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NYC arts groups face ‘existential’ challenge with Trump cuts to federal funding


“I’ve taken a major cut, we’ve laid off most of our staff, we’ve had to do pay cuts and hour cuts for anybody still left,” said the founder of one organization.

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Trump and Hochul’s Free Lunch


Lawmakers of both parties appear to forget the high cost, measured by inflation, of Covid-era stimulus handouts.

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Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Delegations of US, Ukraine, Türkiye meet in Istanbul



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A Single Bite celebrates milestone for nutrition education program (VIDEO)



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I was a healthy, nonsmoking runner — I was stunned to get lung cancer at 28


“I never thought in a million years that this would happen to me … especially so young,” Brooklynite Jaclyn Keely told The Post.

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Lag B’Omer Laws and Customs


By Yerachmiel Tilles (Chabad.org) In Jewish Law, Lag B’Omer, the 18th day of the Jewish month of Iyar and 33 (the numerical value of the letters lamed = 30, and gimel = 3) days after Passover Day, is a cessation of the semi-mourning restrictions between Passover and Shavuot. Weddings, haircuts, and listening to live music all become permitted. It is a joyful occasion, upon which many have the custom […]

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Michael Dowling to Step Down After Two-Decade Run as Northwell Health CEO, Paving Way for Successor John D’Angelo


Michael Dowling to Step Down After Two-Decade Run as Northwell Health CEO, Paving Way for Successor John D’Angelo By: Jerome Brookshire After more than two decades at the helm of New York’s largest healthcare provider, Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling will officially step down in October, bringing to a close one of the […]

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GOP Lawmakers Press Trump to Reject Any Iran Nuclear Deal That Allows Uranium Enrichment


By: Fern Sidman In a coordinated and forceful show of opposition, a majority of congressional Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to reject any nuclear agreement with Iran that permits the Islamic Republic to continue enriching uranium—a move they say would undermine both U.S. national security and regional stability. According to a report that appeared […]

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STORM WATCH: Foggy morning kicks off stormy weekend in Brooklyn – News 12