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Defendant John Bittrolff appears for a hearing at Riverhead Criminal Court, Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Riverhead, N.Y. New charges brought against Rex Heuermann, the man accused of a string of killings on Long Island, are raising new questions about the strength of Bittrolff's conviction. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool)

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New charges for alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer cast scrutiny on another man's murder conviction
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ - Associated Press
Fri,06/07/24-5:22PM , 57 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — For years prosecutors saw a connection in the killings of three young women who disappeared in the winter of 1993 and 1994, their nude bodies found strangled, beaten and left in similar poses in the Long Island brush.
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A student protester parades a Palestinian flag outside the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in New York. The student-run legal journal, Columbia Law Review, was taken offline Monday, June 3, 2024, after its board of directors objected to the publication of an article that accused Israel of genocide. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool, File)

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After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review's website is shut down by board
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ - Associated Press
Tue,06/04/24-5:52PM , 52 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Student editors at the Columbia Law Review say they were pressured by the journal’s board of directors to halt publication of an academic article written by a Palestinian human rights lawyer that accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and upholding an apartheid regime.
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NYC real estate developer charged with driving into woman at pro-Palestinian protest
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Wed,05/08/24-5:41PM , 45 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York real estate developer was charged with felony assault after police said he hit a woman with his car during a pro-Palestinian demonstration led by students connected to the Columbia University protest movement.
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Nahla Al-Arian visits the pro-Palestinian protesters encampment on the campus of Columbia University, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in New York. (Laila Al-Arian via AP)

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A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia's protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitator
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Wed,05/01/24-5:36PM , 118 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Before police officers poured into Columbia University on Tuesday night, arresting more than 100 people as they cleared an occupied school building and tent encampment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he re
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