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The City Council scrapped a plan to automatically enroll New Yorkers in city benefits after members warned it could expose immigrants’ data to federal scrutiny under the Trump administration’s expanded ‘public charge’ policy.

The man charged with murdering UMass Dartmouth football player Marvins Antoine in Providence overstayed a tourist visa and later received deferred action under both the Biden and Trump administrations, federal sources say.

Dak Prescott’s ex-fiancée Sarah Jane Ramos denied pregnancy rumors and accused the Dallas Cowboys quarterback of repeated cheating in a pointed social media statement.

Eric Avrutov, 31, who has five prior arrests including a similar assault two days earlier, was charged with beating a 66-year-old rabbi in Kensington minutes after allegedly punching a stranger at a gas station.

The Green Bay Packers lost 35-14 to the previously winless Atlanta Falcons in their home opener at Lambeau Field, dropping to 1-2 and intensifying questions about head coach Matt LaFleur’s job security.

Caitlin Clark managed just two points on 1-of-12 shooting as the Indiana Fever were routed 86-66 by the Minnesota Lynx in the regular-season finale, a loss that sends Indiana into the playoffs against defending champion Las Vegas.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone downplayed friction with Aaron Judge over conflicting statements about the slugger’s calf injury, saying the captain’s urgency to return for the wild-card series reflects passion, not disagreement.

A new New York Times poll shows Republican Senator Susan Collins leading Democrat Troy Jackson by three points in Maine, while Senate races in Michigan and New Hampshire remain within single digits despite the poll’s turnout assumptions favoring Democrats.

Roseanne Barr lashed out at former co-star Michael Fishman, calling him a “brainwashed bigot” after he said the 2018 reboot’s cancellation was justified, while revealing she has cut off contact with her old cast.

Ahead of Saturday’s matchup between 21st-ranked Florida and top-five Ole Miss, fans and coaches have traded compliments instead of trash talk, dubbing it a “respect off” on social media.