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All the Celebrities Who Have Tested Positive for the Coronavirus

All the Celebrities Who Have Tested Positive for the Coronavirus

The CDC guidelines put in place to curb the coronavirus pandemic have sent a ripple effect of delays and cancellations across the entertainment industry and have put the world of professional sports virtually on hold . With over 2.
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Progressive pols accuse Brooklyn Democratic party of ousting insurgents with petition challenges

Progressive pols accuse Brooklyn Democratic party of ousting insurgents with petition challenges

Insurgent Brooklyn political candidates are accusing Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Kings County Democratic party of forcing insurgent progressive candidates off the June 23 primary elections, after the city Board of Elections officials disqualified se
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Covid Spread in New York and Gentrification

Covid Spread in New York and Gentrification

With over 15,000 fatalities, New York City, the financial centre of the United States of America, has emerged as the global epicentre of the war against Covid-19 with all five boroughs impacted.
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City Council approves plan to turn Jehovah’s Witnesses tower into housing for formerly homeless

City Council approves plan to turn Jehovah’s Witnesses tower into housing for formerly homeless

Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City The City Council voted unanimously on April 22 to allow a non-profit developer to convert a Downtown Brooklyn tower previously owned by the
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Seniors in East New York, Jamaica, Staten Island and Harlem to Receive Priority Treatment for COVID-19 Walk-In Testing

Seniors in East New York, Jamaica, Staten Island and Harlem to Receive Priority Treatment for COVID-19 Walk-In Testing

Mayor De Blasio announced that five COVID-19 walk-in testing locations are officially open for those who are in need of testing. He also stressed that seniors, 65 years of age and older with pre existing conditions will receive immediate service.
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Mourning the Loss of Rabbi Baruch Pollack; 1st Grade Rebbe for 60 Years

Mourning the Loss of Rabbi Baruch Pollack; 1st Grade Rebbe for 60 Years

Klal Yisroel has lost one of its most experienced Rebbeim. Rabbi Baruch Pollack was niftar Motzei Shabbos HaGadol at the age of 92 in Yerushalayim. Rabbi Pollack had been a 1st grade Rebbe for over 60 years.
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Not Even A Pandemic Can Stop the “Petty Political Games" Over Who Gets On The Ballot In NYC

Not Even A Pandemic Can Stop the “Petty Political Games" Over Who Gets On The Ballot In NYC

For the first time in its history, the New York City Board of Elections is convening virtual hearings this week to determine state and local candidates for the June primary.
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‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.

‘Instead of Coronavirus, the Hunger Will Kill Us.’ A Global Food Crisis Looms.

In the largest slum in Kenya's capital, people desperate to eat set off a stampede during a recent giveaway of flour and cooking oil, leaving scores injured and two people dead.
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NYC salons stranded in lockdown limbo are 'trying everything’ to serve clients and survive

NYC salons stranded in lockdown limbo are 'trying everything’ to serve clients and survive

Amy Schiappa's days of styling hair and running two popular salons with 26 employees have been turned on their head by the coronavirus crisis.
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Worker and kids in Brooklyn juvenile detention center test positive for coronavirus at alarming rate

Worker and kids in Brooklyn juvenile detention center test positive for coronavirus at alarming rate

More than two dozen people at a juvenile detention center in Brooklyn have tested positive for the coronavirus — just two weeks after medical staff there told colleagues they could not wear protective masks on the job, sources said.
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