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After Months of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post

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10/03/2017

After considering nearly a dozen candidates around the country for the post, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has opted to keep acting Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann as the permanent replacement for former Commissioner Joseph...

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After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

On Monday, in a conversation about school safety with invited parent leaders from throughout the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Ms. Fariña emphasized that crime in schools was at its lowest level on record and said they were making investments in...

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De Blasio Taps Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza To Head Department of Environmental Protection

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10/03/2017

Mayor de Blasio will officially name Vincent Sapienza commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, more than a year after the last permanent head left.

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Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down

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10/03/2017

Mayor de Blasio is eyeing a now-shuttered Queens jail as an “ideal” spot to house prisoners as Rikers Island shuts down.

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General Motors Is Going All Electric

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10/03/2017

After more than a century peddling vehicles that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel.

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New York State Seeks Leases for Extensive Offshore Wind Program

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10/03/2017

New York State has asked the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to consider identifying and leasing at least four new wind energy areas off its Atlantic Coast.

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Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues

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10/03/2017

Young adults on the autism spectrum are more likely to also have been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition, such as depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than are typically developing people or those with other...

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School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students

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10/03/2017

School districts from Florida to Massachusetts are anticipating an influx of Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria and have begun preparations to identify which schools have space and which resources will be needed.

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20 Percent of Serious Food Safety Violations Go Ignored, New Report Finds

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10/03/2017

Government inspectors failed to take action on one of every five serious food-safety risks identified in manufacturing facilities, according to a report released by federal auditors Wednesday.

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Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII

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10/03/2017

The Geneva lawyer for the heirs of a Jewish woman whose art collection was seized by France’s pro-Nazi regime in World War II says they are “absolutely delighted” about a hard-won deal to recover from a Swiss town a 19th-century painting by English...

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