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John Forté, Hip-Hop Redemption Tale, Dies at 50

2 février 2026 à 22:29
He seemed destined for a glittering career, working with the Fugees and solo, then landed in prison. After a presidential pardon, he clawed his way back.

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John Forté in 2010. His rise in the music industry was swift, but his fall came just as quickly, when he was convicted of acting as a middleman in a scheme to transport $1.4 million worth of liquid cocaine.

U.S. Military Tells Alaska and N.C. Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment

3 février 2026 à 00:04
More than 1,500 active-duty troops had been on standby to deploy to Minnesota, but were quietly taken off heightened alert over the weekend.

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Thousands marched in streets of Minneapolis on Friday to protest the federal immigration crackdown. Over the weekend, Northern Command quietly ordered the active-duty troops on standby to stand down.

‘I Didn’t Have Time to Think,’ Says Sergeant Who Threw Cooler at Man

2 février 2026 à 23:54
Erik Duran, an N.Y.P.D. sergeant, said he was trying to save lives when he struck Eric Duprey with a cooler. The sergeant took the unusual step of testifying at his own manslaughter trial.

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Sgt. Erik Duran is charged in the death of Eric Duprey, a Bronx man, in 2023. He took the stand in his own defense at his bench trial.

Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance

The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.

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Harvard has faced internal pressure for months from faculty, students and alumni who view President Trump as an authoritarian and any deal as an act of capitulation.

Frigid Temperatures Forecast to Continue this Week

2 février 2026 à 20:36
Arctic air will chill much of the United States, but New York’s streak of consecutive freezing days ended on Monday.

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Lisa Zavos bundles up against the cold weather as she visits the beach on Sunday in Miami Beach, Fla. South Florida reached the mid-30s overnight as an Arctic chill moved through the area.
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