#Brooklyn’s white population surges as black residents exit

#Brooklyn’s white population surges as black residents exit

“#Brooklyn’s white population surges as black residents exit” It’s a tale of two Brooklyns. Kings County led the city’s massive population growth over the past decade with a 9.2 percent jump — higher than any other borough, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. But there’s a stark demographic divide behind that increase….

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#Mets’ Jacob Degrom sidelined another two weeks

#Mets’ Jacob Degrom sidelined another two weeks

“#Mets’ Jacob Degrom sidelined another two weeks” Jacob deGrom’s two-week shutdown will be met with another two-week shutdown. The Mets ace underwent an MRI that did not show as much progress as the club had hoped for regarding his elbow inflammation, manager Luis Rojas said Friday, meaning deGrom will not throw for another two weeks…

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#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’

#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’

“#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’” A new team of specialists will investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization announced Friday — a move quickly rejected by China. “We should work all together,” WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib told the United Nations while announcing the…

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#Nanci Griffith, folk singer-songwriter, dead at 68

#Nanci Griffith, folk singer-songwriter, dead at 68

“#Nanci Griffith, folk singer-songwriter, dead at 68” Grammy-winning folk singer Nanci Griffith has died at the age of 68. The Texas-born crooner’s management team confirmed her death on Friday but gave no cause. “It was Nanci’s wish that no further formal statement or press release happen for a week following her passing,” Gold Mountain Entertainment…

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#Transportation worker shot with BB gun in Brooklyn

#Transportation worker shot with BB gun in Brooklyn

“#Transportation worker shot with BB gun in Brooklyn” A city Department of Transportation worker was shot with a BB gun in an apparently random attack while on the job in Brooklyn, cops said Friday. The 41-year-old man was hit with a small pellet in the back while bending over working around 8:10 a.m. near East…

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