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FILE PHOTO: People protest after a Black man identified as Jacob Blake was shot several times by police in Kenosha

Politics

Free speech, gun rights on collision course in United States, some legal experts say

Posted on September 12, 2020

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Here’s how you can get your child engaged in the upcoming election

Posted on September 12, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump meets with Turkish President Erdogan in Washington

Politics

Removal of flag honoring veterans from White House sparks anger

Posted on September 11, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at MBS International Airport, in Freeland

Politics

Trump administration seeks sweeping DNA collection of immigrants, U.S. sponsors

Posted on September 11, 2020

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Queens

Tiffany Cabán announces bid for northwest Queens City Council seat

Posted on September 10, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington

U.S. Senate kills Republicans’ ‘skinny’ coronavirus aid bill

Posted on September 10, 2020

U.S. President Trump holds a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Regional Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

He knew it would be deadly: Trump admits to downplaying COVID-19 risk in public statements

Posted on September 9, 2020

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‘Trump is actively trying to kill New York City,’ Cuomo rages over lack of federal help

Posted on September 8, 2020

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Politics

Scott Stringer announces bid for Mayor on ‘closing the book on tale of two cities’

Posted on September 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his apartment to report to prison in New York

Politics

Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen says president disparaged Black leaders and voters: report

Posted on September 8, 2020

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Politics

De Blasio’s vagueness in addressing sex work decriminalization

Posted on September 7, 2020

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Biden to mark Labor Day with union event as U.S. campaign enters homestretch

Posted on September 7, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Representatives of the Coordination Council for members of the Belarusian opposition attend a news conference in Minsk

Masked thugs seize and detain Belarusian protest leader: report

Posted on September 7, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his apartment to report to prison in New York

Politics

Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen says president disparaged Black leaders and voters: report

Posted on September 6, 2020

U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin testifies before House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis

Deal likely to fund U.S. government to early December, Mnuchin says

Posted on September 6, 2020

U.S. President Trump hosts Serbia’s President Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hoti at the White House in Washington

Politics

Pentagon chief says Trump has respect for troops, after report said he disparaged war dead

Posted on September 5, 2020

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Bronx

Mean tweet from police union slanders Bronx Congress candidate as ‘first class whore’

Posted on September 4, 2020

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Politics

Mayor takes vague stance on views regarding decriminalizing sex work

Posted on September 4, 2020

U.S. President Trump visits site of protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Politics

Editorial | Trump keeps dividing America against herself

Posted on September 4, 2020

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‘We will remember in November’: Labor unions fume over NYC plans to cut 22,000 municipal jobs

Posted on September 3, 2020

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Cuomo blasts Trump again over threats to ‘defund’ New York City, and ‘dereliction of duty’

Posted on September 3, 2020

U.S. President Trump visits site of protests against police brutality and racial injustice in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Politics

Trump visits Kenosha, not to comfort Blake family but back police

Posted on September 1, 2020

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Brooklyn

Barclays Center to be used as a polling place during November election

Posted on September 1, 2020

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Politics

Democratic presidential candidate Biden raised record haul of over $300 million in August: report

Posted on September 1, 2020

Opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results in Minsk

Politics

U.S. considers sanctions on Belarusians for election fraud, violence against protesters

Posted on September 1, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump conducts press conference in White House.

Politics

U.S. Appeals Court decision temporarily bars Vance from accessing Trump tax records

Posted on September 1, 2020

Midtown Manhattan

Manhattan elected officials push for ballot drop boxes across New York state

Posted on August 31, 2020

House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots,

Politics

House panel to subpoena DeJoy seeking Postal Service documents

Posted on August 31, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former national security adviser Flynn arrives for sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington

Politics

U.S. court denies ex-Trump adviser Flynn’s bid to immediately halt criminal case

Posted on August 31, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination

Politics

In Pittsburgh, Biden to blame Trump for sowing chaos amid crises

Posted on August 31, 2020

People protest after a Black man identified as Jacob Blake was shot several times by police in Kenosha

Politics

Democrats say Trump visit may worsen protests in Wisconsin city

Posted on August 30, 2020

People protest after a Black man identified as Jacob Blake was shot several times by police in Kenosha

Politics

Kenoshians face ‘wake-up call’ after tumultuous, painful week of violence

Posted on August 30, 2020

A delivery man stands on Ninth Avenue near 53th Street, with an e-bike.

Politics

Bills in City Council could protect restaurants from ‘exorbitant’ fees by delivery apps

Posted on August 30, 2020

Video grab of medics and police personnel with the victim of a shooting in Portland, U.S.

Politics

One killed as Trump supporters, counter-protesters clash in Portland

Posted on August 30, 2020

NBA: LA Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers

Sports

NBA star LeBron James emerges as potent political force ahead of U.S. election

Posted on August 29, 2020

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SEE IT: Marching for justice in Manhattan on anniversary of MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

Posted on August 29, 2020

‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks’ march in support of racial justice, in Washington

Politics

New march on Washington embraces history on fraught anniversary of King’s speech

Posted on August 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: NBA basketball player LeBron James introduces U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during a campaign rally in Cleveland

Sports

NBA star LeBron James emerges as potent political force ahead of November U.S. election

Posted on August 28, 2020

Republican National Convention, in Charlotte, North Carolina

Politics

Voter advocacy groups file lawsuit against Trump’s social media executive order

Posted on August 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination

Biden says coronavirus crisis, unrest symptoms of ‘Donald Trump’s America’

Posted on August 27, 2020

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

Trump says he saved 51 million jobs in pandemic. Economists, U.S. officials say otherwise

Posted on August 27, 2020

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Politics

Trump could act unilaterally to avoid U.S. airline layoffs, White House says

Posted on August 26, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo visits United Nations to submit complaint to Security Council calling for restoration of sanctions against Iran at U.N. headquarters in New York

Politics

Pompeo in UAE says hopeful to build on UAE-Israel accord momentum

Posted on August 26, 2020

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. speaks during the school’s commencement ceremonies in Lynchburg, Virginia

Politics

U.S. evangelical leader Falwell to leave university after personal scandal

Posted on August 25, 2020

FILE PHOTO: 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos

Politics

Former VP Gore says Trump is putting ‘knee on the neck of democracy’

Posted on August 25, 2020

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Politics

James says USPS slowdown ‘nothing more than voter suppression’, files lawsuit

Posted on August 25, 2020

FILE PHOTO: THE WEST WING CAST AND CREW SHOW OFF THEIR NUMEROUS EMMY AWARDS.

What’s next? ‘West Wing’ cast reuniting to boost turnout for U.S. elections

Posted on August 25, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Biden unveils coronavirus recovery plan at campaign event in New Castle, Delaware

Campaign says Biden to be regularly tested for coronavirus

Posted on August 25, 2020

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Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

Cops are looking for this suspect, who allegedly shot a man in Far Rockaway in broad daylight on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Gunman wanted in Far Rockaway shooting, victim ‘uncooperative’ with detectives: Source

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‘Unsteady, combustible, illegal’: DOB says Brooklyn Mirage was riddled with safety issues even as owners claimed it was ‘show ready’

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative