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Mexico’s former top security official convicted in federal corruption trial in Brooklyn

NEW YORK — Mexico’s former top cop used the police force he commanded to help a drug cartel do business, a federal jury in Brooklyn found Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Possible Jets QB target Derek Carr won’t rush into signing with a new team, says brother

NEW YORK — It appears Derek Carr isn’t in any hurry to find a new NFL home after he was recently released by the Raiders.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Federal judge shuts press out of courtroom at Sayfullo Saipov death penalty trial

NEW YORK — The judge presiding over Sayfullo Saipov’s death penalty trial shut reporters out of the courtroom on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

Don Lemon will return to 'CNN This Morning' on Wednesday

NEW YORK — Don Lemon on Wednesday will return to "CNN This Morning," but his network is requiring him to undergo sensitivity training in response to his recent offensive comments about women.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2023

‘Politics by other means…poll season in London, New York’: Jaishankar on BBC documentary

In an exclusive interview with ANI, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar criticised foreign media reports on the Narendra Modi government and said the timing of the BBC documentary is “not accidental”. 

Newslaundry · Feb 21, 2023

Return-to-office mandates threaten corporate diversity goals

Remote work made it easier to hire Black workers, most of whom live outside corporate hubs like New York City and San Francisco. A return to the office could undo those gains.

Fortune · Feb 21, 2023

Global Citizen conference to unite political leaders, celebs

Advocacy group Global Citizen will convene political, philanthropic, business and cultural leaders for a thought leadership conference in New York to tackle extreme poverty more quickly

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Vera's Riley Jones has 'incredible' moment in New York as series finale airs

Vera actor Riley Jones was out of the country when the series finale of the ITV drama aired on Sunday night

Chronicle Live · Feb 21, 2023

Huge 4ft Godzilla alligator dragged out of park lake in middle of New York city

The 4ft Godzilla alligator was spotted on Sunday morning in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York city, US, after being found "very lethargic and possibly cold-shocked"

Daily Mirror · Feb 21, 2023

NY Met to let French make 3D copies of two 16th-century sculptures

Two 16th-century sculptures, jewels of French Renaissance art, have been on display since 1908 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. But thanks to modern technology and an unusual agreement, precise 3D copies will be made and installed in the French castle where the originals long resided.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 21, 2023