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Regional Football Teams Prepare for Key Matchups
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Emporia State heads to Missouri Southern after a 34-22 win, while Manhattan High looks to build on its rivalry victory when it hosts Emporia for homecoming. Missouri State, meanwhile, opens Conference USA play on the road against Western Kentucky, hoping to get back on track and stay in contention for meaningful games in November.
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Women's Soccer Teams Post Wins, Draws, Losses
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TCNJ edged Montclair State 2-1, Manhattan beat Rider 1-0, and Shippensburg routed Lackawanna 5-0, with Ashley Hughes scoring four goals. Buffalo State and Oswego State drew 1-1, while Shepaug Valley split its games, beating Wolcott 4-0 before losing 3-0 to Thomaston.
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Parking QR-Code Scams Prompt Warnings Across Cities
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Authorities in Boston, Manhattan, Perth and Kinross, and Ann Arbor are warning of parking-payment scams using fraudulent texts or QR-code stickers that send drivers to fake websites to steal personal and financial information. Drivers should avoid suspicious links and QR codes and verify payment instructions through official city or parking-service channels.
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Al Roker explains sudden departure from Today show
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— Sep 28, 2026
Al Roker left the Today show early after delivering the weather because he had jury duty, later explaining his absence in a video outside a Manhattan courthouse. Dylan Dreyer filled in, and co-host Craig Melvin said Roker was expected back the next day.
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Sam Okafor
Dylan stepping in worked out fine but it would have been better if the show planned ahead for Al's absence.
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EXCLUSIVE: Viral Meme Mocking MAGA Hardliners Was Made By America First Conservative
Jack McGeever · 8 min · 56m
Education Systems Face Staffing, Governance, Enrollment Strains
Politics
— Sep 30, 2026
Across several school systems, leaders and advocates are confronting resource and staffing challenges: Los Altos trustee candidate Brandon Stroy emphasizes equitable support for students and teacher development, while Connecticut identifies teacher shortage areas and offers eligible educators financial benefits. In New York, officials are weighing stronger state oversight of Buffalo schools, and a report finds Manhattan’s Murry Bergtraum High School remains severely under-enrolled and struggling despite high per-student spending.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Law firms probe securities claims at five public companies
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— Sep 21, 2026
Law firms Pomerantz and Rosen Law Firm announced investigations into potential securities violations and breaches of fiduciary duties on behalf of investors in five companies: NuScale Power, Elauwit Connection, Lincoln Educational Services, BellRing Brands, and Manhattan Associates. The disclosures highlight NuScale’s UBS downgrade and concerns about cash flow, Elauwit’s restatement issues, Lincoln Educational Services’ looming lead-plaintiff deadline, and ongoing fiduciary-duty reviews for BellRing and Manhattan Associates, with investors urged to seek counsel.
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Two Rutgers Alumni Killed After Falling Onto Manhattan Subway Tracks
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— Sep 18, 2026
Navam Kaul and Malaika Chitre, both 24, were killed by a No. 4 train at Spring Street after Kaul fell and Chitre went down after him, investigators say.
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Weinstein sentenced to 15 years after New York retrial conviction
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— Sep 23, 2026
Harvey Weinstein, 74, isbeing resentenced in Manhattan after a 2006 sexual act conviction, with prosecutors seeking up to 25 years in prison as his retrials followed overturned verdicts and a related California case looms. The case has featured testimony from Haley and a broader MeToo reckoning in New York courts.
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Chris Dalton
The retrial conviction shows the system can correct itself even after an overturned verdict in these cases.
CDC Plans $50 Million 9/11 Youth Health Study
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— Sep 10, 2026
The United States is moving to study long-term health effects on children, teens, young adults, and those in utero from 9/11 through the World Trade Center Youth Research Cohort, overseen by the CDC and the World Trade Center Health Program with about $50 million in funding and a planned kickoff as participation grows, potentially starting July 1, 2027. Congress directed this effort in 2022 to fill long-standing gaps in tracking outcomes for younger Yorkers, with recruitment challenges and a design that compares exposed individuals under 21 or in utero to similarly aged unexposed peers living in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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million seems reasonable if it finally fills the gaps in data for that younger group.
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Climate Lawsuits Fail Constitutional And Scientific Review
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether municipalities can set national energy policy by forcing oil and gas companies to pay for weather damages purportedly precipitated by carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from combustion of their products.
