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Weinstein will remain jailed pending rape retrial
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Proposal would limit wearing masks in public
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Kennedy in NY court fight over ballot access
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Judge bans LaPierre for working for NRA for 10 years
NEW YORK — A New York judge on Monday banned Wayne LaPierre, the former head of the National Rifle Association, from holding a paid position with the organization for a […]
Family seeks accountability after teen shot by police
UTICA, N.Y. — On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in this central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said. […]
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