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Neither a drop of rain nor a cloud of wildfire smoke could keep more than 100,000 fans from flocking to the Governors Ball Music Festival over the weekend at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens.Waves of revelers, festooned in rose-colored tutus, elaborately designed fishnets and oversize cowboy hats, filed into the event held this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Q: As I've gotten older, I've noticed more and more skin tags sprouting in odd places on my body.What are they, exactly?And is there anything I can (and should) do to get rid of them?They can pop up in unusual places: on your neck, under your arms, maybe even around your groin.And for many people, they can be extremely irritating especially if they get caught on jewelry or clothing, or if they occasionally bleed.

John Macrae III, a dashing publisher who gambled on groundbreaking books and dauntlessly defended authors who defied injustices committed by their own governments, died on Feb. 1 at his home in Manhattan.He was 91.His death was confirmed by his wife, the Manhattan gallerist Paula Cooper.Mr. Macrae was president and publisher of E.P. Dutton from 1968 to 1981, representing the third generation of his family to run the company.

At first glance, the income-tax data released this week by a House committee seems to show a turnaround in 2018 for former President Donald J. Trump.After a decade in which he declared no taxable income, his 2018 return reported taxable income of more than $24 million.He paid nearly a million dollars in federal income taxes.

Ahmed Alshaiba, who as a teenager in Yemen taught himself the oud, a fretless lutelike Arabic instrument, and who after immigrating to the United States built an online following with his cover versions of pop songs that deftly blended Western and Middle Eastern influences, died on Sept. 28 in a car accident.

Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin was cited for the Michelin mentor chef award.The top sommelier award was given to Nikita Malhotra of Ko, named best pastry chef was Kelly Nam of Joomak Banjum, best young chef was Charlie Mitchell of Clover Hill and the award for exceptional cocktails went to Philip Dizard of Noda.The New York City ratings were announced Thursday, with the three-star ranks unchanged.The one-star list lost 11 restaurants this year.The restaurants with one star went from 49 to 55.The top restaurants remain the same as last year: Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare, Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernardin, Masa and Per Se.

ALBANY, N.Y.Several influential members of New York's congressional delegation are pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul to fully embrace a climate bill that would compel the state to build wind and solar energy projects when private industry falls short of state environmental goals.The effort an unusual show of force by Washington into Albany's affairs was made public on Wednesday in a letter sent to the governor that strongly encouraged Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, to fall in line with the state's left-leaning Legislature and support the bill, known as the Build Public Renewables Act.

A 16-year-old driving a car that crashed on a New York highway, killing him and four young passengers, did not have a driver's license or learner's permit and may have been distracted or asleep when he drove off the road, officials said on Monday.Details of the deadly crash emerged as Westchester County, N.Y., officials identified the driver, Malik Smith, and the other victims, including two pairs of siblings: Anthony Billips Jr., 17, and Andrew Billips, 8; and Zahnyiah Cross, 12, and Shawnell Cross, 11.

Several people remained hospitalized Thursday, a day after an unlicensed teen driver slammed head-on into a school bus in Westchester County, police in New Castle, N.Y., said.The car's four occupants suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, which happened at about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday between a Honda Accord driven by a 16-year-old and a Yorktown Central School District bus, police said.