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Storm Isaias pounds US East Coast, killing at least 5
Two people died when Isaias spun off a tornado that struck a North Carolina mobile home park. Another person died in Pennsylvania when their vehicle was overtaken by water and swept downstream. Two others were killed by falling trees toppled by the storm in Maryland and New York City, authorities said.
US Supreme Court rules against Trump bid to conceal financial records from prosecutor
The US Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear that a sitting president cannot evade criminal investigations, ruling that a prosecutor in New York City can obtain President Donald Trump’s financial records including tax returns.
New York City to remove Roosevelt statue over racism concerns
The decision comes with the United States gripped by widespread protests against racial inequality — sparked by the killing in police custody of George Floyd, an unarmed black man — with demonstrators toppling a number of statues of figures with racist legacies.
New York City imposes 11 pm curfew amid Floyd protests
New York City to begin re-opening on June 8
New York City, the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, will begin reopening in a phased manner on June 8, bringing about 4,000,000 employees back to work, Governor Andrew Cuomo has said. “Remember that reopening does not mean we’re going back to the way things were…It is reopening to a new normal,” governor …
New York City to be closed till June: Mayor
New York City, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, is likely to stay closed until June, Mayor Bill de Blasio has said, even as three regions of New York State are set to reopen on May 15.
Pulitzer Prize for coverage of policing in Alaska villages
The New York Times won the investigative reporting prize for an expose of predatory lending in the New York City taxi industry, while the staff of The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky, took the breaking news reporting award for unpacking racial disparities and other issues in a spate of governor’s pardons.
New York City to provide 500,000 free halal meals during Ramzan
Alarmed as COVID patients’ blood thickened, New York doctors try new treatments
As the coronavirus spread through New York City in late March, doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital noticed something strange happening to patients’ blood with signs of blood thickening and clotting were being detected in different organs by various doctors. Patients now receive high doses of a blood-thinning drug even before any evidence of clotting appears.
New York City to use hotel rooms as quarantines sites
New York City is getting ready to use 11,000 empty hotel rooms for coronavirus quarantines, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. Meanwhile, officials are also grappling with a projected $7.4 billion loss in tax revenue because of the crisis.
New York City coronavirus deaths suspected to be more than 10,000
The number of coronavirus-linked deaths in New York City soared past 10,000 on Tuesday after officials said almost 4,000 people who never tested positive were presumed to have died from COVID-19.
Death toll soars after NYC counts ‘probable’ fatalities
The official death toll from the coronavirus soared to 10K in New York City on Tuesday after authorities began including people who probably had Covid-19, but died without ever being tested. Officials reported 3,778 “probable” deaths, where doctors were certain enough of the cause of death to list it on the death certificate, and 6,589 …
New York City now has more Covid-19 cases than China, UK
New York City, the epicenter of the COVID19 pandemic in the US, now alone has over 100,000 novel coronavirus cases, more than the confirmed cases in China and the UK, according to the official data. An increase of at least 5,695 cases on Sunday put New York City’s total number of coronavirus infections at over …
Coronavirus: Why have so many died in New York?
Mew York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said repeatedly that density and number of foreign visitors made New York City, which has almost 93,000 confirmed cases, an ideal breeding ground for infectious disease.
He smiled to comfort his COVID-19 patient, then he realized his mask was leaking
Sam remembers the moment he realized he could no longer smile at patients. He was helping a nervous man suffering from COVID-19 at the New York City hospital where he works as a nurse. The patient cracked a joke, and Sam laughed. Then he felt air in his eye. “It was a bleak moment,” he …
11 Indians die of coronavirus in US
All Indian citizens who have succumbed to the deadly infection in the US are male, with ten of them from New York and New Jersey area. Four of the victims are said to be taxi drivers in New York City. One Indian national reportedly died in Florida because of coronavirus. Authorities are also ascertaining the …
Covid-19: New York City’s virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
COVID-19’s toll in New York City is now more than 1,000 deaths higher than that of the deadliest terror attack on US soil, which killed 2,753 people in the city and 2,977 overall, when hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on September 11, 2001.
New York City virus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus officially eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11, health officials said Tuesday. At least 3,202 people have died in New York from COVID-19, according to the count released by the city. The deadliest terror attack on the US soil had killed …
Sam Hunt – Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90’s Lyrics
Play this song [Intro] Yeah, man, oh man, oh man [Verse 1] Bartender looked at me like “Pony up, man, we’re closin’ down” I paid the tab, and I turned around Got on that phone on the way home And ended up down the rabbit hole again It’s funny how you haven’t changed a bit But you’re twice as pretty Glad you finally got …
COVID-19: NY State records 562 deaths in single day; tally crosses 7000 in US
More than 7,000 people have died in the US, and 1,867 in New York City alone, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre. The New York State reported its highest number of 562 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, with a person dying almost every two-and-a-half minutes.
Coronavirus deaths, unemployment accelerating across Europe, US
The public health crisis deepened in New York City, where one funeral home in a hard-hit neighborhood had 185 bodies stacked up – more than triple normal capacity.
Covid-19 death toll crosses 1,000 in New York City
UN, US Mission donate 250,000 face masks to medical professionals in New York City
Coronavirus outbreak takes toll on New York City’s public servants
Two people who helped keep New York moving during the crisis, bus operator Oliver Cyrus, 61, and train conductor Peter Petrassi, 49, were killed by the virus Thursday, according to their union.
US exceeds China with most COVID-19 cases worldwide
Total COVID-19-linked deaths in the US reached 1,178, while 281 of them occurred in New York City and 100 in Kings County of Washington state.
Indian-American celebrity chef Floyd Cardoz dies of corona complications
Indian-born celebrity chef Floyd Cardoz died in New York City on Wednesday morning reportedly from complications following coronavirus infection. Floyd fell ill after returning on March 8 from Mumbai and was hospitalized. Floyd was of a demographic and ethnicity (South Asian) known for its predisposition to heart disease, which makes Covid-19 all the more lethal.
New York City may order residents to stay home in fight against coronavirus; governor doubts effectiveness
New York City schools to close Monday to fight coronavirus
New York City will close the nation’s largest public school system Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus, the city’s mayor announced Sunday.
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Weinstein, accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in a New York City hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006. He faced a …