Day: August 28, 2025

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Brooklyn

NYPD searching for 3 men in East Harlem shooting that killed 69-year-old woman


Neighborhood resident Robin Wright was shot in broad daylight near her home, police say.

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Brooklyn

#ICYMI: Last week, my office announced that a Brooklyn man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after opening fire in broad daylight on a crowded street, killing his intended target and striking an innocent bystander.


#ICYMI: Last week, my office announced that a Brooklyn man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after opening fire in broad daylight on a crowded street, killing his intended target and striking an innocent bystander.

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Brooklyn

Horrific video shows passenger setting himself on fire at airport…


“The man set himself on fire because his tickets had expired, he missed his flight, and they refused to change them,” an airport staff member said.

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Brooklyn

World shares are mixed after US stocks creep higher ahead of Nvidia earnings report


World shares are mixed after modest gains on Wall Street lifted the S&P 500 to another all-time high ahead of computer chipmaker Nvidia’s highly anticipated earnings report.

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Brooklyn

Verónica Echegui cause of death: What we know


The Netflix star died on Sunday at the age of 42.

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Brooklyn

Photo highlights from the first and second rounds at the US Open


AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

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Brooklyn

A solid quarter at Best Buy overshadowed by outlook grown cloudy with tariffs


Best Buy posted a solid second quarter that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but the performances was overshadowed by an outlook that has grown cloudy due to tariffs the U.S. is imposing on trading partners.

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Brooklyn

US economy grows 3.3% in second quarter, government says, in second estimate of April-June growth


The U.S. economy rebounded this spring from a first-quarter downturn caused by fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

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Brooklyn

Hungary imposes sanctions on Ukrainian commander amid oil pipeline strikes


Kyiv has warned it will “take mirror action,” calling the move “shameless.”

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Brooklyn

7 things to do in NYC this weekend: Aug. 29


Highlights are a Las Vegas-meets-Broadway style spectacle starring escape artist Lord Nil, an M. Night Shyamalan retrospective and Kel Mitchell’s nostalgia-driven food festival.