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Video: Six killed in Hudson River helicopter crash off Manhattan

Six people died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City, off Manhattan on Thursday. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) stated that they received a report of a helicopter going down in the river at approximately 3:17 PM. The crash occurred in the river near Houston Street and the …

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Egypt Independent April 11, 2025

Who was Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare fatally shot in Manhattan?

New York CNN — Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, who was fatally shot in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday in what New York police called a “brazen, targeted attack,” was a longtime leader in Corporate America, a model student and star high school athlete – and he had been caught up in a high-profile insider …

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Egypt Independent December 6, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters snarl Manhattan traffic and limit Grand Central access as they call for ceasefire Friday

CNN — Hundreds of pro-Palestinan protesters snarled Manhattan traffic and curtailed people’s access to Grand Central Terminal as they demonstrated in New York City on Friday night, in part demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Demonstrators, some waving Palestinian flags and holding signs with messages such as “Free Free Palestine” and “End the genocide,” …

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Egypt Independent November 14, 2023

Manhattan district attorney’s “Meet Our Team” page removed from its website

The “Meet Our Team” page that was active as of Friday on the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office website is no longer working. The page provided biographies of some of the top prosecutors under District Attorney Alvin Bragg. A visit to the page Tuesday indicated it was “not found.” Former President Donald Trump has called for protests and has personally …

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Egypt Independent April 4, 2023