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In US, news of poliovirus in wastewater leaves parents peturbed; get vaccinated, say doctors

Although there has been only one case of paralytic polio in the New York area, health officials believe they may only be seeing 'the tip of the iceberg' in terms of polio’s wider circulation, since paralytic cases are so rare

John Hinckley Jr, who shot Ronald Reagan, released after 41 years

US District Court Judge Paul L Friedman in Washington said he would free Hinckley on 15 June if he continued to remain mentally stable in the community in Virginia where he has lived since 2016

Grand jury indicts suspect in New York City subway mass shooting

The panel charged Frank James, 62, on 6 May, with committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system and discharging a firearm during a violent crime

Brooklyn subway attack: Police arrest 62-year-old 'Prophet of Doom', faces federal terrorism charges

Frank R. James, 62, was taken into custody about 30 hours after the violence on a rush-hour train, which left people around the city on edge

NBA: Kyrie Irving misses first practice session after Brooklyn Nets return to New York

Kyrie Irving hasn't said if he has been vaccinated against COVID-19, asking for privacy when pressed about his status during the team's media day on 27 September

NBA: Players with New York, San Francisco teams that resist vaccines would lose half their pay

NBA's policy means players with teams based in San Francisco and New York — where local regulations require full vaccination for indoor events — must get vaccinated or else risk seeing their pay effectively cut in half.

Revisiting the Bollywood dream sequence: A tour of the world, and within

The Bollywood dream sequence helped stretch my imagination in a way that I believed the whole world was within me. This self-sufficiency helped me get through the physical setting I was in, from awkward social gatherings to the confines of my home during the pandemic.

NBA: Brooklyn Nets had superstars, shooting and scoring, but needed more health

Durant, Irving and Harden played in the same game only eight times during the regular season and got only one round together in the postseason.

NBA: Brooklyn Nets upgrade James Harden to questionable for Game 5 against Milwaukee Bucks

Kyrie Irving won't play on Tuesday because of the sprained right ankle. The Nets also listed James Harden as out in their injury report on Monday but upgraded him twice on Tuesday, first to doubtful and then to questionable.

Protests erupt in Minneapolis after Black man shot dead by US Marshals

Police said 27 people have been arrested in the protest, with 26 accused of rioting and one facing a weapons charge