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New Jersey girl kidnapped by man she met playing online video games including Roblox: Police
An 11-year-old girl in New Jersey was kidnapped by a man with whom she had interacted with while playing online video games like Roblox, according to law enforcement.
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HIV-Positive NYC Woman Becomes First To Get Heart Transplant From Donor Also With HIV
If there is a such thing as an ordinary heart transplant, this was not it. It marked the first time an HIV positive patient received a heart from an HIV positive donor.
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NYC's Oldest Gay Bar May Soon Get Landmark Status
Julius’ has been a bar since 1864. It was thrust into the forefront of the gay rights movement in 1966 — three years before the Stonewall riots — when activists staged a peaceful “sip in,” announcing they are homosexuals and asking to be served.
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NYC's Met Museum May Sell Artwork to Make Up for COVID Losses
With ongoing pandemic restrictions and a lack of tourism overall, museums across the country are grappling with the costs of COVID. Even major institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art are struggling to stay afloat.
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Child Care Centers Have ‘No Heightened Risk' of Spreading Coronavirus at Facilities: Study
Parents of young children may breathe a little easier and be more comfortable dropping their kids off at child care centers, after a new report found there was “no heightened risk” of the coronavirus spread at the facilities.
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Fundraiser Helps NYC's Historic Stonewall Inn Survive Pandemic
More than three months without being able to open nearly led to the Greenwich Village symbol of pride closing its doors for good, so the owners put out a plea for help — and got plenty of responses
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NYPD Officers Tase Man in Diabetic Shock, Another Man Says He Lost Vision After Tased
The NYPD is facing questions over two incidents involving officers using stun guns on civilians, including one man who was tased while in a diabetic shock, and another who claims to have partial vision loss
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Teen Pleads Guilty to Robbery in Death of Tessa Majors
The boy’s lawyer said her client admitted being present and involved in the fatal incident, including picking up the knife used in the stabbing, but was “not the main actor”