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Heavy equipment operator Don Beitz walks around a giant snow thrower while preparing for the impending snowstorm that is expected to dump several feet of snow on the area until Friday evening at the New York State Thruway's Walden Garage in Cheektowaga, N.Y. on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.

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A potentially dangerous storm moves into Buffalo and western New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for parts of western New York ahead of a dangerous storm that had the potential to dump several feet of snow in western New York.

November 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
This 2002 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, responsible for the food borne illness listeriosis. On Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, U.S. health officials said at least one death and a pregnancy loss are tied to an outbreak of listeria food poisoning associated with sliced deli meats and cheeses.

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Deli meats and cheeses have been linked to a listeria outbreak in 6 states

A listeria outbreak has led to 16 infections and one death across six states, with New York having the most cases. The CDC has not yet pinpointed specific products that could be causing the outbreak.

November 10, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table during a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y.

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  • Business

New York City employers are now required to post salary ranges on job listings

New York City employers must post the minimum and maximum salary amounts they are prepared to pay at the time of the listing. Vague language such as "$15 per hour and up" is prohibited, the law says.

November 02, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
This combination photo shows Muhammad Aziz, a suspect in the slaying of Malcolm X, after his arrest, in New York, on Feb. 26, 1965, left, and Aziz outside court after his conviction in the killing of Malcolm X was vacated on Nov. 18, 2021, in New York.

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  • Law

The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million

The city and state of New York agreed to pay $36 million to two men who were exonerated for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X after wrongful convictions led to both men spending decades behind bars.

October 31, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People watch a laser show on the banks of the river Sarayu during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Ayodhya on November 3, 2021.

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  • Education

Diwali will be honored as an official holiday in New York City schools

Diwali celebrates lightness over darkness and is celebrated by more than 1 billion Hindu people each year. It also has its own versions in the Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism religions.

October 22, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Flowers and candles lay outside the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022.

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  • National

Online platforms radicalized the Buffalo mass shooting suspect, a new report says

The New York attorney general's office said it reviewed thousands of pages of documents and social media content to study how the suspect used online platforms to plan and publicize the mass shooting.

October 19, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The entrance of Barnard College in New York City.

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  • Education

Barnard College will offer abortion pills for students

The move is a direct response to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. Though Barnard is in New York, where abortion access hasn't been restricted, the college wants to be prepared.

October 07, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Video of Amy Cooper calling the police Monday on a man has gone viral on social media. The man says he asked Cooper to put her dog on a leash in New York's Central Park.

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The woman who called 911 on a Black bird watcher wasn't wrongfully fired, judge rules

Amy Cooper, a white woman, lost her job as a portfolio manager at a New York investment firm after she called the police on a Black man who asked her to put her dog on a leash.

September 23, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at New York's Yankee Stadium on July 26, 2021. Cuomo sued Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday, arguing that James violated state law by denying him public assistance for his defense in a sexual harassment claim.

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  • Politics

Andrew Cuomo files a complaint against Letitia James for her sexual harassment report

Andrew Cuomo is alleging New York's attorney general assigned biased lawyers to the investigation of him and did not pursue evidence that undermined the sexual misconduct accusations against him.

September 14, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
First responders salute in a driving rain as a U.S. flag is unfurled at the Pentagon on Sunday, the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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  • National

The U.S. marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks

Americans remembered the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day with moments of silence, readings of victims' names, volunteer work and other tributes.

September 11, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
FILE - This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle. The polio virus has been found in New York City's wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn't been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.

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  • Health

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near New York City

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state is stepping up polio-fighting efforts as the virus was detected in the wastewater of another county in the New York City area.

September 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
An New York Police Department Public Affairs officer sets up signs reading Gun Free Zone around Times Square, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York.

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  • Law

New York law that bars carrying guns in Time Square and other areas goes into effect

Times Square is one of scores of "sensitive" places — including parks, churches and theaters — that will be off-limits for guns under a sweeping new state law going into effect Thursday.

September 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and her husband Nicholas Nicosia, pictured at their press conference in Rochester, NY, on Tuesday. The two deny allegations of racism and now blame "cancel culture" for the backlash they have faced after throwing an allegedly bigoted party.

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  • Race

A Rochester couple denied allegations of racism. Then came a confession

At a press conference, Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia defended themselves against "false claims of racism." Then, she confessed she runs a "blatantly racist" Twitter account.

August 27, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
A spotted lanternfly creeps on the ground during a baseball game in Pittsburgh in 2021.

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  • Environment

What a pest! Spotted lanternflies are spreading in the U.S.

State officials are calling on residents to get involved and kill these bugs at all costs. The spotted lanternfly isn't dangerous to humans or pets but could cost the country's agricultural industry.

August 18, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
People walk by a subway stop in midtown Manhattan in New York City on April 13. Some of the city's top CEOs say they are being told by their employees that they are afraid to return to work after a recent spate of high-profile attacks.

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  • Business

A spate of horrific attacks in New York has people fearful of returning to work

Companies in New York City face another setback as they push workers to come back to work: Employees are saying they don't feel safe in the city anymore.

August 14, 2022
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  • David Gura
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