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NYC, Grammy officials sparring over expense of award show

By DEEPTI HAJELA and KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

New York City joins municipalities filing opioid lawsuits

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General store changes owners for first time in 30 years

By MATT HONGOLTZ-HETLING - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2013, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Joseph Percoco, executive deputy secretary, stand at a news conference in Albany, N.Y. Percoco is set to go on trial in New York, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, on charges that he orchestrated a complicated bribery and extortion scheme involving deep pocketed lobbyists and developers. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Corruption trial of ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo aide to begin

By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

People cheer as they listen to a speaker as they take part in a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in New York. The New York protest was among more than 200 such actions planned for the weekend around the world. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

The Latest: Marcher: Protesters ‘still have some power’

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In this Jan. 17, 2018, photo, Minnie Wood, center, makes signs with her daughters Buckley, right, and Zoey in preparation for a rally in Las Vegas. A year after more than 1 million people rallied at women's marches around the world with a message of female empowerment and protest of President Donald Trump, organizers will mark the anniversary with more than a hundred marches around the world and a rally in Las Vegas aiming to channel the activism to register voters and swing elections for progressives this year. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Latest: Clinton lauds ‘power and resilience’ of women

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People line up on Central Park West as they wait for the start of a march highlighting equal rights and equality for women Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in New York. The New York protest was among more than 200 such actions planned for the weekend around the world. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Organizers: ‘Power at the polls’: Women march in NYC

By REBECCA GIBIAN and VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, traffic crosses the Williamsburg Bridge in New York from Brooklyn into Manhattan. Motorists would have to shell out $11.52 to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan under a new proposal commissioned by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to ease traffic congestion and raise vital funds for mass transit. Trucks would pay even more, $25.34, while taxi cabs, Uber rides and for-hire vehicles would be charged between $2 and $5 per ride. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

The Latest: Uber supports toll if it benefits mass transit

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Illustration on New York's climate lawsuit by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The city of New York claims that by burning fossil fuels the oil industry changes the climate

By Steve Goreham

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, the Christopher Columbus statue at Manhattan's Columbus Circle, center, is shown from a view inside the Time Warner Center, in New York. A commission created to figure out what to do with controversial statues and monuments on New York City property has recommended that most be kept where they are with historical markers added to give additional context. The commission was criticized for the idea that statues like those of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle could be removed. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

NYC to keep controversial statues but add historical markers

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In 2009, authorities caught Najibullah Zazi, who was orchestrating an attack on New York City's subway. Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702, authorities are allowed to gather emails and other communications of foreign targets. (Associated Press)

Intelligence community leaders push for renewal of FISA’s Section 702

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2016 file photo, a man watches a BP refinery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. New York City officials say they will begin the process of dumping about $5 billion in pension fund investments in fossil fuel companies, including BP, because of environmental concerns. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

NYC sues, divests from oil firms over climate change

By FRANK ELTMAN - Associated Press

"It's time for them to start paying for the damage they have done," said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference at the Manhattan Youth Center. "It's time for big oil to take responsibility for the devastation they have wrought." (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Bill de Blasio divests New York pensions, sues oil companies for climate change

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2016 file photo, a man watches a BP refinery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. New York City officials say they will begin the process of dumping about $5 billion in pension fund investments in fossil fuel companies, including BP, because of environmental concerns. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

The Latest: Oil companies dispute climate lawsuit claims

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Oneidas will open new central New York casino March 1

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FILE – In this May 15, 2017, file photo, Raymond Lam, center, leaves the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa. Lam is one of four men from the New York City borough of Queens who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2013 death of Chun &quot;Michael&quot; Deng, a fraternity pledge from the Baruch College campus of the City University of New York, at a rented house in the Pocono Mountains. The four are set to be sentenced Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, along with the Pi Delta Psi fraternity itself, which was convicted after a trial. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz, File)

The Latest: Ex-frat members get jail in pledge’s death

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FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2017, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at The Weinstein Company and Netflix Golden Globes afterparty in Beverly Hills, Calif. A lawyer who represented actress Paz de la Huerta has filed a lawsuit against Weinstein and a former New York prosecutor, alleging they coordinated in a scheme to get the actress to drop her sexual misconduct complaint against the movie mogul. Aaron Filler's firm, Tensor Law, filed the lawsuit Friday, Jan 5, 2018 against Weinstein, his company and attorney Michael Rubin. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Weinstein sued for alleged scheme to foil misconduct probe

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Guy Fieri’s Times Square restaurant closes for good

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NY Legislature returns, faces tough choices on budget, MTA

By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

Crime in New York Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

New York City crime statistics show a safe city, but many New Yorkers don’t feel safe

By Paul Davis