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FILE - In this June 30, 2019, file photo, marchers participate in the Queer Liberation March in New York. This year's Pride events were supposed to be a blowout as LGBTQ people the world over marked the 50th anniversary of the first parade to celebrate what were then the initial small steps in their ability to live openly, and to advocate for bigger victories. Now, Pride is largely taking a backseat, having been driven to the internet by the coronavirus pandemic and now by calls for racial equality that were renewed by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus shifts amid pandemic, racial unrest

By JEFF McMILLAN - Associated Press

In this June 6, 2019, file photo, Harvard-Westlake's Pete Crow-Armstrong poses for a photo, location not known. Crow-Armstrong and the New York Mets agreed Thursday, June 25, 2020, to a minor league contract with a $3,359,000 signing bonus, the slot value for the 19th overall pick in the amateur draft. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

True Hollywood story for Mets’ top draft pick, son of actors

By MIKE FITZPATRICK - Associated Press

In this combination photo, voice actress Julie Bennett, from left, folk singer Oscar Chavez, architect Vittorio Gregotti, jazz trumpeter Wallace Roney and film and theater critic William Wolf pose for a photo. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of artists and artisans, writers and actors, musicians and media figures.(Mark Scroggs via AP, from left, AP Photo, AP Photo, Kasia Idzkowska/HighNote Records via AP and Barry Gordin via AP)

Luminaries Lost: A look at some of the artists lost to virus

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees public service forum in Las Vegas, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Bill de Blasio plans Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, June 19, 2020 photo, fireworks explode during Juneteenth celebrations above the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Manhattan skyline is seen in the background. They light up the sky in celebration, best known in the U.S. as a way to highlight Independence Day. This year, fireworks aren't being saved for special events. They've become a nightly nuisance from Connecticut to California, angering sleep-deprived citizens and alarming local officials. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Fireworks are booming before July 4, but why the ruckus?

By BRIAN MAHONEY and DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to a group of young Republicans at Dream City Church, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s brother seeks to halt family tell-all book

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D, New York, center, right, waves as she departs after greeting voters and speaking to a cluster of media during a campaign stop in Astoria, Queens, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, on primary election day in New York. The first-term congresswoman is facing several challengers as she tries to hold on to her position. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beats Michelle Caruso-Cabrera in Democratic primary

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

Voting stations are set up in the South Wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center for voters to cast their ballot in the Kentucky primary in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. In an attempt to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, neighborhood precincts were closed and voters that didn't cast mail in ballots were directed to one central polling location. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

The Latest: Primary race for Engel’s seat too early to call

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D, New York, center, meets a cluster of media beside a campaign truck plastered with her promotional material in Astoria, Queens, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, on primary election day in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Ocasio-Cortez wins primary in NY, other races undecided

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

Donald Trump, right, sits with, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump during a ground breaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on the site of the Old Post Office, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Robert Trump, Donald Trump’s brother, asks judge to block Mary Trump book

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

Then-Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman nominee Jay Clayton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Chuck Schumer opposes Jay Clayton for next Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Citing virus, Valentino sues to get out of Fifth Ave. lease

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, arrives to his office in New York on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Fired US attorney refused to sign letter critical of NYC

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, American content creator Tamu McPherson sits on the sofa at her home in Milan, Italy. The U.S protests against systemic racism, which are spreading around the globe, are now putting the spotlight on the fashion world in its role as a cultural beacon, and emboldening insiders -- some with lucrative deals that often assume their discretion -- to speak up. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Luxury fashion challenged to confront racist attitudes

By COLLEEN BARRY and THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

Workers prepare for the reopening of the Macy's Herald Square location Friday, June 19, 2020, in New York. New York City hits a key point Monday in trying to rebound from the nation’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. For the first time in three months, New Yorkers will be able to dine out, though only at outdoor tables. Shoppers can once again browse in the city’s destination stores. Shaggy heads can get haircuts. Cooped-up kids can finally climb playground monkey bars instead of apartment walls. Office workers can return to their desks, though many won’t yet. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

From shops to dining out, NYC reopening hits ‘biggest step’

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

In this Jan. 29, 2010, file photo, director Joel Schumacher attends the premiere of &quot;Twelve&quot; during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. A representative for Schumacher said the filmmaker died Monday, June 22, 2020, in New York after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 80. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)

Joel Schumacher, director of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire,’ dies at 80

By Jake Coyle - Associated Press

First-term U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, left, hands out leaflets explaining how to vote early or by absentee ballot to a pedestrian at the Parkchester subway station in the Bronx borough of New York, Monday, June 15, 2020, in New York. Ocasio-Cortez is running against challenger and former journalist Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and others in New York's June 23 primary. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed for Chuck Schumer primary challenge

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 17, 2017, file photo, visitors to the American Museum of Natural History in New York look at a statue of Theodore Roosevelt, flanked by a Native American man and African American man. The statue will be coming down after the museum's proposal to remove it was approved by the city. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Bill de Blasio: Theodore Roosevelt statue be to removed by American Museum of Natural History

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Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, arrives to his office in New York on Saturday, June 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Geoffrey Berman, Manhattan top prosecutor, leaves job after standoff with William Barr

By Michael Balsamo and Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks to reporters as he arrives to his office in New York on Saturday, June 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen) **FILE**

Bill Barr says Trump has officially fired U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times