#We know how to handle NYC’s homeless

#We know how to handle NYC’s homeless

“#We know how to handle NYC’s homeless” Subway shovings, sucker punches and slashings by raving homeless madmen have rightly grabbed headlines and put New Yorkers on edge. What’s most infuriating is that it’s all largely preventable: City government used to know how to protect the public; we should be doing better now — including for…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2021” UFT’s Stringer pushThank you, United Federation of Teachers head Michael Mulgrew, for endorsing Comptroller Scott Stringer for mayor and advising teachers to not rank candidates Eric Adams and Andrew Yang on their ballots (“Desperate UFT targets Eric & Yang,” June 2). I think you’ve helped me and…

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#A battle over the future of truth in news: Goodwin

#A battle over the future of truth in news: Goodwin

“#A battle over the future of truth in news: Goodwin” A dispute over whether a New York Times writer should get tenure at the University of North Carolina would seem to be of little national importance. But in fact, the outcome will signal whether traditional standards of journalism can survive the onslaught of racialized advocacy…

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#Spooked terns abandon 2,000 eggs after drone crash

#Spooked terns abandon 2,000 eggs after drone crash

“#Spooked terns abandon 2,000 eggs after drone crash” Enlarge Image “Drone owners are attracted by the nesting colonies of birds, and then their actions destroy it,” said a warden for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Nick Molsberry. Getty Images About 2,000 tern eggs in California were abandoned after an illegal drone flight over…

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#British man finds 1970s time capsule in pub

#British man finds 1970s time capsule in pub

“#British man finds 1970s time capsule in pub” Turns out the walls in a 200-year-old pub could really talk — at least about the 1970s. A British man who was renovating his pub in the town of Radstock in the UK found a time capsule from the 1970s hidden in the walls. Toby Brett found…

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#NYC students rally to get cops out of their schools

#NYC students rally to get cops out of their schools

“#NYC students rally to get cops out of their schools” About 200 students and parents marched from Washington Square Park to City Hall Saturday to protest the presence of police officers in city schools — with some flipping the bird to New York’s Finest along the way. Carrying signs that read “Counselors Not Cops,” and…

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#Hawaii to drop quarantine once 70% of state is vaccinated

#Hawaii to drop quarantine once 70% of state is vaccinated

“#Hawaii to drop quarantine once 70% of state is vaccinated” Once 70 percent of the state has been vaccinated, Hawaii will drop its quarantine and COVID-19 testing requirements, officials said. Hawaii will also stop making people wear masks indoors once that level is reached, Hawaii Gov. David Ige told reporters Friday. So far, 59 percent…

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