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Rob Frehse

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Rob Frehse is the Director of Coverage in CNN's New York Bureau.

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First responders on the scene after a minivan drove through a Long Island nail salon in Deer Park, New York, on Friday, June 28.

Suspect arrested after allegedly driving through a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9

Four people are dead and nine are injured after a minivan drove through a Long Island nail salon Friday afternoon, Dominic Albanese of the Deer Park Fire Department said in a news conference.

#NEWS: Oklahoma man arrested for allegedly throwing pipe bomb, causing damage at The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts

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An Oklahoma man has been arrested and charged for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts, damaging the building, the US Attorneyâs Office in the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday.

Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, of Perkins, Oklahoma was charged with damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or explosive, according to court documents.

Palmer was arrested Wednesday morning, according to prosecutors. CNN was not immediately able to identify an attorney for Palmer.

On April 8, surveillance cameras outside The Satanic Temple captured an individual igniting and throwing a pipe bomb over a fence and onto the porch of The Satanic Temple building around 4:15 a.m., according to court documents. It partially detonated and caused minor fire damage to the exterior of the building, according to the documents.

The improvised explosive device was constructed of a plastic pipe and covered with metal nails that were attached the pipe with tape, according to court documents. Smokeless gunpowder filled the inside of the pipe, according to preliminary information cited in court documents.

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Man suspected of throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts is arrested, prosecutors say

A suspect has been arrested for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb that damaged The Satanic Temple headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts, where investigators found a letter addressed, “Dear Satanist” at the scene last week, prosecutors announced.

Sean "Diddy" Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Howard University revokes Sean Combs’ honorary degree and terminates $2 million gift and pledge agreement

Howard University’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday to revoke the honorary degree given to Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014, saying he is “no longer worthy to hold the institution’s highest honor.”

Jontay Porter, then a center for the Toronto Raptors, plays against the Denver Nuggets in Denver on March 11.

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Brooklyn man arrested in connection with illegal betting scheme involving former NBA player Jontay Porter, authorities say

A Brooklyn man was charged with conspiring with three others to defraud a sports betting company by using inside information from an NBA player to successfully bet on the performance of that player, who was later banned from the league, according to a federal complaint filed this week.

Police on the scene of a machete attack near New York's Times Square on December 31, 2022.

Man who attacked 3 NYPD officers with machete on New Year’s Eve 2022 sentenced to 27 years in prison

The man who attacked three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: People gather around and cheer for Kai Cenat (C) as members of the NYPD respond to thousands of people gathered for a "giveaway" event announced by popular Twitch live streamer Kai Cenat in Union Square and the surrounding area on August 4, 2023 in New York City. Cenat, who announced on social media that he would be giving away video game consoles and other items, is reportedly in police custody after a crowd sparked disorder in the park leading to numerous arrests. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

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Twitch streamer charged with inciting a riot after New York City giveaway won’t be prosecuted, officials say

Social media influencer Kai Cenat will not be prosecuted on charges of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly connected to a chaotic giveaway he promoted in New York City’s Union Square last year, which resulted in dozens of arrests, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said.

In this image provided by the Connecticut Governor's Office, emergency personnel work at the scene of a fiery early morning crash that left both sides of Interstate 95, the East Coastâs main north-south highway, shut down in southwestern Connecticut., Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Norwalk, Conn. (Norwalk Fire Department/Connecticut Governor's Office via AP)

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Part of busy I-95 corridor in Connecticut will be closed at least through the weekend after a gas tanker fire

A busy stretch of I-95 in southeastern Connecticut will be closed through the weekend – and possibly longer – while crews dismantle and rebuild an overpass that was damaged when a gas tanker caught fire Thursday morning, Gov. Ned Lamont said.

FILE PHOTO: Xiaolei Wu, a citizen of China who at the time was a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, sits for an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at its office in Chelsea, Massachusetts, December 14, 2022 in a still image from video. U.S. Attorneyâs Office for the District of Massachusetts/Handout via REUTERS.
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US court sentences Chinese citizen to prison for threatening person who promoted democracy in China

Xiaolei Wu allegedly reported his victim to the Chinese government after they posted a flier on or near the Berklee College of Music campus.

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Civil rights activist, David Mixner speaks during the Live Out Loud's 2016 Young Trailblazers Gala at The Times Center on April 25, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mireya Acierto/FilmMagic)

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HIV/AIDS activist David Mixner dies at 77

Longtime LGBTQ+ activist David Mixner, who was a leader in the fight for social change and equality, has died, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund President and CEO Annise Parker announced.

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Actor Treat Williams attends The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Metrograph special screening of Hair with Treat Williams at Metrograph on September 21, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Lars Niki/Getty Images for The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences)

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Vermont man accused of killing actor Treat Williams in vehicle crash pleads guilty, avoids prison time

A Vermont man accused of killing actor Treat Williams in a 2023 vehicle crash plead guilty Friday to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting and will avoid prison time.

First responders battle a dangerous blaze in Clinton Township, Michigan, Monday night.

Deadly explosions at a Detroit-area retail vape shop sent canisters and switch blades caught in the fire through air

A 19-year-old died after being injured by a flying canister that took off “like a missile” as flames and explosions ripped through a Michigan vaping supplies distributor, Clinton Township Fire Chief Tim Duncan said at a Tuesday news conference.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 15: Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, continues to roost and hunt in Central Park, February 15, 2023 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, is dead after hitting a building

Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl that captivated the hearts of New Yorkers after it escaped when its enclosure was vandalized, has met a tragic end.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at the federal courthouse in New York, September 27, 2023.

Sen. Menendez’s wife got engagement ring as part of bribery scheme, prosecutors allege in new filing

Nadine Menendez, wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, got a diamond engagement ring as part of extensive bribes the couple received in exchange for the senator’s influence, according to a new filing from prosecutors.

Police respond after a woman was shot inside the JD Sports store on Broadway and 41st Street in Times Square, Manhattan, on Feb. 8, 2024, in New York. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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Teen accused in Times Square shooting charged as an adult, described as ‘extreme flight risk,’ authorities say

A 15-year-old teenager accused in the Thursday night shooting in a Times Square store has been arrested and charged as an adult after he shot and injured a Brazilian tourist and fired at law enforcement officers while fleeing, according to the New York Police Department.

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Former CIA employee sentenced to 40 years in prison after carrying out largest data leak in agency’s history

A former CIA employee was sentenced to 40 years in prison after carrying out the largest data leak in the agency’s history, the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York announced Thursday.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at one of his properties, 40 Wall Street, following closing arguments at his civil fraud trial on January 11, 2024 in New York City.

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NY judge orders Trump to pay legal fees to NY Times after failed lawsuit over disclosure of his tax documents

NY judge orders Donald Trump to pay $392,638 in legal fees to NY Times after failed lawsuit over disclosure of his tax documents

Rob Frehse is the Director of Coverage in CNN’s New York Bureau.

He contributes to newsgathering and digital stories across the United States and has been involved in coverage of many stories at CNN, including Hurricane Katrina, the Miracle on the Hudson, the Boston Marathon bombing and Hurricane Sandy.

Frehse previously worked at ABC television affiliates WCVB in Boston and WMUR in Manchester, New Hampshire before joining CNN in 2004.

Frehse earned his Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated with honors from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.