Communities in New England dealt with a similar surge in late fall fires, and many parts of the Northeast remained under red flag alerts this weekend.
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New York parks employee dies fighting fires; air quality warnings issued in N.Y., New Jersey
The worker died when a tree fell on him Saturday afternoon.
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Philippe Petit recreates high-wire walk between World Trade Center’s twin towers on 50th anniversary
The death-defying stunt was carried out at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, about 7 miles north of where the trade center stood.
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Augusta man shot last week in New York is doctor with history of disciplinary actions against him
The New York State Police have confirmed the man a trooper shot and injured last week in Barryville, New York, is Paul G. Gosselin, an osteopathic doctor whose medical license has been suspended several times over the past 25 years.
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Prosecutor tells jury that self-exiled wealthy Chinese businessman cheated thousands of $1 billion
The names of former Trump advisers could arise during a trial projected to last 7 weeks.
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As Biden celebrates computer chip factories, voters wait for the promised production to start
The president is visiting the Syracuse, New York, site where Micron Technology plans some factories.
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New York City to require warning labels for sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants
The rule is scheduled to go into effect June 19 for prepackaged food items and Dec. 1 for other items.
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Bernie Williams is back in center – only this time Lincoln Center for New York Philharmonic debut
The former New York Yankee performed a work he composed in his second career as a classical guitarist.
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Judge declines to delay Trump’s N.Y. hush money criminal trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
Judge Juan Merchan wrote that the former president himself ‘was personally responsible for generating much, if not most, of the surrounding publicity with his public statements’ outside those courtrooms and on social media.
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New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
Flaco crashed into a building and died last month. A pair of medical conditions may have been a factor.