Good evening, New York City. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know for tonight and tomorrow, as well as your weather outlook.

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Skies will be mainly clear overnight with much milder temperatures. Most of the city won’t even dip below 50.

By November standards, Thursday will be beach weather. Although very mild, it will be breezy. Look for highs in the 60s.

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Highs: Mid-60s Lows: Near 50 Mild and breezy

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Today's Big Stories

1. 2 men to be cleared in 1965 assassination of Malcolm X

Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared Thursday after insisting on their innocence since the 1965 killing of one of the United States's most formidable fighters for civil rights, Manhattan's top prosecutor said Wednesday.

2. New York nursing homes get OK to lift COVID-19 visitation restrictions

Nursing homes in the state are lifting COVID-19 restrictions on visitations within their facilities effective immediately after the state Department of Health adopted federal guidance requiring the change, according to a nursing home advocacy group and a facility. Here is a breakdown of the changes.

3. As city yeshiva inquiry continues, one parent takes her case to court

A city investigation found just two of 28 yeshivas were meeting state education standards. That was two years ago.

This week, the state education department said it was working to provide a common definition for how to measure those standards. But one parent has taken her own case to the courts.

4. Nurses rally uptown to call attention to staffing shortages at hospitals

At least 100 nurses and their supporters rallied in Washington Heights this morning, calling for more staffing at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. 

The nurses are demanding hospitals, in general, raise pay, do more to hold onto staff members and make working conditions safer. One speaker at the rally said some nurses are taking care of 30 patients, while another said they care for up to 60 patients by themselves.

5. U.S. drug overdose deaths top 100,000 in single year for the first time

Drug overdose deaths in the United States are estimated to have topped 100,000 in a single year for the first time, according to the CDC. Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. now top deaths from flu and pneumonia, as well as car crashes and gun deaths.

Experts believe that the prevalence of fentanyl is driving the surge in overdose deaths, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left many Americans isolated and unable to find support.

6. 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley sentenced to over 3 years for role in Jan. 6 riot

Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison. Chansley, who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding, was among the first rioters to enter the building.