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10 protesters arrested for blocking bus carrying asylum-seekers in New York City

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One of the protesters in Staten Island is also accused of assaulting an officer. Protesters flooded the street outside a former senior living facility in Staten Island, temporarily blocking a bus carrying asylum-seekers, after local leaders said they learned it was slated to house New York City’s latest migrant shelter. Ten people were arrested, nine of whom received summonses for disorderly conduct and were released, police said. Vadim Belyakov, 48, was charged with assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and obstructing government administration after an officer was injured trying to arrest him, according to police. He will be arraigned in criminal court Wednesday. The police officer was treated for a knee injury. City Councilman David Carr said the city Department of Social Services told him the shelter would be opening at the former Island Shores Senior Living Facility, which brought dozens of residents to protest , and police officers quickly responded to close the street ...

2 killed when bus carrying high schoolers crashes on way to band camp

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High school students from Long Island, New York, were on their way to band camp when their bus rolled over and crashed. At least two adults died when a bus carrying high school students from Long Island, New York, crash ed while heading to band camp in Pennsylvania, state police said. Dozens were hurt in Thursday's rollover accident in Orange County, which is about 60 miles north of New York City, officials said. At least five children were in critical condition as of Thursday evening, according to a state police spokesman. A bus rolled over and crashed in Orange County, New York. WABC The bus, carrying students from Farmingdale High School, rolled over and slid off Interstate 84 down into a 50-foot ravine around 1:12 p.m., New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. MORE: Bus carrying locals and migrants crashes in Mexico, killing 16 The two adult passengers, identified as Beatrice Ferrara, 77, from Farmingdale, New York and Gina Pellettiere, 43, of Massapequa, were killed, state police of...