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3 unprovoked fatal stabbings across Manhattan show failures of criminal justice and mental health systems, city’s mayor says

By Nic F. Anderson, Melissa Alonso, John Miller, Sabrina Shulman and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Three unprovoked stabbings across Manhattan Monday morning that left two men and one woman dead show how the criminal justice and mental health systems fail New Yorkers, the city’s mayor said. The suspect is 51-year-old Ramon Rivera – who

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Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX ‘Starship’ launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas

AP White House Correspondent WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk’s influence in the Republican’s orbit. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions over Brownsville and Boca Chica, Texas area

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Brother of dead suspect in fires at Boston-area Jewish institutions pleads guilty

BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a suspect in four arsons involving Boston-area Jewish institutions in 2019 has pleaded guilty to charges he obstructed the investigation. Alexander Giannakakis was working in security at the U.S. embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, when he was arrested by Swedish authorities in 2022. Giannakakis’ brother was hospitalized in a coma

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What to know about Chris Wright, Trump’s choice to run the Energy Department

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of the president-elect’s quest for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Wright has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawyers claim seizure of writings from cell is ‘outrageous government conduct’

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused prosecutors on Monday of engaging in “outrageous government conduct” by using materials seized from his jail cell to try to keep him incarcerated before a May trial. They said information gathered in a raid on Combs’ cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in

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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares will seek reelection, quelling talk of a gubernatorial bid

Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares says he will seek reelection next year as the state’s top prosecutor. Monday’s announcement quells talk of a potential gubernatorial bid. Miyares was first elected as attorney general in 2021 after serving as a local attorney and member of the House of

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Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters. He’s telling lawmakers that the money is “urgently needed.” Biden says in a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday that he’s met firsthand with those harmed by

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