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Author Salman Rushdie Violently Attacked, Stabbed On Stage In New York Author Salman Rushdie Violently Attacked, Stabbed On Stage In New York
Author Salman Rushdie Violently Attacked, Stabbed On Stage In New York This story has been updated Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage at a speaking engagement in upstate New York, according to state police. The violent attack happened at around 10:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, as Rushdie was about to begin lecturing at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, located about 70 miles south of Buffalo. A man stormed the stage and repeatedly stabbed the 75-year-old Rushdie in the neck and chest, New York State Police said. Rushdie was taken by helicopter to a hospital for emergency surgery.  Friday evening, Aug. 12, his agent told The New York Times that …

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Man Accused Of Making Death Threat To GOP NY Congressman Over Support For Infrastructure Bill Man Accused Of Making Death Threat To GOP NY Congressman Over Support For Infrastructure Bill
Man Accused Of Making Death Threat To GOP NY Congressman Over Support For Infrastructure Bill A New York man is facing charges after allegedly making a death threat toward a Long Island Congressman who was one of 13 House Republicans to support President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. In Nassau County, detectives arrested Lake Ronkonkoma resident Kenneth Gasper, age 64, on Wednesday, Nov. 10 following an investigation into a threat made toward Republican Congressman Andrew Garbarino. Garbarino represents the southwest portion of South Shore in Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County on Long Island. He was one of 13 GOP lawmakers t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Stamford Man Accused Of Threatening Victim In Darien, Police Say Stamford Man Accused Of Threatening Victim In Darien, Police Say
Stamford Man Accused Of Threatening Victim In Darien, Police Say A 25-year-old man was arrested after being recorded repeatedly making death threats that were deemed legitimate in Fairfield County, police said. The Darien Police Department received a complaint on Sunday, Oct. 4 from a local resident who had gotten into a verbal argument with Stamford resident Sean Brown inside an area apartment. Police said that Brown repeatedly stated that he wanted his victim dead, prompting his victims to begin recording Brown, as the threats were deemed potentially legitimate. According to police, the pair later drove to a Stamford residence, where the threats conti…

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by Zak Failla