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Striking a balance: Judge rightly stops City Council’s over-broad solitary ban on Rikers
The City Council was wrong to write a law purporting to ban solitary confinement on Rikers Island, as it would significantly ...
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Dreams deferred, not denied: Graduation held for young inmates at Rikers Island | Exclusive
The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and determination of young detainees, awaiting their cases to be adjudicated by the ...
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City Council sues Mayor Adams to halt ICE's return to Rikers
The City Council has filed a lawsuit to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration authorities to open an office on Rikers Island.
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15 of Trump’s Closest MAGA Allies Who Are Starting to Turn on Him
From podcaster Andrew Schulz to Sen. Rand Paul, these folks were once darlings of MAGA. Now? Things are changing.
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Why Black Internet Is Obsessed With Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham’s Petty Break up Onstage
Black fans of Fleetwood Mac can't stop talking about a powerful onstage moment in 1997 between the two star vocalists.