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Kilogram of fentanyl found in NYC day care center where 1-year-old boy died of apparent overdose

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

Former New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon delivers the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Bartolo Colon celebrated for 21-year career, announcing retirement 5 years after last pitch

By Jerry Beach - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates' Miguel Andujar celebrates as he approaches home plate after hitting a solo home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pirates take advantage of a fortunate bounce to slip by Yankees 3-2 and avoid a 3-game sweep

By Will Graves - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. South Korea’s President Yoon said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he pushes to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

South Korea’s Yoon warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

New York Mets' Daniel Vogelbach reacts after hitting an RBI double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Reds drop out of wild card spot with 8-4 loss to Mets, who get Vogelbach’s 3-run double

By Jerry Beach - Associated Press

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu celebrates after competing in the WNBA All-Star skills event Friday, July 14, 2023, in Las Vegas. The Liberty are hitting their stride after capping off a brutal stretch of their schedule with a convincing win over the Las Vegas Aces. “They got us at their place really good, and we wanted to come in ready, to show our fans and ourselves how much we’ve improved over the last few months,” said New York guard Sabrina Ionescu after the 99-61 win over Las Vegas on Sunday, Aug. 6. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)

Liberty top Mystics 90-75 in Game 1 of playoff series, their first home postseason win since 2015

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Office of the New York Mayor, shows Mayor Eric Adams, left, presenting the Key to the City to hip-hop artist Sean "Diddy" Combs in New York's Times Square, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Office of the New York Mayor/Caroline Rubinstein-Willis via AP)

New York City mayor gives Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs a key to the city during a ceremony in Times Square

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive to attend a signing ceremony following their talks at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

As Biden preps for New York, Xi, Putin and others skipping U.N. General Assembly

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja Wilson (22) pulls down a rebound between Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins (7) and forward Myisha Hines-Allen (2) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

WNBA playoffs set to begin with Aces and Liberty hoping to each make history

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) shoots against Seattle Storm guards Jewell Loyd (24) and Sami Whitcomb (32) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Seattle. finished the regular season second in the league in scoring, averaging a career-best 23 points a game. She helped New York secure the second best record in the league and Tuesday, Sept. 12, became the first player to repeat as The Associated Press WNBA Player of the Year. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) **FILE**

Breanna Stewart edges A’ja Wilson for AP WNBA Player of the Year honors by one vote

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

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Charles McGonigal, former special agent in charge of the FBI's counterintelligence division in New York, center, arrives to Manhattan federal court in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Disgraced ex-FBI official in Trump-Russia probe asks court for more time to craft plea deal

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Disney, Charter settle cable dispute hours before ‘Monday Night Football’ season opener

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New York Jets wide receiver Xavier Gipson (82) celebrates after running a punt return back for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills in overtime of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jets lose Aaron Rodgers to an Achilles tendon injury, then rally to stun Bills 22-16 in overtime

By Dennis Waszak Jr. - Associated Press

Washington Mystics guard Brittney Sykes handles the ball during a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) **FILE**

Sykes shot at buzzer lifts Mystics to win over Liberty in regular-season finale

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, holds up the championship trophy after defeating Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, in the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Djokovic wins U.S. Open for his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Medvedev

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference, Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

Trump’s N.Y. civil trial could last three months, judge says

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Victoria’s Secret overhauls racy fashion catwalk in bid to be inclusive

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York during a news conference, Dec. 30, 2022. New York City officials planned to send some asylum-seekers to an upstate hotel despite fierce resistance from suburban leaders and a judge’s order temporarily blocking the use of another hotel. Adams touched off a furor north of the city by announcing Friday, May 5, 2023, that the city would temporarily send north up to 300 single, adult men to two hotels in suburban Rockland County and neighboring Orange County. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

New York Mayor Eric Adams warns that migrants will ‘destroy New York City’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A large police presence is seen during a protest in the Brooklyn borough of New York, May 30, 2020, in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis. New York City’s police department has agreed to adopt new policies intended to safeguard the rights of protesters as part of a legal settlement stemming from its response to the Black Lives Matter demonstrations in 2020. The 44-page agreement, filed Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in Manhattan federal court, requires the nation’s largest police department to deploy fewer officers to most public protests. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New York police agree to reform protest tactics in settlement over 2020 response

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press