Mayor Targets 14,500 Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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09/15/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a mandate Thursday that would force some of the city's most inefficient buildings to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Cuomo Will Visit Virgin Islands to Assess Damage from Irma
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Gov. Cuomo will visit the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday to assess damage from Hurrican Irma because their governor — who is a Brooklyn native and former NYPD cop – asked Cuomo to tour the damage and help with recovery.
The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Recently fired undocumented employees of Tom Cat Bakery are joining with worker advocates to urge the food industry to better protect immigrant workers under the Trump administration.
Google Sued by 3 Female Ex-Employees Who Say It Pays Women Less Than Men
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09/15/2017
Three women who worked at Google are suing the company over its salary practices, accusing the search giant of discriminating against its female employees by systematically paying them less than men who do similar jobs.
Data-Driven Gender Equality
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09/15/2017
Closing the gender gap in agriculture, meanwhile, could have an even more profound impact on families and productivity in the developing world.
Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults
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09/15/2017
Epidemiologists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism last month reported a jarring trend: Problem drinking is rising fast among older Americans.
‘Medicare for All’: Is It Popular? And Is It the Same as Britain’s System?
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09/15/2017
As leading Democrats embrace Senator Bernie Sanders’s proposal to vastly expand Medicare to cover all Americans, Republicans are fighting back with familiar critiques of such a single-payer system.
Edith Windsor, LGBTQ Advocate Who Fought The Defense Of Marriage Act, Dies At 88
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Edith Windsor loved Thea Spyer. For nearly half a century, the two were partners and eventually were legally married as well. When Spyer died in 2009, though, the federal government didn't recognize that love on Windsor's tax forms, expecting her to...
Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropy governed by the family behind Walmart, pledged Tuesday to invest $2.2 million over the next two years in new charter schools in New York City that aim to be socioeconomically diverse.
Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Claiming the Next Generation standards approved this week by the Board of Regents are “little more than a rebranding” of Common Core, a coalition of parent and teacher groups is vowing to continue boycotting New York’s standardized tests.
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