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Washington Monument in DC lights up with historic display for NYE as America enters 250th year
The monument will be illuminated with projections depicting American history, focusing on the country's founding and its future, across a five-night celebration that runs from Dec. 31, 2025 through Jan. 5, 2026.
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Authorities say second pilot in midair collision this past weekend has died
Victims identified as Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71.
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Musk blasts Mamdani's choice to lead FDNY over lack of experience as a firefighter
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani responded to Musk and defended his choice: "Experience does matter, which is why I appointed the person who spent more than 30 years at EMS."
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Some cities are scaling back New Year's Eve celebrations due to Islamic terror threat
Authorities emphasize that no specific, credible plots targeting these events have been publicly disclosed, but the assessments reflect concerns about both domestic extremists and individuals inspired by foreign terror organizations.
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Broadway actress stabbed to death, suspect arrested
Smith's boyfriend was arrested and charged in connection with her murder, reports said.
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Hochul and Democratic New York lawmakers haven't formally adopted Trump's 'no tax on tips' policy
Service workers are voicing their frustration with New York not adopting the new policy
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One of the last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, a WWII Navy veteran, dies at 105
His death further shrinks the small group of living witnesses to Pearl Harbor
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Virginia Democratic political operative faces federal charges in child exploitation case
According to a detailed FBI affidavit, the case began in May when Sprinkle, using the name Randy, engaged with what he believed was another user on the social app Jack’d.
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Power mostly restored after more than 130,000 customers in San Francisco hit with outage
Some of Waymo's driverless vehicles were spotted stuck in the middle of the road due to not being able to read traffic lights due to the outage, according to several reports
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Illegal immigrant arrested for alleged rape in Pennsylvania
Bensalem detectives obtained a warrant for Mendez-Ramon’s arrest after he later acknowledged the assault during questioning.
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DC Mayor Bowser names new leader of police department, after chief resigns amid crime stats probes
“I know that he is the right person to build on the momentum of the past two years so that we will continue to drive down crime in the city,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said
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Ex-University of Michigan football coach in custody in connection with alleged assault after firing
A university investigation "found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member"
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Mamdani cuts video in which he informs migrants in NYC on their rights in dealing with ICE agents
"ICE is legally allowed to lie to you, but you have the right to remain silent," New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said