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Chris Christie: Donald Trump best qualified to close tax code loopholes

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 27, 2016, photo, Abraham Chaparro, holds a photograph of his murdered stepson, Miguel Garcia-Moran, outside his home in Brentwood, N.Y. The remains of Garcia-Moran, who was reported missing in February, were found in September. Multiple teenagers from the same Long Island high school have been found dead and while police suspect all the deaths are related to gang violence, they are releasing few details. (AP Photo/Claudia Torrens)

4 students from same high school are found dead in a month

By FRANK ELTMAN and CLAUDIA TORRENS - Associated Press

In this Sept. 25, 2016 photo, Dan Dolgin, left, and Mark Justh examine seeds from hemp plants on their JD Farms in Eaton, N.Y. JD Farms in central New York harvested the state’s first legal hemp this fall under a university research partnership. (AP Photo/Mary Esch)

Not pot: US hemp farms take root under state pilot programs

By MARY ESCH - Associated Press

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Jim Norton decries ‘childlike’ nature of politically correct college audiences

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman, right, reacts as New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez rounds the bases with a home run during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, July 18, 2016, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Yankees not sure if Severino’s future is in rotation or ‘pen

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

NY ranks 2nd worst in business tax climate but improving

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New York Mets' David Wright returns to high fives in the dugout after his solo homerun during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 18, 2016 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

Mets beat Phillies 5-3 to clinch top NL wild card

By CHUCK GORMLEY - Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman, right, reacts as New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez rounds the bases with a home run during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, July 18, 2016, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Orioles stumble late as Yankees rally for 7-3 win

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

The skyline of New York's borough of Manhattan is seen behind the Hoboken, N.J. rail station after a train crash at the facility on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. A commuter train plowed into the bustling terminal during the morning rush hour. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)

The Latest: Investigators say train crew ‘very cooperative’

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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman, right, reacts as New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez rounds the bases with a home run during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, July 18, 2016, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Trumbo hits 47th, Schoop 5 RBIs as Orioles top Yankees 8-1

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Bail reduced for 2 arrested at Holland Tunnel with weapons

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Unconfirmed creepy clown reports hit 2 NY school districts

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In a photo provided by William Sun, people examine the wreckage of a New Jersey Transit commuter train that crashed into the train station during the morning rush hour in Hoboken,, N.J., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. The crash caused an unknown number of injuries and witnesses reported seeing one woman trapped under concrete and many people bleeding. (William Sun via AP)

After fatal train crash in New Jersey, investigators seek answers

By Dake Kang and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) walks to the line of scrimmage during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo. Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks watched the Jets' ugly game film from last week, when Ryan Fitzpatrick kept throwing the ball to the other team. One interception after the other _ six in all for the New York quarterback. Carroll's not expecting anything close to that type of slopfest on Sunday when the Seahawks (2-1) take on the Jets (1-2). (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

Seahawks not expecting another slop-fest from Fitz, Jets

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

In this Sept. 7, 2016 photo, Monique Causey holds a portrait of her 14-year-old Malik, who was shot on Aug. 21, 2016, at her home in Chicago. August was the deadliest month for Chicago homicides in two decades, and an analysis of the toll shows more clearly than ever that the blame lies with surging violence in a handful of the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods riven by loosely organized street gangs. (AP Photo/Tae-Gyun Kim)

Why is Chicago a murder capital? Clues from a bloody month

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

The skyline of New York's borough of Manhattan is seen behind the Hoboken, N.J. rail station after a train crash at the facility on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. A commuter train plowed into the bustling terminal during the morning rush hour. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)

The Latest: Train engineer identified as 29-year employee

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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez singles off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Steven Wright during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. Catching for Boston is Sandy Leon. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Yankees eliminated despite Sabathia’s 5-1 win over Red Sox

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Chris Tillman (30) throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 15, 2016, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Offense comes up empty, Jays lose 4-0 to Orioles

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

Train crashes into New Jersey station; 1 dead, 100-plus injured

By David Porter and Karen Matthews - Associated Press

FILE - This file frame grab from a cellphone shows an emergency alert along with a news alert on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, about a man wanted in connection with explosions in the New York City metropolitan area. The federal government is beefing up emergency cellphone alerts like the one used in New York to advertise the search for the bombing suspect. The Federal Communications Commission approved a measure Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, that will let messages be up to four times longer than the current 90-character limit, and cellphone companies will have to support Spanish messages under the new rules. The changes will also let officials target messages more narrowly and include links in messages. (AP Photo/File)

FCC beefs up emergency cellphone alerts

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press