Local·2026-08-23T17:53:00+00:00
Bed-Stuy's Herbert Von King Park dog run closed due to contamination
Arsenic and mercury were detected in the popular play area for pups. The Herbert Von King Park dog run.
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Local·2026-08-23T22:19:12+00:00
3 Cyclists Die in One Week in Hit-and-Runs in New York City
Seventeen cyclists have been killed so far this year, and advocate groups said the deaths should be a rallying cry for safety improvements. Those who died were all on e-bikes.
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Local·2026-08-23T12:00:55+00:00
Safety work to begin on one of Jersey City's most dangerous roads
Construction on a stretch of JFK Boulevard in Journal Square will begin this week and is expected to last 18 months.
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Local·2026-08-24T00:17:30+00:00
Employee killed, co-worker wounded in restaurant shooting in Brooklyn
News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports from Brownsville, Brooklyn A man was killed and another man was injured in a shooting inside a Brooklyn restaurant early Sunday morning in the Brownsville neighborhood. said a 44-year-old man was shot in the head and died at One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.
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Region·2026-08-23T18:08:47+00:00
Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid drops faster than expected as President Trump's provisions take hold
If there are people that are leaving the welfare rolls because they're working and they're moving forward," said Rachel Sheffield, a research fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, which pushed for stricter requirements for SNAP, "that would be a step forward." Arizona has had the steepest decline so far, with a 12-month drop of more than 50%, according to data compiled by the U.S. The decline was more than 20% in Georgia, Louisiana and Nevada - and in Florida, where the Department of Children and Families said in a statement that the decreasing number "is reflective of the state's.
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Crime·2026-08-23T18:03:11+00:00
Employee killed, man injured in shooting at Brooklyn restaurant
The officers found a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his head and a 39-year-old man wounded in the leg. BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- One employee was killed and another man was injured in a shooting inside a restaurant in Brooklyn.
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National·2026-08-23T17:24:46+00:00
The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile
Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground ‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war The calamitous collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States is a warning to nations worldwide that pursuing any kind of dialogue with the current US administration is doomed at the outset, according to observers who say this recent episode indicates seeking a fair deal is futile. However, I’m not sure there was really a success to be had.” The two countries are now in a deepening trade war.
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World·2026-08-23T17:39:33+00:00
France links sharp rise in drownings to heatwaves
France has seen 301 drownings since 19 June, a government minister has said, linking the sharp rise in deaths compared to last year to the prolonged heatwaves. , external Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave The June heatwave saw a nuclear power plant in southwest France temporarily shut down because. Ferrari said people have been taking risks by going into the water, adding: "Many deadly accidents have occurred in areas that are not authorised or supervised for swimming." She said a number of the drownings were recorded in "open water, in canals for example".
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Politics·2026-08-23T22:16:53+00:00
Landslide at waste mound in Guinea capital kills 30, government says
Dump site in Conakry, which minister had just promised to move, collapsed after heavy rain in west African state A landslide at a large waste dump in Guinea’s capital has killed 30 people, the government said on Sunday, after heavy rains overnight prompted it to collapse, engulfing nearby tents and shacks. On Thursday Guinea’s minister of territorial administration, Djénabou Touré Camara, announced that the government was closing the landfill because it was unsafe and said the waste was to be relocated outside Conakry. The prime minister, Amadou Oury Bah, visited the landfill on.
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