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Cheers erupt after judge ends federal mask mandates

Travelers shed their masks and cheered as pilots and conductors announced that a federal judge in Florida had struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit. “Feel free to burn them at will,” a New Jersey conductor told passengers boarding a commuter train Tuesday, drawing light laughter…. Read More

New study: Most who tear Achilles tendon can skip surgery

It’s a weekend warrior’s nightmare. You’re playing hoops in the driveway and go up for a lay-up. You land and hear a pop: you’ve torn your Achilles tendon. Do you have surgery or hope it heals with just a cast and rehab? New research says both options led to similar… Read More

Congress sees bipartisan push on mental health crisis

A major effort to overhaul care for people in the United States with mental health and drug problems is gaining traction as Congress and the Biden administration work on overlapping plans to address concerns across dividing lines of politics, geography and race. Top goals include responding to the mental health… Read More

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at 67

Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died. He was 67. Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement. “In addition… Read More

[Video] Masked gunman opens fire inside subway car

A gunman in a construction vest donned a gas mask, set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train and shot at least 10 people Tuesday morning, authorities said. The shooter was at large after leaving wounded commuters bleeding on a Brooklyn platform while others ran screaming. Five people… Read More

Top Dem mayor tests positive for COVID after busy weekend

New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, his 100th day in office, according to a spokesperson. The first-term Democrat woke up with a raspy voice Sunday and took a PCR test that came back positive, spokesperson Fabien Levy said in a statement. Earlier Sunday, Levy… Read More

Pelosi infected by COVID-19

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 82, has tested positive for COVID-19, her spokesman Drew Hammill tweeted Thursday. A day earlier, Pelosi appeared at an unmasked, indoor gathering with President Joe Biden, 79, as he signed the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act. Sponsored: 100-YEAR-OLDS Rewind Aging Using THIS “The Speaker is fully… Read More

Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation vote is…

The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a semi-bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick. Three Republican senators have said they will support Jackson, who would replace… Read More

[Recipe] Classic Passover charoset made with apples, nuts, wine

It’s one of the six symbolic foods on the Passover seder plate — and it’s pretty delicious too. Charoset (also spelled haroset) is usually made from sweet fruits, nuts and some red wine, all nods to verses in the Bible. You can keep eating it, of course, once its role… Read More