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World fashion capitals get a $600 million haircut thanks to Covid-19
Each year, world's top fashion executives, celebrities, influencers and models travel to world's style capitals to attend runway shows
 "World fashion capitals get a $600 million haircut thanks to Covid-19")
New York City ending business ties with Trump Organization, says Mayor
The company's contracts to operate a carousel in Manhattan's Central Park, skating rinks and a golf course in the Bronx are worth about $17 million a year, de Blasio said on MSNBC
 "New York City ending business ties with Trump Organization, says Mayor")
New York judge's son arrested over involvement in Capitol violence
A week after the chaotic and violent scenes erupted in the US Capitol, the son of a county judge in New York has been arrested for his role in the deadly attack
 "New York judge's son arrested over involvement in Capitol violence")
NYS starts Covid-19 vaccination for group 1B, including 75+ years old
New Yorkers within priority group 1B can now begin scheduling appointments with individual providers, including pharmacies, local health departments, and hospitals, to receive the Covid-19 vaccine
 "NYS starts Covid-19 vaccination for group 1B, including 75+ years old")
Ved Mehta, celebrated writer who introduced American readers to India, dies
Ved Mehta is a longtime writer for The New Yorker whose best-known work, spanning a dozen volumes, explored the vast, turbulent history of modern India
 "Ved Mehta, celebrated writer who introduced American readers to India, dies")
New York confirms first case of new coronavirus variant first seen in UK
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that a laboratory has confirmed the state's first case of the new Covid-19 variant, which was first discovered in Britain last month
 "New York confirms first case of new coronavirus variant first seen in UK")
America's iconic Times Square Ball Drop to be virtual this year amid Covid
The iconic Times Square New Years' ball is set to be virtual this year as the coronavirus cases continue to surge in the United States especially in the state of New York
 "America's iconic Times Square Ball Drop to be virtual this year amid Covid")
New York medical provider suspected of illegally distributing Covid vaccine
New York State Police have launched an investigation into the Parcare Community Health Network's alleged violation of state guidelines
 "New York medical provider suspected of illegally distributing Covid vaccine")
US approves NYSE listing plan to cut out Wall Street middlemen
The SEC's approval of the NYSE's listing plan threatens to overhaul the US IPO market
 "US approves NYSE listing plan to cut out Wall Street middlemen")
NYS lab starts research of coronavirus variant discovered in Britain
The Wadsworth Laboratory in Albany has begun aggressive research of the new, highly contagious Covid-19 strain that has been discovered in the UK
 "NYS lab starts research of coronavirus variant discovered in Britain")
Covid-19 isn't relatively harmless for younger adults as thought earlier
New research shows that July may have been the deadliest month for young adults in modern American history
 "Covid-19 isn't relatively harmless for younger adults as thought earlier")
New York health worker becomes first American to get Covid-19 vaccine
Sandra Lindsay, who has treated some of the sickest Covid-19 patients for months, was given the vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the New York City
 "New York health worker becomes first American to get Covid-19 vaccine")
Infosys completes 8 years of NYSE listing, to ring closing bell
Infosys will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to commemorate its eighth anniversary of listing on the exchange
 "Infosys completes 8 years of NYSE listing, to ring closing bell")
Predawn fire guts old church housing New York's Liberty Bell
A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York's Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the earliest days of the city's settlement was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn after a fire spread from a five-story vacant building adjacent to the church around 5 a.m. Video posted on Twitter shows flames shooting from the roof and the church's stately front window glowing from the conflagration inside. We are devastated. We are gutted like our building is gutted; our hearts are crushed like our doors are crushed, said the Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis. "But we know how to be the church, and we know that God is God, yesterday, today and tomorrow. City Council member Carlina Rivera tweeted that no injuries were reported. Built in 1892, the church is home to the oldest congregation of the Collegiate Churches of New York, which date to the Dutch settlement of the isl
US Supreme Court blocks Covid-19 limits on religious services in New York
The court on a 5-4 vote granted requests made by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and two Orthodox Jewish congregations
 "US Supreme Court blocks Covid-19 limits on religious services in New York")
US Covid-19 hospitalisations jump 50% in 2 weeks, ushering in new shutdowns
Nearly 79,000 people were being in treated for the disease in hospitals across the country on Thursday, a Reuters tally showed, the most at any time during the pandemic
 "US Covid-19 hospitalisations jump 50% in 2 weeks, ushering in new shutdowns")
New Yorkers knew Trump first - and spurned him before many Americans did
When Trump was elected in 2016, it was his first serious venture into electoral politics. In the half-century before his election, the then 70-year-old Trump had been a real estate developer
 "New Yorkers knew Trump first - and spurned him before many Americans did")
World Coronavirus Dispatch: Record surge reaches oldest populations in US
German firms turn pessimistic on economic recovery, pharmacies see record flu shot demand, Rolls-Royce prepares temporary closures and other pandemic-related news across the globe
 "World Coronavirus Dispatch: Record surge reaches oldest populations in US")
US governors urge president to hold meeting on Covid vaccination programme
New York State Governor released a letter asking Trump for a meeting to discuss how a vaccination program would be conducted and what the respective roles of the federal and state governments are
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NY governor vows aggressive enforcement amid weak observance of Covid norms
Heavy-handed enforcement would be carried out in New York from Monday onwards, said State Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday amid low observance of Covid-19 norms in the city