suffering from the death of a loved one

New York governor vetoes change to wrongful death statute, nixing damages for emotional suffering
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New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery

New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday

New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery
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New York removes medical debt from credit reports

Medical debt will no longer appear on the credit reports of New York residents

New York removes medical debt from credit reports
Crime|News|US|World

Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured

Officials say a man fired a shotgun twice outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York, then said “Free Palestine” as he was taken into custody

Man fires shotgun outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, no one injured
Business|Environment|Health|News|US

New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers

New York state has sued PepsiCo in an effort to hold the soda-and-snack food giant partly responsible for litter that winds up in bodies of water that supply the city of Buffalo with drinking water

New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers

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