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Doctors say more young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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A graduate of CUNY's Queens College, who was born in Brooklyn, raised in Queens and is part of the Indo-Caribbean community in New York, Jennifer is also an accomplished author of children's books and has previously written for NY Newsday, The Amsterdam News and The Queens Chronicle.
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Doctors say more young women are being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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The Legal Aid Society said this is the seventh wrongful arrest using facial recognition technology they've seen over the last five years.
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A fire on Manhattan's Upper East Side sent plumes of black smoke into the sky as people in the neighborhood reported hearing an explosion.
President Trump on Monday announced plans to use the National Guard to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C. He also spoke about the homeless.
According to court documents, the property owes more than $60 million to creditors.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina said officers got a 911 call from a man who claimed to be holding hostages and threatened to hurt them.
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Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran is leading to growing concerns about the potential for a cyberattack.
Nieves Reyes pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment in the murder of Eugene Allen and attempted murder of Suffolk County Police Officer Joseph Damon.