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Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck reported Thursday. Using two remotely-operated submersibles, a team of researchers spent six weeks last summer in the North Atlantic mapping the entire ship and the … Read more
Migrants rushed across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions were set to expire Thursday, fearing the new policies would make it much harder to enter the United States. The Biden administration has been introducing measures to replace Title 42, which suspended the right to seek asylum since March 2020 in order to prevent the … Read more
Leaving federal court in Central Islip, Long Island, where he was arraigned on criminal charges, Republican Congressman George Santos said he will defend his name as the case against him is a “witch hunt.” “I am going to fight my battle. I will comply. I will fight against the witch hunt and I am going … Read more
City officials plan to send some asylum seekers to a hotel in the suburbs despite strong opposition from local leaders and a judge’s order temporarily blocking the use of a different hotel. Mayor Eric Adams caused a stir north of the city after he announced Friday that the city would send up to 300 adult … Read more
Puerto Rican authorities arrest a woman in connection with the shooting deaths of two Peruvian NYU students who were vacationing on the island. As reported by WAPA-TV, the prosecutor’s office made the arrest of Marangelys Mclat Claudio on Monday night, after interviewing the woman. They are still investigating whether he had any role in the … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing Covid-19 vaccine requirements for international travelers. Persons traveling to the United States will be considered fully vaccinated 14 days after the first dose. This applies to both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in travelers vaccinated after August 16, 2022, when the bivalent formulation first became available. It … Read more
Through an altar with messages of love, balloons and white flowers, the Mount Hope community honors the life of little Gioser Luis Féliz, a Bronx resident murdered in the Dominican Republic last Wednesday. Sergio Luis Féliz, father of the minor, tells what he experienced in the moments before the fatal outcome: “From the airport because … Read more
More than 20 state and local officials sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan asking him to cancel a hearing scheduled for Monday on violent crime in the city. That hearing will focus on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who charged former President Donald Trump with 34 felony counts earlier this month. … Read more
President Joe Biden will receive his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, next Thursday, the White House announced this Friday, stressing that the Latin American country is a “key” partner. During their meeting at the White House, as a statement added, the two presidents will talk about how their respective countries can deepen their “strong” bilateral relationship … Read more
Madison Square Garden Entertainment announces its new multi-sensory space, the same one that will open its doors this fall in Las Vegas. Sphere at The Venetian Resort is being built in Paradise, Nevada, near the Las Vegas Strip, and just east of the Venetian complex. The construction of the MSG Sphere would have cost close … Read more