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What You Might Have Missed in the Gabby Petito Autopsy Results
On Tuesday – coroners in Wyoming gave followers of the Gabby Petito case an answer they’d been waiting for: the 22-year-old from Long Island was choked to death. Teton County Coroner Brent Blue made the determination weeks after they ruled she died in a homicide and even narrowed down the window for her death, stating that her body had been…
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Michael K. Williams of ‘The Wire' Honored After Death With New NYC Mural
Character actor Michael K. Williams — famous for his role as Omar Little in the HBO series “The Wire” — was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment earlier this month.
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Michael K. Williams of ‘The Wire' Died of Multiple Drug Overdose, Medical Examiner Says
Character actor Michael K. Williams — famous for his role as Omar Little in the HBO series “The Wire” — was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment earlier this month.
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Another Teen Pleads Guilty in Botched Robbery that Left Barnard Student Dead
One of the teens arrested in the botched robbery stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors in 2019 has pleaded guilty
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‘The Wire' Actor Michael K. Williams Found Dead in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn native first rose to fame playing the notorious robber Omar Little, a robber who terrorized street-level drug dealers in the crime series “The Wire.”
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White Woman in Central Park Birdwatcher Confrontation Sues Old Employer for Racial Bias
The white woman who was infamously caught on camera falsely accusing a Black birdwatcher of threatening her last spring in Central Park is suing her former employer for racial discrimination. Amy Cooper is also accusing holding company Franklin Templeton of firing her without conducting a quote “legitimate investigation” after video of the altercation between her and birdwatcher Christian Cooper —…
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NYC Chipotle Besieged By Avocado-Hungry Rats, Employees Say
A hungry horde of rats overtook an upper Manhattan Chipotle last month, forcing the burrito chain to temporarily close the location after employees say they were forced to take matters into their own hands to try to beat back the infestation. At least four workers at the Washington Heights restaurant say they were bitten by rats in the last few…
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Amid NYC Protests, Orthodox Jews Urge New Virus-Era Dialogue
After months of grappling with a pandemic that has walloped New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities, prompting changes to holidays, mourning and prayers, new limits on worship and other activity in some areas are pushing tensions in some neighborhoods of Brooklyn to the boiling point. New restrictions in places where coronavirus cases are rising, including several Orthodox areas, led to street...
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As COVID Protests Continue, Jewish and Catholic Groups Sue to Block Cuomo Rules
A prominent Orthodox Jewish organization based out of Queens and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn announced separate lawsuits to halt restrictions on religious gatherings put in place by the state of New York, just as a third day of protests over the new lockdown orders got underway in Brooklyn. Agudath Israel of America on Thursday asked for a temporary…
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Top NYPD Cop Among Officers Hurt in Bloody Brooklyn Bridge Scuffle With Protesters
The top uniformed police officer in the NYPD said he was among three cops hurt in a scuffle with protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday morning. Chief of Department Terrence Monahan said he sprained his pinky finger and got cut during the altercation on the Manhattan side of the bridge. Two other officers, a sergeant and a lieutenant, were taken…
