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  • How did agents uncover a $10 million cocaine stash in Queens?

Also on today's calendar: From Silent Voices to Bestselling Stories: Tiffany Fulton's Pen Continues to Inspire and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

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• New York: Police Say They Seiozed $USD10m Million Worth of Cocaine (cannabislaw.report) — Federal agents and the NYPD say they intercepted more than $10 million worth of cocaine being loaded into a van at a Queens self‑storage facility, arresting a New Jersey man on drug possession charges. The bust, described by Commissioner Jessica Tisch as an "enormous takedown," underscores ongoing large‑scale narcotics trafficking affecting New York City neighborhoods.
   

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  • Late surge lifts U.S. past Italy 55-52 in toughest FIBA World Cup test in years (nbcnewyork.com)

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