Christina Santucci

National Digital Producer at Spectrum News. Previously @nypost & @timesledger. Master’s of Intl Affairs @BaruchMarxe. christina.santucci(@)

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It feels like everyone in the city is sporting Knicks’ colors or gear. @JamieStelter asks whether fans can determine if they’re looking at a lifelong Knicks fan or someone who just jumped on the bandwagon.

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The Trump admin is appealing the March court ruling that “all importers of record’’ are entitled to refunds for tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court, and seeking to impose import duties on some 60 trading partners over forced labor claims:
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One teenager was killed and another was critically hurt after they went subway surfing near the Williamsburg Bridge, officials said.

Read more: https://t.co/Z4duDrELf8

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@ScooterCasterNY And thankfully those going to Astoria, made it here (after an hour but) before whatever storm is brewing

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New subway combination unlocked: W train without lights becomes a Q train.

Hopefully tourists figured out they had to get out and wait for another one if going to Queens.

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday that former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been indicted for his alleged role in the shootdown of two planes operated by the Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue in 1996:
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[Samantha Liebman @SamiLiebman]

#breaking: Source says LIRR contract is 4 years with 6 week extension at the end, 3%, 3%, 3.5%, 4.5%, $3,000 lump sum cash only concession, electronic paychecks (@PolicyEngineer). Only concession is no pay for computer based training up to 16 hours.

[Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan]

.@GovKathyHochul announces the LIRR strike and deal between MTA & five unions —>

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@TaylorPopielarz Jerome Powell was named as chair pro tempore Friday as a temporary measure until Kevin Warsh is sworn in, the Fed said.

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A White House official confirms to Spectrum News that President Trump will host a swearing-in ceremony for Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve chairman, at the White House on Friday.

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And if you wanted to hear me talk about the story, there’s a segment with Robert Guaderrama airing on Spectrum News+ this evening and our app: https://t.co/8O801f4pBI

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On July 4, 1776, shortly after the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia printer John Dunlap was tasked with making the first broadsides to announce the news of the fledgling country and its founding principles:

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Plus some tidbits of how copies have been unearthed over last century: in an unopened crate when a Philly bookstore shuttered, at the back of a painting bought for $4 at a Pennsylvania flea market and used as a wrapper bundling the papers of a Maryland merchant.

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@FatDad_ @NYPost_Brazille Whenever Nicholas Cage is able to get his hands on a copy

[LIRR @LIRR]

LIRR service is suspended until further notice because of a strike.

Avoid nonessential travel and work from home if possible. We will have limited shuttle bus service on weekdays for essential workers and those who cannot telecommute

Find out more about travel during the strike here: https://t.co/ZkAIPicie0

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Several former Spirit Airlines employees filed a class action lawsuit against the now-defunct airline.
“They are struggling, and everybody that I speak to has a different hardship,” said Eric Lechtzin, an attorney representing the workers who were let go.
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President Trump is set to embark on his multi-day trip to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this afternoon — roughly six weeks after the summit in Beijing was originally planned and then delayed amid the United States' war with Iran. W/ @AshleyG_TV

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[Taylor Popielarz @TaylorPopielarz]

New:

I spoke 1-on-1 today with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the NIH Director and Acting CDC Director, about the hantavirus outbreak and how the Trump Administration is responding to it.

He said the hantavirus is “very, very different” from COVID and risk to the American people is “very, very, very low.”

Watch our full interview here:
https://t.co/y9fLKAvjWJ

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@DinnerWed @NY1 Neptune Tower LLC is listed as the new owner on city property records

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This has seemed to be in the works for a while, but Neptune Diner in Astoria - arguably a Queens landmark - has now been demolished. @NY1