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Takeaways as Congress sends tax and spending cuts bill to Trump’s desk

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed the massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump calls "beautiful," getting it to his desk a day before the July 4 deadline that he had set. The 887-page bill includes spending cuts, tax ...

Ex-aide to New York governor pleads not guilty to new pandemic fraud charge

NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to two New York governors already facing charges of acting as an illicit agent of China pleaded not guilty on Monday to additional charges that she improperly profited from the state's purchase of face masks and other key medical supplies during the COVID-19 ...

New York City doctor pleads guilty to sexually abusing patients in hospital

NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing sedated patients at his New York City hospital and raping women who were unconscious at his home. Zhi Alan Cheng admitted to abusing seven women, including three female patients he was treating at New York-Presbyterian Queens ...

Officials believe a young shark bit a woman at a New York beach

WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark while waist-deep in the surf at a suburban New York beach, according to state officials. The unidentified woman suffered minor cuts to her left leg and foot after being bitten Wednesday at Jones Beach State Park ...

Officials believe a young shark bit a woman at a New York beach

WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark while waist-deep in the surf at a suburban New York beach, according to state officials. The unidentified woman suffered minor cuts to her left leg and foot after being bitten Wednesday at Jones Beach State Park ...

Mamdani heads to Harlem after stunning New York City primary results

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem on Saturday as he sought to build on momentum from New York City's Democratic primary, telling the crowd that people struggling to pay for housing, groceries and bus fare are hungry for change. Mamdani appeared at ...