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How NYC is coping with 175,000 migrants from the Southern border

1:42pm February 15, 2024

by Dave Davies

New York Times reporter Andy Newman says the city's legal mandate to provide shelter to any who need it is being tested by a stream of migrants — some of whom were sent on buses by Southern governors.

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More people are using Buy Now, Pay Later services like they might a credit card — frequently and on everything.

How do you use Buy Now, Pay Later? It likely depends on your credit score

1:01pm February 15, 2024

by Alina Selyukh

New research finds that people who use it the most tend to use it like a credit card, instead of a credit card. And that's regardless of income.

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Migrant border crossings into the U.S. dropped significantly in January

11:35am February 15, 2024

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that the number of undocumented migrants crossing into the U.S. dropped by 50% in January.

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ShotSpotter equipment overlooks the intersection of South Stony Island Avenue and East 63rd Street in Chicago on Aug. 10, 2021. The city will not renew its contract for the gunfire detection equipment.

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Chicago will drop controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system

10:41am February 15, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson followed through on his campaign promise by announcing the city won't renew the contract for the system, which critics have called ineffective and costly.

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Nonprofit in New York trains formerly incarcerated people to work in food industry

8:03am February 15, 2024

by Ava Pukatch

A nonprofit in Syracuse, New York, is helping people released from prison find jobs.

People flee after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade on Feb.14 in Kansas City, Mo.

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1 killed at Chiefs parade shooting; Russia is developing a space-based nuclear device

8:00am February 15, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

A shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade killed one woman and injured at least 21 others, including children. Russia is developing a nuclear capability that could target satelites.

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What is the fate of all this empty space?

Could vacant office spaces across the U.S. be the solution to a national problem?

7:54am February 15, 2024

by Manuela López Restrepo

A recent study calculated that about a fifth of U.S. office space was vacant at the end of last year. What is the fate of all this empty real estate?

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Kansas City is the latest city left to grapple with the aftermath of a mass shooting

7:23am February 15, 2024

The victory parade and rally for the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win turned into a tragedy as one person was killed and several others were injured during a mass shooting

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Morning news brief

5:16am February 15, 2024

Kansas City Super Bowl rally turns deadly. Source says Russia is working on nuclear capability that could threaten satellites. The number of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. fell in January.

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Canvassers in Philadelphia reach out to residents to warn about overdose rates

5:16am February 15, 2024

by Nicole Leonard

City workers in Philadelphia are canvassing neighborhoods with high rates of drug overdose deaths — and handing out overdose reversal medication.