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Kraken finish off Islanders, road trip with franchise’s first shutout

ELMONT, New York — Among the bigger challenges for the Kraken during this four-game road trip through some of the NHL’s tougher buildings was demonstrating consistency in their give-no-quarter play.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

De Blasio ‘seriously considering’ run for Congress in light of NYC’s new district map: sources

NEW YORK — Bill de Blasio may have found his new calling.

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2022

De Blasio ‘seriously considering’ run for Congress in light of NYC’s new district map, sources say

NEW YORK — Bill de Blasio may have found his new calling.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022

Helene Elliott: Olympics lose their way through grotesque growth and small-minded leadership

BEIJING — My introduction to the Olympics occurred in a quaint town in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. You might have heard (or seen a movie) about the U.S. men's hockey team pulling off a stunning upset at Lake Placid in 1980 and confirming the power of believing…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 2, 2022

Brooklyn judge's son pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges

A New York City judge's son who referred to himself as a “caveman” eager to protest Donald Trump’s presidential election loss has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

NYPD Officer Wilbert Mora mourned at funeral

NEW YORK — Slain Officer Wilbert Mora was remembered Wednesday at an emotional St. Patrick’s Cathedral funeral as a man whose big heart could not be stilled by a killer’s bullet.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022

Michael K Williams: four men charged in overdose death of Wire actor

New York police had been surveilling the suspects even before the actor’s death and the charges stemmed from that sting operation

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2022

Biden grappling with 'perfect storm' of rising gun violence

Gun violence was already on the rise during the pandemic, and now it's spiking anew, and cities are struggling with how to manage it

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

What's In It For Verano? Analyst Thoughts On $413M Goodness Growth Acquisition

Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) and Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc.

Benzinga · Feb 2, 2022

Actress Susan Sarandon retweets message comparing cops at funeral for fallen NYPD Officer Jason Rivera to ‘fascists’

NEW YORK — Actress Susan Sarandon in an eyebrow-raising tweet has called into question the need for police in New York City — and she did it by reposting a message likening cops at the funeral for fallen Officer Jason Rivera to fascists.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022