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Woman shoved into moving train on NYC subway platform

A 33-year-old woman was shoved into a moving train in a Manhattan subway station on Tuesday night, police said. The victim was pushed by another woman, 31, into a 6 train that was arriving into the Lexington Avenue/59th Street station…

Seton Hall’s upset bid of Villanova falls just short

The game should have been in Sandro Mamukelashvili’s hands after a full-court baseball pass was delivered perfectly by Takal Molson But the ball went through Mamukelashvili’s hands under the basket and out of bounds. With it, went Seton Hall’s chances…

Florida deputy arrested after threatening to kill ‘the feds’

A Florida deputy who allegedly told a colleague he wanted to kill federal officials on the same day of the US Capitol riot was arrested Tuesday. Peter Heneen, a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, sent explicit Facebook messages…

Australian Open’s COVID-19 outbreak is getting worse

MELBOURNE, Australia — Three more people linked to the Australian Open have tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne, increasing to 10 those associated with the Grand Slam tennis tournament which begins Feb. 8. Victoria state Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville…

Digital-media survivors’ urge to merge

Digital-media companies that survived the pandemic are now rushing to join forces as they scramble to battle the tech giants for ad dollars.  The most recent example is a bit complex as it involves an esoteric — but wildly popular…

Biden’s top priority needs to be the COVID-19 vaccine supply

Without question, Joe Biden needs to dedicate his first days as president to getting out as much vaccine as possible. The slowdown in the federal pipeline — just when states and local governments are ramping up their efforts — is…

NYPD cop to face hearing in fatal 2016 off-duty road-rage incident

A veteran NYPD cop was hit with charges by the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board on Tuesday over a fatal 2016 road-rage incident. Wayne Isaacs, who was cleared of second-degree murder charges at a jury trial over the incident in…

PGA Tour vet withdraws from tournament after positive COVID-19 test

D.J. Trahan has tested positive for COVID-19 and has withdrawn from The American Express, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. Trahan, 40, will undergo a self-isolation period under CDC guidelines. Trahan has two career PGA Tour wins in addition to one…

Blinken commits to keeping the US embassy in Jerusalem

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will keep the US Embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken said during his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee grilled Blinken, who was deputy secretary of…