New Law Requires NYPD to Get CPR Training
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08/30/2017
NYPD officers will be required to undergo CPR training before joining the force and every two years after under a new law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Family of Boy Who Wears Dresses Sues Education Department
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Leo’s parents, Danielle Super and Michael Davis, filed a lawsuit last week with the New York City Commission on Human Rights that says Public School 107 in Park Slope created a hostile environment for their son, in violation of his rights.
Bad Landlords Poised To Profit On De Blasio Plan To Turn Rent-Stabilized Buildings Into Long-Term Homeless Shelters
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08/30/2017
The Department of Homeless Services is quietly finalizing more than $98 million in contracts that would turn five apartment buildings currently part of the notoriously mismanaged cluster site program into homeless shelters, and maintain six more as...
Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan
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08/30/2017
Luxury electric carmaker Tesla Inc. and Farmingdale State College announced an agreement on Tuesday to offer students training and career opportunities in the rapidly growing company.
To Shrink Jail Population, a Bail Program Is Expanding
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08/30/2017
Judges citywide set bail in roughly 45,000 cases each year, and only 12 percent of defendants can pay in time to be released from court. Another 46 percent end up going to jail for up to a week because they cannot pay in the narrow window of time...
Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White
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08/30/2017
The recent finding by The New York Times that black students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps.
Opinion: Harvey, the Storm That Humans Helped Cause
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08/30/2017
It’s time to shed some of the fussy over-precision about the relationship between climate change and weather. James Hansen, the eminent climate researcher, has used the term “scientific reticence” to describe this problem.
Transgender Ban Frozen as Mattis Moves Forward With New Review Of Options
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08/30/2017
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced that he is freezing the implementation of President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, saying that he will first establish a panel of experts to provide advice and recommendations on how...
Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
In rare cases, children fall into a much deeper level of sedation than intended during dental procedures. If they aren’t rescued quickly, they may stop breathing or even die.
James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation Donates Art Holdings, Archives to Parrish Art Museum
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08/30/2017
The James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation, which was established in 2010 to handle their legacies and art holdings, has decided to give all of its assets, including its art and archives, to the Parrish Art Museum, and to dissolve.
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