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When The Pulitzer Prizes and the National Magazine Awards were revealed week, one of the biggest upsets was that the only publication to win both was a publication known more for its sneaker reviews than its human interest stories.

There had been plans to phase out Beth Israel Hospital in the East Village but the president of Mt. Sinai Downtown said having a reduction of beds doesn't make much sense anymore.

"These Texas Democrats bravely fought against voter suppression," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday.

In a surprising development, injured Nets guard James Harden was active Tuesday for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the team announced.

Big Bear Supermarket was closed but mourners gathered and dropped flowers in memory of 41-year-old Laquitta Willis, who cops said was gunned down by a man she had asked to mask up.

The sortie was the biggest of its kind since the Taiwanese government began publishing information about the frequent incursions last year. They have followed actions that Beijing disapproves of. (Image credit: Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP)