The U.S. Treasury took key steps over the past year to address longstanding economic injustices facing Americans of color, but still has "much more work" ahead to narrow the racial wealth divide, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday. Yellen told a meeting hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network rights group that Treasury was

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On MLK Day, Sec. Yellen says U.S. economy is unfair to Black people

New York City’s COVID-19 infection rates are slowing down and are among the lowest in the state, according to recent state health data.

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NYC among lowest positivity in state as Omicron wanes

The previous projections that Governor Kathy Hochul and health experts made about the current COVID-19 crisis appear to be coming true: the Omicron-fueled

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: NYC moving past the Omicron peak, as cases begin to tumble

A suspect is in custody after allegedly pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming train.Police say it happened on R train platform at the Times Square station at around 9:40 a.m. Saturday.According to police, a man shoved the woman into the tracks as a southbound R train was entering the station. She was fatally struck.Police say they have a suspect in custody.

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Police: Woman Dies After Being Pushed In Front Of Oncoming Subway In Times Square, Man In Custody

New York state is “turning a corner” on a recent surge in COVID-19 infections stemming from the omicron variant as the number of daily new cases continues to decline, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said Friday.  



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New York 'turning the tide' on omicron surge, Gov. Kathy Hochul says

On Jan. 11, Zumper researchers concluded that the top three most expensive markets for one-bedrooms started with New York City, ranked at number 1 with the

New York City sees huge spike in one-bedroom rent prices, report finds

Federal prosecutors have charged the founder of the Oath Keepers and 10 other members of the far-right group with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 riot, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

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The Republican National Committee said Thursday it is planning a rules change that would force presidential candidates seeking the party’s nomination to sign a pledge saying they will not participate in any debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

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