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19 Killed, Including 9 Children, in Fire at New York City Apartment Caused by Space Heater New York City

19 Killed, Including 9 Children, in Fire at New York City Apartment Caused by Space Heater

(NEW YORK) — A faulty space heater on a chilly Sunday morning sparked a fire that filled a high-rise Bronx apartment building with thick smoke, killing 19 people including nine children. It was New York City’s deadliest fire in three decades. Trapped residents broke windows for air and stuffed wet…
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January 10, 2022
NYC Mayor Cites White Supremacy Threat to Justify Brother’s High-Profile NYPD Gig New York City

NYC Mayor Cites White Supremacy Threat to Justify Brother’s High-Profile NYPD Gig

Barely a week into his tenure as New York City mayor, Eric Adams is already facing criticism and accusations of nepotism for appointing his younger brother as a deputy police commissioner. On Sunday, he tried to explain himself. Adams confirmed that he had indeed tapped Bernard Adams—a retired New York…
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January 9, 2022
Andy Cohen Has ‘No Apologies’ for Drunken New Year’s Eve Hosting Stint: ‘I Will Not Be Shamed’ New York City

Andy Cohen Has ‘No Apologies’ for Drunken New Year’s Eve Hosting Stint: ‘I Will Not Be Shamed’

Andy Cohen dominated New Year’s Eve television headlines with his drunken hosting stint on CNN’s “Live From Times Square” special alongside Anderson Cooper. Cohen went viral for dissing outgoing New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, saying, “The only thing that the Democrats and the Republicans can agree on is…
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January 5, 2022
Don’t Look Up Was Good for Climate Cinema, Even If You Hated It New York City

Don’t Look Up Was Good for Climate Cinema, Even If You Hated It

“The year: 2022. The place: New York City. The population: 40,000,000.” The 1973 dystopian eco-thriller Soylent Green opened with these words. The film followed Detective Frank Thorn (Charlton Heston) around a dark, sweaty, food-scarce world ravaged by climate disaster as he investigated a murder and uncovered an even darker mystery:…
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January 5, 2022
World’s richest man gets $32BILLION richer: Elon Musk’s worth climbs to $304billion as Tesla stock soars after car maker rolled out nearly a million vehicles in 2021 New York City

World’s richest man gets $32BILLION richer: Elon Musk’s worth climbs to $304billion as Tesla stock soars after car maker rolled out nearly a million vehicles in 2021

Elon Musk and his son X Æ A-Xii at a Time Person of the Year event on 13 December 2021 in New York City(Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME) The  richest man in the world started the richest new year  with Tesla founder Elon Mask adding $ 32.6 billion to his…
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January 4, 2022
Major Teachers’ Union Lobbied New York City to Close Schools This Week New York City

Major Teachers’ Union Lobbied New York City to Close Schools This Week

Children arrive at school in Brooklyn, N.Y., October 4, 2021. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) A major teachers’ union representing most of the teachers in New York City protested and threatened litigation over Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to continue in-person learning this week despite a surge in Covid-19 cases. United Federation of Teachers…
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January 3, 2022