After four suicides, a community board is calling on the operators of the Hudson Yards development to install barriers at the Vessel sculpture or close its walkways to the public permanently. (Aug. 26)
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Jacksonville Mayor offers to host GOP convention
Jacksonville, Florida Mayor Lenny Curry says if the Republican National Convention needs a new location this summer, his city will be ready. President Trump has threatened to move the convention out of Charlotte, North Carolina. (May 27)
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Calif. churches face ‘new paradigm’ when reopening
California has released new guidelines that allow houses of worship to reopen while minimizing the spread of coronavirus. But some churches are in no rush to resume in-person services that require masks, social distancing and frequent cleaning. (May 27…
Holiday weekend shootings leave 10 dead in Chicago
Chicago saw its deadliest Memorial Day weekend for gun violence since 2015, a jarring reminder that even a pandemic cannot halt shootings. Police Superintendent David Brown calls the violence “nothing short of alarming.” (May 26)
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ShowBiz Minute: Cobb, May, Martin
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Death and denial in Brazil’s Amazon capital
Manaus is one of Brazil’s hardest-hit cities. The country has more than 23,000 virus deaths. But due to insufficient testing many are quick to rule out the possibility that COVID-19 claimed their loved ones, meaning the toll is a vast undercount. (May …
Today in History for May 26th
Highlights of this day in history: Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France; President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial ends with his acquittal; Actor John Wayne; Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie marry. (May …
Stars say more ‘Barkskins’ possible even during pandemic
“Barkskins” stars Marcia Gay Harden and David Thewlis say they could start production on a second season of their new colonial-era drama even during the pandemic. The 1690s-set series premieres Monday on National Geographic. (May 25)
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Trump marks Memorial Day at Arlington Cemetery
President Donald Trump began Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. (May 25)
AP Top Stories May 25
Here’s the latest for Monday May 25th: President Trump marks Memorial Day; Biden makes 1st in-person appearance since March; WHO to temporarily stop study of malaria drug and baby beluga whale born in Georgia.