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Exotic animal collector featured on ‘Tiger King’ is arrested

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole points toward Brett Gardner after Gardner made a catch on a ball hit by Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena during the sixth inning in Game 5 of a baseball AL Division Series, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Brosseau homer off Chapman lifts Rays over Yanks, into ALCS

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

Members of the Jewish Orthodox community speak with NYPD officers on a street corner, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on businesses, houses of worship and schools in and near areas where coronavirus cases are spiking. Many neighborhoods that stand to be affected are home to large enclaves of Orthodox Jews. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Court allows NY virus restrictions ahead of Jewish holidays

By MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo, Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health nurses Crys Kuntz, left, and Sara Nelson confer inside the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, N.D., where vehicles were lined up for the weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing. A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper Midwest and Plains emerge as one of the nation’s most troubling hotspots. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, Dakotas

By ADAM GELLER and STEPHEN GROVES - Associated Press

Members of the Jewish Orthodox community speak with NYPD officers on a street corner, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on businesses, houses of worship and schools in and near areas where coronavirus cases are spiking. Many neighborhoods that stand to be affected are home to large enclaves of Orthodox Jews. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Amid NYC protests, Orthodox Jews urge new virus-era dialogue

By ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press

Jim Dwyer, longtime chronicler of New York City, dies at 63

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws a pass under pressure from Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (95) in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Prescott, Cowboys set for 1st visit from Garrett with Giants

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

Trees border a green field at Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York on May 10, 2020. Writer Jennifer Lehman found solace being near trees during the darkest days of the pandemic and in the months that followed. (AP Photo/Jennifer Lehman)

VIRUS DIARY: In age of pandemic, she finds solace in trees

By JENNIFER LEHMAN - Associated Press

An adolescent Humpback whale designated &quot;Whale 0140,&quot; identified through patterns on the whale's fluke, is seen from the vessel American Princess during a cruise offered by Gotham Whale, as the cetacean is spotted off the northern New Jersey coast line Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. According to Paul Sieswerda, President and CEO of Gotham Whale, sightings are up nearly a hundred fold from just a decade ago, with an abundance of menhaden seemingly driving the whale resurgence. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Young whales looking to dine flock to waters off NYC

By PATRICK WHITTLE and TED SHAFFREY - Associated Press

Members of the Jewish Orthodox community pass a grocery store in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Hundreds of businesses in New York City neighborhoods where COVID-19 cases have spiked were supposed to be closed Thursday by order of the governor, but in Brooklyn's Borough Park section, some merchants subject to the shutdown order appeared to be operating as usual at midday, including a barber shop, cell phone stores and a toy store. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Businesses shut in effort to contain virus in NYC hot spots

By JIM MUSTIAN - Associated Press

In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Federal appeals court upholds New York subpoena for Trump’s taxes

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Man pleads not guilty in death of 80-year-old over mask spat

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Members of the Jewish Orthodox community gather to listen to an interview conducted by a journalist on a street corner, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on businesses, houses of worship and schools in and near areas where coronavirus cases are spiking. Many neighborhoods that stand to be affected are home to large enclaves of Orthodox Jews. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

‘Just not fair’: Communities bristle at new NYC shutdowns

By TED SHAFFREY and MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

Prosecutors: Bar patron, 80, shoved over mask request dies

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New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (27) connects for a grand slam home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning in Game one of a baseball American League Division Series Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Stanton, Yankees power way to 9-3 win against Rays in opener

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

Victoria Dallas Fischer, 4, a child adopted from Guatemala, partially hides her face behind a handful of mini American flags as she goes to receive her citizenship certificate during the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) first ever Adoption Day ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in New York. In recognition of November as National Adoption Month, USCIS naturalized 17 adopted children from six countries; China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Saint Lucia, and South Korea, so that they may celebrate their first Thanksgiving with their families as American citizens. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Judge Mae D’Agostino forbids New Hope Family Services shutdown

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2020, file photo, two women walk with children during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Amid a new surge of COVID-19 in New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities, many residents are reviving health measures that some had abandoned over the summer – social distancing, wearing masks. For many, there’s also a return of anger: They feel the city is singling them out for criticism that other groups avoid. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Some Orthodox Jews bristle at NYC’s response to virus surge

By DAVID CRARY and MARIAM FAM - Associated Press

Hundreds of Regal, Cineworld movie theaters to close

By DANICA KIRKA and LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

Los Angeles Rams tight end Gerald Everett (81) scores against the New York Giants during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Rams hold off Giants 17-9; Ramsey, Tate fight after game

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

NTSB urged to send staffer to prominent attorney crash site

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