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By Larry Luxner Ilan Abecassis of Sderot is still reeling from the events of Oct. 7. That morning, he watched from the window of his home as terrorists in pickup trucks overran his city, gunning down Israelis in the streets and in their homes. In the ensuing days, he and almost all of Sderot’s other […]

Thin White Duke and Big Invasion, who ran 1-2 in the Harvey Pack, are among 12 entered in Saturday's Grade 3 Belmont Turf Stakes.

The six stakes races combined feature purse money of $1.3 million. There are 11 races on the Saturday card which starts at 1:30 P.M.

In the Beginning: 1855

The blast of a fire whistle echoed through downtown Mystic, setting in motion an event the village had long awaited. On the Groton side, a delegation of officials set out from the Mystic Hook and Lad...

investigators wondering perhaps if the end result was what he wanted what some call suicide by cop. >> has a history with us, suicidal threats in the past and threats to others. some weapons stuff that he had going on in the past and a lot of alcohol-related stuff. >> reporter: you can see the weapon carried by the suspect on the sidewalk in this video. officers say it was identical to the weapon here a practically never lethal bb gun made to lack at a barrett look at the real thing. c...