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Corky Siemaszko
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Senior Reporter at NBC News Digital (former NY Daily News rewriteman). Shyeh-mahsh-ko.
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Over 100 people suffered brain injuries on X2 rollercoaster at Six Flags, lawyers for victims say
Three people say they suffered “catastrophic brain damage” on the California coaster and have filed lawsuits against the amusement park.
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September 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Despite assurances from President Trump as early as March that the war would prove a “short-term excursion,” the conflict is about to round its seventh month.
The U.S. economy before and after the Iran war, in five charts
Nearly seven months in, the conflict now casts a cloud of uncertainty — with no end in sight.
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September 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Headline: The FBI anti-corruption squad was circling Susan Collins — until Trump got in the way After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump administration dismantled the unit handling the inquiry.
September 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Russia forced a captured Ukrainian soldier to make a propaganda video. His village refused to bury him.
Russia has coerced thousands of Ukrainian prisoners to denounce their leaders and country in propaganda videos. The consequences can follow them home.
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September 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Flights delayed out of Newark and Philadelphia after FAA orders ground stops
The agency is dealing with a technology breakdown of some kind at Philadelphia’s Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, facility.
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September 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Florida has at least four Senators at the moment, which seems vaguely unconstitutional.
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September 18, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Ponzi schemer who defrauded Travis Kelce tried to marry U.S. citizen to avoid deportation, prosecutors say
Siddarth Jawahar’s fiance insists it’s love. Prosecutors call it marriage fraud.
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September 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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Women sue Epstein’s estate, saying their photos were found in his vast child porn collection
The lawsuit alleges Epstein kept a “modeling book” containing “sexualized images of children” in a locked safe.
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September 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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U.S. soldier plays taps for 9/11 victims from a historic Polish tower
At the exact moment the first plane hit struck the World Trade Center 25 years ago, today Army Staff Sergeant Victor DeJesus pulled out his trumpet and played
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September 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Previously classified 9/11 documents released by CIA on 25th anniversary of attacks
Drawn from daily intelligence briefings given to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, CIA Director John Ratcliffe called it “the single largest release of CIA analysis related to 9/11 ever.”
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September 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Remembrances from 9/12 — Brooklyn Story Lab - Home
A quarter century after the devastating attack on September 11th, a journalist recalls and reflects on the events of the following day, September 12th.
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September 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Remembering 9/11: From Upper West Side Dad to Daily News Deadline
The Daily News story about the 9/11 attacks on September 12, 2001. By Dave Saltonstall It was many hours after
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September 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Billy Joel reveals he got brain surgery because he didn’t want to lose his ‘marbles’
“I’m still here,” the “Piano Man” singer said after disclosing the surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus, but he gave no indication when or if he’ll perform again.
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September 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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John Malkovich cancels Tel Aviv show after promoter fabricates statement from him on Israel
The Oscar-nominated actor said he is not in “supposed ‘solidarity’ with any particular political cause, nor with the killing of innocents, nor with any acts of terrorism.”
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September 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Pamela Anderson says hepatitis C was ‘death sentence’ that ‘took everything I had in my bank’
The “Baywatch” star said her doctor told her she had 10 years to live when she was diagnosed in the late 1990s with the viral infection.
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September 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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The Lindsay Clancy trial ended in legal fireworks. Did prosecutors light the fuse?
The jury left no choice but to declare a mistrial, but legal experts say prosecutors may have undermined their own case.
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September 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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North Carolina began sending mail ballots to voters early on Friday, the first state to forge ahead with its standard vote-by-mail program as the Trump administration escalates its efforts to restrict the practice.
North Carolina Set to Mail The Fall’s First Ballots As Trump Tries to Restrict Them
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Postal Service rule that could impede millions of mail voters. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in.
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September 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Lindsay Clancy judge says he’ll declare a mistrial, but grants defense one hour to appeal
The jury could not reach a unanimous decision in the murder trial of Clancy, charged with killing her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.
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September 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Gloria Steinem, fierce feminist trailblazer, dies
A pioneering activist and journalist, Steinem was one of the women’s liberation movement’s most outspoken advocates.
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September 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Lindsay Clancy jurors are deadlocked, judge sends them back for more deliberations
The jury is weighing whether to convict Clancy of first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months.
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September 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Months before fatal Grand Canyon flood, park service warned of elevated risk
The agency warned that a devastating 2025 wildfire had left parts of the North Rim vulnerable to flash flooding and debris flows.
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September 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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Thieves steal royal necklace from Vienna museum in smash-and-grab heist
The robbers, who didn’t disguise their faces and were caught on camera, remain at large with the 673-diamond necklace once owned by an Egyptian queen, police said.
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August 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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In Ukraine, Russian soldiers are increasingly surrendering to machines
More than 100 Russian soldiers surrendered to drones over the winter, a former Ukrainian official said. NBC News talked to one unit that captured four men without firing a shot.
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August 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Palestinian woman and NBC News team attacked by masked Israeli settlers in West Bank
The woman and crew were treated for injuries. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he condemned the violence committed “by a handful of rioters.”
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August 29, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Gwyneth Paltrow scraps Sam Altman Hamptons party after anti-AI outrage: reports
Gwyneth Paltrow has postponed and likely canceled a Hamptons dinner party celebrating OpenAI founder Sam Altman amid backlash, reports say.
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August 29, 2026 at 2:58 PM