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Kevin Spacey Set For NYC Trial | Diplomat Flees U.S. After Rape Accusation | Guns With Lasers Used In Shootout | Sex Ad Leads To Torture

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UES Offices Destroyed By Billionaire's Botched Renovations: Lawsuit
The billionaire founder of ALDO shoes wanted an UES triplex for his daughter, but helped destroy a medical office instead, a suit alleges.
Kevin Spacey Set For NYC Trial Over Sexual Assault Lawsuit
A judge issued an order for an Oct. 6 trial over accusations that Spacey assaulted actor Anthony Rapp when Rapp was 14.
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Diplomat Flees U.S. After Wash Heights Rape Accusation: Officials
Charles Dickens Imene Oliha stands accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in her Wadsworth Terrace home, according to officials and reports.
Wild Shootout In Washington Heights, Passerby Shot: VIDEO
Three men carrying guns with lasers attached tried to jump two people in a car near West 159th Street, but the men fought and shot back.
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Fort Greene Teen Tortures Man Who Responded To Online Sex Ad, DA Says
The 59-year-old man had bleach thrown in his face before he was beaten and burnt, according to Queens prosecutors.
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