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New York’s notorious Rikers jail awaits elusive closure

The first calls to close Rikers date back to the 1960s, driven by dangers for both inmates and correction officers.

‘What’s the plan?’ Crisis response at the Chi Phi House at Cornell

The Chi Phi fraternity house, which was shut down in 2024, at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2026. A former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity at a house party on campus. (Heather Ainsworth/The New York Times)

US judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump

Trump said he considered the advertisements to be a “positive promotion” for the US.

30 flamingos frolic in Florida zoo bathroom to shelter from Hurricane Isaias

Footage of the pink flock bumbling between sinks and bathroom stalls, shedding feathers as they went, quickly made the rounds online.

US homeland security chief dismisses security threat from livestreaming execution of Fort Hood shooter

Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 31 at Fort Hood in 2009, would be the first person executed by a US military firing squad since 1945.

US senators want Trump to reverse course on Russia diesel

Republican senator Thom Tillis is among those who criticised the diesel deal, warning it could put American lives at risk.

Trump’s trade wars sting US manufacturers ahead of midterms

Shapes chief executive Doug Rende is one of many American producers smarting from Trump’s economic policies.

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Trump announces deal with Putin for Russian diesel, but what is its most consequential element?

President Trump said the US would buy Russian diesel, the latest case of Washington’s undermining Kyiv by giving Moscow economic breathing room.

New Yorkers snap up discarded subway signs, seats at annual sale

Signs from New York City’s transportation system are seen during NYC Transit’s annual pop-up sale in New York on Oct 9.

More than 500 trees to be cut down at DC golf course that Trump wants to redo

Golfers walk past workers removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links golf course in Washington, DC, on Oct 10.

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