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Hundreds march to protest vaccination mandates in New York City, United States on October 4, 2021. (Photo by Teachers March Against Vaccine Mandate /IPX) Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Anti-vaxxers tore down a mobile COVID-19 testing tent in Manhattan on Monday during a…

Businessman Andrew Yang, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020 and mayor of New York City, said he has left the Democratic Party. “Throughout my twenties, I remained a staunch Democrat, though like many others I was drawn primarily to national races,” Yang wrote on his website. “I co-hosted a…

The international relations and co-operation department in Pretoria has fired its financial boss, Caiphus Ramashau, for his role in the controversial attempt to purchase land in New York City for R118m. Ramashau's termination follows on the heels of former DG Kgabo Mahoai, who was booted last month. They were charged…

The UFC has released its official poster for one of the biggest cards of the year. On the poster for UFC 268, which takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 6, headliners Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington and co-headliners Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili take…

Nine New York firefighters have been suspended after sharing racist messages and memes about the killing of George Floyd. The nine firefighters were suspended without pay from the New York City Fire Department for anywhere between a few days to months, The New York Times reported. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Niro…

Roommates, New York City has found a way to honor the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and John Lewis—and it was recently unveiled for all to see. A brand new art exhibit titled “See In Justice” just made its debut in NYC, featuring massive statues of George Floyd, Breonna…

New York City can now enforce requirements mandating public school employees prove they have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. The decision came from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who denied without comment on Friday an emergency application filed by New York City teachers opposed to the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied an emergency appeal from a group of teachers to block New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public school teachers and other staff from going into effect. The teachers had filed for the injunction with Sotomayor on Thursday,…

UPDATE, SATURDAY AM: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected a request to block New York City’s vaccination mandate for all Department of Education employees. Four city teachers petitioned Sotomayor to intervene on Thursday. On Friday, she rejected their request, clearing the way for city enforcement to begin Monday. UPDATE: A group…

Topline Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to halt New York City’s public school vaccine mandate Friday, allowing the nation’s largest school district to move forward with plans to remove unvaccinated teachers and other employees from the payroll next week. Students enter a Bronx middle school as New York City…