What to Know
- Michael Cohen threatened to take legal action against Fordham University if it released Trump’s educational records back in 2015
- Those using public transportation around New York will spend more money after the MTA board approved a fare and toll hike
- April the Giraffe, who captivated the globe for months as she prepared for the birth of her fourth calf, is close to delivering her fifth
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019
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1. Michael Cohen Warned Fordham Not to Release Trump's Records
Michael Cohen threatened to take legal action against Fordham University if it released Trump’s educational records back in 2015, he testified — a claim the school has confirmed.
Trump's former attorney and fixer provided the House Oversight Committee with a letter he sent to Fordham University’s president, Rev. Joseph McShane, on May 5, 2015 — a little over a month before Trump launched his presidential campaign.
Trump attended Fordham before transferring to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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2. 'It Wasn't Exactly a Mugging:' MTA Makes Fare Hike Official
Those using public transportation around New York will spend more money after the MTA board approved a fare and toll hike.
After a January promise not to raise fares amid budget uncertainty, the MTA reversed it course and announced plans to vote on a possible fare hike . That possibility has become reality.
So what do the new fares entail?
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3. NY Zoo Says April the Giraffe Will Go Into Labor Soon (Sure)
April the Giraffe, the long-necked, spotted beauty from New York's Animal Adventure Park who captivated the globe for months as she prepared for the birth of her fourth calf, is very close to delivering her fifth.
The zoo said in a Facebook post Saturday that she was progressing, perhaps quicker than expected, and "we are very much moving towards having a calf."
Noting last year's labor date projections stretched on for weeks if not months, keeping hundreds of thousands of people on the edge of their chairs and glued to the YouTube feed, the zoo acknowledged, "Hey -- we've been wrong before."
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