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The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2022

It’s Trump’s time to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth

A New York judge has ruled Trump will have to testify in his fraud investigation, leaving Trump sweating and his investors shaking their heads

The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2022

COVID underscores lack of whistleblower protections

FORT WORTH, Texas — Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses, welders used plasma torches while surrounded by flammable cardboard boxes, and laborers raised metal racks alongside a moving forklift, putting their feet in danger of being…

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

New York Gathers World’s Cuisines in One Neighborhood

New York’s Queens neighborhood offers its residents and visitors the chance to tour the world and try various plates and cuisines that satisfy everybody’s cravings, according to Agence France Press (AFP). "Of the five boroughs, Queens is the one with the most diverse population and cuisines...

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 18, 2022

NYC anime convention in late 2021 wasn’t Omicron superspreader

NEW YORK — A New York City anime convention held late last year likely wasn’t an omicron superspreader event, as many had feared, new reports show.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

Nets run out of gas in loss to Wizards

NEW YORK — The Nets had a spark. There was Monday, when Seth Curry propelled them to a win against the Kings, snapping an 11-game losing streak. And of course, there was Wednesday’s game against the Knicks – a stunning, spirited comeback, where they erased a 28-point deficit behind Cam…

Newsday · Feb 18, 2022

Brooklyn gang members lived large on more than $4 million in stolen COVID unemployment funds, police say

NEW YORK — A group of Brooklyn gang members with ties to the drill rap scene turned the COVID-19 unemployment program into a “bottomless ATM,” using stolen identities to score more than $4 million, police and federal authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

Cuomo sued by NY trooper, saying he sexually harassed her

A New York state trooper who testified that former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed is now suing him

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022

‘He abused me all over Saturday Night Live,’ Horatio Sanz accuser claims

NEW YORK — The unidentified woman accusing former “Saturday Night Live” comic Horatio Sanz of sexual assault told the Daily Beast that NBC also bears responsibility for what she said happened to her at an afterparty for the show when she was 17 and again on a later occasion.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

Hochul fortifies frontrunner status in NY governor's race

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has fortified her frontrunner status in the governor’s race, as she formally received the endorsement of the state’s Democratic party

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2022