5 Factors That May Shape Hochul’s Decision on Adams’s Fate
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5 Factors That May Shape Hochul’s Decision on Adams’s Fate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There is little doubt, as far as the New York State Constitution is concerned, that Gov. Kathy Hochul has the power to remove Mayor Eric Adams of New York City from office. But as she faces growing pressure to exercise that authority, the…

He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.
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He Nearly Ended Cuomo’s Career. Now He Says His Ex-Rival Should Be Mayor.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may not yet have entered the race for mayor of New York City, but his campaign in waiting received its most significant endorsement on Saturday from H. Carl McCall, a Black elder statesman who was once Mr. Cuomo’s…

Opinion | Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Was Political Art, if You Knew Where to Look
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Opinion | Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Was Political Art, if You Knew Where to Look

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More viewers tuned into watch Kendrick Lamar — 133.5 million people — than any other Super Bowl halftime show. And they witnessed a rousing concert by a 22-time Grammy-winning (as well as one Pulitzer-winning) artist. But there was much more on display, if…

Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Effort, Black History Month Takes on New Meaning
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Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Effort, Black History Month Takes on New Meaning

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Feb. 1 is the beginning of Black History Month, which for decades has recognized the contributions of Black people to American civic life and culture with festive luncheons, serious lectures, profitable merchandise lines and staid White House receptions. But a month that was…

Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion
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Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An Education Department employee was attending a funeral this week when she got the call: She was being placed on administrative leave because she works on projects that connect Black students, among others, to federal government programs. A disabled veteran employed at the…

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, Dies; Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, Dies; Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nancy Leftenant-Colon, a granddaughter of enslaved people who in 1948 became the first Black nurse to serve in the regular U.S. armed forces, died on Jan. 8 in Amityville, N.Y., on Long Island. She was 104. Her great-niece Gilda Leftenant confirmed the death,…

Will Cuomo Run for Mayor? Racial Politics Complicate His Decision.
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Will Cuomo Run for Mayor? Racial Politics Complicate His Decision.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Andrew M. Cuomo has been here before. In 2002, fresh off a stint as the nation’s housing secretary, Mr. Cuomo decided to run for governor of New York. Fellow Democrats already had a well-liked Black candidate in mind, H. Carl McCall, but Mr….

Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
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Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden announced on Friday that he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates serving long prison terms for nonviolent drug offenses, the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president. The commutations are for offenders who received harsher…

Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find
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Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The number of Americans receiving psychotherapy increased by 30 percent during the pandemic, as virtual sessions replaced in-person appointments — but new research dampens the hope that technology will make mental health care more available to the neediest populations. In fact, the researchers…