#Limo crash killing 20 partly caused by state agencies: NTSB

#Limo crash killing 20 partly caused by state agencies: NTSB

“#Limo crash killing 20 partly caused by state agencies: NTSB” The wedding-limo crash that killed 20 people in upstate Schoharie in 2018 was partly caused by do-nothing regulators from two state agencies, the NTSB said in its final report Tuesday. “Seventeen young people made the smart, safe decision to arrange for sober transportation when celebrating,”…

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#Cuomo planning to cut 0M from state courts system: memo

#Cuomo planning to cut $300M from state courts system: memo

“#Cuomo planning to cut $300M from state courts system: memo” Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to slash the state court system’s annual budget by 10 percent to help close a $14.5-billion, pandemic-induced deficit, according to an internal memo. New York’s Unified Court System will see a $300 million cut to its annual budget of $3 billion,…

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#The disgusting war on Amy Coney Barrett’s family

#The disgusting war on Amy Coney Barrett’s family

“#The disgusting war on Amy Coney Barrett’s family” Even by the dismal standards of Supreme Court nomination battles when the would-be Supreme is a ­Republican, the attacks against Amy Coney Barrett have been ­repulsive. Perhaps because Barrett’s record is so impeccable — even her liberal peers laud her intelligence and integrity — the smears have…

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#Amy Coney Barrett has a fine record on civil liberties

#Amy Coney Barrett has a fine record on civil liberties

“#Amy Coney Barrett has a fine record on civil liberties” Democrats worry that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, an originalist and textualist who clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia in the late 1990s, will emulate him if confirmed by the Senate. We could do a lot worse. Although progressives often portrayed Scalia as an authoritarian…

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#How ‘college for all’ only deepens inequality

#How ‘college for all’ only deepens inequality

“#How ‘college for all’ only deepens inequality” Wells Fargo’s CEO recently faced outrage for a memo noting “the unfortunate ­reality is that there is a very limited pool of black talent to ­recruit from.” Rather than pseudo-righteous indignation, maybe it’s time to confront uncomfortable facts about both college preparedness and the way our society bases…

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#Spy drama ‘Tehran’ a nail-biting thriller

#Spy drama ‘Tehran’ a nail-biting thriller

“#Spy drama ‘Tehran’ a nail-biting thriller” Fans of the cloak-and-dagger genre will be intrigued by “Tehran,” an eight-episode Israeli spy drama from “Fauda” writer Moshe Zonder. The series, which premiered on Israel’s Kan 11 network in June, is now available on Apple TV+ (with English subtitles) — and, like “Fauda,” it’s a doozy — from…

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#Brett Gardner over Clint Frazier in Game 1

#Brett Gardner over Clint Frazier in Game 1

“#Brett Gardner over Clint Frazier in Game 1” When Clint Frazier was sizzling at the plate in the middle of this month and playing solid defense in the outfield, it wasn’t hard to envision a struggling Brett Gardner being relegated to a bench role in the postseason. Yet, Aaron Boone predicted a time was coming…

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