#How Harlem’s Sheck Wes lived out basketball dream in Paris

#How Harlem’s Sheck Wes lived out basketball dream in Paris

“#How Harlem’s Sheck Wes lived out basketball dream in Paris” In the doldrums of the Pro B league’s 2020-21 season, a former NBA executive pondered a headline signing. The league — the second tier of basketball in France — was experiencing COVID-19 turbulence, so Paris Basketball president and co-owner David Kahn reached across the Atlantic…

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#Manhunt on for inmate who escaped floating NYC prison barge

#Manhunt on for inmate who escaped floating NYC prison barge

“#Manhunt on for inmate who escaped floating NYC prison barge” Authorities are hunting for an inmate who escaped from a floating prison barge in The Bronx overnight, police said. The inmate, believed to be in his 30s and approximately 5-foot-8, 220 pounds, escaped the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center, on Halleck Street, sometime after midnight….

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#Inside the grisly practices of grave-robbing doctors

#Inside the grisly practices of grave-robbing doctors

“#Inside the grisly practices of grave-robbing doctors” In April 1788, a medical student named John Hicks was dissecting a body at New York Hospital, then located on the corner of Broadway and Pearl Street. According to legend, a group of local children gathered at the building’s window to gawk at the procedure. Annoyed at the…

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#Drug prices set by Washington would be a disaster for health care

#Drug prices set by Washington would be a disaster for health care

“#Drug prices set by Washington would be a disaster for health care” Through the near-miraculous success of vaccines at ending the coronavirus pandemic, it’s clear that medical innovation both saves and improves lives. Yet many leading congressional Democrats are pushing a deeply flawed bill that will harm patients by undermining the very innovation that delivered…

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#Why progressive women want to date men who act conservative

#Why progressive women want to date men who act conservative

“#Why progressive women want to date men who act conservative” My friend Mark, 36, is a “catch” by many New York City standards. He’s good-looking, highly educated, and a talented photographer. He’s also progressive and participates in protests and gives to left-leaning causes. And Mark is looking for love. He wants to get married and…

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