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New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

William Bratton tough act to follow as New York City police commissioner

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This Oct. 20, 2015, file photo, shows a sign outside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Vanessa Marcotte, Google worker, found killed in Massachusetts woods; police urge caution

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Michael Bloomberg said he thinks he could win some states but "not enough to win the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to win the presidency." (Associated Press)

Michael Bloomberg to endorse Hillary Clinton at Democratic convention: report

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

In this July 11, 2016 photo, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to a question during an interview after a rally in Virginia Beach, Va. The nation is poised to elect one of its oldest presidents, and while age doesn't determine health it begs the question: How much do we know, and should we know, about how physically fit they are for the job? (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Media rooting for Donald Trump to fail

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

"The attorneys general have appointed themselves to decide what is valid and what is invalid regarding climate change," House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith of Texas said at a press conference with other committee Republicans. "The attorneys general are pursuing a political agenda at the expense of scientists' right to free speech." (Associated Press)

Eric Schneiderman, Maura Healey subpoenaed over prosecuting climate change skeptics

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 11, 2015 photo, Tuskegee Airmen Roscoe Brown Jr., left, and TV writer/producer Norman Lear pose for a picture before the annual Veteran's Day parade in New York. Brown, who served with the all-black Tuskegee Airmen during World War II and was a longtime New York City educator, died Saturday, July 3, 2016, at a hospital in the Bronx. He was 94. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Roscoe Brown Jr., Tuskegee Airman and educator, dies at 94

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In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, Paul Simon participates in the Country Music Hall of Fame benefit concert in New York. Simon's latest album, &quot;Stranger to Stranger,&quot; will be released Friday, June 3. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Paul Simon doesn’t let on if he’s the retiring type

By David Bauder - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2016, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, stands with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, left, R-Smithtown, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, before delivering his State of the State address and executive budget proposal at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y. Another legislative session is drawing to a close and New York state lawmakers are no closer to addressing government ethics. Cuomo has proposed ideas including tighter campaign finance laws and limits on lawmaker's outside pay, but those have failed to get traction with lawmakers. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Albany OKs early Sunday alcohol sales, plan to fight heroin

By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

People mourn around candles at the Place Trocadero in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, to honor victims of Sunday's mass shooting at an Orlando gay club, Monday, June 13, 2016. People brought banners, flags and candles to the Place Trocadero in front of the Paris landmark. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Paul Raushenbush, gay Baptist preacher: “F—k ‘love the sinner, hate the sin’”

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2016, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, stands with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, left, R-Smithtown, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, before delivering his State of the State address and executive budget proposal at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y. Another legislative session is drawing to a close and New York state lawmakers are no closer to addressing government ethics. Cuomo has proposed ideas including tighter campaign finance laws and limits on lawmaker's outside pay, but those have failed to get traction with lawmakers. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

New York could end session without addressing corruption

By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

A luxury 90-floor apartment skyscraper called &quot;One57,&quot; left, rises above all other buildings overlooking Central Park, while a crane sits atop ongoing construction for a new condominium skyscraper at 220 Central Park South, Thursday May 26, 2016, in New York. A penthouse in One57 went for $100.5 million in 2014, but an apartment in the new condominium is expected to sell for $250 million. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Sky high: NYC ‘trophy apartment’ could list for $250 million

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

Jimmy Fallon (l) and guest Adam Sandler (r) serenade the May 25, 2016 audience of "The Tonight Show" with a tribute to U.S. servicemen entitled "Friends On All Bases," a parody of Garth Brooks's "Friends In Low Places." Screen capture from a "Tonight Show" YouTube video. Accessed May 26, 2016.

Jimmy Fallon, Adam Sandler honor troops with Garth Brooks-inspired tribute

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 12, 2015 file photo, New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton, speaks during a news conference at police headquarters, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

New York City gangs shifting focus toward cybercrime: Police commissioner

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

New York Mets manager Terry Collins takes starting pitcher Matt Harvey out of the baseball game during the third inning against the Washington Nationals on Thursday in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Matt Harvey pummeled by Washington Nationals, Stephen Strasburg keeps rolling

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio testifies during a hearing in Albany on Jan. 26, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bill de Blasio, NYC mayor, to fine businesses that fail to use correct gender pronouns

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) talks with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at a fundraising event in the Bronx borough of New York on July 6, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump floats Rudy Giuliani as possible head of commission to study Muslim ban

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

General view at the Simply Stylist Fashion & Beauty Conference at the Park Central Hotel in New York on Oct. 25, 2014 (Donald Traill/Invision/AP) **FILE**

NYC agency: Bars can’t ban pregnant women or refuse them drinks

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

President Obama will reportedly mark Pride Month by designating a part of the Greenwich neighborhood surrounding the Stonewall Inn as the nation's first gay-rights national monument. (Associated Press)

Obama to designate Stonewall Inn area as gay rights national monument: report

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Firefighters battle flames at the historic Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, Sunday, May 1, 2016, in New York. The church that was constructed in the early 1850s and was designated a New York City landmark in 1968. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Raging fire destroys historic New York City church

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prepares to speak during a New York primary night campaign event Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Donald Trump overwhelmingly wins Hispanic vote in New York City

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times