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• Bernie Sanders Attacks Hillary Clinton Over Regulating Wall Street

  

  PhotoBernie Sanders outlined his proposals for regulating Wall Street at Town Hall in Manhattan on Tuesday.CreditDamon Winter/The New York TimesSenatorBernie Sandersof Vermont in a fiery speech on Tuesday laid out his plan to break up “too big to fail” commercial banks and pointedly attackedHillary Clintonfor taking speaking fees from the financial industry and, in his view, not going far enough in her plan to regulate Wall Street.The criticism of Mrs. Clinton was some of Mr. Sanders’s strongest..

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• New York Today: Empire State of Conflict

  

  PhotoAnd the gloves come off.CreditTop and bottom, Spencer Platt/Getty Images. Right, Sam Hodgson for The New York Times.Updated 10 a.m.Good morning on this icy Tuesday.Tensions in the New York political scene simmered all throughout 2015. By the first days of 2016, those tensions appeared to be boiling over.By now, open warfare has broken out betweenMayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomoon how to handle the city’s homelessness crisis, and both sides are girding for a long and grinding ye..

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• As Temperatures Plunge, Call to Keep New York's Homeless Off ...

  

  PhotoA homeless man named Clarence, 54, waiting for the subway Tuesday morning. He said he had been asked if he wanted to be taken to a shelter, but said he had bad experiences with them.CreditChristopher Lee for The New York TimesGov.Andrew M. Cuomosays the plight of homeless people on freezing city streets is a moral issue that demands immediate action. MayorBill de Blasiopromises that New York City workers are out looking for anyone in danger and are there to offer help.But even as the politi..

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• Our Giants writers offer their five-step plans to fix the team

  

  He fits every criteria the Giants desire. He's a well-liked former Giants assistant who has a New York-thick skin, and he definitely comes with something to prove.

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• Steve Israel of New York , a Top House Democrat, Won't Seek Re ...

  

  PhotoRepresentative Steve Israel, a Democrat from New York, at a news conference in Washington last January.CreditJabin Botsford/The New York TimesWASHINGTON — Representative Steve Israel, a New York Democrat who led political messaging for his party in the House, said Tuesday that he would not run for re-election, citing the unrelenting demands of fund-raising among the reasons behind his decision to retire.“I don’t think I can spend another day in another call room making another call begging..

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• Godless New York Punishes Chick-fil-A With Health Code Violations

  

  Chicken-sandwich chain Chick-fil-A—a God-fearing corporation led by people unafraid to speak outagainst gay marriage—opened its first store in New York Cityin October. Just months later,onChristmas Eveof all days, the city slammed the restaurant with six health code violations, leading managers to close the place downfor almost a week. Coincidence? Or godless liberal conspiracy?http://gawker.com/a-southern-fri...Winning enough Chick-fil-A® chicken sandwiches, iced tea, and medium Classic Sides t..

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• New York Times Not Quiiiite Ready To Tie Derek Jeter To A Doping ...

  

  While the paper doesn’t seem eager to draw attention to it,New York Timescolumnist Michael Powellhas a scoop today: Derek Jeter is connected, at a degree of remove, to whatrecent Al Jazeera reportingpresents as a doping ring that allegedly provided Peyton Manning, James Harrison, and Ryan Howard, among others, with performance-enhancing drugs.While theTimespresents this as complex story, it’s actually fairly straightforward. Charles Sly is a pharmacist who described his role in providing famous ..

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• New York lawmaker calls NRA photo 'outrageous'

  

  Persaud called the image "outrageous" and said it contains "subliminal messages of violence.""If the NRA is so interested in our process, they should reach out to us," Persaud told CNN."We have an issue of rising gun violence and stockpiling ammunition, so that's my focus right now -- not the national agenda of the NRA."Simon said the photo was "clearly" intended to be "threatening and intimidating."The NRA has not responded to CNN's request for comment.New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted..

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• Tearful Obama Outlines Steps to Curb Gun Deaths

  

  Continue reading the main storyVideoObama on Newtown and Gun ControlShedding tears over the 2012 deaths of children in a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the president announced executive actions he will take on gun laws.By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS onPublish DateJanuary 5, 2016.Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times.Watch in Times Video »WASHINGTON — Tears streaming down his face,President Obamaon Tuesday condemned the gun violence that has reached across the United States as he vowed to take act..

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• The New York City ID Card

  To the Editor:I applaud the attention The New York Times has paid to New York City’s municipal IDs. As pointed out in a recent editorial (“New York’s ID Card Deserves Respect,” Dec. 29), the card is one of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s biggest achievements and one that has the potential to change the lives of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.Providing access to a safe space for hard-working New Yorkers too often on the margins of financial security is just as much a part of the job as providing che..

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