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Posts by Neil Vigdor

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F.B.I. Launches Manhunt for Youth Volleyball Coach Accused of Sex Abuse

The bureau has informed high schools, colleges and volleyball clubs in the New York City area that the coach, Edgar Lazaro Castillo, is being investigated in connection with sexual assault. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/n...

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L.A.P.D. Arrests D4vd Months After Finding Teen’s Remains in His Tesla

The singer was charged in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who died before her 15th birthday. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/u...

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Captains of Boat That Capsized Near San Diego Plead Guilty to 4 Deaths

The boat was carrying 19 migrants from Mexico to Southern California when it overturned in May 2025, the authorities said. Two of the victims were children. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...

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For decades, draft-eligible men ages 18 to 25 have been required to register with the Selective Service System. Most states offer a registration option on driver’s license applications. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...

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Hawaii Doctor Convicted of Attempted Manslaughter in Attack on Wife

Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/u...

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Michigan Woman Missing in the Bahamas After Falling Off a Boat

Lynette Hooker was traveling with her husband from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on Saturday when she went overboard, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

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Gucci Mane Held at Gunpoint, Prompting 2 Rappers’ Arrests

The hip-hop titan was forced to sign papers releasing a rapper known as Pooh Shiesty from his record contract during an armed confrontation in January at a Dallas music studio, officials said. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...

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Migrating American Woodcocks Set Off a Birding Frenzy in Bryant Park

American woodcocks, also known as timberdoodles, are bopping and shimmying through the park, charming visitors during a pit stop on their northerly migration. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/n...

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Italy Says It Has Recovered $23 Million Stolen From First ‘Bond Girl’

The Swiss actress Ursula Andress, whose breakthrough came in “Dr. No” in 1962, accused a former wealth manager of embezzlement. He died in an apparent suicide last year. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...

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Someone Left Their Heart at Grand Central, Captivating Commuters

The shiny inflatable first appeared around Valentine’s Day, quickly becoming a social media darling while inspiring inevitable puns. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/n...

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Bear That Clawed 2 People in California Is Euthanized, Orphaning Its Cubs

Officials in Monrovia, Calif., had lobbied state wildlife officers to relocate the bear and her two cubs to the Angeles National Forest instead. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

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Pope Accepts Resignation of U.S. Bishop Charged With Embezzlement

Bishop Emanuel Shaleta pleaded not guilty to stealing at least $270,000 from the St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, Calif. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

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Murder Charge Is Dropped Against Man Who Fired Gun at Chiefs Super Bowl Parade

Dominic M. Miller, 20, was sentenced to two years in jail as part of a plea agreement related to the 2024 killing of Lisa Lopez-Galvan. He has already served most of his time. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

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Trump Echoes F.D.R. and Grant in Calling for ‘Unconditional Surrender’

President Trump demanded that Iran capitulate in the war with the United States, invoking a phrase made famous by statesmen and generals. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/w...

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Superfood Fuels Mating Frenzy for a Critically Endangered Parrot

The Kakapo, which is reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, is found only in New Zealand. It feeds on the fruit of the rimu tree. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/s...

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Radiohead Demands That ICE Remove Its Song From a Social Media Video

The band condemned the Trump administration for using the song “Let Down” in a post showing victims of violent crimes that federal officials said had been committed by illegal immigrants. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

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Supreme Court Lawyer Who Moonlighted in High-Stakes Poker Is Convicted of Tax Fraud

The lawyer Thomas C. Goldstein, who co-founded the SCOTUSblog website, hid millions in gambling income from the government, federal prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/u...

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Kalshi Accuses a ‘MrBeast’ Employee of Insider Trading

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b... The prediction-market platform said it had reported the employee to federal regulators. The show’s parent company said it had “no tolerance for this behavior.”

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New York Man Tried to Ram a Nevada Substation in an Act of Terrorism, Police Say

The man, Dawson Maloney, of Albany, was heavily armed during the attack on Thursday in Boulder City, Nev. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police said. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

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Shipwreck Found at the Bottom of Lake Michigan After Nearly 150 Years

The steamer Lac La Belle, which was carrying passengers and cargo, sank in a storm in 1872. Eight people died when one of its lifeboats capsized. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

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Shivering Americans Snap Up Firewood as Winter Grinds On

Weeks of freezing temperatures and winter storms across parts of the United States have increased the demand for firewood and manufactured fire logs. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

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Florida Couple Arrested After Pickleball Match Turns Into a Brawl

The couple, who were banned for life from a country club in Port Orange, Fla., face felony battery charges after the fight, which involved 20 people, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

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Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.

The officer was traveling 74 miles per hour in a 25-m.p.h. zone when he hit Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk while responding to a call. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

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Olympic Feats and Tailgating Feasts at 100-Year-Old Ski Jump in Connecticut

Salisbury, Conn., has been hosting ski jumping competitions since 1926, when the Satre brothers from Norway brought the sport to Litchfield County. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/n...

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A Phantom Humming Has a Connecticut City at Wit’s End

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n... West Haven, Conn., has budgeted $16,000 for an acoustics expert to try to pinpoint the source of a low-frequency disturbance that has disrupted residents’ lives.

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Dallas County Exonerates Black Man Who Was Executed in 1956

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u... An all-white jury convicted Tommy Lee Walker of rape and murder, relying on inadmissible evidence and a coerced confession that he immediately recanted, county officials said.

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Miami Beach Nightclub Is Condemned for Playing Ye’s Song ‘Heil Hitler’

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u... The club, Vendôme, was hosting several right-wing influencers, including Andrew and Tristan Tate, the brothers who are being investigated in Europe for alleged human trafficking.

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Trump Administration Lawsuit Seeking California Voter Data Is Dismissed

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u... The Justice Department has sued about two dozen states over access to voter rolls, as the federal government pushes to create a national database.

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New York Sues Former C.E.O. of Covid Vaccine Maker Over Insider Trading

Robert G. Kramer sold nearly 90,000 shares of his stock in Emergent BioSolutions, knowing that large quantities of vaccine materials were contaminated, the lawsuit said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

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Paraglider Survives 500-Foot Crash Into Ocean Off Florida, Rescuers Say

A bystander captured the misadventure in a video that drew widespread attention online. Lifeguards and a snorkeler helped rescue the man www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

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