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As Sharna Burgess continues to build her career and family in the United States, she has officially become a citizen. “Today something really amazing happened :),” the Dancing With the Stars pro, 37, captioned a Thursday, October 6, Instagram post, sharing footage from the ceremony. “I had no idea that this would feel emotional for me. This has been my home for nearly 12 years now. My son was born here, my life and love and career — all here. And yet this last step of becoming a citizen and finally having the same rights as all Americans felt so important.” Sharna…

Three subway attacks – including a fatal random stabbing and another unprovoked assault – occurred over roughly seven hours Thursday, cops said.  In the deadly incident, the 38-year-old victim had just gotten off a northbound No. 4 train at 176th Street and Jerome Avenue in The Bronx around 8:30 p.m. when a brute stabbed him without provocation, authorities said.  The victim – whose name was not immediately released pending family notification – was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries around 6 a.m. Friday.  Video surveillance released Friday shows the victim and the suspect — wearing…

The Good Brigade | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesUp to 23 million California residents are about to receive tax refunds of as much as $1,050, thanks to one-time stimulus payments the Golden State began deploying Friday.The payments, which will total $9.5 billion, mark the largest program of its kind in the state’s history.The initiative, dubbed the Middle Class Tax Refund, comes as inflation nationally has reached historic highs. California had a record $97.5 billion surplus as it finalized its budget including the payments earlier this year.More from Personal Finance:The job market is cooling but workers still have powerThis is the best…

With Halloween coming up very quickly, American households are about to get a deluge of candy — whether they are giving it out or taking it in. Want to help moderate that sugar intake among your kids while making it educational and eye-opening for them at the same time? Try out this (tax) plan to pace the candy consumption in your home — while also teaching your kids about taxes and how America runs. (Since when has that subject ever been so sweet — or tart! — as the case may be?)HALLOWEEN BY THE NUMBERS: FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SPOOKY DAYHere’s how…

A body found on the bank of an eastern Kentucky creek has been identified as a missing flood victim, a coroner said.Nancy Cundiff, 29, was one of two people still missing after historic flooding in July killed dozens and left hundreds without homes. Cundiff’s body was found Saturday near Troublesome Creek, which overflowed its banks during the floods, Breathitt County Coroner Hargis Epperson told the Lexington Herald-Leader. Cundiff lived with her mother, who also died in the flooding.”The water overcame them in the house so quickly they just couldn’t react and it swept both of them away, house and all,”…

Iran on Friday denied reports that its security forces killed a 16-year-old girl by striking her with batons amid nationwide protests and claimed instead she committed suicide by falling off a roof.Protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last month received renewed vigor this week following allegations on social media that Sarina Esmaeilzadeh was killed by security forces when she was struck on the head with batons, Reuters reported.However, one chief justice of the Alborz province, where Esmaeilzadeh died last month, reportedly said a preliminary investigation showed her death was caused by suicide after falling from five-story building. US SLAPS…

A proposed redevelopment of the former prison for women site in Kingston’s Portsmouth district has passed the next stage of the approval process. The matter was before the city’s planning committee meeting Thursday night, and while the motion was eventually unanimously approved, it was not without its detractors.Several residents spoke to the committee, including Liz Grier, who was concerned about the change to the neighbourhood, the height of the project and the potential for constant shadowing.“If this application is approved, these allowable heights will be attached to the lots forever and the developer will be free to sell individual blocks.…

CNN  —  At least three new cases of misconduct have emerged since the release of a report alleging systemic abuse within women’s professional soccer, US Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Friday. “One of the great things to come out of this report is that it is encouraging more people to come forward,” Parlow Cone said during separate interviews with CNN’s Brianna Keilar on “New Day” and Amanda Davies on CNN “World Sport.” Parlow Cone did not provide details of the new cases, which she said she received following Monday’s release of the findings of former acting attorney general…

Share on PinterestWhy does the CDC predict monkeypox will not be ‘eliminated in the near future’? We asked the experts. Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new technical report describing the past, present, and future of monkeypox in the United States.The agency expects that the disease will not be eradicated in the U.S. in the foreseeable future.For now, the agency is focusing vaccination efforts on people who are most likely to become infected.In a new technical report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that the spread of monkeypox in…

Getafe manager Quique Sanchez Flores does not doubt that Karim Benzema will win the next Ballon d’Or, as his side prepare to face Real Madrid.Getafe will host a visit from Real this Saturday evening with the away side trailing Liga leaders Barcelona on goal difference after seven games played for each club in Spain’s top flight.Flores’ side sit 14th in the Spanish league and three points could lift them into ninth place once the weekend’s games are completed.TransfersReal Madrid ready to sign €100m Dortmund star Bellingham – Paper Round9 HOURS AGOReal meanwhile will be heavy favourites to secure all three…