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Leslie Charleson, longtime ‘General Hospital’ star, dies at 79 – NBC New York
Leslie Charleson, who played Dr. Monica Quartermaine on “General Hospital” for nearly half a century, has died, according to the show’s executive producer, Frank Valentini. She was 79. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear friend and colleague, @lesliecharleson,” he wrote in a thread on X on Jan. 12. “Her enduring legacy has spanned nearly…
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Bronx parents sue over 4-month-old’s death – NBC New York
In the early days of 2023, while nurses were striking at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, 4-month-old baby Noah Morton died while in the hospital’s care. He was suffering from a complex heart condition in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but his parents always questioned the sudden death. They believed their baby had been stable and even progressing. The…
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Unpaid medical bills banned from appearing on credit reports – NBC New York
Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from mortgages, car loans or small business loans, according to a final rule announced Tuesday by the Biden administration. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule will remove $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of more than 15 million Americans, according to the…
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Kansas City, St. Louis preparing for major winter storm – NBC New York
A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service. Here is what to know about the storm expected to affect millions in the eastern two-thirds of the country: Major winter storm…
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NYC stabbing at Morningside Heights subway station; NYPD hunts attacker – NBC New York
The first day of the new year got off to a bloody start in Manhattan following a violent attack on the platform of a subway station, police confirmed Wednesday. A person standing on a southbound 1 train platform at the Cathedral Parkway–110th Street station was stabbed repeatedly. Police said the victim suffered stab wounds in the head, arm and hip.…
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2 found dead at Gifford Pinchot National Forest, officials say – NBC New York
Two Oregon men were found dead in a Washington state forest after they failed to return from a trip to look for Sasquatch, authorities said Saturday. The 59-year-old and 37-year-old appear to have died from exposure, the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said via Facebook. The weather and the men’s lack of preparedness led the office to draw that conclusion, it…
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3 shot, 1 stabbed at Phoenix airport on Christmas – NBC New York
Police are investigating a Christmas shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left three people injured by gunfire and another person stabbed. Phoenix police said the evening shooting happened at around 9:45 p.m. at an airport restaurant that is outside the security checkpoints in Terminal 4. An woman and two men were shot, leaving the female with injuries police…
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House Ethics Committee releases report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz – NBC New York
The House Ethics Committee Monday released its report summarizing the investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who vacated his seat days before the report was expected to initially be made public. A woman told the committee she saw Gaetz at a party having sex with a minor, her lawyer told NBC News last month. Two additional women told the committee that Gaetz had paid them for…
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FAA imposes flight restrictions in NYC – NBC New York
After weeks of concerns over drones hovering over tri-state communities, the Federal Aviation Administration has stepped in to stop the flight of unmanned aircraft by banning the flying machines over certain locations in New York. The FAA said it imposed the temporary flight restrictions in coordination with federal security partners and at the request of Gov. Kathy Hochul. The impacted locations top…
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See Gilgo beach killings timeline – NBC New York
What to Know Rex Heuermann, 61, was first arrested in July 2023 in the deaths of three of the four women whose remains were found in burlap sacks along a remote stretch of Gilgo Beach’s Ocean Parkway in 2010; the fourth murder was added in a superseding indictment in January 2024 The architect from NYC pleaded not guilty in their…
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