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At least 10 people were shot and dozens injured in New York City during morning rush hour yesterday after a man wearing a gas mask threw a smoke canister and opened fire in a Brooklyn subway. Police are searching for a person of interest, Frank James, after finding a credit card and a key to a U-Haul van at the scene.
James remained at large as of this morning, however officials stopped short of calling him a suspect. A motive has not been identified, though a number of violent social media posts by James have surfaced.
Officials said they recovered the U-Haul van, a gun, and a bag, which included additional unused smoke canisters and fireworks. They also recovered undetonated devices in the area. See videos and photos taken of the aftermath here (warning—sensitive content).
The station where the events unfolded is a major transfer hub in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood and runs two popular lines that make express stops into Midtown Manhattan. Sunset Park is considered one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods. |
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US inflation rose 8.5% in March compared to the same time last year, the largest such increase since December 1981. It also marked the fifth straight month inflation hit a new 40-year high.
The consumer price index, a proxy for inflation that tracks the price of a basket of goods and services, rose 1.2% over February, the highest monthly increase since September 2005. Higher inflation means consumers can buy fewer goods with each dollar they spend (see 101). Housing, food, and gas prices—with the latter partially driven by the Ukraine crisis—were the largest contributors to the increase in the index. See data broken down by product here.
To curb inflation, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates last month and is expected to do so a number of times through the rest of the year. It typically targets an annual inflation near 2%. Read more on the link between inflation and interest rates here. |
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New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin (D) resigned yesterday after he was arrested on five counts of campaign-related bribery, falsification of records, and wire fraud charges stemming from reported illegal donations during his comptroller campaign last year. Benjamin pleaded not guilty during an appearance in a Manhattan federal court.
Benjamin is charged with conspiring to steer $50K in state funds to a nonprofit led by Harlem real estate investor Gerald Migdol in exchange for thousands of dollars of illegal campaign contributions, many of which were under fraudulent names. The indictment claims Benjamin was aware of the fraudulent contributions and was active in covering them up. Migdol was arrested in November on wire fraud charges.
Benjamin previously served as a state senator before he was appointed lieutenant governor by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) in August 2021 after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned. |
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