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‘SNL’ season closes out with heavy hitters – NBC New York
Matt Damon, Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney will help close out the “Saturday Night Live” season, along with a double dose of Olivia Rodrigo. Rodrigo will do double duty as host and musical guest on May 2, marking her hosting debut and third time as musical guest, ahead of her new album, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so…
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Trump gives Iran Tuesday deadline to open Strait of Hormuz – NBC New York
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American forces rescued an aviator whose Iran-downed plane had fallen behind enemy lines. A defiant Iran showed no sign of backing down, striking economic and infrastructure targets in neighboring Gulf Arab countries…
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NJ man arrested after found with ‘pink cocaine’ in traffic stop – NBC New York
A New Jersey man was arrested on drug charges after he was allegedly found to have a bag of “pink cocaine” on him during a traffic stop. Officers with the Fairfield Police Department pulled over a blue Honda Accord on Passaic Avenue just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to police. As one of the officers spoke with the driver and…
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NoMad shooting leaves man hurt as police search for suspect – NBC New York
A man was shot multiple times in the chest in a midday shooting in Manhattan, according to police, and the search for the suspect is ongoing. Bullets started to fly around 12:30 p.m. Monday near the corner of East 28th Street and Madison Avenue in NoMad, police said. While it wasn’t totally clear what led up to the shooting, the…
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NYC in settlement talks with Dr. Phil’s son over NYPD video – NBC New York
The son of celebrity psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw has removed some controversial shots from a not-yet-published reality-style NYPD series, according to sources familiar with negotiations underway between the city and the producer. The edits were made after the New York City Law Department sued 39-year-old producer Jordan McGraw in January to block the release of his project, titled “Behind the…
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LaGuardia plane crash update from NTSB on firetruck warning system – NBC New York
Federal investigators say a runway warning system didn’t trigger an alarm before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said during a news conference Tuesday that the system didn’t work as intended because the fire truck did not have a transponder. The plane carrying more than 70 people slammed…
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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller dies at 81 – NBC New York
Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation’s premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, has died. He was 81. “With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away”…
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Dylan Contreras, Bronx high school student, released from ICE custody – NBC New York
A New York City public school student has been released from ICE detention roughly 10 months after he was grabbed following a routine court hearing. Dylan Contreras was released from Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a federal ICE facility in Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, his family and attorneys said. “All glory and honor belong to God, who opened doors and made the…
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Taxi strikes two women standing on sidewalk – NBC New York
Two women are recovering after they were hit by a taxicab that lost control on Manhattan’s Lower East Side Saturday, according to the New York City Fire Department. The victims were standing on a sidewalk when the cab jumped the curb and smashed into them. Damage to a taxicab that hit two women Saturday on the Lower East Side The…
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Suspect dead in shooting incident at Temple Israel in Michigan – NBC New York
A suspect is dead and a security guard injured after a crash and shooting incident at a Jewish synagogue in Michigan Thursday. According to authorities, a vehicle “breached” the Temple Israel in West Bloomfield and drove into the building. A security guard at the synagogue “engaged in gunfire” with a suspect inside the vehicle, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.…
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