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Here Is What’s Next in the Manhattan DA’s Case Against Trump
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— Apr 5, 2023
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted and entered a plea in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against him. On Tuesday, Trump appeared in a courthouse in Manhattan where he was charged with 34…
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DOJ Formally Asks Manhattan Court To Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
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— Jul 18, 2025
The Department of Justice (DOJ) formally petitioned a Manhattan federal judge on Friday to unseal grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein prosecution. Federal prosecutors filed the request in the Manhattan Federal…
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
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The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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Manhattan DA Seeks to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over Subpoena for Tax Records
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— Aug 3, 2020
The Manhattan district attorney on Monday filed a motion to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawsuit challenging a subpoena for his tax records. A week ago, Trump made his latest bid to quash Manhattan District…
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Alvin Bragg’s Office Drops Charges Against Nearly All Columbia Protesters
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— Jun 20, 2024
Manhattan prosecutors dropped charges against almost all of the protesters arrested for occupying several campus buildings and participating in an encampment at Columbia University on Thursday. Manhattan District…
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Steve Buscemi Punched in the Face in Manhattan
Reporting
— May 13, 2024
Steve Buscemi, star of “Boardwalk Empire,” is reportedly OK after was punched in the face by an unknown assailant in Manhattan. Buscemi, 66, was treated at a New York hospital for an injury to his left eye, including…
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Anthropic Launches New ‘Don’t Be Mean To The Clankers’ Policy
Dylan Kresak · 2 min · 14h
Manhattan Prosecutor Who Is Investigating Trump Will Not Seek Reelection
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— Mar 12, 2021
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr said on Friday he will not seek re-election in November, making it likely that his criminal investigation into former U.S. President Donald Trump will be left for his…
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The grammar gatekeeper test
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Twelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.
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Manhattan DA’s Office Responds to GOP Demand for Testimony About Trump Investigation
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— Mar 21, 2023
The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is responding to House Republicans’ demand for documents and testimony about the investigation involving former President Donald Trump . In a statement to Fox News…
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Manhattan DA Responds After Trump’s Calls for Protest After Arrest Announcement: Report
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— Mar 20, 2023
As former President Donald Trump and his supporters decry what they call the political persecution of the former president by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, DA Alvin Bragg is claiming intimidation. The DA’s…
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Trump’s Lawyers, Manhattan Prosecutors To Square off in Court Over President’s Tax Returns
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— Sep 25, 2020
With the U.S. presidential election looming, lawyers for Donald Trump will ask a federal appeals court on Friday to block Manhattan’s top prosecutor from obtaining the president’s tax returns in connection with a…
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Trump Wins Delay in Handover of Tax Returns To Manhattan Prosecutor
Reporting
— Sep 1, 2020
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trump’s request to delay Manhattan’s district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices. The unsigned…
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Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law. The committee highlighted her human-rights advocacy and service in major international courts.
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Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on Trump: ‘Delay’ May Be the ‘Entire Strategy’
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— Jul 16, 2020
The Manhattan District Attorney is accusing President Donald Trump of stalling to delay court proceedings amid the subpoena for his unreleased financial records and tax returns. During a hearing on Thursday morning…
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Epstein Was Early Investor in Manhattan Condo Owned by Chelsea Clinton
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— Mar 5, 2026
Before the spotlight of celebrity buyers, a luxury Manhattan condo quietly had one controversial backer: convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to exclusive reporting from the New York Post , newly released…
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Trump Calls Manhattan Shooter ‘Crazed Lunatic;’ Mourns Fallen Officer
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— Jul 29, 2025
President Donald Trump reacted to the news of a fatal shooting in Midtown Manhattan by calling the gunman a “crazed lunatic.” A statement was posted on social media where the president also voiced his support for law…
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Widow of Slain NYPD Officer Torches Manhattan DA: ‘We Are Not Safe Anymore’
Reporting
— Jan 28, 2022
Dominique Luzuriaga, the widow of slain New York City Police Officer Jason Rivera, called out the Manhattan district attorney during her eulogy of her husband. On Friday, Luzuriaga said, “You have the whole nation on…
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Manhattan’s New DA Orders Armed Robberies to Be Charged As Mere Misdemeanors
Reporting
— Jan 5, 2022
Alvin Bragg, the new district attorney of Manhattan, New York, announced his office is downgrading charges for many felonies and will seek prison sentences for only a handful of crimes. Bragg, a Democrat who was elected…
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White House Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program Over H-1B Fraud
Dylan Kresak · 4 min · 15h
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