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PHILIP MARCELO

PHILIP MARCELO

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Crime|News|US

A search warrant reveals additional details about a nonbinary teen’s death in Oklahoma

A recently released police search warrant is revealing more details in the case of a nonbinary Oklahoma student who died a day after a high school bathroom fight

A search warrant reveals additional details about a nonbinary teen’s death in Oklahoma
Business|Economy|News|Travel|US

NYC’s plan to ease gridlock and pump billions into mass transit? A $15 toll for Manhattan drivers

Between bridge and tunnel tolls and parking fees, it can already cost a mint to drive a car into Manhattan

NYC’s plan to ease gridlock and pump billions into mass transit? A $15 toll for Manhattan drivers
Crime|US

Transit crime is back as a top concern in some US cities, and political leaders have taken notice

Fear of crime on subways and buses is back as a top concern in some big U.S. cities, and so are efforts aimed at persuading the public that officials are taking the issue seriously

Transit crime is back as a top concern in some US cities, and political leaders have taken notice
News|Sports|US

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes

Former Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has thrown her support behind a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes
News|Opinion|Sports

After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, 'No way'

A women’s roller derby league in suburban New York City has thrust itself into the national discussion over the rights of transgender athletes

After a county restricted transgender women in sports, a roller derby league said, 'No way'
Crime|News|US

Trump will attend the wake of a slain NYPD officer as he goes after Biden over crime

Donald Trump is set to attend the wake of a New York City police officer gunned down in the line of duty

Trump will attend the wake of a slain NYPD officer as he goes after Biden over crime
Americas|News|US|World

Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan

Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants as the country’s latest immigration surge becomes increasingly more African and Muslim

Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan
Business|Crime|News|Opinion|US

Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tactics

A company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention has been ordered to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging it used deceptive and abusive tactics

Company helping immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit alleging deceptive tactics
News|Sports

Transportation officials want NYC Marathon organizers to pay $750K to cross the Verrazzano bridge

The New York City Marathon might soon have to pay a toll to cross the bridge, just like every other commuter

Transportation officials want NYC Marathon organizers to pay $750K to cross the Verrazzano bridge
News|US

New York City's skyscrapers are built to withstand most earthquakes

New York City's skyscrapers might seem especially vulnerable to earthquakes like the one Friday

New York City's skyscrapers are built to withstand most earthquakes
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Jonathan Majors faces sentencing for assault conviction that derailed Marvel star's career

Actor Jonathan Majors is set to be sentenced in New York for assaulting his former girlfriend

Jonathan Majors faces sentencing for assault conviction that derailed Marvel star's career
Crime|News|US

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will be tried separately on allegations that they participated in a bribery scheme

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules
Celebrity|Crime|News|US

Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed

Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York courtroom for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week

Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
Crime|News|Political|US

Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story

Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump have heard a recording of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president

Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story
News|US

Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 campaign over impact of 'Access Hollywood' tape

Former longtime Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks testified about how his 2016 presidential campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a tape in which he boasted about grabbing women sexually without their permission

Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 campaign over impact of 'Access Hollywood' tape
Crime|Education|MidEast|News|US

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

Twenty-five people have been arrested for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
Crime|Education|News|World

Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly

Students protesting the war in Gaza left their camp at the University of Southern California without major incident after they were surrounded by police and threatened with arrest

Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly
Celebrity|Crime|US

Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial

Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York as a court works out whether he should stay in a city jail while he awaits a retrial in a rape case or be sent back to California to continue serving a prison sentence

Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial
Arts|Europe|Technology|US|Videos

Sidewalk video ‘Portal’ linking New York, Dublin by livestream temporarily paused after lewd antics

The video screen “Portal” that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite sides of the Atlantic in real time has been a source of whimsical delight, but also a magnet for boorish behavior that’s prompted officials to hit pause for now

Sidewalk video ‘Portal’ linking New York, Dublin by livestream temporarily paused after lewd antics
Sports|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel|World

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC’s suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

As the U.S. prepares to host its first cricket World Cup next month, a temporary stadium is rising in the New York City suburbs

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC’s suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities
News|Economy|US

Federal judge hears challenges to NYC’s fee for drivers into Manhattan

New York’s first-in-the-nation plan to levy a hefty toll on drivers entering Manhattan was the focus of a legal battle that played out in federal court

Federal judge hears challenges to NYC’s fee for drivers into Manhattan
Crime|Election|News|US

Trump's lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that's not unusual

Donald Trump’s legal team has rested its case in his hush money trial after calling just two witnesses and opting not to have the former president take the stand in his own defense

Trump's lawyers rested their case after calling just 2 witnesses. Experts say that's not unusual
News|Americas|US

NYC is beginning to evict some people in migrant shelters under stricter rules

New York City is stepping up its efforts to push migrants out of its overwhelmed shelters as it begins enforcing a new rule that limits some adult asylum-seekers to a month in the system before they have to find a bed on their own

NYC is beginning to evict some people in migrant shelters under stricter rules
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Harvey Weinstein may face new charges as more accusers come forward, New York prosecutors say

Manhattan prosecutors have told a judge they are evaluating new claims of sexual misconduct made against Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein may face new charges as more accusers come forward, New York prosecutors say
Economy|News|US

Governor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has halted a plan to charge motorists big tolls to enter the core of Manhattan

Governor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes

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