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Knicks can earn ‘special’ label by overcoming 2-0 deficit — or else they’ll be latest what-if

For weeks, the word “special” has been tossed around to describe these Knicks.
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Con who left beaten mom on NYC shoreline caught on video after the attack with wet clothes, boots: Prosecutors

The convicted rapist who beat a woman nearly to death was captured on surveillance video throwing her e-bike into the water off Randall’s Island and then walking into a nearby men’s shelter wearing wet jeans and boots, a criminal complaint against him states.
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Yankees use 10-run inning to bounce back in pummeling of putrid Rockies

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The Mets’ offensive funk goes well beyond Juan Soto

Juan Soto certainly is no innocent bystander to the Mets’ ordinary overall offensive performance this season. But it’s more than a Soto problem.
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Australia news live: interstate emergency teams help assess NSW floods damage; fare-free day for Sydney train passengers

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As of 7pm last night these NSW mid north coast towns remained isolated: Croki, Moto, South West Rocks, Hat Head, Crescent Head, Louth Park, Gillieston, Duckenfield, Millers Forest, Woodberry Swamp, Lambs Valley, Anambah, Hinton and Osterley.

NSW SES say they will be prioritising resupply in those locations and expect access to be restored as water recedes.

As we look forward, it’s important that everyone is across the process of emergency response and recovery from here. Our first priority, of course, is to save people in imminent risk of death. The next priority is to supply food and shelter. The last priority is the cleanup effort.

I understand that there will be some frustrations if your possessions have been swept away, or your business has been smashed. You want to start the recovery as quickly as possible. But we’ve got to make sure the third priority doesn’t jump in front of the first one.

These are tough communities… But they are in pain right now, as they count the costs of the damage, while mourning those who have died in terrible circumstances.

These deaths are a shocking tragedy, but it’s important to know that this disaster could have been on a much larger scale. If it wasn’t for the bravery and professionalism of our emergency workers and volunteers, we may have been mourning hundreds of deaths this week.

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How to Watch Hurricanes vs Panthers: Live Stream Stanley Cup Playoffs East Final Game 3, TV Channel

Sebastian Aho and the Carolina Hurricanes look to bounce back against the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs East Final on Saturday.
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‘Massive increase’ in ‘frequency’ and ‘ruthlessness’ of crypto attacks: expert

Crypto kidnappings have been on the rise around the globe thanks to the increasing value of the currency and the low-risk factor for criminals, according to experts.
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Sir Alan Bates given ‘take it or leave it’ offer of less than half his Post Office Horizon claim

Campaigner calls compensation schemes ‘quasi-kangaroo courts’ after final offer made in response to his appeal

Sir Alan Bates, who led the 20-year campaign for justice for post office operators over the Horizon scandal, has revealed he has been handed a “take it or leave it” compensation offer of less than half his original claim.

The 70-year-old, who was knighted last year, has accused the government of presiding over a “quasi kangaroo court” system for the compensation.

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Northeastern students fear fallout from Trump’s Harvard international ban

The university has more than 20,000 international students enrolled at its campuses worldwide and they comprise 16 percent of the undergraduate student body.
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Nine of a doctor’s 10 children are killed in latest Israeli strikes in Gaza, health officials say

The bodies of 79 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, a toll that doesn’t include hospitals in the battered north that it said are now inaccessible.