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The NewYork-Presbyterian health system has reached a deal with insurer Aetna just days before their contract was set to expire — staving off an expected loss of coverage for tens of thousands of patients. The agreement will keep NewYork-Presbyterian’s 10 hospitals, array of clinics and thousands of physicians in Aetna’s network, according to officials with…

A 3-year-old Brooklyn boy — whose death led to murder charges against a man connected to his babysitter — was drowned and struck in the head, according to the city’s chief medical examiner. Denim Brown died primarily by drowning, with blunt force injuries to his head as a contributing cause, the medical examiner’s office said…

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In the new play “The Seven Year Disappear,” Cynthia Nixon plays a famous performance artist named Miriam, who vanishes just as she’s about to announce her next big piece. She leaves behind her son and manager Naphtali, played by Taylor Trensch. Miriam stays away for seven years, and when she returns, she finds her son…

Police said Wednesday they’re looking for a man who’s stolen thousands of dollars in jewelry and other valuables in a string of burglaries in Queens that stretch back over a year. According to NYPD officials, the suspect has targeted apartments across Astoria and Sunnyside Gardens. He allegedly waits outside buildings in a blue Amazon vest…

Ada Limón joins Kevin Young to read “You Belong to The World,” by Carrie Fountain, and her own poem “Hell or High Water.” Limón is the current United States Poet Laureate and the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. She’s the author of six books—including “The Carrying,” which won the National Book Critics Circle Award…

Appointments for New York City’s municipal identification cards are getting harder to snag as demand for the popular photo IDs surges, but some nonprofit groups helping people apply say they’ve finally cracked the code for how to secure a coveted slot. The trick is to rush to sign up within minutes after slots are released…

Steel manufacturing was at one point the most important industry in the United States. It was one of the biggest employers, a driver of economic growth, and it shaped our national security. Cars, weapons, skyscrapers… all needed steel. But in the second half of the 20th century, the industry’s power started to decline. Foreign steel…

Coming up on today’s show: Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team recently decided to form a labor union, but the school announced it will not negotiate. Billy Witz, reporter covering college sports for The New York Times, reports on the story in New Hampshire, and the larger implications any decision on it could have for student athletes…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would outlaw paid assistance with absentee ballot applications and another that would restrict diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities and state agencies. Republicans had named the bills as priorities for the legislative session. The Senate, in votes divided along party…