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Defense: Government delayed evidence in Turkish banker case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2015, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sexual assault allegations against the media mogul have been keeping police in New York and Los Angeles busy but he isn't the only influential man police are looking at on similar charges. Police in Los Angeles, New York and London are working to untangle an ever-growing mass of allegations of sexual assault and harassment against powerful men. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP, File)

Los Angeles, NYC, London chase growing mass of sex cases

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

This photo shows the federal courthouse in New York, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of Halkbank Deputy CEO Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a top executive for a state-run bank in Turkey, accused of conspiring to help Iran evade economic sanctions. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Charges detailed in Turkish gold trader plea

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The Vancouver Canucks' Alexander Burmistrov, left, battles the New York Islanders' Anders Lee during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in New York. Right is Vancouver Canucks' Derrick Pouliot. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Isles rout Canucks 5-2

By DENIS P. GORMAN - Associated Press

Bipartisan lawmakers strive to retain key tax deduction

By FRANK ELTMAN - Associated Press

In this court room sketch, defendant, Mehmet Hakan Atilla, center, listens to proceedings from the defense table Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in New York. Prosecutors claim that Atilla laundered Iranian oil money in violation of U.S. economic sanctions: a conspiracy involving bribes and kickbacks to high-level officials. Seated from left are defense attorney Victor Rocco, defendant Mahmet Hajan Atilla, defense attorney Cathy Flemming. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

Turkish-Iranian gold trader pleads guilty, set to testify

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Soccer corruption trial continues as FIFA gathers in Russia

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE--This photo from Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 photo, show individuals playing video lottery terminals at Tioga Downs, in Nichols, N.Y. Revenues from three new upstate New York casinos have come in far slower than projected, meaning less money shared with local towns, cities and counties. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Jackpot elusive for 3 new upstate New York casinos

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

Dreamers protest Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to draw attention to their plight

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Minnesota's Jordan Murphy, right, lays up in front of Alabama A&amp;M's Matthew Cotton in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Murphy’s double-double leads Minnesota over Alabama A&M

By PATRICK DONNELLY - Associated Press

The Latest: Jury selection postponed in Iran sanctions case

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Firefighters work at the scene of a factory fire in New Windsor, N.Y., Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Authorities say two explosions and a fire at the Verla International cosmetics factory in the Hudson Valley about an hour north of New York City have left multiple people injured, including firefighters caught in the second blast. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Body recovered from NY factory explosion, fire

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This undated photo provided by NYC &amp; Company shows a display in Stockholm, Sweden, of an ad from a new campaign to promote tourism in New York City. The campaign is called “True York City” and the ad shows the phrase “Famous Original New York City.” The campaign is designed to encourage visitors to New York to seek out the city’s iconic landmarks as well as neighborhoods, small businesses and unique attractions. (NYC &amp; Company via AP)

NYC launches new tourism campaign: True York City

By BETH J. HARPAZ - Associated Press

Delaware provides tax shelter for multimillion-dollar art

By MARGIE FISHMAN and SCOTT GOSS - Associated Press

$This undated photo provided by Arthur O'Brien shows his grandfather Thomas O'Brien in his fireman's uniform after he joined the FDNY in 1917. O'Brien's heirs say their grandfather was found dead in his firehouse bunk hours after suffering a six-inch skull fracture at a Manhattan fire in 1935 and should be honored as a &quot;line-of-duty&quot; casualty. (Courtesy of Arthur O'Brien via AP)$

Fireman’s kin seek honor for grandfather who died in 1935

By FRANK ELTMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 4, 1978 file photo, actress Ann Wedgeworth poses at Sardi's restaurant following the 32nd Annual Tony Awards in New York City where she won best actress in a featured role for her performance in &quot;Chapter Two.&quot; Wedgeworth, who gained fame on film and Broadway before taking on the role of a flirty divorcee on &quot;Three's Company,&quot; has died in New York at age 83. (AP Photo/File)

Ann Wedgeworth, known for ‘Three’s Company’ role, dies at 83

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

FILE- In this June 8, 2016 file photo, Norman Seabrook, center, president of the New York City Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, leaves court, in New York. The judge declared a mistrial on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, after the jury in Seabrook's bribery trial failed to deliver a verdict. The 57-year-old Seabrook is accused of paying $60,000 in bribes to steer $20 million in union money to a hedge fund. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Mistrial declared in ex-jail guard union boss bribery case

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ADVANCE FOR USE THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. Pungent, ugly and often-toxic algae is spreading across U.S. waterways, even as the government spends vast sums of money to help farmers reduce fertilizer runoff that helps cause it. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Toxic algae: Once a nuisance, now a severe nationwide threat

By JOHN FLESHER and ANGELIKI KASTANIS - Associated Press

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., stands outside the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Feb. 27, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Peter King accuses budget chief Mick Mulvaney of ‘taking shots’ at New York

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, are warning Republicans in high-tax blue states of an electoral backlash from middle-class suburbanites if they approve a tax reform bill without state and local tax deductions. (Associated Press/File)

Tax bill’s benefit muffled by Democrat cries on SALT

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times