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Castellanos scores in 9th minute, NYCFC tops Fire 1-0

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In this Dec. 4, 2018 photo, skyscrapers rise above Hudson Yards in the west side of Manhattan borough of New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio presides over a city that's known for its skyscrapers but he is no fan of the glass towers that have transformed the Manhattan skyline in recent decades. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

NYC mayor takes aim at glass towers as energy hogs

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

Vachier-Lagrave — Kamsky after 30. Qb6-e3.

Chessgate debunked: Mueller finds no collusion in Trump-FIDE ‘ties’

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about environmental initiatives on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," April 22, 2019. (Image: MSNBC screenshot)

Bill de Blasio: Big Apple will go small, ditch ‘classic’ skyscrapers in NYC’s own ‘Green New Deal’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Mayor wants to ban new glass skyscrapers to cut emissions

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Semiconductor firm to buy, expand upstate NY chip plant

By CHRIS CAROLA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, steps out of a cab during his arrival on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Where the Trump investigations stand after Mueller

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In this March 24, 2019, photo, Special Counsel Robert Mueller walks past the White House after attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Full text of Mueller’s questions and Trump’s answers

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In this April 5, 2019, image made from a video, 100-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch teaches a yoga class in Hartsdale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

100-year-old yoga instructor keeps moving, dancing

By TED SHAFFREY and VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2008 file photo, Aretha Franklin performs at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Franklin is still getting R.E.S.P.E.C.T. after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor Monday, April 15, 2019, becoming the first individual woman to earn a special citation prize since the honor was first awarded in 1930. Franklin, 76, died at her home in Detroit on Aug. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Shea Walsh, File)

The Latest: Reuters: We’ll celebrate when reporters are free

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This March 17, 2019, file photo shows New York Mayor Bill de Blasio listening as he speaks before a group of people at a restaurant in Concord, N.H. A would-be progressive standard bearer, de Blasio has spent the past few months exploring a run, traveling to events in early primary states. (AP Photo/Hunter Woodall) ** FILE **

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s police state measles order mucho un-presidential

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 29, 2018, file photo, a customer tries a free sample of a pain cream that contains cannabidiol (CBD) for her arthritis at Minnesota Hempdropz in Maplewood, Minn. Mainstream retailers are leaping into the world of products like skin creams and oils that tout such benefits as reducing anxiety and helping you sleep. The key ingredient is CBD, or cannabidiol, a compound derived from hemp and marijuana that doesn’t cause a high. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP, File)

Mainstream retailers embrace marijuana’s less taboo cousin — CBD

By Anne D'innocenzio - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, before boarding Marine One helicopter, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump ‘sanctuary cities’ revenge plan could backfire, help immigrants stay in U.S.

By Astrid Galvan and Morgan Lee - Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at an event hosted by the local Democratic party in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Justin Wan/Sioux City Journal via AP) ** FILE **

Bill de Blasio tests chilly waters for 2020 run

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

This March 17, 2019, file photo shows New York Mayor Bill de Blasio listening as he speaks before a group of people at a restaurant in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Hunter Woodall) ** FILE **

New York City mayor tests chilly waters for presidential run

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

In this April 5, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. Trump said Friday he is considering sending &quot;Illegal Immigrants&quot; to Democratic strongholds to punish them for inaction— just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials insisted the idea was dead on arrival. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump sanctuary city idea could help migrants stay in US

By ASTRID GALVAN and MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 11, 2019 photo, pedestrians walk past the Lucky Lee's restaurant in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York. The owner has drawn backlash for touting offerings of “clean” American-Chinese cuisine, renewing debate about cultural appropriation in the restaurant world. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)

NYC Chinese eatery heats up cultural appropriation debate

By TERRY TANG - Associated Press

In this Jan. 22, 2018, file photo a shopper scans an Amazon Go app on a cellphone while entering an Amazon Go store in Seattle. A small number of restaurants and stores are going cash-free in the U.S., looking to cater to customers who increasingly pay with a card or smartphone. But a backlash is growing against the practice that some say discriminates against those who lack back accounts or rely on cash for most of their daily transactions. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) **FILE**

As cashless stores grow, so does the backlash

By Alexandra Olson and Ken Sweet - Associated Press

FILE - This Wednesday, March 27, 2019 file photo shows a sign explaining the local state of emergency because of a measles outbreak at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. Measles is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It's so contagious that 90 percent of people who aren't immunized are infected if exposed to the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Biggest measles outbreak since 2000 strikes 19 states

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the National Action Network Convention in New York, Friday, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) ** FILE **

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s costly Amazon misstep

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times