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What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first appearance in court on Tuesday, while authorities were yet to publicly identify the victim. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arraigned on murder and arson charges on Tuesday afternoon in a Brooklyn court, where he was remanded back to custody. Authorities allege Zapeta — who federal immigration officials say is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally — calmly
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Opinion - Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ many Americans’ financial lifeline
It is especially surprising that one of the first federal agencies to come under scrutiny from the incoming administration is one that has returned billions of dollars to many of the same consumers who were counting on leaders in Washington to look out for their wallets.
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Why Elon Musk said a House Democrat ‘needs to be expelled’ from Congress
When the billionaire called Rep. Rosa DeLauro an "awful creature," it was a problem. When Elon Musk called for her expulsion, it made the problem worse.
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20 years after the Indian Ocean tsunami, a boy found in the mud embraces being known as 'Baby 81'
Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as “Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education. Jayarasa Abilash's story symbolized that of the families torn apart by one of the worst natural calamities in modern history, but it also offered hope. More than 35,000 people in Sri Lanka were killed, with others missing.
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Trump says US owning Greenland ‘absolute necessity’
President-elect Trump said Sunday evening on social media that the U.S. owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity,” in a statement announcing Ken Howery as his nominee to serve as ambassador to Denmark. Howery, a tech investor who co-founded PayPal, was ambassador to Sweden in the previous Trump administration. “For purposes of National Security and Freedom…
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Morristown-Beard grad caught on camera using racial slur will not attend Cornell
The Morristown-Beard grad and former Cornell football recruit caught on camera using a racial slur will no...
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Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisons
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. A short while later, Fabio Ochoa was again a free man. Ochoa arrived in Bogota on a deportation flight on Monday afternoon, wearing a modest grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag.
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