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  2. Central Park jogger case - Wikipedia

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    The Central Park jogger case (sometimes termed the Central Park Five case) was a criminal case concerning the assault and rape of Trisha Meili, a woman who was running in Central Park in Manhattan, New York, on April 19, 1989. [1] [2] Crime in New York City was peaking in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the crack epidemic surged.

  3. Demographics of New York City - Wikipedia

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    [54] [55] By 2013, the population of foreign-born individuals living in New York City had increased to 3.07 million, and as a percentage of total population, was the highest it had been in the past 100 years. [56] Throughout its history, New York City has been a principal port of entry for immigration to the United States.

  4. Children's Global Assessment Scale - Wikipedia

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    The Children's Global Assessment Scale (CGAS) is a numeric scale used by mental health clinicians to rate the general functioning of youths under the age of 18. [1] Scores range from 1 to 90 or 1 to 100, with high scores indicating better functioning.

  5. New York City - Wikipedia

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    [341] [342] New York City had one of the lowest homicide rates among the ten largest U.S. cities at 5.5 per 100,000 residents in 2021, behind San Jose, California, at 3.1 per 100,000. [343] New York City has stricter gun laws than most other cities in the U.S.—a license to own any firearm is required in New York City, and the NY SAFE Act of ...

  6. Seismic magnitude scales - Wikipedia

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    Second, Richter arbitrarily defined the zero point of the scale to be where an earthquake at a distance of 100 km makes a maximum horizontal displacement of 0.001 millimeters (1 μm, or 0.00004 in.) on a seismogram recorded with a Wood-Anderson torsion seismograph. [14]

  7. Physical: 100 - Wikipedia

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    Physical: 100 is a South Korean reality competition series on Netflix created by MBC producer Jang Ho-gi. [1] [2] The first season aired weekly from January 24 – February 21, 2023. [3] [4] The second season aired weekly March 19 – April 2, 2024. [5] [6] The show's premise is to find the ideal human physique based on performance. [7] [8]

  8. Saffir–Simpson scale - Wikipedia

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    Saffir gave the scale to the NHC, and Simpson added the effects of storm surge and flooding. In 2009, the NHC eliminated pressure and storm surge ranges from the categories, transforming it into a pure wind scale, called the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (Experimental) [SSHWS]. [8] The updated scale became operational on May 15, 2010. [9]

  9. Eric Adams - Wikipedia

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    Eric Leroy Adams (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and former police officer, currently serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. An ideologically moderate member of the Democratic Party, Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain.