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New York City Approves Rent Increases for Regulated Apartments - The New York Times

posted onJune 28, 2017
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Many tenants in New York City’s roughly one million rent-regulated apartments will see their rents rise for the first time in three years after a city panel voted on Tuesday night to allow landlords to increase rents on one-year and two-year leases. Under pressure from political leaders and tenant activists, the Rent Guidelines Board had voted two years in a row to freeze rents on one-year leases, and to permit increases of just 2 percent on two-year leases.

3 Chicago Officers Charged With Conspiracy in Laquan McDonald Case - The New York Times

posted onJune 28, 2017
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CHICAGO — Three longtime police officers were charged on Tuesday in connection with the death of Laquan McDonald, the black teenager whose fatal shooting in 2014 at the hands of a white Chicago officer ignited intense scrutiny over police conduct and transparency. Unlike the officers accused in a series of police shooting trials that have unfolded around the country in recent weeks, those charged here did not fire their weapons. Their crimes, prosecutors said, stemmed from their actions after the shooting.

3 Chicago Officers Charged With Conspiracy in Laquan McDonald Case - The New York Times

posted onJune 28, 2017
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CHICAGO — Three longtime police officers were charged on Tuesday in connection with the death of Laquan McDonald, the black teenager whose fatal shooting in 2014 at the hands of a white Chicago officer ignited intense scrutiny over police conduct and transparency. Unlike the officers accused in a series of police shooting trials that have unfolded around the country in recent weeks, those charged here did not fire their weapons. Their crimes, prosecutors said, stemmed from their actions after the shooting.

Trump Campaign Chief’s Firm Got $17 Million From Pro-Russia Party - The New York Times

posted onJune 28, 2017
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Paul Manafort, who was forced out as President Trump’s campaign chairman last summer after five months of infighting and criticism about his business dealings with pro-Russian interests, disclosed Tuesday that his consulting firm had received more than $17 million over two years from a Ukrainian political party with links to the Kremlin. The filing serves as a retroactive admission that Mr. Manafort performed work in the United States on behalf of a foreign power — Ukraine’s Party of Regions — without disclosing it at the time, as required by law.

Cyberattack Hits Ukraine Then Spreads Internationally - The New York Times

posted onJune 28, 2017
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Computer systems from Ukraine to the United States were struck on Tuesday in an international cyberattack that was similar to a recent assault that crippled tens of thousands of machines worldwide. In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, A.T.M.s stopped working. About 80 miles away, workers were forced to manually monitor radiation at the old Chernobyl nuclear plant when their computers failed.

Cyberattack Hits Ukraine Then Spreads Internationally - The New York Times

posted onJune 28, 2017
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Computer systems from Ukraine to the United States were struck on Tuesday in an international cyberattack that was similar to a recent assault that crippled tens of thousands of machines worldwide. In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, A.T.M.s stopped working. About 80 miles away, workers were forced to manually monitor radiation at the old Chernobyl nuclear plant when their computers failed.