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Texas ID Law Called Breach of Voting Rights Act

Wendy R. Weiser, the director of the democracy program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, called the ruling “great news for voters in Texas and for the country.” “It does show the continuing relevance of the Voting ... >> view original

97 Sick, 8 Dead in NYC Legionnaires' Outbreak: Officials

An additional death is being linked to the Legionnaire's disease outbreak in New York City that has sickened 97 others in the last three weeks, health officials said Wednesday. That brings the death toll to 8 in the outbreak, clustered in the Bronx ... >> view original

A Belated Look at New York's Cooling Towers, Prime Suspect in Legionnaires ...

Now, as New York faces the largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the city's history, Mayor Bill de Blasio and other officials are trying to marshal a more aggressive approach to the disease and to quell concerns raised by seven Legionnaires ... >> view original

RHONY Recap: New York Fashion Weak

Aspiring white woman of leisure Sonja Tremont Morgan of the Maxxinista Morgans finally debuted her local global fashion casual luxury womenswear lifestyle ready-to-wear brand collection assortment sampler. She did this during New York Fashion Week. >> view original

Push for Retribution in Egypt Frays Muslim Brotherhood

Both members and senior officials, though, say that a new generation of Brotherhood leaders sharply critical of their elders has muscled its way into power. Speaking on the condition of anonymity for his safety, one young Brotherhood leader in Cairo ... >> view original

Richard Matt, New York Prison Escapee, Was Intoxicated When He Died, Police Say

Richard W. Matt, the prison escapee who was shot and killed by a federal agent in June, had a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent when he died, more than double the level that would make him legally intoxicated, the New York State Police said on ... >> view original

New York Today: Sinking In

The category of holes in New York is more extensive than you might think. Here are a few examples: • Potholes: Scott M. Stringer, the city's comptroller, announced last week that the city had spent $138 million in the last six years to settle claims ... >> view original

See huge sinkhole open up in New York

A huge sinkhole opened up Tuesday morning in Brooklyn, New York , at an intersection. Thankfully, no one was hurt, according to WABC. The New York City Fire Department responded to the situation at Fifth Avenue and 64th Street. The hole appeared at ... >> view original

Luis Severino a winner everywhere but where it counts

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox don't agree on much, but it's probably accurate to say they share the same opinion of Luis Severino: the 21-year-old is (virtually) untouchable. The Yankees wouldn't let anyone go near Severino ... >> view original

'Right to Be Forgotten' Online Could Spread

Recent developments — including a French regulator's order that all of Google's sites, including American versions, should grant the right to be forgotten — suggest the new right may not end with Europe. Under the banner of privacy, some free-speech ... >> view original