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Manhattan tolls and plastic bag ban approved in New York budget
New York's Democrat-controlled Legislature on Sunday passed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags and expected to approve tolls for driving into the busiest sections of Manhattan starting in 2021 as part of a $175.5 billion state budget agreement worked out with Gov. Andrew ...
The two bombs sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and a third to actor Robert De Niro on Thursday were similar to the devices intended for several other high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump, authorities said. None of the 10 devices ...
Terror by mail: Crude pipe bombs sent to Obama, Clintons, CNN but none went off
A wave of pipe-bomb attacks by mail targeted Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, other prominent Democrats and CNN but was thwarted without physical harm in a day of domestic terror that abruptly deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections. None ...
Chilly working environments are sexist, says New York candidate Cynthia Nixon
Actress turned politician Cynthia Nixon is aiming to improve the climate for women across the United States ... by getting the room temperature turned up. The team backing Nixon's bid to become New York governor hit out at "notoriously sexist" chilled work environments that leave ...
The Daily News tabloid, a fixture in New York City for the last century, cut half of its newsroom staff Monday, including Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich. The newspaper was sold to tronc Inc. last year for $1, with the owner of the Chicago Tribune assuming liabilities ...
New York to sue Trump administration over family border separations: governor
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a political opponent of U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday that the state would sue the Trump administration for separating children of immigrants from their parents when apprehended illegally crossing the U.S. border. The separations and detention of children ...
N.Y. governor vows to tap state funds to reopen Statue of Liberty as shutdown enters Day 2
As the federal government shutdown entered its second day on Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed to use state money to reopen the Statue of Liberty before Washington restores funding to operate the popular tourist destination. The site was among many federal monuments and ...
New York governor says new U.S. tax code may be unconstitutional by violating equal protection
The new U.S. tax code targets high-tax states and may be unconstitutional, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday, saying the bill may violate New York residents' rights to due process and equal protection. The sweeping Republican tax bill signed into law by U.S. ...
New York makes tuition free, but students must stay after college
lbany, New York There's a big string attached to New York's free middle-class college tuition initiative: Students must stay in the state after graduation or else pay back the benefit. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the requirement was added to protect the state's investment ...
Aging, trouble-prone nuke plant 50 km from Manhattan to close by 2021
An aging nuclear power plant just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal between New York State and plant owner Entergy Corp., Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Cuomo has long argued the two-unit Indian Point plant, about 50 km ...
New York bars paroled, registered sex offenders from playing 'Pokemon Go'
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday directed state authorities to prevent nearly 3,000 registered sex offenders now on parole from playing "Pokemon Go" in an effort to safeguard children who play. The state's Department of Corrections and Community Services is making that a condition ...
