#Street menaces are Mayor Bill de Blasio’s parting gift

#Street menaces are Mayor Bill de Blasio’s parting gift

“#Street menaces are Mayor Bill de Blasio’s parting gift” Some classic New York traditions are best left in the past. Any Gothamite of a certain age well remembers the bad old days of aggressive squeegee men demanding payment for unwanted services, or aggrieved panhandlers following and threatening subway commuters. As Bill de Blasio wraps up…

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#Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military

#Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military

“#Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military” WASHINGTON — Momentum in Congress for taking sexual assault prosecution powers away from military commanders, combined with a more flexible view by some military leaders, is pointing to a historic shift in the battle against what Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday called “the scourge…

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#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin

#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin

“#America’s public enemy No. 1 — crime: Goodwin” On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, it is beyond dispute that the case sparked new appraisals of race relations and policing. It is also beyond dispute that the protests and unchecked riots that followed Floyd’s death sparked an epidemic of crime that continues to engulf American…

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#Amazon reopens construction site where nooses were found

#Amazon reopens construction site where nooses were found

“#Amazon reopens construction site where nooses were found” Amazon is resuming construction of a new facility in Windsor, Connecticut, after halting operations there last week when the seventh case of a “rope which could be interpreted as a noose” was found at the site. “The site has reopened and we are committed to working with…

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#Akon’s SUV stolen while he’s pumping gas in Atlanta

#Akon’s SUV stolen while he’s pumping gas in Atlanta

“#Akon’s SUV stolen while he’s pumping gas in Atlanta” Hopefully they get “Konvicted.” Singer-rapper — and “real-life Wakanda” mastermind — Akon had his SUV stolen while he was fueling up the vehicle at a gas station in Atlanta Tuesday night, according to police reports. “It only takes a second for someone to jump in your vehicle…

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