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Members of the New York City fire and police departments and other city workers had until Friday evening to show proof they have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or be placed on unpaid leave. Firefighters are shown here as their fire engine enters the FDNY Engine 281/Ladder 147 station on October 29

2,300 NYC firefighters call out sick as vaccine mandate begins, but mayor says public safety not disrupted

By Christina Maxouris, Artemis Moshtaghian and Ralph Ellis, CNN Hundreds of New York City firefighters called in sick Monday morning as the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for municipal employees went into effect, bringing the total number of sickouts in the fire department to 2,300, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said at a news conference. Normally, 800-1,000

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New York's city workers were required to receive at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose by 5 p.m. on Friday or face unpaid leave.

FDNY firefighters suspended after protesting vaccine mandate at New York state senator’s office, officials say

By Laura Studley, Artemis Moshtaghian and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Six New York firefighters were suspended for four weeks without pay Friday following an incident between on-duty firefighters and an elected official’s staff, according to a statement from a New York City Fire Department spokesperson. The firefighters drove a fire engine to New York state Senator

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New York's city workers were required to receive at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose by 5 p.m. on Friday or face unpaid leave.

FDNY firefighters suspended after protesting vaccine mandate at New York state senator’s office, officials say

By Laura Studley, Artemis Moshtaghian and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Six New York firefighters were suspended for four weeks without pay Friday following an incident between on-duty firefighters and an elected official’s staff, according to a statement from a New York City Fire Department spokesperson. The firefighters drove a fire engine to New York state Senator

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Fraternity chapter president Chris Osborne said laundry detergent had been dumped on religious texts.

Police investigating desecration of Torah scroll at George Washington University fraternity

By Andy Rose, CNN A fraternity house at George Washington University was vandalized over the weekend, including desecration of a Torah scroll, according to the university and Tau Kappa Epsilon. “Our entire chapter is outraged and saddened by this blatant act of antisemitism and violence against our brothers,” the fraternity said in a statement Sunday

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