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Absentee ballot count continues in New York House race

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A pedestrian makes their way through a parking lot along South Main Street in Wilkes Barre, Pa., during a snowstorm, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP)

Finger pointing, frustration in eastern US storm’s aftermath

By SHAWN MARSH - Associated Press

State-owned ski centers open for season this weekend

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This September 2018 photo provided by Nerdwallet, Urban Adams and his daughter pose for a photo in Canton, N.Y. Sofie considered several schools before taking an academic scholarship and an offer to play this fall for St. Lawrence University, a 2,500-student private college in upstate New York with a study abroad program. (Urban Adams/NerdWallet via AP)

Having ‘The Talk’ about college costs with your teen

By KEVIN VOIGT - Associated Press

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, following a meeting for the House Republican leadership elections. McCarthy easily won an internal party election Wednesday to take over the shrunken House GOP caucus, a familiar role for the underestimated scrapper whose top priority will be to protect President Donald Trump's agenda and try to build the party back to retake the majority. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

House Republicans elect McCarthy as leader with eye to 2020

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

CORRECTS LAST OF ATTORNEY TO BALAREZO FROM BALAZERO - During his opening statement, Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Feels, left, gestures to Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, second from right, sitting next to his attorney Eduardo Balarezo, at Brooklyn Federal Court, as Guzman's high-security trial got underway in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. The infamous Mexican drug lord has been held in solitary confinement since his extradition to the United States early last year. Guzman pleaded not guilty to charges that he amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune smuggling tons of cocaine and other drugs in a vast supply chain that reached New York, New Jersey, Texas and elsewhere north of the border. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

The Latest: El Chapo got police escort after escape

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, photo, a construction crane is perched on the site of Court Square City View Tower adjacent to the Court Square Number 7 subway station in Long Island City in the Queens borough of New York. When complete, the 963-foot residential tower will house 774 apartments. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Transit riders, drivers brace for influx of Amazon employees

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 30, 2015, file photo released by the Broward County Sheriff's office shows Cesar Sayoc in Miami. Sayoc, accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of Republican President Donald Trump, has pleaded not guilty to charges carrying a potential mandatory penalty of life in prison. Sayoc, who is being held without bail, entered the plea through his lawyer during his appearance in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The judge has set a July 15, 2019, trial date. (Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Florida man pleads not guilty in political pipe bombs case

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State’s jobless rate dips to 4%, lowest level in 30 years

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A tour bus is towed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, after it overturned on an icy highway in northern Mississippi. DeSoto County sheriff's deputy Alex Coker said the tour bus carrying about 50 people overturned just after midday Wednesday south of Memphis, Tennessee. The crash came as a winter storm has been raking parts of the South. The county coroner, Josh Pounders, says two people are confirmed dead in the crash where Interstate 269 meets with Interstate 22. He says that the injured have been taken to area hospitals, some in critical condition. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

The Latest: Sprawling wintry weather reaches New York City

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A former dock facility is shown with old transfer bridges, with &quot;Long Island&quot; painted in large letters at Gantry State Park in the Long Island City section of Queens Borough in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Amazon announced Tuesday it has selected the Queens neighborhood as one of two sites for its headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Awaiting Amazon, 2 quiet real estate markets turn white-hot

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

Editorials from around New York

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Absentee ballots counted in 2 tight New York House races

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New York City Councillor Jimmy Van Bramer, center, speaks during a coalition rally and press conference of elected officials, community organizations and unions opposing Amazon headquarters getting subsidies to locate in the New York neighborhood of Long Island City, Queens, Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Incentives to Amazon could top $2.8 billion in NYC

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

A sea gull flies off holding fish scraps near a former dock facility, with &quot;Long Island&quot; painted on old transfer bridges at Gantry State Park in the Long Island City section of the Queens Borough in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Amazon announced Tuesday it has selected the Queens neighborhood as one of two sites for its headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Amazon ends suspense over HQ by picking New York, DC suburb

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

In this courtroom sketch Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, center, sits next to his defense attorney Eduardo Balazero, left, for opening statements as Guzman's high-security trial gets underway in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. Guzman pleaded not guilty to charges that he amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune smuggling tons of cocaine and other drugs in a vast supply chain that reached New York, New Jersey, Texas and elsewhere north of the border. The infamous Mexican drug lord has been held in solitary confinement since his extradition to the United States early last year. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

The Latest: Cartel member testifies at NY El Chapo trial

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, photo, a rusting ferryboat is docked next to an aging industrial warehouse on Long Island City's Anable Basin in the Queens borough of New York. Across the East River is midtown Manhattan, top left. Long Island City is a longtime industrial and transportation hub that has become a fast-growing neighborhood of riverfront high-rises and redeveloped warehouses, with an enduring industrial foothold and burgeoning arts and tech scenes. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Amazon goes bicoastal, will open HQs in New York, DC suburb

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

Stung by election losses, House GOP weighs leadership choice

By LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2017 file photo provided U.S. law enforcement, authorities escort Joaquin &quot;El Chapo&quot; Guzman, center, from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport, in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. A jury has been picked for the U.S. trial of the Mexican drug lord. Seven women and five men were selected Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, as jurors in the case against Guzman. The trial is set to begin Nov. 13 with opening statements in federal court in Brooklyn. (U.S. law enforcement via AP, File)

The Latest: Lawyer: El Chapo wasn’t running violent cartel

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New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) and quarterback Eli Manning (10) celebrate after connecting on a touchdown pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Manning’s late TD pass leads Giants past 49ers 27-23

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press