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Candidate in Pivotal NY House Race Tones Down Her Support For Trump
First-term Republican U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney was an early supporter of Donald Trump who has drawn comparisons to the president by brashly claiming some people who commit mass murders are Democrats and promoting a
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Mysterious Paralyzing Illness Found Among Kids In 22 States
U.S. health officials on Tuesday reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and said it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At least 62 cases have been confirmed
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Man Dies After Shirt Gets Caught In Bronx Subway Escalator
New York police say a man who died after he was found unconscious in a subway station probably choked to death when he fell on an escalator and his shirt got caught. Police say
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RECORD BREAKING! Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $667 Million For Tuesday’s Drawing
The Mega Millions prize was already giant, but now it’s absolutely massive. The jackpot has surpassed the previous record for the largest prize in the game’s history, ballooning to $667 million ahead of Tuesday
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Before Amazon or Walmart, Sears Was America’s Store For Everything
Before there was Amazon — or, for that matter, Home Depot or Walmart or Kmart — there was Sears. From its beginnings as a mail-order watch business in Minneapolis 132 years ago, the company
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NYC Reports No Shootings For Entire Weekend – First Time In 25 Years
Not one person was shot in New York City this weekend, the first time that’s happened since 1993. Officials said Monday there were no shootings with victims reported in the five boroughs for all
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Schumer: Feds Haven’t Done Enough To Investigate Limo Safety
On the heels of a horrific limousine crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York, the Senate’s top Democrat is pointing to glaring gaps in safety data that he says exist because federal
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What’s Known About Saudi Writer’s Disappearance
Veteran Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared almost two weeks ago while on a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, sparking an international uproar involving the kingdom, Turkey and the United States that remains
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ANOTHER MEASLES INCIDENT Involving Frum Person In NY & NJ; Visited Monsey Locations
Rockland County officials fear residents in New York and New Jersey may have been exposed to the measles this month. According to a release from County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr.
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Sears Files For Chapter 11 Amid Plunging Sales, Massive Debt
Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses. The question now is whether a smaller version of the company that once dominated the American retail
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5 Jews Make The Forbes’ List of Top-10 Wealthiest Americans
Forbes published its annual roster of America’s wealthiest this week, and five Jews made the 2018 top-10 list. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg leads the pack at #4, with a net worth of $61 billion.
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Marijuana Is Set To Become Legal Across Canada
On Oct. 17, Canada becomes the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace. Uruguay launched legal sales last year, after several years of planning. It’s a profound social shift promised by
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Google’s Waze Expands Carpooling Service Throughout US
Google will begin offering its pay-to-carpool service throughout the U.S., an effort to reduce the commute-time congestion that its popular Waze navigation app is designed to avoid. The expansion announced Wednesday builds upon a
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Tennessee Inmate Asks For Electric Chair Execution Over Lethal Injection
The state of Tennessee has denied the request by Tennessee inmate Edmund Zagorski to die in the electric chair, his attorney says, and plans to proceed with plans to execute him Thursday by lethal
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As Hurricane Michael Spins Into Florida, New Rabbi Spins Up Aid Effort
While tens of thousands were busying themselves with storm prep or heading out of town to escape the worst of Hurricane Michael – now approaching the Florida Panhandle as Category 4 storm with sustained winds
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Google Expands Pixel Phone Screens, Undercuts Apple On Price
Google’s new Pixel phones mirror an industry trend toward lusher, bigger screens and add twists on the camera for better pictures. The third generation of Pixel phones unveiled Tuesday at an event in New
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Florida Panhandle Bracing for Category 4 Hit from Michael
Michael’s leading edge careened onto northwest Florida’s white-sand beaches as a still-growing Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, lashing the coast with tropical storm-force winds and rain and pushing a storm surge that could cause catastrophic
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BREAKING: Trump Has Accepted Nikki Haley’s Resignation
President Trump has accepted Nikki Haley’s resignation as UN Ambassador, according to two sources briefed on their conversation. The timing of her departure is still unclear, the president promised a “big announcement” with her
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CATEGORY 2: Hurricane Michael, Takes Aim At North Florida
Hurricane Michael intensified into a Category 2 over warm Gulf of Mexico waters Tuesday amid fears it would strike Florida on Wednesday as an even stronger hurricane. Mandatory evacuations were issued as beach dwellers
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Outcry As Jews Create Own Group In German Far-Right Party
Jewish members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, met in the southwestern German city of Wiesbaden on Sunday to create a Jewish section within the party — a move that drew
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