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NYPD To Help Haiti Improve Security
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police Commissioner Ray Kelly traveled to Haiti Monday to discuss the upcoming assignment of six NYPD officers to the country. The arrangement, sponsored by the U.S. State...
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Columbia U Diplomacy Students Warned About Cables
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University students eyeing careers in diplomacy are being warned to avoid linking to or posting comments about secret U.S. documents released by the WikiLeaks website. A...
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Visa Denied For Sister Of NJ Girl In Desperate Need Of Bone Marrow Transplant
ELIZABETH, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – – Yarelis Bonilla, a 5-year-old girl from Elizabeth, N.J., is suffering from a severe form of leukemia. Doctors say that the only way Yarelis will survive is if she...
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Scathing Report Rocks U.S. State Department In Wake Of Benghazi Attack
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — People have been fired at the State Department in the wake of a damning report on the lack of security at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that led to the death of the...
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Rodman Plans To Vacation With Kim Jong Un, Head To Rome In Makeshift Popemobile
FARGO, N.D. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Dennis Rodman is continuing his inexplicable world tour. The former professional basketball star says he plans to return to North Korea to vacation with Kim Jong Un....
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Man Who Ranted About Poison, CIA On Plane Had Worked For State Department
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A man who went on a rant about national security on a flight from Hong Kong to Newark-Liberty International Airport Monday once worked for the U.S. State Department. A...
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Bomber Strikes Consulate In Afghanistan Amid Travel Warning
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, was struck by a suicide bomber overnight – amid warnings against American targets and travel warnings for American citizens....
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Long Island Jews Unite To Keep Artifacts Seized From Saddam Hussein’s Police
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Thousands of Jewish artifacts found in Iraq a decade ago have been restored and are now on public display. But not for long. They’re slated to be returned to Iraq —...
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Seen At 11: Travel Insurance Offering Coverage For Chaos
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Ebola, terrorism and political unrest can make a traveler think twice about booking a trip. But as CBS 2’s Kristine Johnson reported, there’s a new trend in travel insurance...
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Jersey City Police Officer Found Dead In Cambodia
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A Jersey City police officer died this week while traveling in Cambodia, officials said Thursday. The U.S. State Department notified the city Wednesday of the death of...
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State Department: Only 4 Hillary Clinton Emails Found About Drone Strikes,...
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — The U.S. State Department said Tuesday that it can find only four emails sent between former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and her staff concerning drone strikes and...
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Lawyer: Feds Investigating Security Of Hillary Clinton Email
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — Federal investigators have begun looking into the security of devices on which Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s work-releated email was stored when she was secretary of state,...
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Terror Worries Prompt Worldwide Travel Alert From State Department
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork) — The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel alert Monday, warning U.S. citizens of possible travel risks due to terrorist threats. The alert expires on Feb. 24 of next...
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State Department: New Jersey Taking In More Syrian Refugees
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New Jersey has taken in almost as many Syrian refugees in the past month as it did in 2014 and 2015 combined, according to U.S. State Department data. An analysis...
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Obama Administration Officials: Iran Wanted ‘Immediate Access’ To Cash
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP)– Obama administration officials are defending the payment of $1.7 billion to Iran — including a delivery of an initial $400 million in cash on January 17th. That was the same...
View ArticleTravel Advisory Issued After 8 Bodies Found In Cancun
WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local/CBS Pittsburgh) – The U.S. Department Of State has issued a level two travel advisory after eight bodies were found in the resort city of Cancun. The travel advisory warns...
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Dominican Republic Tourist Deaths: Staten Island Mother Becomes Latest Person...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Another American tourist has mysteriously died while on vacation in the Dominican Republic. The latest victim in the popular tourist destination – a New York City mother. That’s...
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The U.S. State Department has confirmed the deaths of two more Americans in the Dominican Republic over the last three years. The FBI is investigating the deaths of nine other...
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Dominican Republic Tourist Deaths: Queens Mother Becomes 12th Linked To DR...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A growing crisis in the Dominican Republic has now reportedly claimed the life of a 12th American tourist. Federal officials say a Queens mother’s mysterious death while on a...
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