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U.S. Senate holds confirmation hearing for Barrett to be Supreme Court justice in Washington

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Barrett says she has ‘no agenda’ on Obamacare, abortion at SCOTUS confirmation hearing

Posted on October 13, 2020

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Free webinar this Thursday on how to vote safely in New York

Posted on October 13, 2020

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Mother Cabrini statue unveiled in Battery Park City after a year-long snub

Posted on October 12, 2020

U.S. Senate holds confirmation hearing for Barrett to be Supreme Court justice in Washington

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Harris, fellow Democrats target Trump Supreme Court nominee on Obamacare

Posted on October 12, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Republican supporters react after tv networks announced that Texas Governor George W. Bush won the U.S. election in Austin

Politics

U.S. TV news networks aim for credibility, not speed, on election night

Posted on October 12, 2020

Feeding justice: Queens rally includes free meals for community in effort to battle hunger

Posted on October 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The witness table sits ready for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett to begin her confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

It’s ‘all hands on deck’ this week in Senate on Trump court nominee

Posted on October 11, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington

Trump seeks to put COVID-19 behind him, get back to election campaign

Posted on October 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduces legislation to create 25th Amendment commission during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

Trump’s stimulus proposal draws opposition from congressional Democrats and Republicans

Posted on October 11, 2020

Brooklyn

Is Brooklyn City Councilman Carlos Menchaca about to throw hat in mayor’s race?

Posted on October 10, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks outside the White House in Washington

Politics

With pandemic dominating U.S. election, older voters turning away from Trump

Posted on October 10, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after being hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Trump plans return to campaign with first public event since COVID-19 diagnosis

Posted on October 10, 2020

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Borough Park protests over COVID-19 rules spurred by Trump supporters and campaign, Cuomo alleges

Posted on October 9, 2020

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduces legislation to create 25th Amendment commission during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

Business

S&P 500, Dow track second straight weekly gain on stimulus optimism

Posted on October 9, 2020

FLE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden campaigns in Phoenix

Politics

Biden’s first step on taxes may be cracking down on cheats, Democrats say

Posted on October 9, 2020

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Brooklyn

Early voting sites in Brooklyn and Queens COVID-19 hot spots will open on time

Posted on October 8, 2020

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi departs a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

Pelosi seeks airline aid, comprehensive deal as U.S. COVID-19 talks resume

Posted on October 8, 2020

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Maya Wiley, former de Blasio appointee, blasts mayor in campaign announcement

Posted on October 8, 2020

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Cuomo blasts ‘irrational’ unrest, and assault on reporter, on Brooklyn streets over COVID-19 rules

Posted on October 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. presidential election debate in Cleveland

Politics

Trump pulls out of virtual debate with Biden, calls it ‘waste’ of time

Posted on October 8, 2020

UN Women Celebrates Beijing+20 Launch at Apollo Theater

Politics

Civil rights activist Maya Wiley to announce bid for NYC mayor tomorrow

Posted on October 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump hosts coronavirus response event at the White House in Washington

U.S. starts forgiving pandemic loans amid criticism, uncertainty

Posted on October 7, 2020

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After Brooklyn unrest, Cuomo says facts, not bias, dictating new COVID-19 restrictions

Posted on October 7, 2020

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De Blasio administration launches public process for controversial SoHo/NoHo rezoning

Posted on October 7, 2020

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Trump fails to block tax return subpoena from Manhattan district attorney

Posted on October 7, 2020

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Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Our Revolution, founded by Bernie Sanders, poised to endorse dozens of NYC politicians

Posted on October 6, 2020

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Cuomo to enact new action plan to target Brooklyn and Queens COVID-19 clusters (UPDATED)

Posted on October 6, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House after treatment for the coronavirus at the White House in Washington

Receiving top care, Trump says Americans are learning to live with COVID-19

Posted on October 6, 2020

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden greets members of his staff and the press as he exits his campaign plane after campaigning in Miami

Biden campaign takes extra steps to keep him safe from COVID-19

Posted on October 6, 2020

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Politics

Councilman Andy King expelled from City Council following harassment allegations

Posted on October 5, 2020

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Politics

Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito go after marriage equality

Posted on October 5, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to journalists in Washington

Pelosi, Mnuchin talk coronavirus aid as presidential illness complicates picture

Posted on October 5, 2020

FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks to members of the media at the White House in Washington

White House Press Secretary McEnany tests positive for COVID-19

Posted on October 5, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump pulls off his face mask as he returns to the White House after being hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington

TRUMP COVID-19: President leaves Walter Reed hospital, takes mask off at White House

Posted on October 5, 2020

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COVID-19 spread among Senators good reason to delay SCOTUS vote: Schumer

Posted on October 4, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The Supreme Court of the United States is seen in Washington

Politics

Shorthanded U.S. Supreme Court returns with major challenges ahead

Posted on October 4, 2020

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden campaigns in Grand Rapids

Biden up 10 points, most Americans say Trump could’ve avoided COVID-19: Poll

Posted on October 4, 2020

U.S. Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley, the White House physician, speaks about U.S. President Donald Trump’s health, in Bethesda

TRUMP COVID-19: Doctors claim president doing better, but light on treatment details

Posted on October 4, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People wait outside Kentucky Career Center in Frankfort

Business

The numbers don’t lie: At 7.9%, U.S. jobless rate spells trouble for Trump

Posted on October 3, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump holds coronavirus response event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington

Relying on testing to ward off COVID put Trump White House at risk

Posted on October 3, 2020

Vice President Pence attends ceremonies to mark 19th anniversary of September 11

No quarantine for Pence, whose COVID-19 test was negative

Posted on October 3, 2020

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TRUMP COVID-19: President says he’s feeling ‘much better,’ but ‘real test’ looms

Posted on October 3, 2020

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden departs on campaign travel for Michigan in New Castle

After Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Biden says masks not about being a ‘tough guy’

Posted on October 2, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Traders looks at financial information on computer screens on the IG Index trading floor

Business

Banks, investors pivot towards Biden win after Trump tests positive for COVID

Posted on October 2, 2020

White House Press Secretary McEnany speaks at the White House in Washington

White House initiated contact tracing after aide tested positive, McEnany claims

Posted on October 2, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Judge Amy Coney Barrett meets with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham

Politics

Senate Republicans push to confirm court pick Barrett despite Trump’s COVID-19 status

Posted on October 2, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden campaigns on train tour in Pittsburgh

Politics

Biden to hit the campaign trail after negative test for COVID-19

Posted on October 2, 2020

New York Governor Cuomo attends ceremonies to mark 19th anniversary of September 11

Cuomo wishes Trumps speedy recovery from COVID-19 as New York keeps battling hot spots

Posted on October 2, 2020

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