Albany, NY - Governor Signs Unclaimed Body Bill
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Albany, NY - A bill signed into law today by Governor Cuomo has ended a more than 150 year old practice of allowing New York City officials to release bodies that are unclaimed after 48 hours to medical schools for educational purposes.
The bill was sponsored by Senator Simcha Felder and...
Beirut - Russia Fires Cruise Missiles Into Syria From Sea
Today 12:00 PM
Beirut - The Russian military says two of its ships have launched cruise missiles at targets in Syria from the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Russia's Defense Ministry says the Serpukhov and the Zeleny Dol corvettes launched three long-range Kalibr cruise missiles on Friday at Syria's al-Qaida...
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Newark, NJ - Old Steel Mill Will Soon Be World's Largest Vertical FarmToday 11:15 AMNewark, NJ - Stacks of leafy greens are sprouting inside an old brewery in New Jersey. "What we do is we trick it," said David Rosenberg...Read More » |
Washington - Clinton Says Her 'Heart Breaks' For Family Of Oklahoma Man Killed By Neighbor Who Called Him 'Dirty Arab'Today 10:30 AMWashington - Hillary Clinton says her "heart breaks" for the family of a man from Lebanon living in Oklahoma who police say was fatally shot by his...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Trump Campaign Chairman Manafort ResignsToday 10:23 AMWashington - Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort is resigning from the campaign. In a statement, Trump says Manafort offered his...Read More » |
Washington - Top Trump Adviser Is Fighting Claims He Questioned Holocaust HistoryToday 10:08 AMWashington - One of five top foreign policy advisers to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is fighting allegations that he underplayed the...Read More » | |||
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Minneapolis - Former Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Gen. John Vessey Dies At 94Today 09:47 AMMinneapolis - Retired Army Gen. John W. Vessey, who rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the joint chiefs of...Read More » |
Washington - GOP Slams Obama After Explanation Of $400M Payment To IranToday 09:30 AMWashington - The Obama administration is facing a storm of Republican criticism after acknowledging that a $400 million cash payment to Iran seven...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Zika Researchers Seeking Volunteers Willing To Be InfectedToday 09:00 AMWashington - Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science. It may sound bizarre, but researchers are planning just...Read More » |
Last updated: Today 10:41 AM Strasbourg, France - Orthodox Jewish Man Stabbed In France As Attacker Yelled 'Allahu Akbar'Today 08:45 AMStrasbourg, France - Police say a man with a history of psychiatric problems attacked a Jewish man with a knife in the eastern French city of...Read More » | |||
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Last updated: Today 11:50 AM Newark, NJ - Driver Killed, 19 Injured When 2 New Jersey Buses CrashToday 08:30 AMNewark, NJ - Two commuter buses slammed into each other in the heart of New Jersey's largest city Friday morning, killing one of the drivers and...Read More » |
Washington - NYT: Clinton Told FBI Colin Powell Suggested She Use Private EmailToday 08:11 AMWashington - Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that former Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested...Read More » | |||
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Ramallah, West Bank - 2 Palestinian Officers And 2 Criminals Killed In West BankToday 07:30 AMRamallah, West Bank - Palestinian police say two of their officers were slain by Palestinian criminals, who were later killed in a shootout in the...Read More » |
Washington - AP: Trump Advisers Waged Covert Influence CampaignToday 12:30 AMWashington - A firm run by Donald Trump's campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine's...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Hackers Targeted Trump Campaign, Republican Party Groups: SourcesYesterday 11:55 PMWashington - Hackers targeted the computer systems of presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican Party organizations as well as Democratic...Read More » |
Columbus, Ohio - Two Children Per Hour Seen At US ERs For Stroller, Carrier InjuriesYesterday 11:34 PMColumbus, Ohio - About 361,00 children were seen in U.S. emergency departments between 1990 and 2010 for injuries sustained while riding in a stroller or carrier, according to a new study. "It’s over 17,000 injuries per year, which is equivalent to about 50...Read More » | |||
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Montpelier, VT - Sanders' Wife Defends Non-disclosure, Vacation Home BuyYesterday 11:02 PMMontpelier, VT - Sen. Bernie Sanders has pushed hard for transparency on U.S. trade and campaign finance, but has been far less aggressive in...Read More » |
