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According to CNN, nearly 9,000 of New York City’s 378,000 employees are now on unpaid leave as a result of not complying with the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, the mayor said Monday.  As previously reported, firefighters and police officers, in addition to other city workers, had until Friday…

Following the success of “Framing Britney Spears,” the team behind The New York Times Presents series is taking on Janet Jackson’s story. FX and Hulu announced a new episode of the documentary series, “Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson,” on November 1. “In 2004, a culture war was brewing…

Author of the article: In this May 20, 2020 file photo, passengers board an American Airlines flight to Charlotte, N.C., at San Diego International Airport. Photo by Sandy Huffaker /Getty Images U.S. prosecutors in Colorado on Monday charged a 20-year-old California man with assaulting a flight attendant on an Oct.…

Lawyers for Prince Andrew claimed Virginia Roberts Giuffre has, for over a decade, profited from her sexual abuse accusations against Jeffrey Epstein and others and wishes to do so again from the Duke of York. His lawyers referenced a 2015 New York Daily News article about Giuffre's alleged past as…

Nine percent of New York City’s municipal workforce remains unvaccinated following a Friday deadline to demonstrate proof of receiving at least Covid shot, officials said. However, the percentage of city workers with at least one dose rose considerably as the deadline loomed. Opposition to vaccine mandates fueled by rightwing politicians…

Former President Donald Trump did the tomahawk chop with Braves fans at the World Series Saturday night, months after calling for a baseball boycott amid MLB’s politically-motivated move to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta. Trump and wife Melania watched Game 4 between Atlanta and Houston from a private suite.…

“Bing bong.” No, it’s not what your mom calls TikTok by mistake. The phrase is the new rallying crying for the resurgent New York Knicks with the team competing at the top of the Eastern Conference to start the new season. You can find “bing bong” all over social media…

New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Avenatti, 50, was initially allowed to postpone reporting to prison because…

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been accused of a misdemeanor sex crime. (Fhoto by Jeenah Moon / Getty Images Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been accused of forcible touching in a criminal complaint filed…