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New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks after receiving endorsements from Westchester County leaders for her bid for New York governor in White Plains, New York, U.S., December 2, 2021. REUTERS/Joy Malone/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comNEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - New York State…

A state judge on Monday struck down New York’s mask mandate, ruling Gov. Kathy Hochul does not have the authority to enact such a mandate without approval from the Legislature. In his decision, Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Thomas Rademaker argued the rule amounted to “a law that was promulgated…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a plan to get illegal guns off the street following several NYPD officer killings.  The initiative includes rolling out undercover police “Neighborhood Safety Teams,” as well as employing technology to identify people carrying guns, the New York Post reports.  Adams also plans to…

Sarah Palin has tested positive for the coronavirus – delaying her defamation trial against the New York Times until next month. Jed Rakoff, the US federal judge presiding over the case in Manhattan, announced the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential pick’s results on Monday. “She is, of course,…

Global stock markets have fallen sharply as fears of military conflict in Ukraine spooked investors, wiping £53bn off the value of the UK’s blue-chip share index. European markets tumbled by 3.8% to their lowest levels since October, their biggest one-day fall in more than 18 months, after Nato said it…

This post contains spoilers for the sixth season of 'Billions.' Peloton can't quite escape the publicity headaches from TV shows featuring its products. According to The New York Times and The Verge, the premiere episode of Billions season six includes a scene that, like the Sex and the City follow-up…

Cardi B has offered to pay the funeral expenses for victims of a recent building fire. Last week, a blaze caused by a space heater ripped through an apartment building in the New York City borough of The Bronx, killing 17 people. The rapper, who is a Bronx native, said…

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The New York Knicks were the NBA’s biggest surprise last season. The Knicks entered the year expected to be one of the worst teams in the league before a shocking turnaround in their first season under Tom Thibodeau that saw them earn home court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs.…

London, New York, and Los Angeles 13th January 2022: Newsflare, one of the world’s leading licensing platforms and marketplaces for user-generated video (UGV), has closed a Series B accelerator funding round to fuel faster growth. The £5m investment, from two of the UK’s leading TMT venture funds, will be used…