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Firefighter Patrick Brady dies battling Brooklyn fire – NBC New York
An FDNY firefighter died in the line of duty Saturday night while responding to an all-hands fire in Brooklyn. Firefighter Patrick Brady, 42, suffered a medical episode and went into cardiac arrest while on the roof of a building in Brownsville, FDNY officials said. He was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he ultimately died. “The entire FDNY…
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Trump strikes deal to lower cost of weight loss drugs – NBC New York
President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration has reached an agreement with drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to lower the cost of their blockbuster GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, respectively. Under the deal, the monthly out-of-pocket cost of the drugs could range from $50 to $350, depending on the dosage and insurance coverage, a senior administration official…
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Trump administration will partially pay for SNAP benefits – NBC New York
President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.…
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Which NYC proposals are on ballot? 6 measures to know – NBC New York
While much of the attention in Tuesday’s election will be focused on the battle for New York City mayor, voters are also being asked to decide half a dozen ballot proposals, including one up for statewide consideration. The details below are provided by NYCVotes.org , an initiative of the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Visit their website for more information…
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Can Cuomo catch Mamdani? Governor is catching up to assemblyman, poll finds – NBC New York
Time is running out for the three main candidates crisscrossing New York, vying for votes and working to convince voters to join their coalition on the road to City Hall. There is only one week left until Election Day and a new poll released Monday by Suffolk University Boston poll shows former Gov. Andrew Cuomo closing the gap with Democratic…
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Kamala Harris says she ‘possibly’ could run for president again – NBC New York
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has said she could run for the White House again in the future. “I am not done,” Harris told the BBC on Saturday, saying she could “possibly” still be president one day, her strongest suggestion yet that she was considering a third bid for the White House. “I have lived my entire career as a…
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NY state trooper gets 6 months in fake Long Island shooting – NBC New York
A former New York state trooper who admitted staging a fake crime scene, shooting himself in the leg and saying someone else did it — part of what prosecutors say was an effort to garner sympathy — was sentenced Wednesday to six months in jail in accordance with a plea deal. Thomas Mascia, 28, previously pleaded guilty to tampering with…
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Louvre museum closes temporarily following major theft – NBC New York
Thieves used a basket lift to break into the Louvre on Sunday morning, forced a window, smashed display cases and escaped with jewels of “inestimable value,” France’s interior minister said, as the world’s most visited museum closed for the day during the investigation. “A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum, ” Culture Minister Rachida Dati wrote…
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Richard Gere remembers Diane Keaton – NBC New York
Richard Gere is mourning the death of Diane Keaton. Gere co-starred with the late Oscar winner, who died of pneumonia at the age of 79, early in his career in 1977’s “Looking for Mr. Goodbar.” “It was the second film I made,” he said Oct. 16 on TODAY. Looking For Mr Goodbar, lobby card, Richard Gere, Diane Keaton, 1977. (Photo by…
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Crown Heights killing discovered after bloodied man walks into NYPD precinct – NBC New York
A man was found stabbed to death inside a Brooklyn apartment after law enforcement sources said someone walked into a precinct overnight covered in blood to alert authorities to the killing. The 3 a.m. precinct confession led officers to the Crown Heights home on Troy Avenue where they first saw bloody footprints, according to sources. Once inside the first-floor apartment,…
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