Activists protesting New York Times climate coverage arrested

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Police say 70 climate change protesters were arrested after they blocked traffic outside The New York Timesbuilding.The protesters from the group Extinction Rebellion hung banners on the skyscraper in midtown Manhattan onSaturday and on the outside of the Port Authority Bus Terminal across the street.The protesters were taken into police custody for blocking Eighth Avenue traffic. Charges are pending.A spokeswoman for Extinction Rebellion, Eve Mosher, says the group wants the media to report on "the climateemergency" so that "people can start pushing for more radical responses."