New York - NYC Announces $150 Million In Funding For 5 City ParksYesterday 10:31 PMNew York - Five of New York City’s largest parks will get new soccer fields, hiking trails and other improvements thanks to $150 million in new funding. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the funding for the five parks on Thursday. They are St. Mary’s Park in the...Read More » | |||
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Washington - State Dept Mystery: Who Cut Briefing Video On Iran Talks?Yesterday 10:03 PMWashington - The State Department says it can't determine who ordered several minutes of videotape deleted from a news briefing about nuclear...Read More » |
Detroit - Self-driving Uber Cars To Carry Passenger Soon In PittsburghYesterday 09:38 PMDetroit - In a few weeks, Uber will start using self-driving cars to carry passengers in Pittsburgh, raising the stakes in an intensifying race to...Read More » | |||
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Charlotte, NC - Trump Says He Regrets Past Remarks That 'Caused Personal Pain'Yesterday 09:08 PMCharlotte, NC - Donald Trump expressed regret on Thursday for remarks that "may have caused personal pain" as he sought to refocus his message in the...Read More » |
Damascus - Video Of Small Boy Saved From Aleppo Rubble Sparks Social Media StormYesterday 09:02 PMDamascus - Video of a small boy, bloodied and covered in dust, who was rescued after an apparent air strike in the Syrian city of Aleppo, sparked...Read More » | |||
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London - Britain Launches Soft Drinks Sugar Tax To Fight ObesityYesterday 08:26 PMLondon - Britain on Thursday said it would tax companies which sell sugary soft drinks and invest that money in health programs for school children, part of a long-awaited strategy to curb childhood obesity that critics say is too weak. Drinks companies were also...Read More » |
New York - Naked Donald Trump Statues Pop Up In Cities Across The USYesterday 08:01 PMNew York - Life-size naked statues of the Republican presidential nominee greeted passers-by in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and...Read More » | |||
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New York - New York Times Shuts Down NYT Now Smartphone AppYesterday 07:32 PMNew York - The New York Times is shutting down its NYT Now smartphone app because the company says it hasn't lived up to its hopes in the two years...Read More » |
New York - Clinton Can't Escape Her Emails, But Still Has Edge On TrumpYesterday 07:01 PMNew York - Hillary Clinton can't seem to escape her use of a private email server as she runs for president. But faced with the choice of Donald...Read More » | |||
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Miami, FL - Miami Herald Report: Zika Virus Identified In Miami BeachYesterday 06:37 PMMiami, FL - The Zika virus has been identified in Miami Beach, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, the Miami Herald reported on...Read More » |
New York - Clinton's Foundation To Alter Donations Policy If ElectedYesterday 06:32 PMNew York - Hillary Clinton's family foundation will no longer accept foreign and corporate donations if she is elected president, and will bring an...Read More » | |||
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Honolulu - Crocs Sued Over Kid's Escalator InjuriesYesterday 06:02 PMHonolulu - A Texas couple is suing footwear maker Crocs and a Waikiki resort after their 2-year-old son's foot got caught in an escalator while the...Read More » |
Queen, NY - NYC Muslims Grapple With Surveillance After Imam's KillingYesterday 05:35 PMQueen, NY - At an emotional funeral service for a New York City imam and his assistant who were gunned down on a Queens street, one friend of the...Read More » | |||
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Brooklyn, NY - Improved Secular Curriculum for Chasidic Schools Rolled Out at Summer Training SessionYesterday 05:06 PMBrooklyn, NY - More than six dozen yeshiva principals, administrators, curriculum directors, lead teachers and community leaders gathered last week...Read More » |
New York - T-Mobile Phasing Out Data Limits _ But Will You Save Money?Yesterday 05:01 PMNew York - T-Mobile is phasing out data limits and pushing people toward unlimited data plans — which will mean higher prices for many new...Read More » | |||
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Rio De Janeiro - Brazil Police Consider Charging US Swimmers With Vandalism, False TestimonyYesterday 04:30 PMRio De Janeiro - Brazilian police are considering charging a group of U.S. Olympic swimmers with vandalism and giving false testimony, Rio's police...Read More » |
Last updated: Yesterday 05:25 PM Tel Aviv - Tire Malfunction Forces Plane To Make Emergency Landing In Tel AvivYesterday 04:01 PMTel Aviv - A plane with 182 passengers and crew on board made an emergency landing at Ben Gurion Airport after one of its wheels exploded on take-off on Thursday evening. The "UP" plane, flown as an El Al subsidiary, was on its way to Kiev, Ukraine, when the...Read More » | |||
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