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Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Register to VoteVoter Guide Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has officially entered the race for mayor of New York City. Yang spent his first campaign day touring the city and meeting with state and city elected officials to…

A suspect is in police custody after his elderly father was found dead and three family others were critically injured at a residence in New York City. Police responded to 221-15 Hempstead Avenue in the Queens Village neighborhood in Queens after receiving a 911 call about an "emotionally disturbed" male…

Jan. 14, 2021, 12:37 AM UTC Operators of a towering New York City tourist attraction closed the structure until further notice this week following multiple suicides at the site. The Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York City.STRF/STAR MAX/IPxThe Vessel in Hudson Yards on the far west side of Manhattan…

Topline New York City will terminate its business relationship with President Trump, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday morning, the latest consequence the president is facing for last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.  The Trump Ice Skating Rink, also known as the Wollman Rink in Central Park, Manhattan, New…

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is looking to terminate its contracts with President Donald Trump to run two Central Park skating rinks and other facilities after a Trump-inspired mob rioted and breached the U.S. Capitol last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. “The president incited a rebellion…

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. David Ryder/Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is turning 57 on Tuesday. Bezos launched Amazon in 1995. The company has since grown to one of the most valuable, powerful companies on the planet with a market value of $1.56 trillion.  Bezos has gone from…

For decades, the potential for a nuclear catastrophe felt like a waking threat, just around the corner. Then, in 1968, many of the nations once responsible for pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war collectively agreed to reverse course, signing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.…

Photo: Kena Betancur (Getty Images)As New York City expands the pool of citizens who are eligible to receive the covid-19 vaccine to seniors and frontline workers, Comptroller Scott Stringer is warning that the online signup system for appointments is unnecessarily complicated and could lead to delays in the vaccination process.…

Get a job — Bill would require firms to disclose when they use software to assess candidates. Tom Simonite, wired.com - Jan 10, 2021 11:55 am UTC In 1964, the Civil Rights Act barred the humans who made hiring decisions from discriminating on the basis of sex or race. Now,…