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'The nice Trump': Robert, US President's younger brother, dies at 71

It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight, Donald Trump said in a statement

New York governor calls Donald Trump benefits executive order 'laughable'

Andrew Cuomo dismissed Trump's executive orders as laughable" and another chapter in the federal government's botched response to the coronavirus

New York, LA witness boom in plastic surgery due to coronavirus pandemic

As lockdowns took hold over much of America earlier this year, non-essential services were among the first to shutter-among them, cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists

How did it happen? America's unique failure to control coronavirus

How prioritising individualism, govt missteps hindered Covid-19 control in US

Lord Ram's image displayed at Times Square in NY to celebrate Bhoomi Poojan

The image of Lord Ram and the grand Ram Temple to be built in Ayodhya beamed across a giant billboard at the Times Square in New York City

'I rather not travel': Defending champion Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open

Matches will be played behind closed doors and New York governor Andrew Cuomo had assured that robust testing will be conducted so that the tournament goes ahead smoothly

Donald Trump family business made modest gains in 2019, disclosure shows

The president reported assets worth at least $1.35 billion, down narrowly from 2018 and 2017

New York schools won't reopen unless Covid-19 rate remains below 3%

The city's infection rate has remained steady at around 2 per cent for several weeks, and was at 1% on Friday

Filmmaker Mira Nair's son Zohran to be elected to New York State Assembly

Mamdani's rival, sitting Assembly member Aravella Simotas, has conceded defeat to him in a tweet

Bangladesh origin ride-hailing app CEO found dismembered in New York flat

Fahim Saleh's sister found the body on Tuesday afternoon when she went to his $2.5 million-flat to check in on him, CBS, local New York TV channel, reported

Travellers to NY from Covid-19 hotspots need to provide contact info

Travellers flying to New York state from other states with high COVID-19 infection rates are required to provide contact information starting on Tuesday

New York Mayor helps paint 'Black Lives Matter' outside Trump Tower

De Blasio was flanked by his wife, Chirlane McCray, as he helped paint the racial justice rallying cry in giant yellow letters on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower

NY state penalises Deutsche Bank $150 mn for Jeffrey Epstein dealings

According to the release, the agreement marked the first enforcement action by a regulator against a financial institution for dealings with the financier

Lock your cars! Vehicle theft spikes in US amid Covid-19 pandemic

Despite silent streets and nearly non-existent traffic, vehicle larcenies shot up 63% in New York and nearly 17% in Los Angeles from January 1 through mid-May

Dozens of decomposing bodies found in trucks at Brooklyn funeral home

Neighbors complained of a foul odor coming from trucks parked outside the home, which had a broken freezer, a law enforcement official said

McKinsey to medical kits: How states in US are planning to reopen economy

As of Wednesday evening, the novel coronavirus had infected over 630,000 Americans and resulted in over 28,000 deaths domestically, according to Johns Hopkins University

Killings down, gangsters stay away: Coronavirus gives crime a beating

Part of that decrease, some criminal lawyers say, is that drug dealers have no choice but to wait out the economic slump

Covid-19: What made New York a breeding ground for coronavirus infections

Even as the New York governor on March 22 ordered all non-essential businesses to close and residents to stay at home, the city accounts for the bulk of infections and deaths in the US

World coronavirus dispatch: New York sees more deaths than during 9/11

From the US' plan to scale up testing after biggest single-day deaths, to spike in cases in Spain, and China's new employment crisis, read these and more in today's international coronavirus digest

New York in 'race against time' as Trump stresses face masks are voluntary

Cities across the country have also scrambled to expand hospital capacity and recruit healthcare professionals out of retirement to meet looming shortages of sick beds and personnel.