Carl Heastie ignores what his voters want on crime and charter schools
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Carl Heastie ignores what his voters want on crime and charter schools

One of the reasons people are cynical about politics is because their elected representatives show more allegiance to their personal interests and lobbyists than their own constituents.  Too many politicians are like an abusive partner who swears it’ll be different this time if we just give him or her one…

63-year-old kidnap victim escapes trunk after car crashes into Seattle home
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63-year-old kidnap victim escapes trunk after car crashes into Seattle home

A kidnapping victim who was beaten, bound, and then forced into the trunk of his own car narrowly escaped after the suspected kidnappers crashed the vehicle into a residential home. The Seattle Police Department received multiple calls early Thursday morning that a car had crashed into a home in the…

Manhattan DA Bragg tells office they will not be intimidated after Trump calls for protests
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Manhattan DA Bragg tells office they will not be intimidated after Trump calls for protests

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent an email to his staff Saturday saying he would not “tolerate attempts to intimidate our office” after Donald Trump put out a rallying cry to his supporters ahead of his possible arrest. The progressive DA’s memo comes hours after former President Donald Trump blasted…

John Oliver Explains Why People Want O.J. Simpson’s Opinion on Alex Murdaugh Trial in Hilarious Monologue
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John Oliver Explains Why People Want O.J. Simpson’s Opinion on Alex Murdaugh Trial in Hilarious Monologue

John Oliver briefly recapped the Alex Murdaugh murder trial in Sunday’s (March 5) episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. But the host wasn’t the only one to offer his commentary – former football player O.J. Simpson had his own thoughts on how the trial could go down. “Of…

NYC brought itself back to life once before — but can it again?
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NYC brought itself back to life once before — but can it again?

Ideas matter, policies matter, leadership is essential.  That could be a list of bromides, but those ingredients actually produced one of the great examples of urban renewal in American history. Now there is a film that tells the whole story in compelling detail.  “Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New…