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Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn't the first time and wouldn't be the last. ...
Celebrities, politicians among those named in sex abuse suits filed under NY's Adult Survivors Act
NEW YORK (AP) — For a year, New York's Adult Survivors Act suspended the usual legal deadlines to give sexual assault victims one last chance to file lawsuits over misconduct that occurred years or decades ago. By the time the law expired last week, more than 3,700 legal claims had...
60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service
NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Kennedy, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, remembers being a young state legislator in Rhode Island some 30 years ago and hearing encouraging words from the opposition leader at the time. “I just want you to know that no...
Donald Trump is set to return to the witness stand in his civil fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — After a pugnacious first turn on the witness stand, former president Donald Trump plans to testify again next month in his civil fraud trial, his lawyers said Monday. He is to return Dec. 11, defense attorney Christopher Kise said. Trump had plenty...
New York's cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensaries
NEW YORK (AP) — New York cannabis regulators approved a deal on Monday to settle lawsuits that have blocked recreational marijuana dispensaries from opening, as officials move to restart the state's troubled legal market. The settlement still needs a judge's approval before it can...
Rodgers' return to Jets' facility provides a lift as Saleh issues a challenge to coaches, players
The New York Jets returned to work Monday and Aaron Rodgers was right there with them. During a time of despair on the field for a struggling squad, the quarterback's regular presence around the team's facility might provide a mental pick-me-up. “Just seeing Aaron...
The New York Giants are on a two-game winning streak heading into a bye week
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After a disastrous, injured-filled start to the season filled with high expectations and met with too many poor performances, the New York Giants have a reason to feel good as they head into their bye week. Consecutive wins over Washington (4-8) and New...
Anavex Life Sciences: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL) on Monday reported a loss of $10.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents. For the year, the company reported that its...
Booker hits 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left, Suns beat Knicks 116-113 for 7th straight win
NEW YORK (AP) — The Knicks had been forcing Devin Booker to give up the ball, and for most of the game he was fine with an open teammate taking the shot. “But with the game on the line,” Booker said, “I wanted to take that one.” And he made it. ...
Giants edge Patriots and their woeful quarterbacks 10-7, aided by late missed field goal
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New England Patriots have a problem at quarterback, and the New York Giants took advantage of it in winning consecutive games for the first time this season. Xavier McKinney set up Randy Bullock's go-ahead 42-yard field goal midway through the...
