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Colombia President Orders Curfew in Bogota Following Unrest
Colombian President Iván Duque ordered a curfew in the nation’s capital Friday amid continuing unrest following a massive march a day before that brought tens of thousands to the streets in a strong message of rejection against his conservative government.
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Shaq Donates Year's Rent to a Paralyzed Atlanta Boy
Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has donated a year’s rent in a new home to an Atlanta woman whose 12-year-old son was paralyzed in a shooting at a football game.
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Study Finds Nearly Half of Serious E-Scooter Injuries Involved Alcohol
Alcohol has become a major factor in rising electric scooter-related injuries as the popular motorized rides proliferate across in cities across the country. A new study published Thursday in Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open found that out of 103 patients treated at three trauma centers for e-scooter-related injuries, 79% were tested for alcohol and 48% of that group was...
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Hong Kong Crisis Escalates After Mob Attack on Protesters
An overnight attack by white-clad assailants apparently targeting pro-democracy protesters raised tensions to new levels in Hong Kong on Monday as China harshly criticized the weekend demonstration, saying “central authority cannot be challenged.” The Chinese rebuke came after its Hong Kong office was targeted Sunday night by protesters who pelted it with eggs and spray-painted its walls. It made no...
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Migrant Woman Killed in Fall From Train in Mexico
An engineer shouted for the young migrant woman to hurry up and climb aboard the freight train or she’d be left behind. In her bright red tennis shoes, she quickened her pace and was the last to get on when it pulled out near Salto de Agua in Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas. Hours later and about 27 miles to...
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New Jersey House Obliterated in Explosion; Smoke Seen From Manhattan
A home somehow exploded in New Jersey Monday, generating a plume of smoke visible from Manhattan as firefighters battled a raging blaze on the ground.
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Off-Duty NJ Officer Pulls Man From Rubble After Blast
Investigators are still trying to piece together what happened to cause the explosion at the New Jersey home, which likely would’ve killed a man trapped inside if it weren’t for officers who rushed to the scene. NBC 4 New York’s Michael George reports.
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Buttigieg Returns to South Bend After Man Killed by Police
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg pulled himself off the presidential campaign trail Monday after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer in his hometown forced him to confront issues of race and policing. The Democrat canceled several days of campaign events after returning to South Bend, where he spent the day meeting with community...
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More Major Amtrak Repairs Start at New York Penn Station; NJ Transit Service Changes Take Effect Monday
Some New Jersey Transit train passengers are facing changes due to Amtrak track repairs at New York’s Penn Station.
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6-Foot Flames Leap From Car in Middle of Manhattan Street, Video Shows
A car fire turned a Manhattan street into what looked like a barbecue pit Monday morning, spewing thick black smoke into the air as firefighters battled intense flames, video posted to the Citizen app showed.
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Raging Fire Spews Thick Black Smoke Across Jersey Shore Waterfront
A raging fire spewed thick black smoke across the waterfront in Sea Isle City on Sunday, police said.
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Fire Devours Car in Middle of Manhattan Street
A car fire turned a Manhattan street into what looked like a barbecue pit Monday morning, spewing thick black smoke into the air as firefighters battled intense flames, video posted to the Citizen app showed.
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Fire Burns on Sea Isle City Waterfront
A fire burns on the waterfront in Sea Isle City. Credit: Bryan Kennedy
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Accused New Zealand Mosque Shooter Charged With Terrorism
New Zealand police on Tuesday filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, was already facing murder and attempted murder charges from the March 15 shootings. The new charge comes with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment upon conviction and will be a test case for New...
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5 Suffer Minor Injuries When Jet From Newark Slides Off Runway in Maine
Officials say a pilot and four passengers suffered minor injuries when a United Express regional jet slid off a runway during a snowstorm in northern Maine.
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3 NYPD Officers, 6 Others Hurt in NYC Fire: Officials
A trio of NYPD police officers were hurt when they went door to door warning people of a fire inside their Manhattan building, officials say.
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NYPD Officers Injured Saving People From Burning Building
A trio of NYPD police officers were hurt when they went door to door warning people of a fire inside their Manhattan building early Monday, officials say. Katherine Creag reports.
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Coach Bus Heading to Princeton-Yale Football Game Crashes Into Building in West Haven
A coach bus heading to a sporting event crashed into a building in West Haven on Saturday morning.
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5 Suffer Minor Injuries After Car Collides With NJ Transit Bus, Flees the Scene: Police
Five passengers were left with minor injuries after an NJ Transit bus collided with a car that then fled the scene, police said.
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Husband Indicted on Murder, Other Charges in Stairwell Strangling of Young Brooklyn Mother
The husband of a 22-year-old woman found dead on the basement steps of her home in Brooklyn two days before Christmas has been indicted on murder and other charges in the young woman’s death, prosecutors said Thursday.