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NYPD investigating death threats to Democratic congresswoman over gun bills

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The New York City Police Department is investigating calls to Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) threatening her life in response to proposed gun control legislation. Maloney told The New York Daily News that she had canceled an appearance at awards ceremony on Tuesday night after receiving the death threats by phone.…

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Former wife: NRA official banned from carrying gun after ‘years of domestic violence’

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The former wife of a top official with the National Rifle Association in New York says that “years of domestic violence” caused a judge to bar the NRA field representative from carrying a gun. The New York Daily News on Wednesday reported that police has confiscated an arsenal of 39…

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Former New York City prosecutor indicted on felony marijuana charge

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A former Manhattan prosecutor was indicted Tuesday on a felony charge relating to marijuana distribution after police claimed he sold $200 worth of the controlled substance to an undercover officer in September. David Leung, 44, was allegedly caught with approximately eight ounces of marijuana in his vehicle after being arrested…

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86-car pileup in Ohio kills 12-year-old girl and leaves at least 20 injured

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Blowing snow and slick, icy roads led to several multiple-car highway accidents in Ohio on Monday, including an 86-car pileup in Cincinnati, Ohio that killed a 12-year-old girl and left more than 20 injured. According to the New York Daily News, the huge crash took place on Interstate 275, close…

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Eighth-grader sells marijuana packed brownies to classmates

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It turned out not to be your typical brownie sale at one New York City middle school, as a student placed an interesting ingredient in treats prepared for her classmates. According to The New York Daily News, an eighth-grade girl sold brownies containing marijuana out of her bookbag at Intermediate…

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Man receives $44 million bill from hospital

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For a 28-year-old New York man, a shocking bill from his hospital almost left him with an illness much worse than what he’d just recovered from. According to The New York Daily News, unemployed doorman Alexis Rodriguez received a bill totaling over $44 million from Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, even though he’d…

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Tea party leader gets $250 fine after handgun arrest

Tea Party Patriots co-founder Mark Meckler

The 49-year-old co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots got off with a slap on the wrist on Thursday after he was recently arrested for illegally possessing a handgun at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Mark Meckler, who was facing 15 years in prison, plead guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined…

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Ex-News of the World editor to head NY Daily News: reports

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NEW YORK — The former head of defunct tabloid the News of the World is taking the helm of the New York Daily News, the longtime rival of Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post, reports said. Colin Myler, who lost his job last July when Murdoch’s News of the World was…

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‘Occupy Wall Street’ protesters return to Zuccotti Park

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As many in New York turned their attention towards new resolutions in new places for 2012, “Occupy Wall Street” protesters enthusiastically returned to Zuccotti Park Saturday night. According to the New York Daily News, demonstrators knocked down barricades surrounding the park 90 minutes prior to midnight in a full fledge…

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Wolf found roaming streets in New York

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Stray cats are common throughout New York City. But the same certainly can’t be said for stray wolves. According to the New York Daily News, an illegal wolf was found walking the streets of Brooklyn Tuesday evening. It was an unusual occurrence as cops located the animal, which was wearing…

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