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NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family.
Lieberman died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall, the statement said. He was 82.
The Democrat-turned-independent was never shy about veering from the party line.
Lieberman's independent streak and especially his needling of Democratic presidential n ..read more
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16h ago
NEW YORK (PIX11) – It’s been a long time coming and has faced a lot of pushback, but we may have a final answer on the MTA’s controversial congestion pricing plan on Wednesday.
The MTA is hosting a meeting on congestion pricing Wednesday morning, which is when there could be a final vote from the board on the plan. The plan would add a toll for vehicles driving into Manhattan’s Central Business District south of 60th Street.
The tolls vary, but passenger vehicles could be charged $15 a day during peak hours and trucks $24 or $36, depending on their size, among others.
The MTA an ..read more
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2d ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The first of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials will begin April 15, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday, tearing into the former president’s lawyers for what he said were unfounded claims that the hush-money case had been tainted by prosecutorial misconduct.
Judge Juan M. Merchan scoffed at the defense’s calls to delay the case longer or throw it out entirely because of a last-minute document dump that had bumped the first-ever trial of a former president from its scheduled Monday start. Trump vowed to appeal the ruling.
Barring another delay, the presumptive Republican nominee wi ..read more
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3d ago
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams met with alleged drug dealers at a Burger King described as a "drug bazaar" near City Hall, according to the New York Post.
Adams stopped by the fast food location to assess the situation himself following a complaint, according to a City Hall spokesperson. The mayor will not tolerate any activity that endangers the safety of New Yorkers, the spokesperson said in a statement ..read more
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3d ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump could find out Monday how New York state aims to collect over $457 million he owes in his civil business fraud case, even as he appeals the verdict that led to the gargantuan debt.
After state Attorney General Letitia James won the judgment, she didn't seek to enforce it during a legal time-out for Trump to ask an appeals court for a reprieve from paying up.
That period ends Monday, though James could decide to allow Trump more time. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been trying to avoid having to post a bond for the entire sum in ..read more
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3d ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has suspended her U.S. Senate campaign to replace Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez as he faces federal corruption charges.
Murphy announced her decision in a video posted to her social media on Sunday ..read more
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6d ago
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey announced Thursday he will not be running in the Democratic primary in June as he faces federal corruption charges.
However, Menendez left open the possibility that he would reenter the race as an independent later this year if he is exonerated at a trial ..read more
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1w ago
MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. (PIX11)—A federal lawsuit could decide the structure of New Jersey's primary ballot before June 4, the day of the primary.
State legislative leaders are also committing to making changes to part of the ballot that many say is flawed.
"Everybody seems to acknowledge that there's a problem here," said Micah Rasmussen, Rider University political professor and director of the Rebovich Institute of New Jersey Politics.
The "county line" is the preferential spot on New Jersey's primary ballot that goes to the candidate of each race endorsed and supported by that County ..read more
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1w ago
NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New York City Council member Yusef Salaam never envisioned himself as a politician or going to prison, though he said both were possible in America.
"I definitely did not see it coming," Salaam laughed.
He is one-fifth of the Exonerated Five and now oversees the New York City Council's Public Safety Committee.
"I see things from a different lens. It makes sense," he said ..read more
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PASSAIC, N.J. (PIX11) — When is criticism of Israel and its government's actions and policies considered antisemitic?
That's a question being debated in the New Jersey state legislature as measures meant to define antisemitism start making their way through the legislative process.
While both supporters and opponents of the new legislation say they oppose all forms of hate, the process of getting a definition of antisemitism codified into state law shows that not everyone agrees about what that definition is.
There are bills on the issue in the New Jersey State Senate and the State Assembly. I ..read more