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Metro-North trains crash in Connecticut, dozens injured
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Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service.
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Andrea Rebello killed in Hofstra University shooting
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A Hofstra University student, Andrea Rebello, was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after a masked intruder pointed a gun at the officer while holding Rebello in a headlock, police said Saturday.
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New York photographer uses unknowing neighbors as subjects
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New York City artist Arne Svenson has taken a series of photos, now on display in a gallery, from his second-floor apartment of his neighbors. The neighbors had no idea they were being photographed, but they are unidentifiable in the pictures.
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Wealthy moms purchase Disney tours meant for disabled visitors, report says
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An old axiom dictates that money can't buy happiness, but for a group of families from New York, it can get you front-of-the-line access for rides at Disney World, according to the New York Post.
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Plan B ruling not suspended, NY judge rules
CommentA judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control, calling the government's appeal frivolous, a "silly argument" and an insult to the intelligence of women.
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New York University teaches hacking in cybersecurity classes
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The school is teaching these "white hat" hackers to become experts in how to keep critical information and networks safe from both domestic and international cyber attacks.
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Part of 9/11 plane's landing gear discovered
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The medical examiner's office plans to search for Sept. 11 human remains in an alley behind a mosque near the World Trade Center where airplane landing gear was suddenly discovered.
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New York Times Square attack may have been next for Tsarnaevs, report says
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The brothers believed to be responsible for bombing the Boston Marathon discussed detonating more bombs in New York City before their plans went awry, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says.
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Cigarette buying age may be raised to 21 in New York City
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After years of striving to set a national agenda for curbing smoking, New York City may set a new bar by becoming the most populous place in America to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes to 21.
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LaGuardia Airport evacuated due to suspicious package
CommentThe central terminal at New York's LaGuardia International Airport is being evacuated due to a suspicious package, WABC reports.
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Rep. Anthony Weiner weighing New York City mayor run
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Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned over a sexting scandal in 2011, says he's weighing a run for New York City mayor this year.
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'Morning after pill' must be made available to women of all ages: NY judge
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A New York federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to women of all ages within 30 days.
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9/11 cross lawsuit: Judge tosses out suit against display of cross in rubble
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A judge has tossed out a lawsuit that sought to stop the display of a cross-shaped steel beam found among the World Trade Center's rubble, saying the artifact could help tell the story of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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David Ranta: Wrongfully convicted man freed after 23 years, has heart attack
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A New York City man whose murder conviction was overturned after 23 years in prison has suffered a heart attack on his second day of freedom.
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Statue of Liberty to reopen by July 4
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The Statue of Liberty will reopen by July 4, officials said Tuesday.
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New York shootings: Kurt Myers, man suspected of shootings, killed in shootout
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Authorities say the suspect in the fatal shooting of four men in neighboring upstate New York villages was holed up in a small, cluttered room in an abandoned bar when he died in a shootout with police SWAT teams.
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Julio Acevedo arrested for NYC crash that killed expectant parents
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New York City police said they arrested the suspected driver Julio Acevedo at a mini-mart in Bethlehem, Pa.
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Julio Acevedo, suspect in fatal NYC crash, ready to surrender
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Julio Acevedo, 44, told the Daily News of New York that he was speeding away from a gunman who was trying to shoot at him early Sunday when the accident with a hired car happened in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.
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