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People view a flooded street in Philadelphia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 in the aftermath of downpours and high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit the area. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Death toll tops 40 after Ida’s remnants slam Northeast

by Caina Calvan Associated Press, David Porter Associated Press, and Jennifer Peltz Associated PressSeptember 2, 2021

FILE- In this Oct. 29, 2020, file photo, students, teachers, administrators and counselors listen as principal Malik Lewis, second from left, teaches them a history lesson at West Brooklyn Community High School in New York. All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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NYC mandates vaccinations for schoolteachers, staff

by Jennifer Peltz Associated PressAugust 23, 2021

In this image taken video provided by Office of the NY Governor, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes a statement in a pre-recorded video released, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has found that he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees. State Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. (Office of the NY Governor via AP )

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NY Assembly majority wants to oust Cuomo

by Marina Villeneuve Associated Press, and Jennifer Peltz Associated PressAugust 4, 2021

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, James MacWilliams prunes a marijuana plant that he is growing indoors in Portland, Maine. New York has failed in recent years to pass marijuana legalization, but a state senator said lawmakers have reached an agreement to legalize marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

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New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

by Marina Villeneuve Associated Press, Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and Karen Matthews Associated PressMarch 28, 2021

Steve Kent skis through Times Square, Monday, in New York.

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‘A long two days’: Major storm pummels Northeast

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and Karen Matthews Associated PressFebruary 1, 2021

A crew from BZ Pools in Johnstown, Pa., work on shoveling the sidewalks for several of their Johnstown clients at the start of winter storm Gail on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Todd Berkey/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)

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Storm rolls into Northeast

by Jennifer Peltz Associated PressDecember 16, 2020

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 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...

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NYC schools to close again as city fights virus

by Jennifer Peltz Associated PressNovember 18, 2020

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2020, file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to reporters after visiting New Bridges Elementary School to observe pandemic-related safety procedures, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. For most schoolchildren in New York City, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, will mean back to school, but not back to the classroom. Only pre-kindergarteners and some special education students are scheduled to end a six-month absence from school buildings. (AP Photo/John...

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NYC goes back to school, not the classroom

by Carolyn Thompson Associated Press, and Jennifer Peltz Associated PressSeptember 21, 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2017, file photo, the Tribute in Light illuminates in the sky above the Lower Manhattan area of New York, as seen from across the Hudson River in Jersey City, N.J. The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped how the U.S. is observing the anniversary of 9/11. The terror attacks' 19th anniversary will be marked Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner nearby in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

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In year of social distancing, virus alters Sept. 11, too

by Jennifer Peltz Associated PressSeptember 10, 2020

A healthcare professional walks through the Texas Medical Center Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Houston. The leaders of several Houston hospitals said they were opening new beds to accommodate an expected influx of patients with COVID-19, as coronavirus cases surge in the city and across the South. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Governors backtrack as US virus cases surge

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and Carla K. Johnson Associated PressJune 25, 2020