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Businessman accused of attacking Muslim JFK airport worker

by Colleen Long Associated PressJanuary 28, 2017

In this Tuesday photo, Metro-North Railroad police officers with a police dog patrol Grand Central Terminal in New York. The best line of defense against a Brussels-style attack in the nation’s largest subway system may be man’s best friend. The NYPD this week graduated eight new dogs specifically for its elite counterterrorism unit.

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Dogs may be the best against subway attacks

by Colleen Long Associated PressMarch 25, 2016

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2016, courtroom file sketch, Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, right, sits at the defense table with his attorney Zachary S. Taylor, during jury selection in a federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Pugh, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former airplane mechanic charged with trying to join the Islamic State group, was convicted by the jury Wednesday, March 9, 2016. It was the first verdict to result from more than 70 cases the government has brought against U.S. citizens accused of trying to support the militant group. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams, File)

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Air Force vet guilty of trying to join Islamic State

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Colleen Long Associated PressMarch 9, 2016