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Build on Mamdani’s momentum for LGBTQ N.Y.ers


On National Coming Out Day last month, Zohran Mamdani made a direct appeal to LGBTQ voters. He released a video tribute to Sylvia Rivera, an icon of the 1970s trans liberation movement. He spoke no…

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Religious freedom, even in ICE lockup


When federal officials denied an auxiliary Roman Catholic bishop of Chicago the right to administer the sacraments inside Broadview Detention Facility earlier this month, Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV …

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New York Moves Forward With a Brooklyn Flood Protection Plan That Falls Short of Other City Projects



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EU countries demand seat at the table over US-Russia plan to end war in Ukraine



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George Washington faces Georgetown on 3-game losing streak


George Washington enters the matchup against Georgetown as losers of three in a row. Friday’s meeting is the first of the season between the teams.

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Brooklyn Driver Who Killed Mother and 2 Children Is Sentenced to 3 to 9 Years in Prison



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Emboldened by Recent Election Results, Virginia Democrats Push To Repeal State’s ‘Right-to-Work’ Law


State Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy says the law is ‘a vestige of the Jim Crow-era that was put in place to keep black workers from joining unions.’

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California Policy Forbidding Teachers From Telling Parents About Students’ in-School ‘Gender Identity’ Comes Under Judicial Scrutiny


‘These policies have unfortunately infected schools across the U.S,’ one litigant says. ‘The legal analysis here, based on the US Constitution, could help…

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Tisch stays on watch: Zohran Mamdani must let NYPD commissioner run the department


Zohran Mamdani must leave Jessie Tisch alone as police commissioner and not interfere in the running of the department. For years, Mamdani has been reckless in his criticism, saying that “the…