14 h. ago Anna Sorokin ‘horrified’ after rabbits used for photoshoot dumped in New York park

Fake heiress denies responsibility as social media users accuse her of mistreating the three bunniesAfter years of prison and conniving her way into luxury, Anna Sorokin has New York talking about her again.This time, it is not posing as a German heiress or being jailed for four years, instead the convicted fraudster has been left “disturbed” and “horrified” after three rabbits used in her photoshoot were found dumped in a nearby park. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Anna Delvey denies claims she abandoned rabbits in a New York park after photoshoot

‘I would never condone these actions,’ Delvey wrote on Instagram

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62 h. ago Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual

Scientists say lightning bugs are having a revival this year – but they’re concerned about the insects’ long-term viabilityMax Vogel, a 29-year-old public defense attorney, was picnicking with friends in early August at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, when he noticed flashes of light appear in the air around him.They were fireflies, bioluminescent insects that the Washington DC native had not seen while living in Oregon, where there are few, if any. For many Americans who live where fireflies do, their flashing lights at dusk are a tangible rite of summer – though one that may now be under threat. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Inside Epstein’s lavish Manhattan townhouse: A stuffed tiger, a Lolita first edition and a photo with Trump

Disgraced financier’s New York mansion close to Central Park contained peculiar interior decoration, including a sculpture of a bride clinging to a rope suspended above its stairwell

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8 d. ago Staff slowly return to 345 Park Avenue one week after New York’s Midtown mass shooting

Some high-profile tenants of the Manhattan skyscraper are still working from home

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3 w. ago Border Patrol agent shot in the face by illegal immigrant during botched robbery in New York City park

The federal agent, 42, was sitting in Fort Washington Park, Manhattan, when he was approached by two men on a moped attempting to rob him just before midnight.

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3 w. ago How climate crisis makes rainstorms that flooded New York more common

More than 2in of rain fell in an hour in the region, killing two people, and such storms are only going to intensifyMonday night’s downpour was one of the most intense rainstorms in New York City history, the kind of storm that’s now happening much more often due to climate warming.More than 2in of rain fell in New York City’s Central Park in the 7pm hour on Monday evening, part of a regional downpour that filled the city’s highways and subway tunnels and prompted several water rescues. Continue reading...

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