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BREAKING: A man set himself on fire outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump is facing charges in a hush money case.

The person set himself on fire after 1 p.m. Friday in the designated protest area outside of the trial outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan, according to a witness. The fire was put out minutes later, leaving a smoky scene outside court as a gaggle of reporters and witnesses looked on.  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-sets-himself-fire-trump-trial-manhattan/5336882/ 

The New York City Department of Health is urging providers to be aware of a continued uptick in a potentially deadly rat-transmitted bacterial illness that can infect both humans and pets.

Cases of human leptospirosis remain limited -- there have been six cases reported to date in the city this year -- but are trending upward. Twenty-four cases were reported to New York City in 2023, the highest annual total yet, officials say.  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/health/rat-disease-dogs-humans-leptospirosis-nyc/5325527/ 

Donald Trump will make history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges when his hush money case opens today with jury selection.

He has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of an alleged effort to cover up a hush-money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the lead up the 2016 presidential election.  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/donald-trump-new-york-hush-money-trial/5320063 

O.J. Simpson, a former football star who was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend in what became known as "The Trial of the Century," but who was then found liable for their deaths in a civil procedure, has died after a battle with cancer, his family said.



He was 76.  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/oj-simpson-dies-of-cancer-at-76/5310941/ 

NJ Transit commuters will see a fare hike for the first time in nearly a decade.
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The transit board unanimously approved the 15% increase on Wednesday. The hike, which will take effect on the heels of New York City's controversial congestion pricing tolls, comes after the agency's preliminary estimates for Fiscal Year 2025 found a budget deficit of $119 million. Read more:  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-transit-fare-hike-vote-cost-train-bus/5306713/ 

Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.


The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films was convicted of misdemeanor assault by a Manhattan jury in December. Majors was immediately dropped by Marvel Studios, which had cast him as Kang the Conqueror, a role envisioned as the main villain in the entertainment empire’s movies and television shows for years to come.  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/jonathan-majors-sentence-assault-girlfriend-marvel-studios/5300182/ 

Did you feel it?! 

Alex Cooper is tapping into her inner athlete this summer for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The “Call Her Daddy” podcast host will be leading “Watch with Alex Cooper” during the Summer Games, a series of interactive watch parties that will stream on Peacock.  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/call-her-daddy-alex-cooper-host-live-watch-parties-2024-paris-olympics-peacock/5286291/ 

Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down prisons during next Monday's total solar eclipse.



The suit filed Friday in federal court in upstate New York argues that the April 8 lockdown violates inmates' constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event. Read more:  https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-inmates-sue-to-watch-solar-eclipse-after-prisons-locked-down/5280597/