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FILE - In this July 24, 2011 file photo, Connie Kurtz, left, dances with her partner Ruth Berman, outside the Manhattan City Clerk's office after getting their marriage license in New York. Kurtz, a gay-rights activist who sued New York City for domestic-partner benefits in the 1980s, has died at age 81. Kurtz died Sunday, May 27, 2018, at her home in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Gay activist who sued NYC for domestic partner benefits dies

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Kushner Cos. says NYC probe over, but officials dispute that

By BERNARD CONDON - Associated Press

US cities file legal brief to support Philadelphia

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North Korea's Kim Yong Chol, center, leaves a hotel in New York, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. The senior North Korean official arrived in New York on Wednesday in the highest-level official visit to the United States in 18 years, as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sought to salvage prospects for a high-stakes nuclear summit. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

North Koreans to meet Trump; ‘good progress’ toward summit

By MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Kim Yong Chol, center top, a senior North Korean official, walks across the tarmac at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport upon his arrival Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim is in New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo aimed at salvaging a summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, in the North's highest-level mission to the United States in 18 years. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)

The Latest: North and South Korea resume senior-level talks

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Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk, during a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, May 31, 2018 . Lavrov's visit to North Korea comes ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is seen as an attempt by Moscow to ensure its voice is heard in the North's diplomatic overtures with Washington, Seoul and Beijing.(Valery Sharifulin/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)

Kim Jong Un complains of US ‘hegemonism’ as summit nears

By ERIC TALMADGE and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

North Korea's Kim Yong Chol, left, leaves a hotel in New York, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Senior North Korean official arrived in New York on Wednesday in the North's highest-level official visit to the United States in 18 years, as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sought to salvage prospects for a high-stakes nuclear summit. Kim, one of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's most trusted aides, is a former military intelligence chief and now a vice chairman of the ruling party's central committee. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

The Latest: Top NK official, Pompeo have dinner in NY

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The Latest: Weinstein lawyer: We’ll fight rape indictment

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Michael Cohen arrives to court in New York, Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Cohen, his personal attorney, appear again before a judge in New York as part of an ongoing legal tussle about attorney client privilege and records seized from Cohen by the FBI. Among the issues to be discussed: Whether Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for porn actress, Stormy Daniels, will get a formal role in the case. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Stormy’s lawyer ends bid for role in Cohen case

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Urban park’s makeover was nearly a century in the making

By ANGELA CARELLA - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 2018 file photo, Harvey Weinstein listens during a court proceeding in New York. Weinstein won't testify before the New York grand jury that's weighing whether to indict him on rape and other sex charges. A statement issued through a spokesman Wednesday, May 30, says Weinstein's lawyers decided there wasn't enough time to prepare him to testify. They say he learned the specific charges and the accusers' identities only after turning himself in Friday, with a deadline set for Wednesday afternoon to testify or not. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Harvey Weinstein indicted in New York rape case

By Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 25, 2018 file photo, Harvey Weinstein listens during a court proceeding in New York. Weinstein won't testify before the New York grand jury that's weighing whether to indict him on rape and other sex charges. A statement issued through a spokesman Wednesday, May 30, says Weinstein's lawyers decided there wasn't enough time to prepare him to testify. They say he learned the specific charges and the accusers' identities only after turning himself in Friday, with a deadline set for Wednesday afternoon to testify or not. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Harvey Weinstein indicted on rape, criminal sex act charges

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In this image made from video, Kim Yong Chol, in white, a former military intelligence chief who is now Kim Jong Un's top official on inter-Korean relations, walks upon arrival at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2018. He was at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s side at the table in last weekend’s North-South summit, and had been a prominent senior official in other important talks. It was not possible to confirm the reason for his visit to Beijing, or if he would be traveling on to another destination. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Ambassador says Russia supports US-NK talks

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David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, poses for a photo at Pine Trails Park, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Hogg, one of the leaders of the March For Our Lives movement, is spearheading the national effort to register young voters along with the New York-based organization HeadCount. They say students at more than 1,000 schools in 46 states are participating, with most starting their drives Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Gun-reform activists spur voter registration at high schools

By WILFREDO LEE and KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Kim Yong-chol, in white, a former military intelligence chief who is now Kim Jong-un's top official on inter-Korean relations, walks upon arrival at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2018. (AP Photo)

Kim Yong-chol, Kim Jong-un’s right-hand man, heads to U.S., preps for Singapore summit heats up

By S.A. Miller and Sally Persons - The Washington Times

David Hogg, a senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, poses for a photo at Pine Trails Park, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. Hogg, one of the leaders of the March For Our Lives movement, is spearheading the national effort to register young voters along with the New York-based organization HeadCount. They say students at more than 1,000 schools in 46 states are participating, with most starting their drives Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

David Hogg, HeadCount register students to vote at high schools

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This April 3, 2017, file photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump's Twitter feed on a computer screen in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Why a judge says @realDonaldTrump can’t block opponents

By ALEXANDRA VILLARREAL and BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

In this Jan. 28, 2015 photo, New York State Assemblyman Herman &quot;Denny&quot; Farrell, Jr. sits in the New York Assembly at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The assemblyman who worked to make banking and finance more consumer-friendly and earned respect for working across the political aisle during 42 years in office died on Saturday, May 26, 2018. He was 86 and retired just last year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Herman ‘Denny’ Farrell, NY assemblyman for 4 decades, dies

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Harvey Weinstein arrives at the first precinct while turning himself to authorities following allegations of sexual misconduct, Friday, May 25, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Harvey Weinstein arrested on rape, criminal sex act charges for attacks on 2 women

By Colleen Long - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2017, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at The Weinstein Company and Netflix Golden Globes afterparty in Beverly Hills, Calif. Law enforcement officials say Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday morning to face criminal charges in a months-long investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted women. The officials say the charges relate to related to a former actress, Lucia Evans, who said Weinstein assaulted her in his New York offices in 2004. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Weinstein takes books on theater, film to arrest

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