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NYPD expands quality-of-life pilot program citywide to tackle daily nuisances

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NEW YORK — The NYPD’s stepped-up focus on quality of life infractions is being expanded to all corners of the city, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.

The citywide expansion follows a two-month pilot program in six NYPD precincts that resulted in more than 2,700 parking summonses issued, nearly 3,500 ...Read more

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Former Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon pushed out of NYC City Hall post

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NEW YORK — Former Interim Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon was pushed out of his post as an assistant deputy mayor last month, the Daily News has learned.

Donlon, who served as the NYPD’s top cop for just over two months in 2024, was moved in November into a City Hall role with a steep pay cut in the office of the deputy mayor for public ...Read more

Miami congressman urges Noem not to deport Venezuelan torture victim

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MIAMI — A federal lawmaker from Miami is urging the Trump administration to stop the deportation of a former Venezuelan political prisoner who was recently detained by U.S. immigration authorities.

U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FLA, penned a letter for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem raising “serious concerns” about the...Read more

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Trump urges Iran to make deal 'before it's too late' in conflict with Israel

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President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off the G7 summit in Canada by saying that he had given Iranian leaders 60 days to cut a deal over their nuclear program before Israel launched its ongoing military assault on the country.

The U.S. commander in chief again urged the Islamic republic to reach an agreement “before it’s too late.” ...Read more

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Karen Read retrial jurors end day without a verdict

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DEDHAM, Mass. — Jurors in the Karen Read retrial defense team made a pitch that the verdict slip jurors will use to record their decisions be changed in the midst of deliberations — an effort the judge denied. Jurors ended the day without a verdict.

Monday was the first full day of jury deliberations that will decide the fate of Read, a 45-...Read more

NYC Mayor Eric Adams addresses backlash over smoking cigars with antisemitic influencer Sneako

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NEW YORK — After drawing sharp backlash for hosting Sneako, an online influencer known for his antisemitic views, at Gracie Mansion over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday he could have done a better job vetting the internet personality and promised he “didn’t know his history” before meeting with him over cigars.

“Maybe I’m ...Read more

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California high-speed rail officials say feds' audit is 'outright misleading'

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FRESNO, Calif. — Officials at the California High-Speed Rail Authority defended the project from a scathing federal audit they say is “an inaccurate, often outright misleading, presentation of the evidence.”

The Federal Railroad Administration’s 310-page report report, released last week, laid the groundwork for the Trump administration...Read more

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Several Michigan Democrats included in Minnesota suspect's papers

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DETROIT — The suspect accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another over the weekend included the names of several Democratic members of Michigan's congressional delegation in notes he wrote, according to two sources familiar with the evidence.

It wasn't immediately clear if the Michigan officials' names were featured in a ...Read more

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Colombian presidential candidate undergoes emergency brain surgery following shooting

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Colombian senator and presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, underwent another emergency neurosurgery Monday after suffering acute intracerebral bleeding, according to the Santa Fe Foundation, the hospital in Bogotá where he has been hospitalized since being shot in the head during a political event earlier this month.

The hospital ...Read more

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he wasn't among Midwest officials on alleged Minnesota shooter's lists

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday his name was not among those of Midwestern officials kept on lists by the 57-year-old man charged with assassinating the Democratic leader of the Minnesota House and her husband.

Pritzker, who was in Minnesota on Friday for a state Democratic Party fundraiser, made the comments about 12 hours ...Read more

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'Stuff of nightmares': Alleged killer stalked lawmakers, stopped at 4 homes the night of killings

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MINNEAPOLIS — As federal and state murder charges were unveiled against Vance Boelter on Monday, the shocking scope of his potential plans to assassinate state lawmakers and how he fled the Twin Cities were laid out in a 20-page criminal complaint in U.S. District Court.

Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, Minnesota, stands charged with six federal ...Read more

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'Pennsylvania stands with you': Gov. Josh Shapiro, delegation condemn political violence in Minnesota

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PITTSBURGH — Just two months after an arsonist attacked Gov. Josh Shapiro's Harrisburg residence, Shapiro and Western Pennsylvania lawmakers found themselves condemning the shooting of two Minnesota legislators and their spouses, and offering support as political violence continues to rattle the nation.

Vance Boelter, 57, who was captured ...Read more

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'Stuff of nightmares': Alleged killer stalked lawmakers, stopped at 4 homes the night of killings

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MINNEAPOLIS — As federal and state murder charges were unveiled against Vance Boelter on Monday, the shocking scope of his potential plans to assassinate state lawmakers and how he fled the Twin Cities were laid out in a 20-page criminal complaint in U.S. District Court.

Boelter, 57, of Green Isle, stands charged with six federal crimes, ...Read more

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'Major washout' closes road to Alaska's North Slope oil fields

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — State transportation officials have shut down the 400-mile road to Alaska’s oil fields after “a significant flooding event,” washouts and erosion across a broad stretch between mileposts 305 and 356, according to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Repairs are underway at key damaged areas, and ...Read more

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Slain Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman's seat must be filled in special election before next session starts

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MINNEAPOLIS — A special election to fill slain DFL House Leader Rep. Melissa Hortman’s seat will be held at some point before next February.

Hortman and her husband were killed early Saturday morning in their Brooklyn Park home. After a massive weekend manhunt, a suspect is being held on $5 million bond and faces multiple murder and ...Read more

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Brooklyn Park sergeant's intuition set off shootout, 43-hour manhunt in Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIS — Brooklyn Park police Sgt. Rielly Nordan had just wrapped up his shift early Saturday morning when he heard that Champlin police were responding to a shooting at a home — and one of the victims was a state senator.

Nobody knew then in the early hours of Saturday morning that lawmakers, or anyone other than Sen. John Hoffman ...Read more

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ULA scrubs attempt at 2nd launch of year helping Amazon catch up to SpaceX

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United Launch Alliance scrubbed Monday an attempt for what would have been its second launch of the year, another mission for Amazon’s effort to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink internet constellation.

ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno said a possible issue with the gaseous nitrogen purge line was the culprit.

“We will need to stand down ...Read more

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Juror dismissed from Diddy's NYC sex trafficking trial for discrepancies about where he lived

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NEW YORK — The Manhattan judge presiding over Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial dismissed a man from the jury Monday for a “lack of candor.”

During jury selection in the case, Juror No. 6 said he lived in the Bronx, but in a recent offhand conversation with a court security officer from the jury department, he indicated he ...Read more

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North Carolina state lawmaker deletes X account after post with 'inappropriate' protest image

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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina state Rep. Julie von Haefen is under fire after posting a video on social media including a protester holding a sign with an image of a guillotine and a mask of what appears to be a beheaded Donald Trump.

The sign reads, “In these difficult times, some cuts may be necessary.”

The picture was taken during ...Read more

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Israel strikes continue amid reports Iran keen to de-escalate

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Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, stoking fears of an all-out war with the potential to drag in others in the oil-rich region and force the U.S. into a more hands-on stance.

Iran fired several waves of drones and missiles over the last 24 hours, while Israel continued hitting the Islamic Republic’s ...Read more