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The court-appointed remediation manager overseeing Rikers Island has ordered the city to overhaul key parts of the troubled jail system, calling for hiring new investigators to police officer misconduct, a $50 million expansion of educational and other programs for detainees and a pilot revamp of solitary confinement. In a 33-page action plan filed Wednesday — […]

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Trash cans overflowing with empty Modelo bottles. Weeknights spent hanging out with friends with no regard for work in the morning. Fireworks on Steinway Street. New York City has been outside all summer thanks to the World Cup, and on Sunday, the fun (and crowds) comes to a close, with Argentina and Spain facing off […]

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Paul Klee, Old Dwarf (Alte Zwergin), 1933 #museumofmodernart #paulklee

“Nevada’s governor was pulled over by a Las Vegas police officer in May for allegedly failing to stop at a red light before making a right turn in his pickup truck. He wasn’t ticketed after identifying himself,” the Associated Press reports. “‘I’m Joe Lombardo,’ he said as the officer arrived at the passenger-side window, police […]

“Cindy and her son Jimmy McCain will host a fundraiser on behalf of Gov. Katie Hobbs in September, lending the state’s most storied Republican name to the re-election campaign of the Democratic incumbent,” MS NOW reports.

Kathleen Williams' ruling that Trump is not adverse to the government may soon impact the BBC's efforts to defend against a frivolous lawsuit by Trump.

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It is amazing to me when I think that my grandparents on my mother’s side came from Lithuania and Latvia and I know virtually nothing about those places.

I know more about Botswana and Namibia than I know about Lithuania and Latvia.

This came up because I noticed that I seem to be on a mailing list for PR people pitching stories about Lithuanian startups.

So I guess I know something about Lithuania now – they have a startup culture.

My ancestors also came from Poland. I know a little bit about Poland, but not a lot.

“The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general remained uncertain on Wednesday after a rocky confirmation hearing in which a Republican senator raised serious questions about his role in creating a $1.8 billion fund for purported victims of Justice Department persecution,” the New York Times reports. “The senator, John Cornyn of Texas, who was […]

“The New York Times refused to let its reporters testify in front of a federal grand jury after they were subpoenaed by the Trump administration over a story about security issues with an Air Force One plane donated by Qatar,” Bloomberg reports. Reuters: New York Times seeks to block subpoenas to reporters over Air Force […]