Category: News
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The Political Scene | The New Yorker | The Attack on Black History in Schools
Across much of the country, Republican officials are reaching into K-12 classrooms and universities alike to exert control over what can be taught. In Florida, Texas, and many other states, laws now restrict teaching historical facts about race and racism. Book challenges and bans are surging. Public universities are seeing political meddling in the tenure…
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828: Minor Crimes Division
People taking it upon themselves to solve the tiny, overlooked crimes of the world. Prologue: Host Ira Glass bikes around Manhattan with Gersh Kuntzman, in search of illegal license plates. (11 minutes)Act One: Writer Michael Harriot reexamines the DIY criminal justice system his mom invented to deal with his bad behavior as a child. (20 minutes)Act…
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MTA CEO ‘confident’ NJ lawsuit won’t derail congestion pricing
MTA CEO Janno Lieber appeared unfazed over the fate of New York’s congestion pricing plan as the state follows a New Jersey lawsuit that could temporarily halt the program. “We are pretty sure that we have followed the law to a T,” he said on CBS’s “The Point with Marcia Cramer” on Sunday. “And we…
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NY lawmakers push back state budget again, allowing some to leave Albany for eclipse
The New York state budget, already a week late, will have to wait until after the solar eclipse. The state Assembly returned to Albany on Sunday to approve a temporary budget extender through April 11, a bare-bones spending bill that will ensure the state’s payroll will go out on time this week. It was a…
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Any environmental hazards near you? NYC has a map for that.
A new online mapping tool from the New York City government allows New Yorkers to discover a multitude of environmental hazards in their neighborhoods. The Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice released the the map on Friday. It features a citywide map that can zero in on specific blocks and neighborhoods and marks green…
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BBC World Service – Newshour, Israel-Gaza: Six months on
Israeli army official says military has pulled all troops out of southern Gaza exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the current conflict. Show more A new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are due to begin today in Cairo, exactly six months after the Hamas attacks that triggered the current…
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Using your phone to pay can mean you’ll spend more
The Apple Pay app on an iPhone in New York. Consumers tend to spend about 10% more when they adopt mobile contactless payment methods, a researcher says. Jenny Kane/AP These days, you don’t even have to take your credit card out of your wallet in order to buy something. If you are shopping online, you…
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BBC World Service – Newshour, Protests in Israel as hostage body recovered
The Israeli says it recovered the body of Elad Katzir in an operation overnight. Show more The Israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering Elad Katzir, who was snatched from a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Hamas attacks in October. His sister…
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Scientists get another chance to study a solar eclipse mystery
Monday’s solar eclipse will give researchers another chance to study shadow bands, the thin wavy lines on the ground right before totality. They’re hoping to crack a 200 year old mystery. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: As millions of Americans look to the sky on Monday to witness the total solar eclipse, a group of University of…
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The prosecutor who put her away says she should be free, but she’s still in prison
A prosecutor in Oklahoma sentenced a woman to life without parole in the 1990s. Now he says she should not be in prison anymore, but efforts to free her have failed. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Oklahoma has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. But are there some people in prison who shouldn’t be?…