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Biden will honor 500K US COVID-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony

President Biden plans to mark 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the US with a candle lighting ceremony Monday, according to the White House. The president will deliver a heartfelt speech at sundown at the White House’s Cross Hall to commemorate…

NYC finally makes right call on Trump-run ice rinks

Late Sunday, the de Blasio administration wisely changed course and let kids enjoy some ice skating in this endless lockdown winter. To spite Donald Trump, the city had decided to cancel his contracts to run ice rinks in Central Park…

South African COVID-19 variant found on Long Island

A Long Island resident has the first known case of the South African coronavirus variant in New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. The mutated version of COVID-19 was detected in a Nassau County resident, the governor said in…

Here’s what NYC needs to do to start its economic comeback

The ghost-storefront blight represents an existential threat to New York City’s future. Left unaddressed, it will crush the Big Apple’s normally indomitable spirit. Who wants to live or work where blocks of empty storefronts shout “failure” and provide sidewalk loitering…

NYC backtracks on de Blasio’s plan to close Trump-owned ice rinks

The city is doing a full “180” on its plan to shutter Trump-operated ice skating rinks. City Hall on Sunday reversed Mayor de Blasio’s move to shutter Lasker and Wollman rinks in Central Park six weeks ahead of their typical…

Deion Sanders freaks out over alleged theft after Jackson State debut

A dream college football coaching debut for Deion Sanders quickly turned into a nightmare when he returned to the locker room after the game. “I’m pissed off right now,” Sanders told reporters after leading Jackson State to a 53-0 win…

There shouldn’t be a double standard for law & order: Devine

In his confirmation hearing Monday, attorney general nominee Merrick Garland plans to tell the Senate his priority is domestic terrorism, and that he personally will supervise the prosecution of what he calls “white supremacists” who stormed the Capitol. It is…