These are the must-read stories from the weekend

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Monday, March 4, 2019
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NEW YORK (WABC) -- A tragic fire in Queens claimed the life of an 8-year-old boy. In the Bronx, a cab driver was fatally stabbed while sitting in his car. And Sen. Bernie Sanders returned to his native Brooklyn to launch another bid for the White House.[br /][br /]Here's a look at the must-read stories from the weekend.[br /][Ads /][br /][b][br /][url HREF="https://abc7ny.com/boy-dead-6-injured-after-fire-tears-through-home-in-queens/5165136/" TARGET="" REL="https://abc7ny.com/boy-dead-6-injured-after-fire-tears-through-home-in-queens/5165136/"]Boy dead, 6 injured after fire tears through home in Queens [/url] [/b][br /][br /]The fire broke out early Sunday morning while a family was sleeping in their Springfield Gardens home, and firefighters were unable to save the boy, 8-year-old Tighani Jones.[br /][br /][media ID="5165215" /][br /][b][br /][url HREF="https://abc7ny.com/cab-driver-fatally-stabbed-while-sitting-in-car-in-the-bronx/5164809/" TARGET="" REL="https://abc7ny.com/cab-driver-fatally-stabbed-while-sitting-in-car-in-the-bronx/5164809/"]Cab driver fatally stabbed while sitting in his car in the Bronx [/url][/b][br /][Ads /][br /]The 27-year-old driver was stabbed in the neck and chest Saturday night while in his car on Hutchinson Parkway East in Co-Op City.[br /][media ID="5165638" /][br /][b][br /][url HREF="https://abc7ny.com/group-beats-up-homeless-men-sleeping-on-nyc-street-steals-$5/5164436/" TARGET="" REL="[br /]https://abc7ny.com/group-beats-up-homeless-men-sleeping-on-nyc-street-steals-$5/5164436/"]Group beats up homeless men sleeping on NYC street [/url][/b][br /][br /]Police are searching for the group of people who violently beat up men sleeping on a Brooklyn sidewalk and stole $5 from one victim.[br /][Ads /][br /][media ID="5164637" /][br /][b][br /][url HREF="https://abc7ny.com/politics/sanders-launches-2020-presidential-bid-in-brooklyn/5164300/" TARGET="" REL="https://abc7ny.com/politics/sanders-launches-2020-presidential-bid-in-brooklyn/5164300/"]Bernie Sanders launches 2020 presidential bid in Brooklyn [/url][/b][br /][br /]Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont made Brooklyn the official launch site of his second run for the White House Saturday.[br /][br /][media ID="5164644" /][br /][br /][b][br /][url HREF="https://abc7ny.com/society/winning-$267m-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-new-jersey/5164373/" TARGET="" REL="https://abc7ny.com/society/winning-$267m-mega-millions-ticket-sold-in-new-jersey/5164373/"]Winning $267 million Mega Millions ticket sold in New Jersey [/url][/b][br /][br /]One lucky person in New Jersey woke up Saturday morning as a multi-millionaire, after buying a winning ticket at a store in Phillipsburg.[br /][br /][media ID="5164375" /][br /][br /]----------[br /]* [b][url HREF="https://abc7ny.com/new-york/" TARGET="" REL=""]More New York City news[/url][/b][br /]* [b][url HREF="https://7ny.tv/submitnewstip" TARGET="" REL=""]Send us a news tip[/url][/b][br /]* [b][url HREF="https://abc7ny.com/apps/" TARGET="" REL=""]Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts[/url][/b] [br /]*[b][url HREF="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlIS7z20CnVaCrMvdkig_g" TARGET="" REL=""] Follow us on YouTube[/url][/b]an