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PHILIP MARCELO

PHILIP MARCELO

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A planned float in NYC's India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say

A float in Sunday’s upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim

A planned float in NYC's India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say
Crime|US

George Santos pleads guilty, acknowledging lies and blaming ambition for conning his way to Congress

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in his federal fraud case

George Santos pleads guilty, acknowledging lies and blaming ambition for conning his way to Congress
Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Disney drops bid to have allergy-death lawsuit tossed because plaintiff signed up for Disney+

Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+

Disney drops bid to have allergy-death lawsuit tossed because plaintiff signed up for Disney+
Election|Entertainment|News

Democrats set their convention roll call to a soundtrack. Here’s how each song fits each state

The traditional roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago became a boisterous dance party, with each state’s delegation announcing their votes for presidential nominee Kamala Harris to a song befitting their state

Democrats set their convention roll call to a soundtrack. Here’s how each song fits each state
Crime|News|US

Prominent civil rights lawyer represents slain US airman's family. A look at Ben Crump's past cases

The family of a young Black U.S. Air Force airman gunned down by a Florida sheriff’s deputy is represented by a prominent civil rights lawyer

Prominent civil rights lawyer represents slain US airman's family. A look at Ben Crump's past cases
Crime|News|US

Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning face masks

Police in the suburbs of New York City have made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks

Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning face masks
Crime|News

The arrest of a former aide to NY governors highlights efforts to root out Chinese agents in the US

The arrest of a former aide to two New York governors highlights a broad effort by the federal government to root out covert agents advancing China’s interests on American soil

The arrest of a former aide to NY governors highlights efforts to root out Chinese agents in the US
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

A Pakistani man has been arrested in Canada and accused of plotting a mass shooting at a Jewish center in Brooklyn on the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the latest conflict in the Middle East

Man charged with plotting shooting at a New York Jewish center on anniversary of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Crime|News|US

NYPD officer lands $175K settlement over 'courtesy cards' that help drivers get out of traffic stops

A New York City police officer has reached a $175,000 settlement with the city in his lawsuit that illuminated the use of the “courtesy cards” that officers dole out to friends and relatives to get out of traffic stops and other minor infractions

NYPD officer lands $175K settlement over 'courtesy cards' that help drivers get out of traffic stops
Celebrity|Crime|News

Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal to resolve drunken driving case, AP source says

Prosecutors say Justin Timberlake will enter a new plea in his drunken driving case in New York’s Hamptons

Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal to resolve drunken driving case, AP source says
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US|Videos

Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial

Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday

Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York

Justin Timberlake is urging drivers not to get behind the wheel after even a single alcoholic drink, as part of his sentence for driving while impaired in the Hamptons in New York

Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

A look at Harvey Weinstein’s health and legal issues as he faces more criminal charges

Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces mounting legal and health troubles some seven years after scores of women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against him, helping launch the global #MeToo movement

A look at Harvey Weinstein’s health and legal issues as he faces more criminal charges
Crime|News|US

New York officials release new renderings of possible Gilgo Beach victim

Law enforcement officials have released new, more detailed renderings of one of the victims whose remains were found along a coastal highway in New York’s Long Island more than a decade ago in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings

Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|US

A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants

A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants

A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public

Harvey Weinstein is facing a new sex crime charge from as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case in New York

Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public
Crime|News|Political|US

False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online

Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island just days after the second apparent assassination attempt on him are false

False reports of explosives found in a car near a Trump rally spread online
Crime|MidEast|News|Opinion|US|World

Pro-Palestinian protester wearing keffiyeh charged with violating New York county’s face mask ban

A pro-Palestinian protester has been charged with violating a suburban New York City county’s new law banning face masks in public

Crime|News|US

Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail

A federal judge has directed New York City officials to work on a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail

Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail
Crime|News|US

‘Sing Sing’ actor exonerated of murder after nearly 24 years in prison

A criminal justice reform advocate featured in the movie “Sing Sing” has been exonerated in the 1998 killing of a retired New York City police officer

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

NY prosecutors want to combine Harvey Weinstein’s criminal cases into a single trial

Prosecutors are asking a Manhattan judge to consolidate the two sex crime cases that disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces in New York into a single trial

NY prosecutors want to combine Harvey Weinstein’s criminal cases into a single trial
Business|Crime|Finance|US

American Express agrees to pay more than $138M to resolve investigation into sales and marketing

American Express has agreed to pay more than $138 million to resolve a wire fraud investigation related to its sales and marketing practices

American Express agrees to pay more than $138M to resolve investigation into sales and marketing
Education|World

Pro-Israel professor at Columbia barred from campus after harassing and intimidating other employees

An outspoken pro-Israel professor at Columbia University has been temporarily barred from campus for harassing and intimidating other employees

Pro-Israel professor at Columbia barred from campus after harassing and intimidating other employees
Crime|US

A man sentenced to 5 life terms is released after nearly 30 years

A Brooklyn man who served 27 years in prison for robbery and drug charges has been granted early release by the same judge that had sentenced him to five life terms behind bars

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle

NYC officials envision turning Fifth Avenue into a grand boulevard

A major redesign has been proposed for Manhattan’s famed luxury store row Fifth Avenue

NYC officials envision turning Fifth Avenue into a grand boulevard

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