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Columbia, NY-Presbyterian payouts in doctor sex abuse case now top $1 billion
Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by patients of disgraced and imprisoned former gynecologist Robert Hadden, bringing total legal payouts in civil cases involving the ex-doctor to over $1 billion, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyer. Hadden, now 66, was accused of molesting patients during a decades-long career at...
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NYC train rider fatally stabbed after arguing with passenger who stepped on his shoes, police say
A man died following a Friday morning rush hour stabbing that ended on a Manhattan subway station platform, according to multiple law enforcement sources. Sources say the 38-year-old victim was stabbed twice in the chest as the attack, which is believed to have started on the train, spilled onto the southbound platform at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall station for the...
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Attorney raped and tortured women for hours in his New York City apartment, prosecutors say
The 43-year-old is accused of raping six women over five months in a depraved rampage in which he punched, waterboarded and shocked victims with a cattle prod and kept recordings of the assaults as trophies.
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A heart-shaped note was found in socks bound for Luigi Mangione, prosecutors say
The revelation comes after Mangione’s lawyers requested that he be allowed to have a laptop to review legal material in his cell
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Trump administration demands Columbia overhaul academic courses in extraordinary ultimatum
The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other campus policies. In a letter sent Thursday night, federal officials said the university must immediately place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department...
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Several Barnard College protesters in custody after bomb threat made during sit-in
Barnard College’s library was evacuated as police responded to a fake bomb threat during a sit-in staged by pro-Palestinian protesters.
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‘Transgender' word erased from National Park Service website on Stonewall riot
References to transgender people were removed from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, the New York City park and visitor center that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
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Mother gives birth to baby girl while aboard subway in Manhattan
A pregnant woman gave birth while on a subway train in Manhattan, according to officials.
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NYC raid may be linked to burglaries of pro athletes' homes, sources say
Investigators said they are looking into whether any suspects involved in recent burglaries of numerous star athletes’ homes are connected to this alleged fencing location.
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PETA activists arrested for trying to dump frozen manure outside rival's office
A pair of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals activists have been arrested after attempting to dump a truck’s worth of manure outside the Manhattan offices of a rival animal welfare group.
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Child and mother among 6 struck by taxi that veered onto sidewalk in Manhattan
A taxi plowed into multiple people after it hopped a curb at Herald Square in Manhattan, sending three pedestrians to the hospital, according to police and fire officials.
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Former high-ranking NYC prosecutor to represent suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge. Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s office for years before entering private practice. Friedman Agnifilo’s...
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‘No indication' suspect in CEO killing was ever insured by UnitedHealthcare, NYPD says
As police continue to scour the history of the suspected shooter who gunned down an insurance CEO on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk, the NYPD said there is “no indication” he ever was a client of UnitedHealthcare.
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Alleged UnitedHealthCare CEO killer preferred gun to bomb, notebook says: Sources
The 26-year-old Ivy League grad accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street was carrying a notebook that may lend further insight into his mindset and alleged motivation, two sources familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.
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Luigi Mangione fingerprints match some found near CEO murder scene, official says
The 26-year-old appeared at a hearing in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon, where he refused to waive his right to extradition.
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Man charged in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO rants outside court, fights extradition to NYC
The 26-year-old appeared at a hearing in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon.
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‘Parasites had it coming': Writings lend insight as Ivy League grad accused of CEO murder
Authorities arrested a suspect and charged him with murder in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking individual at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s spotted a man who officers found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the deadly shooting.
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Ivy League grad charged with NYC murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
A 26-year-old Ivy League graduate was arrested Monday and later charged with murder in the brazen Manhattan killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare after a quick-thinking person at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s spotted a man who officers later found to be in possession of a gun, mask and writings linking him to the deadly shooting.
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Manhunt in CEO killing leads to McDonald's arrest: What we know about person of interest
A man in the Altoona, Pennsylvania, area is being questioned Monday in connection with last week’s UnitedHealthcare CEO killing in Manhattan, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Murdered CEO to be mourned at funeral as national manhunt for killer intensifies
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead in Manhattan last week, and authorities have yet to apprehend his killer.