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New York News

Democrats retain upstate New York congressional seat in special election

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Timothy Kennedy won a special election Tuesday for the New York congressional seat vacated by Democrat Brian Higgins. Kennedy easily defeated Republican Gary Dickson for the upstate New York seat, helped by a ...

Retrial of Harvey Weinstein unlikely to occur soon, if ever, experts say

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein — whose moviemaking prowess once wowed Hollywood — won't be coming to a courtroom anytime soon, if ever, legal experts said on a day when one of two women considered crucial to the case ...

The protests over the Israel-Hamas war put a spotlight on college endowments

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press "Divest from death" read the bubble letters written in chalk on the sidewalk on Tuesday outside of The New School in New York City. The slogan articulates one of the demands of the antiwar protests on campuses which call on colleges or universities to ...

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York’s top court

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York's highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified ...