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NYPD asks for help finding dog stolen from Bronx apartment building – NBC New York
The NYPD is searching for a dog taken from an apartment building in the Bronx and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspects. Two people were seen on surveillance camera entering an apartment building at 975 Tiffany Street around 8 p.m. on May when they took the dog, according to police. Police said the dog is a…
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NYPD officers kill 26-year-old in Bushwick after allegedly charging cops with knives – NBC New York
Police shot and killed a man they say was armed with a knives in Brooklyn and refused commands to drop the weapons. The 26-year-old man allegedly approached officers in Bushwick around 2 a.m. Sunday with two knives, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said. Two officers were finishing up a domestic call near Eldert Street and Central Avenue when the…
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Police drive into armed man, send him to hospital – NBC New York
Police put a man in the hospital Sunday morning with critical injuries following a brief pursuit in Brooklyn that ended with cops striking the man with their car, the NYPD said. The encounter started around 3:30 a.m. in the Brownsville neighborhood when narcotics detectives allegedly spotted the man pointing a gun at a woman outside of a store near East…
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What are the rules of the Met Gala? – NBC New York
The Met Gala captivates the eyes of the fashion world every single year — but part of the awe of the night’s festivities are not the big names walking the red carpet in outstanding outfits, but rather that that is all we see. That’s right — the night is very hush-hush. Not much else aside from the fashionable entrances are…
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Man pleads guilty in deadly Sunrise Highway c – NBC New York
What to Know Four people, a father along with his 12-year-old daughter, 11-year-old son and 6-year-old granddaughter were killed in a high-speed car crash on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa on Aug. 6 60-year-old Pat Huntley was out with his children and grandchild celebrating a new job when a speeding car slammed into the back of his SUV as he was…
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Biden returns to White House as Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel – NBC New York
President Joe Biden cut short a weekend stay at his Delaware beach house to meet with his national security team at the White House Saturday and monitor the situation in the Middle East as Iran launched an attack against Israel. Tensions are at their highest since the Israel-Hamas war began six months ago after a suspected Israeli strike this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria…
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Why is the EPA regulating PFAS and what are these ‘forever chemicals'?
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized limits on certain common types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. It is the first time a nationwide limit on so-called forever chemicals has been imposed on water providers. EPA Administrator Michael Regan called it the biggest action the agency has ever taken on PFAS, saying the rule will reduce exposure for 100…
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South Carolina defeats Caitlin Clark and Iowa to win national title – NBC New York
It was the perfect revenge. The South Carolina women’s basketball team completed an unbeaten season on Sunday by defeating Caitlin Clark and Iowa 87-75 in the national championship game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. With the victory, South Carolina finished 38-0 and avenged last season’s semifinal loss to Iowa, which at the time spoiled the Gamecocks’ quest for a…
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Water pours from Manhattan high-rise – NBC New York
Water was seen pouring from the side of a Manhattan high-rise Thursday. The FDNY said it got a call around 12:15 p.m. about a water leak from a building on Eighth Avenue and West 42nd Street. Video posted to the Citizen app shows what looked like a geyser erupting from the side of the building. No injuries were immediately reported.…
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Iran says two of its generals killed in Israeli airstrike – NBC New York
An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria killed two Iranian generals and five officers, Syrian and Iranian officials said Monday. The strike appeared to signify an escalation of Israel’s targeting of Iranian military officials and their allies in Syria, which had already intensified following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants, who receive money and weapons…
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