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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 1d

The vandalism did not appear to have been politically motivated, according to the Washington State Patrol, which said that a suspect was in custody. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Man Breaks Into Washington State Capitol, Toppling Statues and Setting Fire

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 4d

The Salvadoran journalist was arrested in June while covering a “No Kings” protest outside Atlanta. Those charges were dropped, his lawyers said. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalist Mario Guevara Is Deported After Being Held for Over 100 Days

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 4d

The publications in Alaska lost significant staffing after the owners made changes to an article that had drawn criticism from a Republican state lawmaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 7d

Nicole Kidman, the Oscar-winning actress, filed for divorce on Tuesday from her Grammy-winning singer husband, Keith Urban, after nearly 20 years of marriage, according to court records. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/a...

Nicole Kidman Files for Divorce From Keith Urban After Nearly 20 Years

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 11d

President Trump called on the federal government on Friday to unseal all remaining classified files on the aviator Amelia Earhart and her disappearance nearly 90 years ago, which is still shrouded in mystery and wild conjecture. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Trump Orders Unsealing of All Files on Amelia Earhart and Her Disappearance

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 15d

Jacob Winkler aimed a laser pointer at the presidential helicopter as it took off from the White House on Saturday, the authorities said. He was charged with a felony. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

Man Who Shined a Laser at Marine One With Trump Aboard Is Arrested, U.S. Says

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 26

George Herman Ruth, a Tennessee man with the same full name as the Yankees slugger, used the names of retired and dead players to commit fraud, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

Babe Ruth (Not That One) Stole Baseball Players’ Identities, U.S. Says

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 22

Investigators said they were still searching for the boy, Emmanuel Haro, whose mother had claimed he was abducted outside a store in Yucaipa, Calif., on Aug. 14. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...

Parents of Missing 7-Month-Old Are Charged in His Murder

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 21

More than 3 hours before first pitch of NYY vs. BOS, the security lines are already wrapped around Yankee Stadium to get the coveted George Costanza bobblehead doll on Seinfeld night in the Bronx.

Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...

U.S. Navy Sailor Is Convicted of Spying for China

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 18

The National Park Service terminated Shannon Joslin over the May 20 demonstration, which it said took place in a prohibited area and lacked the required permits. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

Yosemite Biologist Who Hung Trans Pride Flag From El Capitan Is Fired

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 13

The homicides appear to be unrelated, according to prison officials, who said that drugs were believed to have been a contributing factor. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...

4 Inmates Are Killed in Less Than a Month at Nevada Prisons, State Says

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 12

Dennis “Tink” Bell was 25 years old when he fell into a crevasse on King George Island. Over the decades, a glacier receded, and a scientific team from Poland found his remains this year. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/w...

Remains of British Researcher Lost in 1959 Are Discovered Off Antarctica

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 12

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The Fake Heiress, the Instagram Shoot and the Abandoned Bunnies

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 8

Prosecutors said that Tonia Haddix perjured herself to avoid giving up custody of Tonka, who had appeared in the movies ‘George of the Jungle’ and ‘Buddy.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

‘Chimp Crazy’ Star Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Lying About Ape’s Death

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 8

Asher Watkins, a real estate executive from Texas, was tracking a Cape buffalo in South Africa when he was attacked, a safari company said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...

Big-Game Hunter, Eying His Next Trophy, Is Killed by Buffalo During Safari

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Before the inauguration, Jacob Buckley, of Port Matilda, Pa., wrote “Bro we going into a literal oligarchy in 4 days and im going to kill Trump,” prosecutors said. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/u...

Man Who Vowed on TikTok to Kill Trump Will Plead Guilty, Court Records Show

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Aug 5

Federal investigators said that they had seized 190 pit-bull-type dogs from the former running back, who previously pleaded guilty to state dogfighting charges in 2004. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

LeShon Johnson, Ex-N.F.L. Player, Is Convicted in Major Dogfighting Case

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Jul 31

James Craig was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of his wife, Angela Craig. Prosecutors say he served her protein shakes laced with arsenic and later poisoned her with cyanide at a hospital. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

Colorado Dentist Gets Life Without Parole in Wife’s Poisoning Murder

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Jul 29

The former Canadian prime minister had dinner on Monday night with the newly-single American pop star in Montreal, spurring intrigue over how they ended up meeting. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/w...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Get a Table for 2, Inviting a Serving of Speculation

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Lifeguards noticed that the girl was in distress and tried to rescue her, according to the park, which said that the pool remained closed on Friday. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/u...

9-Year-Old Girl Dies in Wave Pool at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Jul 23

A suspect was dead after a confrontation with police officers in Lorain, Ohio, which is outside Cleveland, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...

3 Police Officers Ambushed in a Shooting in Ohio, Leaving 2 in Critical Condition

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Jul 22

The body of Melina Galanis Frattolin, 9, of Canada, was found in Ticonderoga, N.Y., on Sunday, one day after her father falsely reported that she had been abducted, the police said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/n...

Daughter of Man Charged in Her Killing Was Drowned, Authorities Say

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Przemyslaw Jeziorski, who taught quantitative marketing at the Haas School of Business, was shot several times on July 4 outside Athens, the authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...

5 Charged in U.C. Berkeley Professor’s Killing in Greece, Including His Ex-Wife

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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Samuel Haskell, 37, was accused of dismembering his wife and his in-laws. He was the son of Sam Haskell III, an Emmy-winning film producer and veteran talent agent. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/u...

Son of Ex-Hollywood Agent, Jailed in 3 Murders, Dies by Suicide, D.A. Says

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