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What’s Loud, Pink and Drawing New Yorkers Together? – The New York Times



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Mark Green: Making progress or retreating? It’s time for Democrats to use their narrative and agenda


What if you held an election and nobody won? For now, Democrats are in a deep hole with their lowest polling and registration in decades while Republicans are tainted by a leader with the worst pre…

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Gov picks tax breaks over saving lives


We live in the Bronx, the borough most ravaged by the overdose crisis. And every year, on Aug. 31, International Overdose Awareness Day reminds us of the lives lost and the policies that failed the…

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To strengthen public safety, invest in probation


This month, 1,093 new recruits were sworn into the NYPD Police Academy. That historic number, combined with nearly 1,000 cadets who graduated just last month and another class expected by year’s en…

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‘There Was a Death’: A Mother Fights for Justice in the Age of Fentanyl – The New York Times



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Pakistan’s Punjab faces the biggest floods in its history, affecting 2 million people


Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is experiencing its worst flood in history, according to a senior official. Water levels in rivers have reached all-time highs.

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Леди Гага удивит фанатов ролью в Уэнсдэй: чего ждать от второго сезона



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Indonesia Riots: Mob Torches Parliament, 3 Killed Trying To Escape Fire; West Issues Big Warning – The Times of India



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Ghostbusters on the streets: Council report documents scourge of ghost plates


The City Council has done a top-notch report on the prevalence of illegal ghost plates — fake, covered, otherwise modified or expired license plates, making cars effectively unregistered — now the …

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Today in History: August 31, Ruby Ridge standoff ends


White separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that had claimed the lives of Weaver’s wife, son and a deputy U.S. marshal.