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Man convicted of killing FDNY paramedic Alison Russo gets maximum sentence

The man convicted in FDNY paramedic Alison Russo's brutal killing was given the maximum sentence Monday of 25 years to life.
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Newark Mom Killed In Scooter Crash ID’d; Pennsylvania Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide

Marilyn Belkis Reyes Borja, 35, of Newark, was struck and killed around 1:11 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, while crossing Ferry Street and Raymond Boulevard at Blanchard Street, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Carmen Martin. Surveillance footage shows Reyes Borja began crossing northbound...
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Jury due to begin deliberating in Diddy trial

Jurors are expected to begin deliberating in the sex trafficking case of Sean "Diddy" Combs. FOX 5 NY's Briella Tomassetti on what to expect this week.
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ICE jailbreak fugitive tried to surrender but New Jersey police let him go

BRIDGETON — One of the four escapees from Delaney Hall attempted to turn himself in to the New Jersey State Police last week but was turned away, according to federal authorities. On June 12, Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada and three others broke out of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
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MTA plans fare hike as MetroCard era comes to an end

Students now get free OMNY cards. But not all of them. The MTA has not yet set a date for the fare hike, but the agency’s annual budget anticipates it would take effect in August. [ more › ]
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NYC among the worst-run cities in the country, study finds

While many regard New York City as the greatest city in the world, one new study found it to be among the worst-run in the country. WalletHub, an online financial advisory site, recently released a study of the Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America, with New York City ranking 145th out the county’s 148 largest cities,...
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Jonaiki Martinez-Estrella, gang member resentenced in ‘Junior’ stabbing death, dies in prison

Martinez-Estrella was convicted of second-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy, and second-degree gang assault.
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Severe Storm To Bring Damaging Winds, Drenching Downpours: Here’s Timing

Monday, June 30, will be hot and muggy, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, according to the National Weather Service. By evening, showers and scattered storms are likely to develop in much of the region. The main event arrives after the calendar flips to July when a...
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‘We are going to be Staten Island strong’: Officials, Sliwa rally behind family fighting...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — She’s hand-fed carrots and receives affectionate rubs multiple times daily. It’s quite apparent Lucy Gannone is in hog heaven. And while she may be none the wiser, the 15-year-old Pygmy pig is at the center of a rallying cry which has garnered the support of local elected officials and mayoral...
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A testament to hip-hop’s impact in festival form celebrates decades of history in Brick...

LL Cool J is on a mission to ensure the world never forgets the impact of hip-hop. The word “legendary” doesn’t feel like it could describe, let alone quantify, his legacy. In 1984, the man born James Todd Smith was the first artist signed to Def Jam at the age of 17. As a hip-hop pioneer, he was the first rapper to...

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