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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Encourages Kids to Dream Big
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was back in her native Bronx to read from her book and speak to young children, encouraging them to dream big. Kerry Washington moderated the event. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Congressman Max Rose Becomes Final NYC Representative to Support Impeachment Inquiry of President Trump
A Democratic congressman from New York who had not backed the impeachment inquiry against Republican President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he now supports the inquiry
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Lawsuits Target ICE Arrests in New York State Courts
New York’s attorney general joined the Brooklyn district attorney and several immigrant advocates’ groups Wednesday in filing two separate federal lawsuits challenging Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in New York courthouses.
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NJ Lawmakers Advance Bill to Pressure Trump to Release Taxes
President Donald Trump could miss out on being on the 2020 ballot in New Jersey if he doesn’t disclose his tax returns under a bill advancing in the Legislature.
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Retailers Scramble as NY Moves to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Vape shops in New York are scrambling to respond to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to prohibit the sale of flavored vaping products — a ban poised to take effect Tuesday.
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New York Moves to Enact Statewide Flavored E-Cig Ban
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns connected to vaping, especially among young people. Ida Siegal reports.
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NJ Transit Engineer Who Caused 2016 Hoboken Crash That Killed 1, Hurt 108 Gets His Job Back
The New Jersey Transit engineer who caused the 2016 Hoboken train crash that killed a woman and hurt more than 100 other people is getting his job back.
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California GOP Opens Alternative Pathway for 2020 Delegates
The measure was drafted in response to a state law signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in July that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns, a move aimed squarely at the Republican president.
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Greenland Says It's ‘Not For Sale' After Trump Raises Prospect With Aides
Greenlanders are giving Donald Trump the cold shoulder. Although amused, they’re definitely not warming up to the U.S. president’s talk of buying the semiautonomous Danish territory. “We see it as an expression of greater interest in investing in our country and the possibilities we offer,” the Greenland government said Friday in a short statement. “Of course, Greenland is not for...
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Trump Unloads on Paul Ryan After ‘American Carnage' Excerpts
President Donald Trump unloaded via Twitter on Republican former House Speaker Paul Ryan after Ryan’s comments critical of Trump appeared in excerpts from a new book. Ryan condemns Trump in “American Carnage,” by Tim Alberta of Politico, in excerpts running in various publications. Alberta wrote the former speaker, who retired from Congress in 2018, could not stand the idea of...
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California OKs Health Benefits to Immigrants in US Illegally
California has become the first state to offer taxpayer-funded health benefits to young adults living in the country illegally.
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California OKs Health Benefits to Immigrants in US Illegally
California has become the first state to offer taxpayer-funded health benefits to young adults living in the country illegally.
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Girl Recalls Poor Care in Texas Border Station
In a video obtained by The Associated Press, a young girl who spent 12 days locked in a Texas border station where hundreds of other migrant children have been detained this year describes to her attorney how she was treated.
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Celebration, Defiance on Display at NYC Pride Parade
Celebration and pride mixed with defiance in New York City on Sunday as throngs of people crowded the streets, rainbow flags waving, for the annual gay pride march.
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Insults Flying, Pelosi Hits Trump's Fitness, He Fires Back
She’s calling for an “intervention” to save the nation from him. He says she’s “crazy.” The enmity between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deteriorated Thursday into rude-and-then-some questioning of his fitness for office and her sanity, with personal attacks flowing from both the nation’s top elected officials after a dramatic blow-up at the White...
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Effort to Get Trump's State Tax Return Advances in NY Senate
Legislation that would allow congressional committees to ask for Republican President Donald Trump’s state tax returns is a step closer to getting a vote in New York’s Democrat-controlled Senate.
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‘Under Siege': Trump Trashes NY State's Investigation Into NRA
President Donald Trump says the National Rifle Association is “under siege” in New York after state Attorney General Letitia James announced an investigation into the organization.
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New York Democrats Push Bill Requiring President Trump to Release Taxes
Democrats in the New York Legislature are again pushing legislation that would require statewide elected officials in New York — including the president of the United States — to disclose their state income tax returns.
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Trump Orders Colleges to Back Free Speech or Lose Funding
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring U.S. colleges to protect free speech on their campuses or risk losing federal research funding. The new order directs federal agencies to ensure that any college or university receiving research grants agrees to promote free speech and the exchange of ideas, and to follow federal rules guiding free expression.
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Sen. Sherrod Brown Won't Run for White House in 2020
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Thursday he will not run for president in 2020, becoming the latest Democrat to bow out of the White House race. His decision comes after recent visits to several early-voting states to highlight his worker-friendly policy agenda. Brown said he believed his “dignity of work” tour succeeded in putting the struggles of average Americans on...