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Bill Madden: Yankees haven’t been able to buy themselves a championship

NEW YORK — On Nov. 20, 2008, Hal Steinbrenner was officially named Yankees general partner and the following year the team went to the World Series for the first time in six years, winning it for the first time in nine years. They did so with a major league-leading payroll…

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson: A timeline of their relationship

From sharing a kiss on SNL to holidaying together in the Bahamas

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022

Irishman and New York firefighter remembered as a 'hero' following death from 9/11 related illness

He is understood to be the 276th firefighter in New York to have died from a 9/11 related illness

Irish Mirror · Apr 8, 2022

Trump rants that his civil rights were violated as New York AG files contempt motion

After New York AG files motion to compel his cooperation, former president asks ‘how do I get my reputation back as this unfair persecution endlessly continues?’

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

20 arrested in violent gang crackdown tied to murder and drill music mayhem

NEW YORK — Drill rap music videos helped cops corral 20 ruthless gang members, including four adolescents, indicted for roles they played in a vicious reign of terror against communities in the Bronx where residents were shot or stabbed in a spate of deadly violence that spanned more than three…

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Amazon plans to object to union win in New York

Amazon plans to file objections to the union election on Staten Island, New York that resulted in the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the company’s history

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Thieves hit on a new scam: Synthetic identity fraud

In fall 2020, 43-year-old Adam Arena and a dozen suspected co-conspirators were indicted in New York on charges of trying to swindle banks out of more than $1 million through a scheme known as “synthetic identity fraud.”

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Rachel Maddow is returning to MSNBC. But how long will she stay?

NEW YORK — Top-rated MSNBC host Rachel Maddow plans to return to her desk at the network on Monday after taking a monthlong hiatus for a film project.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2022

Chicago expected to host 2022 WNBA All-Star Game

This will be the first year Chicago hosts the game, which was first played in 1999 in New York and saw Lisa Leslie crowned MVP.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2022

Mayor Adams invokes apostles to justify policy of clearing NYC homeless encampments

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and dozens of faith leaders held a Christian praise rally in City Hall Park on Thursday — an event that featured Adams invoking the apostles as justification for his policy of removing homeless encampments from city streets.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022