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PHILIP MARCELO

PHILIP MARCELO

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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
Crime|US

Man charged in NYC subway chokehold death set to stand trial

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year will soon have his day in court

Man charged in NYC subway chokehold death set to stand trial
Crime|Lifestyle|US

Jury selection begins in the trial of a man charged in a New York City subway chokehold death

Jury selection has begun in the trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year

Jury selection begins in the trial of a man charged in a New York City subway chokehold death
Health|Political|US

How does abortion translate? Ballot measures are a challenge for interpreters

Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over terminology and impact — and that’s just in English

How does abortion translate? Ballot measures are a challenge for interpreters
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Harvey Weinstein's retrial moved to next year, lawyer plans to hire a private investigator

Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan won't start until next year and a new allegation against the former movie mogul will be included in the case

Harvey Weinstein's retrial moved to next year, lawyer plans to hire a private investigator
Business|Crime|US

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges

The former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges
Lifestyle|US

Crossing against the light? You won't get ticketed now that jaywalking is legal in NYC

Jaywalking is now legal in New York City

Crossing against the light? You won't get ticketed now that jaywalking is legal in NYC
Crime|US

Police seek suspect who shot and wounded state trooper in New York

Police are searching for a man who shot and wounded a New York state trooper on Long Island

Environment|Science

A makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed

A makeshift aquarium built beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been revived

A makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed
Crime|MidEast|US

NYC trio charged with hate crimes linked to pro-Palestinian vandalism of museum officials’ homes

Three New York residents have been indicted on hate crimes charges in connection with red paint smeared on the homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests this summer

Crime|US

New York State Police suspend a trooper while investigating his account of being shot and wounded

New York State Police have suspended a trooper without pay after launching an investigation into his account of being shot and wounded while trying to help a motorist on a Long Island highway

New York State Police suspend a trooper while investigating his account of being shot and wounded
Crime|US

NY state police launch criminal probe into trooper suspended over account of being shot and wounded

New York State Police have launched a criminal probe into a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last week

NY state police launch criminal probe into trooper suspended over account of being shot and wounded
Celebrity|Crime|Finance|US

Rudy Giuliani has turned over his luxury watches and Mercedes in defamation case, lawyer says

Rudy Giuliani has relinquished dozens of watches and a Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall to two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him

Celebrity|Entertainment|US

NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics

New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs

NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics
Celebrity|Entertainment

NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties

The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed scenes for a music video has been stripped of his duties

NYC priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties
Arts|Entertainment

Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?

A previously unknown musical work written by composer Frederic Chopin appears to have been found in a library in New York City

Has a waltz written by composer Frederic Chopin been discovered in an NYC museum?
Celebrity|Entertainment

Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star

Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood star after reaching a settlement

Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star

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