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Bronx medical school students to receive free tuition after $1 billion donation

Bronx medical school students to receive free tuition after $1 billion donation

Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — A historic, billion-dollar donation to a medical school in New York City has provided students with free tuition moving forward. Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx received a $1 billion donation from Dr. Ruth Gottesman, former professor and chair of the […]

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Biden to make his 2nd visit to southern border on the same day as Trump

Biden to make his 2nd visit to southern border on the same day as Trump

Alex Wong/Getty Images (EAGLE PASS, TEXAS) — President Joe Biden will make his second visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday to make another push for Congress to pass a bipartisan border deal, the White House announced Monday. Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, will also deliver remarks […]

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Trump, co-defendants appeal ruling in $464 million civil fraud case

Trump, co-defendants appeal ruling in $464 million civil fraud case

Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants are appealing their $464 million civil fraud case. In a filing Monday, the defendants signaled their plans to appeal the ruling to New York’s Appellate Division, First Department. “This appeal is taken from each and […]

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New home sales ticked up in January, despite elevated mortgage rates

New home sales ticked up in January, despite elevated mortgage rates

Lisette Morales McCabe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New home sales ticked up in January, despite a twin burden imposed by elevated mortgage rates and expensive housing prices, according to U.S. Census data released on Monday. Sales of new single-family homes rose 1.8% in January compared to the previous year, […]

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Active-duty airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy

Active-duty airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An active-duty airman has died after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The man was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio. The incident unfolded just before 1 p.m. ET outside […]

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Louisiana inmate escapes custody after pepper spraying deputy, stealing officer’s car: Sheriff

Louisiana inmate escapes custody after pepper spraying deputy, stealing officer’s car: Sheriff

Inmate Leon Ruffin in a mugshot from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (HARVEY, La.) — A convicted felon who had been in custody on a second-degree murder charge escaped on Sunday after pepper spraying his transporting deputy and stealing her car, authorities said. The inmate, Leon Ruffin, should be considered […]

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Active-duty airman sets himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy, Air Force confirms

Active-duty airman sets himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy, Air Force confirms

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man identified by the Air Force as an active-duty airman was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The incident unfolded just before 1 p.m. ET outside the gates of the […]

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Machine gun or firearm toy? Bump stock creator speaks out ahead of Supreme Court hearing on ban

Machine gun or firearm toy? Bump stock creator speaks out ahead of Supreme Court hearing on ban

A bump stocks make a gun fire by sliding the weapon against a fixed trigger finger rather than moving a trigger finger against the gun. — ABC News (KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — To gun enthusiasts, Jeremiah Cottle is an American hero and entrepreneurial success story. To his critics, the decorated Air […]

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Judge declines to grant stay of Trump’s $83.3 million judgment in Carroll defamation trial

Judge declines to grant stay of Trump’s $83.3 million judgment in Carroll defamation trial

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Judge Lewis Kaplan has declined to grant a stay of Donald Trump’s $83.3 million judgment in his defamation case and requested a written response from columnist E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers. “The Court declines to grant any stay, much less an unsecured stay, without first […]

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Man in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington: Police

Man in critical condition after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The incident unfolded just before 1 p.m. ET outside the gates of the Israeli Embassy in northwest Washington, according to statements from […]

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