Here's what two New England

Better enjoy the sweltering heat and humidity while you still can. Two New England-based almanacs are already thinking about winter and have released their long-term predictions for how bad the snow and cold will get this year. The Farmers' Almanac ... Farmers' Almanac says a teeth-chattering winter is on its wayLewiston Sun Journal

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New York just escalated its legal battle with Trump

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has escalated the state's legal battle with President Donald Trump and the Trump Foundation. Cuomo opened the door to a possible criminal case against the foundation. Acting New York Attorney General ... New York Is Said to Open Tax Inquiry Into Trump FoundationNew York Times

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Steam Pipe Explodes in New York's Flatiron District

NEW YORK—A steam pipe exploded in Manhattan, causing evacuations and a chaotic commute during the busy hours of Thursday morning. A spokesman for the Fire Department of New York said a call came in at about 6:39 a.m. for a “high-pressure steam ... Pipe Explodes in Bustling Flatiron District, Spews Steam Over ManhattanNBC New York Steam pipe explosion rocks Manhattan's Flatiron DistrictNew York Daily News

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This is how new Rs 100 note would look like

RBI in a notification, said that it will issue new Rs 100 notes under the 'Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series' shortly. The new Rs 100 notes will bear the signature of the Reserve Bank governor Urjit Patel. The RBI said that the printing and supply of Rs 100

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New Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue, Trump says

President Trump has ordered up a bold new paint job for Air Force One. In an interview with CBS News, Trump said that two new replacements of the presidential jet due to be unveiled in several years will be painted red, white and blue, in a departure

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New York and New Jersey File Suit Against Trump Tax Plan

ALBANY — Four states including New York and New Jersey sued the federal government on Tuesday over a sharp reduction in the deductibility of state and local income taxes, a central part of President Trump's tax overhaul, saying that the change was an ... New York and three other states claim Trump tax law is unconstitutionalCNN States challenge federal deductions cap on state and local taxesThe Hill States sue US to void state and local tax deduction capReuters Bloomberg -CNBC -National Review -New York State Attorney General

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BJP asks Rahul to back 'new deal' for Indian women

NEW DELHI: The government upped the ante over Congress's demand for passage of the women's reservation bill, throwing down the gauntlet to Rahul Gandhi to back a “new deal” for Indian women by getting his allies to back the gender quota legislation ... Govt puts ball in Opposition court, seeks Congress support for women-related BillsThe Indian Express Rahul Gandhi Rejigs Congress Party Panel; New Faces In, Some Veterans Out NDTV PM Modi has no intention to legislate on political empowerment of women: CongDaily News & Analysis Hindustan Times -Business Standard -The Telegraph India -India Today

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States Sue IRS, Treasury To Strike Down SALT Cap Under New Tax Law

In the days following tax reform, leaders in some states complained loudly about feeling targeted by deduction caps imposed on state and local taxes (SALT). Now they've taken action. Today, four states (Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York) ... States challenge federal deductions cap on state and local taxesThe Hill New York and three other states claim Trump tax law is unconstitutionalCNN States sue US to void state and local tax deduction capReuters Bloomberg -National Review -CNBC -NJ.com

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Rahul Gandhi Rejigs Congress Party Panel; New Faces In, Some Veterans Out

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday constituted the party's highest decision-making body, bringing in some new, some younger faces, to the Congress Working Committee and drop many party veterans such as Digvijaya Singh, Janardhan Dwivedi ... BJP, Opposition set for showdown as Parliament session begins tomorrowEconomic Times Let's offer a new deal to women by passing reservation bill: Law minister tells Rahul GandhiHindustan Times Rahul constitutes CWC, convenes first meeting on July 22India Today Business Standard -The Hindu -Daily News & Analysis -News18

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Trump confirms new paint job for Air Force One

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump says the new Air Force One planes will be red, white and blue, a shift away from the classic "baby blue" design that they have had for decades. "Air Force One is going to be incredible," Trump told CBS in an ... Trump: Redesigned Air Force One will be red, white and blueThe Hill Trump reveals details of planned Air Force One makeoverCBS News

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New York and three other states claim Trump tax law is unconstitutional

(CNN) New York, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming last year's tax overhaul violated the constitution by unfairly targeting Democratic states. The law puts a new cap on how much Americans are allowed to deduct for

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Supreme Court order on mob lynching strong, but new law will be useless unless existing rules are enforced

A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, termed incidents of mob lynching in India as 'horrendous acts of mobocracy' and observed that individual citizens cannot take law into their hands. The bench, while directing Parliament to

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GoFundMe Campaign Seeks To Bring 'Trump Baby' Balloon To President's New Jersey Golf Club

(CBS Philly/CBS Local) — A local activist has created a GoFundMe campaign to bring the “Trump Baby” balloon to President Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Didier Jiménez-Castro created the “Fund To Bring Baby Trump To America” ...

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Mob lynching: 'Draft new legislation to stop people taking law into own hands', says SC to Parliament

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday condemned lynching incidents and recommended to Parliament to enact a separate law to punish offenders participating in lynching. It also said that horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be tolerated and ... SC tells Parliament to bring special law against lynchingThe Hindu "Mobocracy Can't Become New Norm": Supreme Court On Cow VigilantismNDTV Supreme Court asks Parliament to create law against lynching; CJI Dipak Misra says 'mobocracy' can't take overDaily News & Analysis The Indian Express -The New Indian Express -Economic Times -News18

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New York to probe Kushner Cos. over lawsuit that claims tenant harassment

Tenants allege that the real-estate firm engaged in a campaign aimed at pushing rent-stabilized tenants out of their apartments. Getty Images. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. By ... NY to investigate allegations of tenant harassment by Kushner Cos.The Hill

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Lava from the Hawaii volcano has created a tiny new island off its coast

(CNN) Lava that's still flowing from the Kilauea volcano has now created a tiny new island off the coast of Hawaii. The island of lava appeared Thursday, just offshore from the northern edge of the Big Island, the United States Geological Survey said

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Photo: Kīlauea volcano's lava forms new land off Hawaii's coast

The ongoing Kīlauea volcano eruptions in Hawaii have led to the formation of a tiny, new piece of land made of lava on the Fissure 8 ocean entry's northernmost part, according to the United States Geological Survey's Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO).

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Bus crash on New Mexico highway leaves 3 dead, dozens injured

BERNALILLO, N.M. -- Authorities say a crash involving a passenger bus and three other vehicles on a highway in New Mexico has killed three people and injured 22 others. Sandoval County Fire Chief James Maxon confirmed the deaths to the Albuquerque ...

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Jaguar escapes, kills 6 animals at New Orleans zoo

A jaguar escaped from its habitat and killed six animals at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans on Saturday, causing the zoo to shut down for the day. Zoo officials said this is the first time in at least 50 years that one of its animals has killed others

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Jaguar escapes New Orleans zoo habitat, moves from one enclosure to next, killing trapped animals

A jaguar at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans slipped out of its enclosure and went on a territorial killing rampage sometime overnight, attacking four alpacas, an emu and a fox trapped in their own habitats before zoo officials managed to sedate it. The

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