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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

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09/27/2017

At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of...

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Rezoning a Block in Harlem, Respecting an African Burial Ground

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09/27/2017

For not quite two centuries starting in the mid-1660s, when a Dutch village was established under the name Nieuw Haarlem, a church in Upper Manhattan had separate cemeteries, one for white parishioners, the other for descendants of Africans.

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What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?

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09/27/2017

The Walton Family Foundation recently pledged to invest more than $2 million to create new charter schools in New York City.

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Education

The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy

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09/27/2017

The rates hookworm infection found in Lowndes County, AL—one of the poorest counties in the state, three-quarters of whose residents are African-American (as were all of those tested in the study)—have not improved much from levels a century ago.

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Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.

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09/27/2017

President Trump plans to cap refugee admissions at 45,000 over the next year, according to current and former government officials briefed on the decision, setting a historically low limit on the number of people who can resettle in the United...

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Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan

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09/27/2017

A massive iceberg about four times the size of Manhattan broke off Antarctica on Saturday, the U.S. National Ice Center confirmed to CBS News.

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Environment and Climate Change

Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

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09/27/2017

How do you judge how good a school is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance?

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Education

More Healthful Kids Meals? Panera CEO Dishes Out A Challenge

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09/27/2017

Chicken nuggets. French fries. Pizza. Repeat. This repertoire of kids menu items may seem familiar to many families, but one fast-casual chain aims to put a lot more options in front of its young customers.

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Opinion: New York’s Republicans Must Resist The Obamacare Repeal And Replace Effort

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09/27/2017

The latest effort, Graham-Cassidy, is by far the worst for New York: it completely eliminates the Basic Health Plan (renamed the Essential Plan in New York), which offers excellent coverage for $46 or less to 700,000 New Yorkers.