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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington, as Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response

By Mike Stobbe, Jason Dearern and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

People wear masks and maintain social distance to help stop the spread of new coronavirus, while waiting in line to enter a store on 5th Avenue in Sunset Park, a Brooklyn neighborhood with one of the city's largest Mexican and Hispanic communities, Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in New York. The annual street festival parade marking Cinco de Mayo, an annual celebration held on this day to commemorate the Mexican Army's victory over the French Empire on May 5, 1862, was canceled this year due to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Most new COVID-19 patients in NY not working, older: survey

By KAREN MATTHEWS and MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. wave to supporters at a campaign stop at Whittemore Center Arena at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. On Tuesday, May 5, federal Judge Analisa Torres ruled that the New York Democratic presidential primary must take place June 23 because canceling it would be unconstitutional. (AP Photo/File, Andrew Harnik)

New York state Dems file appeal to stop presidential primary

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Ashley Zeolla rides her motorcycle over the Williamsburg Bridge on a delivery run of personal protective equipment to a doctors office with Masks for Docs as the lower Manhattan skyline looms in the distance Sunday, May 3, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Taxis, bikes & sushi robots keep New Yorkers fed, protected

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2019, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) smiles before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y. Darnold was mostly pleased with how he finished last year with the New York Jets. The young quarterback enters his third NFL season knowing he needs to be even better. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

Jets’ Darnold enters Year 3 with ‘definitely room to grow’

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

In this April 1, 2020, file photo, a couple pauses to take a picture of the Samaritan's Purse field hospital as they walk their dog in New York's Central Park. On Saturday, May 2, 2020, the Mount Sinai Hospital Health System said that it will take down the small field hospital it erected in Central Park through a partnership with a charity run by Christian evangelical preacher Franklin Graham. Only eight patients remained at the makeshift hospital as of Saturday. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Central Park field hospital to close in May

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

In clamor to reopen, many black people feel overlooked

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 24, 2020, file photo, a lone person walks on the platform at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Maverick Station in Boston. Public transit systems nationwide are grappling with plummeting ridership and revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Virus threatens future of already-struggling transit systems

By STEVE LeBLANC and DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

A food server wearing a protective face mask waits on customers at the Parkshore Grill restaurant Monday, May 4, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Several restaurants are reopening with a 25% capacity as part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Malls, movies and more: A look at reopenings by state in US

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

A man, left, arrives for a test as police officers stand at the entrance of a COVID-19 test site for first responders at the Westchester County Center, Monday, May 4, 2020, in White Plains, N.Y. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Cuomo details regional restart criteria as NY hits 1M tests

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority employee, left, explains part of a three-step disinfectant process of a New York City Subway train car to New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at the Corona Maintenance Facility in the borough of Queens borough of New York, Saturday, May 2, 2020. Gov. Cuomo announced on Thursday April 30, that New York City is shutting down its subway system each day from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. to increase cleaning of trains and stations during the coronavirus crisis. (Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo via AP)

Andrew Cuomo: New York to create Northeast supply chain for coronavirus testing supplies

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Ambulnz paramedics and Aurora firefighters salute as the casket carrying the body of paramedic Paul Cary is removed from a plane at Denver International Airport on Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Denver. Cary died from coronavirus after volunteering to help combat the pandemic in New York City. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP, Pool)

Paramedic honored after death while volunteering in NYC

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People leave home for the outdoors as the temperature hovered around 70 degrees, even as the stay-at-home order remained in effect with Governor Andrew Cuomo warning that any change in behavior could reignite the spread of coronavirus, Saturday, May 2, 2020, in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NY joining six states to buy vital coronavirus gear in bulk

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

A woman holding an Irish themed flag is driven by St. Patrick's Cathedral after the annual parade was cancelled due to coronavirus concerns, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in New York. New York state entered a new phase in the coronavirus pandemic Monday, as New York City closed its public schools, and officials said schools statewide would close by Wednesday. New York joined with Connecticut and New Jersey to close bars, restaurants and movie theaters along with setting limits on social gatherings. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

As warmer weather beckons, NYPD to enforce social distancing

By JIM MUSTIAN and TOM HAYS - Associated Press

NY hospital lobby’s power stretches to DC in stimulus battle

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

A woman wears a face mask as she walks on Pier 45 in Hudson River Park, Thursday evening, April 30, 2020, in New York. As the new coronavirus pandemic upends lives across the United States, it is taking a widespread toll on people's mental health and stress levels, according to a survey that finds a majority of Americans felt nervous, depressed, lonely or hopeless in the past week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

New York schools staying closed through spring, Cuomo says

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

The Isabella Geriatric Center is shown Friday, May 1, 2020, in New York. The nursing home says nearly 100 of its residents have died from confirmed or suspected cases the novel coronavirus. It is among the hardest hit nursing homes in the state, with 46 confirmed fatalities and an additional 52 deaths of people suspected to have the virus. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

N.Y. nursing home reports 98 deaths linked to coronavirus

By Jim Mustian - Associated Press

NYC mayor says Colorado EMT’s death will be honored forever

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Fitness instructor Tamara Jackson teaches a fitness class through Zoom, an online meeting platform, Saturday, April 25, 2020, in New York. Nearly two months into statewide pandemic restrictions, some New York City trainers and aerobic instructors say they worry the industry won’t be the same when gyms can reopen. Gyms and health clubs employ tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are part of the state’s $3 billion fitness industry. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Out-of-work trainers hope gyms can make gains after pandemic

By AARON MORRISON - Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang speaks during the New Hampshire Youth Climate and Clean Energy Town Hall, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Andrew Yang: People close to Michael Bloomberg have offered to assist possible NYC mayoral campaign

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times