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Posted Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 4:13 pm ET

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Does your kid's name follow a trend?

The building's owner said it will be painted over.

The famous hugging dog of Instagram and her owner have received nearly $60,000 in donations from well-wishers after a devastating fire.

Jim Burns, 65, was struck by a taxi in the intersection of Fifth Avenue and East 87th Street.

Several of those kids now have signs of developmental problems, the New York Daily News reported.

The train collision occurred in a tunnel that is shut down for repairs.

Oladele Adaramola was driving east in the westbound lane of Linden Boulevard when he crashed into a van early Wednesday, said police.

Queens Airbnb rentals for Christmas week shot up by 125 percent - more than any other borough - since 2015, the company's data showed.

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