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Harris performs a ceremonial swearing-in for Pete Buttigieg at the White House in Washington

Gay City News

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten announce they’re parents

FILE PHOTO: March to the polls on election day in Graham, North Carolina

Politics

House Democrats tee up second voting rights measure

Posted on August 17, 2021

News conference regarding New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City

Politics

NRA’s ‘unabated’ corruption justifies shutting it down, AG James argues

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Students at Art and Design High School spending summer working with mentors from HBO Max

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Politics

‘Aberrant’ and ‘not normal’: De Blasio lampoons Cuomo’s leadership style

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Nation

U.S. lawmakers set hearing to probe events in Afghanistan

Posted on August 17, 2021

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First day jitters: NYC businesses have mixed feelings over new indoor vaccine mandate

Posted on August 17, 2021

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New York Yankees

Fifth-inning walkathon, Loaisiga heroics clinch Yankees’ slim Game 1 win in doubleheader over Red Sox

Posted on August 17, 2021

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D train service cuts coming to southern Brooklyn for three months

Posted on August 17, 2021

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QNS

NYCHA tenants in Queens file class-action lawsuit over neglected apartments

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‘This is crazy!’ De Blasio slams MTA’s ‘ridiculous’ 16-month congestion pricing review

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Fed’s Jerome Powell: Not certain Delta outbreak will dent recovery

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Two crooks sought for separate East Village robberies

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Nation

Taliban say they want peace, will respect women’s rights under Islamic law

Posted on August 17, 2021

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New York Giants

Giants owner John Mara gives vote of confidence to GM Dave Gettleman

Posted on August 17, 2021

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination event outside the Bronx Writing Academy school in New York City

Bronx Times

The Bronx, NYC’s lowest vaxxed borough, seeing over 200 new COVID-19 cases a day

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New York Knicks

‘It’s the most unreal feeling’: Knicks introduce Kemba Walker, Evan Fournier

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

National Grid bumping up gas rates to help recoup North Brooklyn pipeline costs

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Music

Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of 12-year-old in 1960s

Posted on August 17, 2021

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East Village reporter/‌photographer has unique images on display through LinkNYC

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Delta variant, beef prices threaten to take the sizzle out of U.S. steakhouses

Posted on August 17, 2021

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New York Knicks

Knicks officially announce Evan Fournier sign-and-trade

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Music

Don McLean gets Hollywood star as ‘American Pie’ hits 50

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Mets

Mets maintaining hope that Jacob deGrom can return to pitch in 2021

Posted on August 17, 2021

Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft departing Kabul

Nation

Over 600 Afghanistan refugees cram into U.S. cargo plane in desperate flight from Kabul

Posted on August 17, 2021

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News

Heavy rains lash Haiti quake survivors, hitting relief efforts

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

Bigot hurls anti-Asian slurs, punches woman on Midtown street

Posted on August 17, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Vaccination center in California

U.S. plans to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots in September: source

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Brooklyn

Woman knifes man in back on board Q train in Brooklyn

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Brooklyn

Video shows two Brooklyn mass shooters who injured eight at party

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Q&A with the City Counsel’s office: Vaccine incentives

Posted on August 17, 2021

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Queens

‘Nora from Queens’ stars BD Wong and Bowen Yang talk about Awkwafina’s hit Comedy Central show

Posted on August 17, 2021

People camp out on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington

PoliticsNY

DSA lawmakers in New York demand new state eviction moratorium

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Brooklyn Paper

Faith vigil in Brooklyn brings words, prayers for victims of Haiti earthquake

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Rikers Island correctional officers and medical staff rally in Queens for safer conditions

Posted on August 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 vaccinations in New York

De Blasio: COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public school teachers not off the table

Posted on August 16, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about Afghanistan at the White House in Washington

Politics

‘The buck stops with me’: Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal amid Taliban takeover

Posted on August 16, 2021

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MTA revives borough bus network redesigns, starting with the Bronx

Posted on August 16, 2021

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QNS

Proud Boy sympathizer from Queens admits to making murder threats targeting Congress members

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Paralympics dream over for Afghan athletes trapped in Kabul

Posted on August 16, 2021

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QNS

DOT pushes for more speed cameras after fatal high-speed Queens crash

All healthcare workers in New York State ordered to get COVID-19 vaccine: Cuomo

Posted on August 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan

Politics

America’s longest war: 20 years of missteps in Afghanistan

Posted on August 16, 2021

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New York Giants

Saquon Barkley unlikely to participate in Giants’ live drills this week

Posted on August 16, 2021

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Pfizer submits data to FDA for COVID-19 vaccine booster authorization

Posted on August 16, 2021

Restaurants resume indoor dining at limited capacity due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan

NYC vaccine mandate for restaurants, venues goes into effect tomorrow

Posted on August 16, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Op-ed | On the psychology of elected officials

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Soccer

USWNT World Cup, Olympic champ Carli Lloyd announces retirement

Posted on August 16, 2021

More from around NYC

Battle for District 13 heats up as Democrats aim to unseat Bronx GOP incumbent

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City orders emergency demolition after partial building collapse in Corona

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Brooklyn Mirage CEO fired as venue continues to push back opening date

"Heightened Scrutiny" chronicles trans advocate and activist Chase Strangio arguing Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti about banning gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee.

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