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Grabbing Guns Won't Reduce Urban Violence

Firearm seizures are ineffective, and gun possession arrests are frequently unjust.

Reason · Feb 23, 2022

Elton John wows New York crowd after private jet suffers terrifying failure at 10,000ft

Elton John put on a show to remember for his fans at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday after a scary moment which saw his private jet need to make an emergency landing

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2022

Trump rape accuser lawyers to skip deposing ex-president in delayed Manhattan federal suit — ‘We’d like his DNA. That’s it.’

NEW YORK — Lawyers for a woman who says former President Donald Trump raped her don’t want to question the ex-president before her federal lawsuit over the alleged assault is tried.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2022

Elton John's private jet landing 'horrible to see', witness says

Sir Elton John was an hour into travelling to New York City on his private jet when it was forced to make an emergency landing

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022

New York Fashion Week: inclusivity centre stage at raw and diverse Telfar Clemens show

Brand delivers an assault on the senses with Telfar TV interspersed with live experimental jazz and sportswear-influenced clothes

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2022

11 Black Wall Street Bankers, Brokers And Financiers Who Broke Early Barriers

It took 179 years after the New York Stock Exchange was established in 1792 for a Black investment firm to take a seat.

Benzinga · Feb 22, 2022

Cirque du Soleil plans a new and hybrid Las Vegas show

Cirque du Soleil is planning a brand new, eye-popping show on the Las Vegas Strip this spring that flips its typical script

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

New York Assembly Leader Launches EquityPAC In Support Of Pro-Marijuana Reform Candidates

New York Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) from NYC is launching an equity-focused political action committee (PAC), an organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for ballot initiatives, that will place a strong focus on electing candidates that support marijuana reform.

Benzinga · Feb 22, 2022

Knicks center Mitchell Robinson says his father is missing

NEW YORK — Mitchell Robinson’s father has been missing for over a week, the Knicks center said in a plea for help on social media Monday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022

Justice Sotomayor's Statement in Oritz v. Breslin

Sotomayor's solo not-quite-dissental, with a shout-out to her former law clerks, is a throwback to a bygone era of substantive due process.

Reason · Feb 22, 2022