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Michael Schlein Appointed Chair Of NYC Economic Development Corp De Blasio
Mayor de Blasio[City Hall]The de Blasio administration today announced the appointment of Michael Schlein as New York City Economic Development Corporation’s (NYCEDC) board chairman. An experienced...
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President Obama Warns S. Sudan's Kiir And Machar Of Sanctions
President Obama has signed an executive order clearing the way for U.S. sanctions against South Sudan president Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar unless they halted the fighting and...
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Some History On The Decline Of Unions In U.S. -- With Veteran Unionist...
Staughton Lynd Says McCarthyism, And 'Dues Check Off', Are Some Factors That Contributed To Decline For more than 50 years, Staughton Lynd has been a leading radical in the United States. He was an...
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Hugh Masekela Celebrates 75th Birthday Tour At NJPAC On Sunday
PHOTO NJPAC: Hugh Masekela In Honor of Mandela. Sunday, April 6 at 2pm & 7pmVictoria TheaterLegendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela (“Grazing in the Grass”) returns to NJPAC with a...
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New York City's Media Drive To Sign Up Children For Pre-K
Sheldon Silver, Mayor de Blasio and a young student[City Hall]Mayor de Blasio: I’d like to thank everyone here at PS 1, starting with the superintendent for this district, Mariana Guzman, and the...
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NCAA Hoops 2014: And Then There Were Four
Kentucky -- can youth take it all?[Kfabs Korner]Just as the month of March has come and gone so have the hopes and dreams of many teams--64 to be exact.By now these starters and back-ups alike are...
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Dr. King's Bravery Continues To Inspire Millions
Dr. King [Tribute]Friends, allow me to take you on a journey back in time. Contemplate these words:I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter...
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Yes, We've Achieved Much But Let's Continue Marching Towards Dr. King's Dream
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.I am proud to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy today by joining my friends in the 10-mile protest walk to demand fairness and justice for airport workers. Our nation...
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Bill Clinton Says Gen. Museveni's Been 'Too Long' In Power And Also Lied...
Former president ClintonBill Clinton told a former Ugandan cabinet minister that President Yoweri Museveni has been in power too long and also that he lied to him about the recently signed anti-Gay law...
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Emperor Is Naked: Secret Uganda Tape Of Police Chief Said To Expose Power...
Prime Minister Mbabazi -- does he have upperhand for now?[Indecent Exposures]It's hard to deny something after secretly recorded tapes of conversations are exposed as Uganda's dictator Yoweri Museveni...
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How Gun Violence Kills Or Traumatizes American Children Nationally
Londyn Unique Samuels, 1, was killed with a gun on a street in New Orleans while in the arms of her babysitter last year ‘Mama, get me away from around here!’”Almost one year after I first wrote about...
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The Showdown: Will Pacquiao Avenge "Loss" Of Will Bradley Show First "Win"...
Bradley swings at PacquiaoRedemption for Manny Pacquia? Redemption for Timothy Bradley as well?There has been so much talk and speculation about the outcome of the Pacquiao versus Bradley championship...
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Rwanda Genocide: We Must Remember The Humanity We Share
Statement by the President on the 20th Commemoration of the Genocide in RwandaWe join with the people of Rwanda in marking twenty years since the beginning of the genocide that took the lives of so...
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Families of Airline Victims Must Fight Fading Attention
Flight 370-- anguish of family membersMillions of dollars, international effort, and anguish surround the search for Malaysia’s Flight 370. When interest fades, Flight 370 may end up like ValuJet...
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20 Years After Genocide, Rwanda Safe, Clean, Undemocratic
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and First Lady Janet Kagame lay a wreath at a genocide memorial in Kigali on April 7. (AFP/Simon Maina) "Do not forget the genocide," said the voice of a state broadcast...
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100 Days of Bratton: Community Report & Speakout
Bill Bratton[New York: Community Announcement]On Friday April 11th New Yorkers Against Bratton will host a community report and speak out marking the first 100 days of the second Bill Bratton tenure at...
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NYC Comptroller: South Bronx and Central Brooklyn Schools Least Likely to...
Comptroller Stringer[New York]New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer released, “State of the Arts: A Plan to Boost Arts Education in New York City,” a first-of-its-kind, school-by-school breakdown...
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Empowering Women: Key To Development In Africa
Educating young girls like these will empower women and spur growth in Africa. Photo: USAIDThere is consensus at national and international levels that educating girls will reduce child marriage and...
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Fixing New York's Broken Parole System
On April 16th, people across New York State will be joining together to raise awareness about New York’s broken parole system and to rally local support for the SAFE Parole Act (S.1128/A.4108). Join...
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Obama, With Lilly Ledbetter At Hand, Ups The Call For Equal Pay
President Obama, with Lilly Ledbetter, left. An Executive Order bans federal contractors from retaliating against employees. Obama vowed to enforce equal pay laws for women. Photo: (Official White...
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