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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · 6d

Have you or any of your gay friends been stopped by police at Penn Station? If so, DM me. I'd like to hear from you.

Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · 20d

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione are accusing the Trump administration of violating their client's right to a fair trial in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Luigi Mangione's lawyers slam Charlie Kirk comparisons made by Trump administration

Some have compared Kirk's slaying to other recents acts of political violence, including the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · 24d

Secret Service confirmed with NBC News that an armed man posing as law enforcement was detained at the site of Charlie Kirk's upcoming memorial service.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · 28d

Luigi Mangione just had terrorism charges against him in the state of New York dropped. He still faces federal charges in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Sep 4

The cause of death for a baby found in University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling's closet last weekend remains unknown, officials said.

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Cause of death for baby found dead in University of Kentucky athlete's closet remains inconclusive

Police said that Laken Snelling, 21, told officers that she had given birth and tried to conceal evidence of the birth.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Aug 13

BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein to be tried for a third time in New York

Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Aug 12

Anna "Delvey" Sorokin says she's received hundreds of death threats in the days since she was accused of dumping pet rabbits she posed with for a photoshoot in a Brooklyn park.

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Anna Sorokin says she received hundreds of death threats over bunnies abandoned in Brooklyn park

The convicted scammer who posed as German heiress Anna Delvey was accused of dumping the pet rabbits she used for a photoshoot in Prospect Park, which she denies.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Aug 11

Jacob Zieben-Hood was found dead and stabbed in his Harlem apartment in July after his husband called 911. His friends tell NBC News they were cut out of his life years ago.

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Model's husband was isolated for years before he was found dead in NYC apartment, friends say

Jacob Zieben-Hood was found dead and stabbed in his Harlem apartment in July after his husband called 911. His friends tell NBC News they were cut out of his life years ago.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 31

NEW: Danville City Council member Larry Campbell tells me that 60% of Councilman Vogler's body was burned in yesterday's attack

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Virginia city councilman doused in gasoline and lit on fire in attack at his office

Police said that a man confronted Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler before dousing him in flammable liquid and setting him on fire.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 30

BREAKING: Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire, according to police.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 30

Amid withering criticism that it failed to intervene, Connecticut’s child welfare agency fired back that it simply did not have “sufficient evidence” at the time to remove a 32-year-old man who claims his stepmom held him captive for decades.

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Connecticut's child welfare agency defends itself in alleged stepmom captivity case

On Feb. 17, a 32-year-old man escaped his home after setting it on fire. He claims his stepmom held him captive for more than 20 years.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 26

Joseph Czuba, who stabbed a 6 year old Palestinian American boy to death in the days after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, has died in prison, according to authorities.

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Illinois man who stabbed 6-year-old Palestinian boy to death dies in prison

Joseph Czuba, 73, was serving a 53-year sentence for a 2023 hate crime that shocked the nation in the days after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 23

BREAKING: A federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from custody. A second judge’s order blocks ICE from detaining him in Tennessee.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 19

BREAKING: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns, days after Coldplay "kiss cam" moment

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Astronomer CEO resigns after Coldplay 'kiss cam' scandal

When a "kiss cam" displayed a blond woman and a silver-haired man at a Coldplay concert on Wednesday, the woman ran off and the man ducked out of the frame setting off a viral frenzy.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 2

Diddy supporters and critics clashing outside the courthouse. The

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jul 2

Diddy supporters are spraying baby oil on each other shortly after today’s verdict was reached.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jun 21

Met by his wife and AOC, Mahmoud Khalil has returned to the NYC metropolitan area

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · Jun 4

The husband Jonathan Joss believes the actor was killed because he was gay.

But police dispute the killing was motivated by hate.

Conversations with Joss' husband, neighbors and police reports paint a complicated picture of what led to Joss' tragic death.

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Slurs, 911 calls and a crossbow: Records detail neighborhood disputes before Jonathan Joss’ killing

Joss, the voice actor best known as John Redcorn from “King of the Hill,” was fatally shot in front of his home on Sunday.

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Corky Siemaszko @corkysiemaszko.bsky.social · May 28

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Todd and Julie Chrisley's pardons came after intervention by their daughter

Attorney Alex Little said he supplied President Donald Trump with a binder filled with court documents and testimonials to convince him to release the couple.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · May 24

Linda Clary spent three years relentlessly pressing the NYPD, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, the mayor's office, the media and anyone who would listen, determined to ensure that her son's case was not forgotten.

She can now finally rest.

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Mother of murdered son in gay bar slayings finds long-awaited peace in sentencing

Linda Clary's son, John Umbeger, was one of two men murdered in a drug-induced robbery scheme that plagued New York City's gay bars in 2021 and 2022.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · May 21

BREAKING: Three men are sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-c...

Three men sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme

Two men — 25-year-old Julio Ramirez and 33-year-old John Umberger — were murdered in connection with the scheme.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · May 21

BREAKING: Three men are sentenced to decades in prison for facilitating a years-long drug-induced robbery scheme at New York City gay bars that killed two men.

Three men sentenced to decades in prison for murder in NYC gay bar drugging scheme

Two men — 25-year-old Julio Ramirez and 33-year-old John Umberger — were murdered in connection with the scheme.

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · May 21

I would love for someone to research how much time the average person spends per year having to go through two-factor authentication

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Matt Lavietes @mattlavietes.bsky.social · May 9

Newark mayor arrested at ICE detention facility in New Jersey for alleged trespassing

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Newark mayor arrested at ICE detention facility in New Jersey for alleged trespassing

Ras Baraka is one of six major Democratic candidates competing in the gubernatorial primary on June 10.

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