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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California, the most populous U.S. state, took another step on Tuesday toward ending sweeping lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, allowing barber shops and hair salons in most counties to operate for the first time in more than two months. … [Read more...] about California eases pandemic restrictions; New York Stock Exchange opens

"Following our internal review of the incident in Central Park yesterday, we have made the decision to terminate the employee involved, effective immediately. We do not tolerate racism of any kind at Franklin Templeton," the company said on Twitter Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Christian Cooper says New York woman’s call to police as he was birdwatching was ‘definitely racist’

US President Donald Trump has called on the New York Times newspaper, which won three Pulitzer Prizes on 4 May, to return the awards for biased coverage and falsifying sources. Late on Tuesday, Trump took to Twitter to slam the daily for its coverage of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign team and Russia. The probe ended in 2019 and found no conclusive evidence of collusion. … [Read more...] about Trump Calls on New York Times to Return Pulitzer Prizes for ‘Flawed Coverage’

New York City has had a terrible few months — among the roughest in its history. But, as a reminder that this pandemic, too, will pass, and the city will endure, the New-York Historical Society is planning an exhibition of artworks depicting this metropolis, drawn from the collection of Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld, for next year. The Hirschfelds have donated 130 paintings, works on paper, and sculptures. There are works like Norman Rockwell’s Gramercy Park, ca. 1918, which captures a moment from his childhood; David Hockney’s View from the Mayflower Hotel, New York (Evening), 2002, that immortalizes the storied hotel overlooking Central Park which has since been replaced by a very expensive condominium; and Georgia O’Keeffe’s Study for “Brooklyn Bridge”, 1949, drawn around when she left the city to live in New Mexico. It includes works by 82 artists not currently represented in New-York Historical’s collection, such as Stuart Davis, Willem … [Read more...] about See New York Through the Eyes of David Hockney, Andy Warhol, and Georgia O’Keeffe

"The time to do this work is now when you need the jobs and the volume is low and New York will lead the way. We are going to accelerate our big infrastructure programs," Cuomo said Tuesday, adding, "This is one of the things I want to talk to the President about." … [Read more...] about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo meets with Trump at the White House