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Sequestration Kicks More Than 57,000 Children Out Of Head Start
By Bryce Covert Head Start programs will eliminate services for 57,265 children in the coming school year thanks to sequestration’s automatic, across-the-board spending cuts, according to new government data collected from individual programs. California, Texas, and New York will cut the … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic term, California, children, education, Head Start Program, New York, politics, Puerto Rico, Sequestration, Texas
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NYC Comptroller Calls For Legalized Marijuana Use In NY
By Jodie Gummow John Liu, New York City’s chief accountant who is also running for mayor, is calling for legalizing medicinal marijuana and allowing for adults to possess up to an ounce of pot which would pump more than $400 … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannabis, Drug Policy Alliance, John Liu, legalization, marijuana, New York
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Teen texts terrorism threat to Emirates Airlines at Kennedy Airport
By Thomas Tracy Port Authority cops locked up a 19-year-old nincompoop who texted a terror threat to Emirates Airlines at Kennedy Airport, officials said Thursday. Michael Perez of the Bronx sent the threatening message Wednesday afternoon to the manager of … Continue reading
Hip-Hop Enters Middle Age
By Gene Denby Hip-hops Big Bang exploded four decades ago this week at a party that Kool Herc threw at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, N.Y. The legend goes that this was the first time someone had ever scratched turntables … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Sean, Bronx, DJ Kool Herc, hip-hop, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, music, New York, Rapping, The Bronx, Young Forever
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Higher wages won’t increase unemployment!
By Emily Chong Fast food workers are going on strike from New York to Seattle to demand higher wages, highlighting the never-ending controversy over the consequences of raising the minimum wage. Many news stories seem to suggest that economists have … Continue reading
US fast-food workers in vanguard of growing protests at ‘starvation’ wages
By Edward Helmore McDonald’s in New York’s Times Square, in midsummer. The fast food store heaves with native New Yorkers and tourists, including a table of Filipino nuns and a troupe of burlesque actors. The staff, remarkably unstressed, offer only … Continue reading
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Tagged employment, fast food, Living wage, McDonald, minimum wage, money, New York, Times Square, United States, wages, wall street, Walmart
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Cities Might Not Be as Prepared as They Think for a Bioterrorism Attack
By John Metcalfe Imagine that a small group of terrorists deliberately infect themselves with smallpox and then walk around London, spreading it to the populace. How much could the terrible disease proliferate before the world realized something was amiss? This … Continue reading
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Tagged Biological warfare, Bioterrorism, Boston, cities, London, New York, Northeastern University, Paris, Smallpox, terrorism
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Who, what, why: Who was Emmett Till?
Beyonce has urged supporters of Trayvon Martin to be inspired by the protests that followed the death of another black teenager, Emmett Till. She is only one of a number of Americans who have drawn a parallel between the two cases … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, BBC Magazine, Chicago, Emmett Till, Florida, Mississippi, New York, race, Till, Trayvon Martin
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Five Real Issues Facing The People Of New York City That Dont Involve Anthony Weiners Sex Life
By Rebecca Leber Ever since reports emerged linking former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (D) to another sex scandal, news media have opted to heavily recycle stories about Weiner’s sex life. One story printed in the … Continue reading
Former American Idol Contestants Seek $25 Million Each in Racial Lawsuit
By Natalie Abrams Ten black former American Idol contestants from various seasons have filed a lawsuit against the show, claiming that they were eliminated from the competition due to a racist ratings scheme, TMZ.com reports. The plaintiffs — including Corey … Continue reading
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