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Judge declines to throw out Harvey Weinstein criminal case

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer's lawyers to have his indictment thrown out.

Google plans $1 billion expansion in New York

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Google announced Monday it will spend more than $1 billion to build a new office complex in New York City that will allow the internet search giant to double the number of people it employs there.

Powell says U.S. economy healthy and rate hikes aren’t automatic

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell cast a bright picture of the U.S. economy Wednesday and appeared to suggest that the Fed might consider a pause in its interest rate hikes next year to assess the impact of its credit tightening.

News Wrap: Amazon to split headquarters between Virginia and New York

Tuesday in our news wrap, Amazon announced it will split its new headquarters between Crystal City, Virginia, and Long Island City in Queens, New York. The retail giant pledged to spend more than $5 billion dollars on the sites and…

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Eric Schneiderman, former NY attorney general, won’t face abuse charges

By Michael Balsamo, Michael Sisak, Associated Press

Schneiderman said he didn't consider the decision an exoneration.

Amazon HQ2 could be split between two cities

By Joseph Pisani, David Klepper, Associated Press

Amazon's second headquarters had come with the promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs. Now those jobs could be divided up between two locations.

Bomb found at philanthropist George Soros’ suburban home

By Jim Mustian, Associated Press

A bomb was found in a mailbox at the suburban New York compound of George Soros, the liberal billionaire philanthropist who has been the target of right-wing conspiracy theorists, authorities said Tuesday.

5 important stories that aren’t about the midterms

By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry

Washington state just eliminated the death penalty, Hungary bans sleeping in public areas and other stories we're reading now.

Limo company operator charged with homicide in New York crash

By Associated Press

Police say they have charged a limo service operator with criminally negligent homicide after a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York.

Hundreds attend vigil to honor 20 victims of limousine crash

By Michael Hill, Sabrina Caserta, Associated Press

A ceremony for the victims of the limousine crash that killed 20 people ended with participants lifting candles above their heads to signal unity and perseverance.