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U.S. Seeks Decades in Prison for Ex-Rikers Guard in Fatal Beating

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09/12/2017

Federal prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence a former correction officer on Rikers Island to nearly 30 years in prison for violating the civil rights of a seriously ill inmate who died after the officer assaulted him.

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Justice Reform

Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods

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09/12/2017

Over the past year, New York City’s three biggest providers of emergency food have reorganized in an effort to feed underserved communities and get ethnic ingredients to specific neighborhoods.

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Food Systems

Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools

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09/12/2017

The New York State Board of Regents on Monday approved a plan laying out the state’s goals for its education system, as required by the sweeping federal education law signed by President Barack Obama in 2015 known as the Every Student Succeeds Act.

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Education

New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

In New York City’s breakneck effort to offer free preschool to all 4-year olds, officials have banked on teacher training as a key way to ensure that quality keeps up with access.

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Education

Albany Lawmakers Extend Benefits To Vets Discharged For LGBT Identity

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09/12/2017

When it comes to discharged LGBT veterans in Albany County, they don’t have to worry about being denied benefits due to their sexual orientation.

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Gender Justice

Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds

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09/12/2017

Congress has not only rejected the president’s N.I.H. proposal; lawmakers from both parties have joined forces to increase spending on biomedical research.

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Health

Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight Opioids

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09/12/2017

Peconic Care, a proposed addiction treatment facility, promises to deal with the opioid crisis in a way that exists nowhere else in the country.

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Health

New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our planet. One of the best ways to do that is thought to be locking more of that carbon...

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Environment and Climate Change

As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

President Trump’s new executive order will roll back efforts to ensure our infrastructure and communities are resilient to flooding and climate change/