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In this Feb. 8, 2019, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg answers a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Bloomberg’s wealth gives him options his rivals don’t enjoy

By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Georgia to meet with supporters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Bloomberg would focus on Super Tuesday states

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In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference at a gun control advocacy event in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Bloomberg opens door to 2020 Democratic run for president

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Bail law draws criticism from New York Republican lawmakers

By RYAN TARINELLI - Associated Press

The Latest: GOP takes state Senate seat in special race

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Twins Milo, right, and Amir Klatzkin, 3, watch as their father Barry Klatzkin votes at a polling site in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. New York's first election with early voting is reaching its conclusion as people across the state cast ballots in county and municipal races. With no federal or statewide contests on the ballot Tuesday, turnout is expected to be low, but this year's contests are serving as a rehearsal for next year's blockbuster presidential race. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York City adopts ranked-choice voting for some races

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

Trump, Cuomo, spar over New York’s bail reform law

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Over a quarter of a million vote early in New York

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NY files lawsuit to stop rollback of light bulb standards

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In this photo from Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, voters fill out their forms as they prepare to vote at a polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Data from the N.Y. State Board of Elections show there are 18,000 active GOP voters on the rolls as of Nov. 2019 than there were on the eve of President Trump's election in Nov. 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File) **FILE**

New York sees 18,000 fewer Republican voters registered

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In this Nov. 4, 2014 file photo, a voter carries her ballot to be scanned at a polling place in New York's Chinatown neighborhood. A ballot measure will give New York City residents a chance to institute ranked choice voting in primaries and special elections. Under the system now in effect in cities such as San Francisco and Cambridge, Massachusetts as well as the entire state of Maine, voters can rank candidates in order of preference instead of choosing just one. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

New York City mulls ranked choice voting

By Karen Matthews and Marina Villanueve - Associated Press

In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, voters read their ballot papers as they wait in line to cast their vote at P.S. 161 in Brooklyn borough of New York. A ballot measure will give New York City residents a chance to institute ranked choice voting in primaries and special elections. Under the system now in effect in cities such as San Francisco and Cambridge, Massachusetts as well as the entire state of Maine, voters can rank candidates in order of preference instead of choosing just one.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

1 person, 1 vote? Maybe not. NYC mulls ranked choice voting

By KAREN MATTHEWS and MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Moulard ducks, a hybrid white farm Peking duck and a South American Muscovy duck, are caged and force-fed at Hudson Valley Foie Gras duck farm in Ferndale, N.Y., to fatten their livers to produce foie gras. A day after the New York City Council voted to ban the sale of foie gras, animal rights activists sued the biggest U.S. distributor of the French delicacy for inhumane treatment of ducks, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Animal rights activists sue biggest US foie gras distributor

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 18, 2019 file photo, Marcus Henley, operations manager for Hudson Valley Foie Gras duck farm, holds a Moulard duckling, a hybrid farm Peking duck and a South American Muscovy duck in Ferndale, N.Y. The sale of foie gras in New York City is about to be a faux pas. City council members on Wednesday, Oct. 30, are expected to pass a bill that bans the sale of fattened liver of a duck at restaurants, grocery stores or shops. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

New York City lawmakers pass bill banning sale of foie gras

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

FILE - This April 25, 2019 file photo, shows the exterior view of the construction site of the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, N.J. Now, after endless fits and starts and billions of dollars later, American Dream is officially opening its doors to the public as the second largest mall in the country, and third largest in North America. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Traffic a breeze at New Jersey megamall’s limited opening

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

A woman hands out postcards and posters with information about early voting at a rally in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Early voting is set to happen for the first time in New York, and advocates hope the benefits of expanded ballot box access will outweigh the cost and headaches of keeping the polls open for more than a single day. Starting Saturday, voters in this autumn's election can cast ballots at select polling locations through Nov. 3. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NY launches early voting, hopes benefits will outweigh costs

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

Average Wall Street salary dropped to $399K last year

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

FILE- In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, packages travel on a conveyor belt for sorting at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. The city of New York and the state of California sued the U.S. Postal Service Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, to stop tens of thousands of cigarette packages from being mailed from foreign countries to U.S. residents, saying the smugglers are engaging in “cigarette tax evasion” while postal workers look the other way. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

NYC, California sue Postal Service over smuggled cigarettes

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

NYC agrees to stop inmate transfers to upstate lockup

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FILE - In this March 16, 2017, file photo, Juan Antonio &quot;Tony&quot; Hernandez, brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, arrives for a press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Tony Hernandez was convicted in a massive drug conspiracy case on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in U.S. federal court in New York City. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio, File)

Brother of Honduran president convicted of drug conspiracy

By CLAUDIA TORRENS and LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press