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All Quiet On The Trump Front As U.S. Marks Grim New COVID Milestone
By Zoe Richards
11.19.20 | 10:52 am
U.S. Surpasses A Quarter-Million COVID Deaths
By Zoe Richards
11.19.20 | 7:44 am
‘My Blood Is Boiling’: Ex-GOP Governor Torches Trump For Stonewalling Biden’s Transition
By Summer Concepcion
11.18.20 | 7:09 pm
Biden: Trump Stalling Transition Will Put COVID Vaccine ‘Behind By Weeks Or Months’
By Summer Concepcion
11.18.20 | 6:33 pm
COVID Testing Czar Warns Country Is In ‘Absolutely Dangerous Situation’
By Summer Concepcion
11.18.20 | 5:10 pm
FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2020 file photo, students at West Brooklyn Community High School listen to questions posed by their principal during a current events-trivia quiz and pizza party in the school's cafeteria in New York. Students, parents and teachers continued anxiously watching New York City's coronavirus test results as the latest figures on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 fell under the city's threshold for shutting down school buildings, but Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that the city was at a “crucial” point in fighting the virus' resurgence. (AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File) FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2020 file photo, students at West Brooklyn Community High School listen to questions posed by their principal during a current events-trivia quiz and pizza party in the school's cafeteria in New York. Students, parents and teachers continued anxiously watching New York City's coronavirus test results as the latest figures on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 fell under the city's threshold for shutting down school buildings, but Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that the city was at a “crucial” point in fighting the virus' resurgence. (AP Photo/Kathy Willen, File)
New York City Closes Public Schools As COVID-19 Cases Spike
By Associated Press
11.18.20 | 2:32 pm
Where Things Stand: Austerity For America’s Cities? Prime Badge
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By Nicole LaFond
11.18.20 | 1:01 pm

In a narrow sense, this is a very New York City-centric issue. But if it comes to fruition, life as we know it in this city will not only collapse further into the unlivable realm than it already has in the wake of COVID-19, but we might see another outbreak spike in the city.

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By Cristina Cabrera
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