Yasmeen Persaud
Assignment Editor at NBC News
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1 month ago |
nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen |Matthew Lavietes |Matt Lavietes |Doha Madani |Yasmeen Persaud
/ Updated New York police officers were called Wednesday after protesters took over a room of a Columbia University library in a resurgence of the on-campus pro-Palestinian demonstrations that rocked the nation last spring.
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2 months ago |
nbcnews.com | Dennis Romero |Yasmeen Persaud
The wife of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil announced the birth of the couple's son on Monday, noting her husband was not able to witness the event. Dr. Noor Abdalla, a Michigan-born dentist who was with Khalil when he was arrested by federal agents March 8, said she requested his presence at the birth but was denied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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2 months ago |
nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen |Yasmeen Persaud |Andrew Siff
New York City’s $9 congestion toll on drivers in Manhattan’s busiest areas will remain in effect, despite the federal government’s Sunday deadline to scrap the program. In a statement on the deadline, a spokesperson for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said, “The program is working.
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2 months ago |
nbcnews.com | Doha Madani |Yasmeen Persaud
Pennsylvania State Police are searching for an arsonist who "caused a significant amount of damage" to Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence in Harrisburg. In a statement posted to social media, Shapiro wrote that his family was woken up at 2 a.m. on Sunday by banging on the door from state police. He added that he and his wife, Lori, were "eternally grateful" for authorities who helped evacuate the family. "Thank God no one was injured and the fire was extinguished," Shapiro wrote.
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2 months ago |
flipboard.com | Doha Madani |Yasmeen Persaud
1 hour agoHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated overnight from the official governor’s residence after someone set fire to the building, police said Sunday. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished, according to authorities. The fire broke out overnight on …
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