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Video shows plane crash outside DC – NBC New York
New videos, apparently captured by security cameras at Reagan National Airport and obtained by CNN, show the moment an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet collided over the Potomac River. Police boats returned to the river Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after the midair collision killed 67 people in the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost…
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Is Trump ending food stamps? Student loans? – NBC New York
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. Here’s the latest: Education Department says the pause doesn’t apply to grants received directly by individuals That includes the more than 40 million Americans with federal student loans and 7 million with federal Pell Grants for low-income students.…
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Israel and Hamas swap more hostages for prisoners – NBC New York
Hamas militants released four captive female Israeli soldiers on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Israel confirmed that the hostages were with its forces after the militants had earlier handed them over to…
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Brooklyn fire today spews smoke in Flatlands – NBC New York
Bitterly cold temperatures hindered firefighters’ efforts to douse a Brooklyn house fire early Wednesday, with frozen hydrants complicating the response as personnel encountered heavy flames, officials said. A total of five people were injured in the blaze that broke out on 38th Street in the Flatlands around 12:45 a.m. All were neighbors; all but one of them were taken to…
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Sunday snow storm could dump half a foot in tri-state – NBC New York
The warnings have been issued: the tri-state is in store for a big snow storm on Sunday that could deliver half a foot of snow to much of our area. Most of the tri-state was scheduled to be under a winter storm warning by the afternoon, when conditions pick up and heavy snow bands could drop as much as an…
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Live updates: Winds die down as crews continue to fight the wildfires
Bob Uecker, a famed broadcaster and Milwaukee Brewer icon, has died, the team announced Thursday. Uecker, who passed away earlier Thursday, was 90 years old. Uecker was a Brewers legend, broadcasting for the team for 54 seasons. Before that, he played as a backup catcher in the MLB, making his major league debut in 1962 and later winning a World Series with the…
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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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