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Jack Schlossberg's world will 'never be the same' after sister Tatiana's death

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Drake drops 3 new albums, and White House quickly gives one a MAGA spin

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A new tax on NYC real estate sales aimed at helping Mamdani close city budget gap

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

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Father of NYC Congressional candidate Alex Bores derided Israeli deaths, likened Zionists to Nazis

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NYC Comptroller opens probe as outdoor dining program mired in bureaucracy

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Rudy Giuliani recalls 'spiritual experience' during coma, says he was headed to trial by St. Peter

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UFT endorses Rep. Dan Goldman for re-election in NY-10th race against Brad Lander

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Mamdani aims to streamline process to lease, build affordable housing in NYC

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Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration

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Trump's reflecting pool rehab jumps in cost as White House ballroom price tag sparks debate

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Virginia Republican agrees with podcaster who made 'cotton-picking' jibe at Hakeem Jeffries

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A nonprofit sues to halt Trump's 'American flag blue' repaint of the Reflecting Pool

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Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

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Rep. Dan Goldman-aligned super PAC's poll has incumbent 5% behind Lander

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Mamdani says $124B budget taxes the rich, but plan leans heavily on state aid, pension restructure

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Hochul campaigns with Goldman, Lander pops into immigration court as the NY 10th race ramps up

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Vickie Paladino drops suit against NYC Council over anti-Muslim posts as disciplinary process ends

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Jeffries assures spooked Democrats that they'll win back the House

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Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can't do it on his own

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Schumer declares war on $1B for Trump's White House ballroom

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Man charged in White House correspondents' dinner attack pleads not guilty

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Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'life support' and proposes gas tax pause as strait stays closed

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With a Kennedy in the race, the battle to replace Nadler in NY-12 is surprisingly unpredictable

7 days ago

Trump's tariffs hit Toyota profit, though its global sales grew

8 days ago

Virginia court strikes down Democratic redistricting plan in big GOP win

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NYC Rent Guidelines Board keeps rent freeze on table but doesn't rule out hikes

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Trump-appointed FEMA Review Council proposes sweeping changes to federal disaster support

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gives birth to girl

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Gov. Hochul says deal on state budget includes controversial NYC pied-à-terre tax

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Mamdani lauds NYPD handling of Park East synagogue protest as Speaker Menin blasts rhetoric

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Schumer leads chorus of outrage over $1B for Trump's 'free' ballroom

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Trump remembers CNN founder Ted Turner as friend, not 'woke'

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Man charged in DC shooting was following the path of Vance's motorcade, Secret Service agent says

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Obama to Colbert: Bar is low for presidential run after Trump

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US fires on Iranian oil tanker as Trump pressures Tehran for deal to end war

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Pro-Palestinian protesters rally outside Park East Synagogue as cops shut down streets

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Mamdani appoints de Blasio alum to key role in new Office of Community Safety

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NYPD captain transferred after caught in uniform calling Mamdani 'an embarrassment'

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NYC Amazon labor organizer Chris Smalls arrested for jumping barricades at Met Gala

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Democratic lawmakers urge Supreme Court to keep abortion medication access

11 days ago

Macron says US and EU are wasting time on tariff threats as Trump fumes over Germany

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Pete Hegseth insists Iran ceasefire still holding despite skirmishes

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Met Gala promises many movie stars, some politicians

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Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani improves, suffering from pneumonia aggravated by 9/11 illness

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What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers

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Supreme Court pauses ban on access to abortion pills by mail

12 days ago

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani in critical condition at Florida hospital

12 days ago

Eight people arrested after protest erupts as ICE detains man at Brooklyn hospital

13 days ago

Trump blows through 60-day war powers limit as Iran conflict drags on

13 days ago

Trump makes another run at killing off NYC congestion pricing

15 days ago

Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal

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Trump says he's 'not satisfied' with Iran's proposal to end the war

15 days ago

Hochul wants to keep ICE agent who killed Renee Good out of NY

15 days ago

Comptroller: pied-à-terre tax could fall far short of $500 million goal

16 days ago

Sen. Gillibrand grills Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Iran war

16 days ago

Fox's Jesse Watters escorted from King and Queen after crass comment

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House passes bipartisan bill to end DHS shutdown

16 days ago

Prosecutors release video of armed man storming correspondents' dinner

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Rep. Mike Lawler trades barbs with Tucker Carlson and MTG

16 days ago

Maine Gov. Mills drops Democratic US Senate bid against Platner, lamenting a lack of campaign funds

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Full federal appeals court won't rehear $83 million E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict against Trump

17 days ago

Trump portrait added to special passport for nation's 250th birthday

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Mamdani pushing for NYC tenants to testify at Rent Guidelines Board meetings

17 days ago

Powell plans to remain on Fed board, cites legal actions by Trump administration

17 days ago

Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department

17 days ago

Trump threatens Iran on social media as Hegseth spars with Congress

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Supreme Court weakens a landmark Civil Rights-era law and aids GOP efforts to control the House

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Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising First Amendment fears about state probe

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Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against Arizona seeking voter data

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Defying protocol, Trump relays details of private conversation with King Charles III

17 days ago

Carl Wilson holds lead over Lindsey Boylan in Council District 3 election

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Stephen Miller's wife Katie defends him amid 'human shield' accusations

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Rosie O'Donnell says she's lost nearly 60 lbs. with Mounjaro

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King Charles gives speech to Congress amid tensions over Iran war

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Ex-FBI Director Comey indicted again, in a probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

18 days ago

Mayor Mamdani, Speaker Menin agree to delay budget, but Gov. Hochul rejects new tax proposal

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King Charles, Mamdani to attend Ground Zero wreath-laying ceremony

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Trump ramps up ballroom push with sharply worded filing after shooting

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Fired Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit against Trump admin can proceed in federal court

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Inside the White House visit of Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla

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D.C. gunman's manifesto entered in DOJ case against him

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NYC Mayor Mamdani leaves door open to delaying city budget release amid inaction in Albany

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveils GOP redistricting plan to grab 4 seats

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Reagan shooter John Hinckley finds it 'spooky' gunman targeted same hotel

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Trumps trash Kimmel over 'widow' joke before shooting, call for his firing

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Trump erupts at CBS News' Norah O'Donnell for reading shooter's writings

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Correspondents' dinner chaos offset by viral clip of man eating salad

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Security concerns intensify for King Charles' visit to U.S. on Monday

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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

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Both Trump and Vance uninjured after incident at correspondents' annual dinner, AP source says

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Will Penn Station be Trump Station? Will MSG move? What you need to know about the sweeping redesign

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Confident Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seizes edge in House fight with Virginia win

21 days ago

Mayor Mamdani announces new Office of Deed Theft Prevention

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N.Y. sues Trump admin for blocking funds in fight over commercial driver's licenses for immigrants

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Giants great Lawrence Taylor hospitalized with 'abdominal issue'

22 days ago

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

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King Charles won't meet Virginia Giuffre's brother on U.S. visit

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NYC Council Speaker Menin proposes easing rules to spark housing development on small lots

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Appeals court says Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

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