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New York City saw massive spike in drug overdose deaths early in 2020: Health Dept.

Posted on December 30, 2020

New York Governor Cuomo holds a briefing on the coronavirus response at the National Press Club in Washington

NFL fans will be allowed cheer for their team in-person with new regs, Cuomo says

Posted on December 30, 2020

Workers of the FDNY EMS receive COVID-19 Moderna vaccine in New York

New York City COVID-19 hospitalizations back over threshold with infection rates bordering 8%

Posted on December 30, 2020

Firefighters and paramedics wait outside LAC + USC Medical Center during a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Los Angeles

Do U.S. firefighter medics get early COVID-19 vaccines? Depends on the state

Posted on December 30, 2020

A Christmas tree is pictured outside the New York Stock Exchange

Wall Street opens higher on hopes of vaccine-fueled recovery

Posted on December 30, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at his transition headquarters in Wilmington

Biden says Trump’s vaccine roll out has ‘fallen behind’

Posted on December 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to journalists on Capitol Hill in Washington

Senate leader who favored Trump tax cuts for rich blocks $2,000 payments for struggling Americans

Posted on December 29, 2020

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VIDEO: Eastern International College prepares healthcare students beyond the classroom

Posted on December 29, 2020

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Mayor extends Open Storefronts initiative until next fall

Posted on December 29, 2020

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Camera enforcement to begin on Brooklyn’s Jay Street to keep busway clear of cars

Posted on December 29, 2020

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‘Have you eaten yet?’ Chinatown campaign seeks to remind neighbors they are cared for

Posted on December 29, 2020

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Chile records first case of British variant of coronavirus: health ministry

Posted on December 29, 2020

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Mayor announces benchmark year for Vision Zero with 28 new miles of bike lane

Posted on December 29, 2020

Op-Ed | Where is the vaccine for Assisted Living staff and residents?

Posted on December 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Woman checks imported frozen meat at a supermarket in Beijing

China meat assoc calls for exporters to disinfect shipments to prevent COVID-19

Posted on December 29, 2020

A man wearing a protective face mask walks by 14 Wall Street, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the financial district of New York

Futures at record levels on fiscal aid relief, vaccine optimism

Posted on December 29, 2020

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Wealthy hospitals rake in U.S. disaster aid for COVID-19 costs

Posted on December 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Scenes of Washington, D.C., U.S.

Battle over $2,000 COVID-19 aid checks shifts to U.S. Senate

Posted on December 29, 2020

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‘Talk is cheap’: Schumer calls on Trump to start acting on COVID-19 relief funds

Posted on December 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building following a rainstorm on Capitol Hill in Washington

U.S. Congress set to vote on higher relief checks, $740 billion defense bill

Posted on December 28, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive patient, at Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey

U.S. COVID-19 deaths and new cases drop over Christmas week

Posted on December 28, 2020

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Cuomo, state legislature to re-up on the eviction moratorium until May

Posted on December 28, 2020

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Practitioners who abuse COVID-19 vaccine will be subject to penalties: Cuomo

Posted on December 28, 2020

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BREAKING: Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, source says

Posted on December 27, 2020

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It looked pretty good at the beginning, but 2020 didn’t trend well for transit

Posted on December 27, 2020

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COVID-19: The story that defined New York City and the world in 2020

Posted on December 27, 2020

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U.S. saw summer of Black Lives Matter protests demanding change

Posted on December 27, 2020

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COVID-19 in New York: Another 122 dead on Christmas, but 51,000 now vaccinated in city

Posted on December 26, 2020

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amNY Year in Review: A look at the top 10 web stories of 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020

Workers of the FDNY EMS receive COVID-19 Moderna vaccine in New York

One million Americans vaccinated for COVID; Tennessee new epicenter

Posted on December 24, 2020

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First FDNY EMTs vaccinated against COVID-19 cite one key reason for getting shots: Family

Posted on December 24, 2020

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Angry mob’s assault on maskless A train rider in Greenwich Village investigated as hate crime

Posted on December 24, 2020

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LIRR, Metro-North complete installations of tech to curb excessive train speed

Posted on December 23, 2020

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Assemblymember Harvey Epstein helps distribute holiday meals to Lower East Side students

Posted on December 23, 2020

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US should test passengers arriving on international flights for COVID-19: Cuomo

Posted on December 23, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Travelers pass a sign alerting them to distance at LaGuardia Airport, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York

U.K. travelers ordered to quarantine, will receive check-ups from NYC sheriff’s deputies

Posted on December 23, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Thousands line up outside unemployment office in Frankfort

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; consumers cutting back on spending

Posted on December 23, 2020

The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City

S&P, Dow rise as weekly jobless claims dip; Nasdaq retreats

Posted on December 23, 2020

With COVID-19 numbers ‘astoundingly’ high, mayor supports U.K. travel ban

Posted on December 22, 2020

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MTA Stuff-A-Bus donation program takes aim at growing food insecurity in 2020

Posted on December 22, 2020

‘Survival bill’ for country will pay for COVID-19 vaccines in New York, says Senator Chuck Schumer

Posted on December 22, 2020

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25,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses arrived in New York City Monday, health commissioner says

Posted on December 22, 2020

‘If it’s here, we want to know it’: Cuomo presses for tests to stop UK COVID-19 variant in New York

Posted on December 22, 2020

People wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are reflected on a screen showing Nikkei index, outside a brokerage in Tokyo

Stocks dip as U.S. stimulus underwhelms and coronavirus angst lingers

Posted on December 22, 2020

Walgreens Pharmacist Jessica Sahni holds the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at The New Jewish Home in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Pfizer, Moderna testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus variant: CNN

Posted on December 22, 2020

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Over 42% of total COVID-19 vaccines distributed in New York City

Posted on December 21, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark

Biden gets coronavirus vaccine as U.S. inoculation effort mounts

Posted on December 21, 2020

Stanislawa Cybulski, 82, a patient at The New Jewish Home, a nursing home facility, receives the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Walgreens Pharmacist Jessica Sahni in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Another 466,000 doses of Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines coming to New York this week

Posted on December 21, 2020

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