Tennessee authorities on Tuesday evening announced the capture of fugitive Sean Williams, who is accused of raping women and children, in Florida after a weeks-long chase down the East Coast. Williams, former owner of Glass and Concrete Contracting LLC in Johnson City, was recently arrested and charged with 20 counts …
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NEW YORK – A large group that turned out to support a Palestinian-American man convicted of taking part in a hate crime beating of a Jewish man in a Times Square protest was ejected from a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday after shouting at the judge during his sentencing. Mahmoud Musa was …
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The experimental weight loss drug retatrutide could also help to improve liver health, a new study suggests. The findings came from a large clinical trial led by Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), which included obese participants with fatty liver disease. Researchers found that the injectable drug decreased fat in people’s livers …
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Harness racing was halted at MGM Yonkers Raceway in New York after a collision caused injuries to four riders. A no contest was declared and the rest of the races for the evening were canceled last week after a wild crash between multiple horses. Video of the incident shows riders …
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Former NFL star J.J. Watt has spoken out about the NFL’s fines to players this season and took another shot at the league for its discipline of Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. St. Brown was fined $43,709 for a block on a running play against the Chicago Bears …
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When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn’t sold got tossed out. But on a recent day, Rafferty, the store manager for ShopRite of Elmsford-Greenburgh in New York, was preparing boxes of bread, donuts, fresh produce and dairy products to be picked up by a …
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The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 (MFT) called for a members-only meeting to push a resolution that acknowledges harm done to Jewish residents in the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) district. The meeting comes after a backlash ensued when the teachers union passed a resolution that called for a repeal …
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Michigan is on the verge of implementing one of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy mandates, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040 in what is a pivotal test of the Democrats’ environmental goals in a state with a long-standing manufacturing legacy. Michigan will join four other states in requiring utility …
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A former New Hampshire lawmaker who kept his seat for a year after moving out of his district was charged Tuesday with multiple crimes related to his change of address. Troy Merner, a Republican, won a fourth term representing Lancaster in the House in 2022, around the same time he …
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Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit connected to the $60 million bribery scheme concocted by the Akron-based energy giant and a now-incarcerated House speaker. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine received a subpoena for documents in the case dated Nov. 17, according to a …
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