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In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Drivers for ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are planning to turn off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Uber, Lyft drivers plan to strike in cities across the U.S.

By Cathy Bussewitz - Associated Press

The Latest: Witness testifies about ‘sex slave’ initiation

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Professional gambler William Walters, left, leaves Manhattan federal court after pleading not guilty in an insider trading prosecution, Wednesday, June 1, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister) ** FILE **

William T. Walters’ appeal puts illegal FBI media leaks in Supreme Court crosshairs

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

An Original Impossible Burger, left, and a Cali Burger, from Umami Burger, are shown in this photo in New York, Friday, May 3, 2019. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that opting for vegan meat products, such as faux sausages and burgers, does not provide a clear advantage for heart health and may even be associated with higher blood pressure in some cases. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Meatsplainer: How new plant-based burgers compare to beef

By Candice Choi - Associated Press

In this Saturday, May 4, 2019, file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, is confronted by members of the media as he heads back to his Park Avenue apartment in New York. (AP Photo/Jonathan Carroll, File)

The Latest: Trump’s ex-lawyer arrives at prison

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New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz looks on during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Islanders optimistic after turnaround despite playoff exit

By VIN A. CHERWOO - Associated Press

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, leaves his apartment, Friday, May 3, 2019, in New York. Cohen is scheduled to report to the Otisville Federal Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Monday to begin serving his three year prison term for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Michael Cohen meeting rejected by federal prosecutors as prison looms

By Jim Mustian and Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 31, 2019, file photo, New York Yankees' Miguel Andujar throws to first base during the second inning of the team's baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York. Andújar is set to come off the injured list Saturday, and the team hopes infielder DJ LeMahieu will return to the lineup that day as well. Yankees outfielder Clint Frazier is scheduled to follow on Monday, when center fielder Aaron Hicks could begin a minor league rehab assignment. With 13 players still on the injured list, manager Aaron Boone gave a long rundown of medical status reports Friday, May 3, before New York opened a homestand against the major league-leading Minnesota Twins. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Yankees activate Miguel Andújar lose Paxton to injured list

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Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, leaves his apartment, Friday, May 3, 2019, in New York. Cohen is scheduled to report to the Otisville Federal Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Monday to begin serving his three year prison term for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Prosecutors refuse final meeting with Cohen as prison looms

By JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro flashes a thumbs up after bestowing the insignia of the Order of Rio Branco to Vice President Hamilton Mourao, right, during a ceremony to commemorate Diplomat Day, at the Itamarty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, May 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro cancels New York trip amid backlash

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Local leaders call on NY to OK school bus stop arm cameras

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Movie explores legacy of 1910s female movie mogul

By AMY KUPERINSKY - Associated Press

Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Williams (14) takes the puck from New York Islanders' Josh Bailey (12) while Hurricanes' Justin Faulk (27) looks on at rear during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, May 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Hurricanes sweep Islanders with 5-2 victory in Game 4

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

The Latest: House chair vows to fund New York rail tunnel

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Editorials from around New York

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In this Nov. 27, 2017 file photo, an inmate at the Albany County Correctional Facility in Albany, N.Y., places a phone call. On May 6, 2019, Fresh Take Florida broke a story on a voice-identity technology that monitors inmates on prison telephones being used in Florida to bring criminal charges against inmates there. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) **FILE**

NYC makes calls from jail free, 1st major US city to do so

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

In this Feb. 11, 2019 file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on local government in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Bill de Blasio bans alcohol advertising on New York city property

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on March 4, 2018, left, and former Alabama Chief Justice and then U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore at a news conference in Birmingham, Ala., on Nov. 16, 2017. A lawsuit that Moore filed against Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from Washington, D.C., in accordance with a waiver Moore signed before appearing on the comedian’s television show, &quot;Who is America?&quot; (AP Photo)

Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York

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This image released by Polk &amp; Co. shows Santino Fontana, center, during a performance of &quot;Tootsie.&quot; The Tony Award nominations will be announced Tuesday. (Matthew Murphy/Polk &amp; Co. via AP)

‘Hadestown’ leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nods

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

FILE-In this Feb. 1, 2019 file photo the Deutsche Bank headquarters is seen behind a lamp ahead of the annual press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. President Donald Trump has gone to court to fight an attempt by the House to obtain his business records. On Monday the president and three of his children filed suit in federal court in New York against Deutsche Bank and Capital One. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The Latest: Trumps file suit to block bank subpoenas

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