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'Please Be Patient, I Have Autism': New Visor Card Program Aims To Ease Police Interactions: Patch PM

Also: Inmate found dead was detainee, entered illegally 4X: ICE / Jimmy Kimmel / DNA admissible in Gilgo trial / Taylor Swift celebration

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'Please Be Patient, I Have Autism': New Visor Card Program Aims To Ease Police Interactions

The cards, part of a New York State Police initiative, will help prevent miscommunication and lessen the stress of being pulled over.

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ICE Confirms Inmate Who Died At LI Correctional Facility Was A Detainee Who Entered U.S. Illegally 4X

Santos Reyes-Banegas, 42, was a Honduran national who was declared dead at the jail, possibly of liver failure, ICE officials say.

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Judge Rules, For 2nd Time, That Controversial DNA Can Be Used In Accused Gilgo Killer Trial

In a defeat for the defense, the judge ruled that all cases will be tried as one, not severed, as accused Gilgo killer attorney requested.

'Shake It Off' At Taylor Swift Celebration Day On Long Island

"This fun-filled day is scheduled the day after Taylor Swift's highly anticipated new album release 'Life of a Showgirl.'"

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