Duke of New York, Prince Andrew parts ways from his royal duties; Retires permanently after Epstein scandal

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that New York’s Major League Baseball teams, the Yankees and Mets, will hold spring training in the city.The move comes as MLB has shuttered all 30 of its Florida and Arizona spring training camps for deep cleaning after several teams reported cases of coronavirus among staff and players.Both the Yankees (Tampa) and Mets (Port St.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state has “done the impossible” by controlling the coronavirus, going from the epicenter of the disease to one of the leading states containing it.Cuomo made the comments in what he said was his final daily briefing.

Andrew Cuomo is looking to his late father for help.

Juneteenth is becoming an official holiday in more than one state.On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he would be making June 19 a holiday in his state. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam also announced Tuesday that Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.

controversial BBC interview last year—in which he denied Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre's allegations that she was forced to have sex with the royal—stating that he was "willing to help any appropriate law enforcement agency with their investigations if required." In January, Geoffrey Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleged that the royal had offered "zero" cooperation with the inquiry.

U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for Britain’s Prince Andrew sniped at one another across the Atlantic on Monday, each saying the other side was to blame for the duke’s failure to participate in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking probe.

U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for Britain's Prince Andrew sniped at one another across the Atlantic on Monday, each saying the other side was to blame for the duke's failure to participate in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking probe.

Billie Eilish, Rihanna and Ariana Grande are among hundreds of music industry personnel who have signed an open letter calling for New York state to repeal statue 50-A, a civil law that conceals police misconduct records from public scrutiny.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe pre-recorded 65th Annual Drama Desk Awards, postponed due to the Black Lives Matter protests in New York, has been rescheduled for streaming on Saturday, June 13, at 7:30pm ET.The special presentation will stream on NY1.com and DramaDeskAwards.com. A simultaneous telecast is planned for New York City’s Spectrum News NY1 channel.The pre-recorded ceremony was originally set to air May 31.

New York City imposed an 11 p.m. curfew Monday as the nation's biggest city tried to prevent another night of destruction amid protests over George Floyd's death.

After weeks of deliberations between Hollywood’s guilds and studios, the Industry-Wide Safety Committee has submitted a white paper to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom offering its recommendations for safety guidelines to resume film and television production.

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There’s a good chance that Prince Andrew could stay out of the spotlight for good.

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The daily coronavirus death toll was slightly above 100 in New York state but the trend continues down, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.