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NYC officials defend prepaid debit card program for illegal immigrants: 'There is no free money'

New York City officials are defending a pilot program that hands out prepaid debit cards to illegal immigrants. The mayor, deputy mayors and other officials have defended the city’s trial run of the program, saying that the prepaid cards are intended for use purchasing essential supplies and not frivolous handouts. “There is no free money. These are not ATM cards. …

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How the media downplayed Trump’s major victory on the massive bond but played up his New York trial date

Donald Trump won a huge legal victory with hours to spare – but you wouldn’t know it from much of the coverage. A striking number of anchors and pundits, especially on MSNBC, reported Trump’s appeals court victory when it broke on Monday, but soon were describing it as a bad ruling and lamented the fact that once again he seemed …

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New York's 'celebrity' owl Flaco was exposed to high levels of rat poison before death, tests show

New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said Monday. The Eurasian eagle-owl was found dead in a Manhattan courtyard on Feb. 23, a little over a year after he escaped a damaged enclosure …

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New York City to deploy 800 officers in effort to combat fare evasion in subway system

New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday. It’s the latest in a string of recent moves to address concerns about safety and unruliness in the nation’s busiest subway system. Hours after the announcement, a person was shoved onto the tracks …

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New York City begins giving illegal immigrants prepaid debit cards as part of $53 million pilot program

Officials in New York City have begun giving out prepaid debit cards to migrant families residing in the Big Apple. The first batch of debit cards, which are reportedly meant to be used by the illegal immigrants to purchase food and baby supplies, were handed out Monday to a handful of migrant families in the city, New York City Mayor …

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NYC subway violence sees 3 stabbings in 1 day as man is fatally pushed in front of train in separate incident

Criminals are continuing to unleash bloodshed on innocent New York City subway riders going about their daily lives, with violent transit crime becoming almost a daily occurrence. On Monday, a deranged criminal with a long rap sheet shoved a 54-year-old man onto the tracks in Harlem, with the victim then being struck by an oncoming train, according to police. It …

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Legal experts say Trump’s whopping New York fee could be ‘excessive’ under Constitution: ‘unheard of’

After scoring a major win Monday in the New York civil fraud case against him, legal experts weigh whether former president Donald Trump can appeal the $454 million judgment as a violation of his constitutional rights. The 45th president and presumptive GOP nominee in the 2024 election had until Monday to pay a $454 millionbond or face seizure of his …

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Suspects in shooting death of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller identified, have lengthy records

A New York Police Department (NYPD) source confirmed to Fox News the identities of the two suspects involved in the fatal shooting of 31-year-old NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller during a Queens traffic stop. The suspected shooter, 34-year-old Guy Rivera, has at least four prior arrests, according to the source. The driver of the vehicle, 41-year-old Lindy Jones, has at least …

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NY courts thrashed over Trump cases: 'Guilty of running for president'

After was given a slight respite by an appeals court that reduced his bond amount in his New York civil fraud case, observers Monday characterized his legal troubles as essentially committing the “crime” of “running for president.” After his original $454 million bond imposed by State Supreme Court District Judge Arthur Engoron was cut by 60 percent, Trump blasted another …

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NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller's neighbor, a retired 9/11 responder, says Hochul, DAs have 'blood on their hands

A retired 9/11 first responder and neighbor of slain New York City Police Department (NYPD) Officer Jonathan Diller charged that Gov. Kathy Hochul, and liberal district attorneys and judges, have “blood on their hands” in an interview with Fox News Digital, as officials say the two men connected to Diller’s fatal shooting during a traffic stop had at least 20 …

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