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Brooklyn judge, three others test positive for coronavirus in borough’s courts: officials

The judge, whose name was not released, was last in the courthouse on Mar. 12, officials said.




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Cops bust thief trying to steal dozens of shoes and baseball caps from closed Brooklyn Foot Locker

Suspect Donte West, 28, broke into a side door of the shoe store on Pitkin Ave. near Bristol St. in Brownsville about 8:45 a.m. Saturday and loaded up a Chevy Trailblazer with more than three dozen pairs of sneakers and nearly 40 baseball caps as cops arrived, police said.




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Four men wounded in Brooklyn shooting

A 39-year-old man was shot in the stomach on Rockaway Parkway near Winthrop St. in Brownsville around 3:20 a.m., according to authorities. Three other men, in their 30s and 40s, were shot in the legs.




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‘It’s as bad as you think’: Public defense attorney reports seeing inmates in Brooklyn federal jail ‘begging’ for medical care, guards without protection

When Deirdre Von Dornum and the others arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal Bureau of Prisons staffer wearing no gloves or mask greeted them in the lobby, according to the email.




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HOMETOWN HELPERS: Renowned Brooklyn clothier founded by Holocaust survivor now making masks to keep NYers safe from coronavirus

Martin Greenfield Clothiers, creator of Joaquin Phoenix’s “Joker” suit and tailor to the well-dressed from President Obama to Mayor Bloomberg, is taking on coronavirus. The venerable custom suit maker teamed with its union workers to start producing protective face masks, with local community groups first on their list of beneficiaries.




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SEE IT: Deranged man on rampage stabs two men in Brooklyn, leaving both in critical condition

The mayhem began when the assailant went berzerk inside an apartment building on Dorchester Road and East 21 St. in Flatbush about 10:50 p.m. Saturday, punching and kicking two men before stabbing one multiple times, police said.




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Drivers, attendants of NYC’s biggest school bus contractor vote to authorize strike amid contract impasse

Two thousand workers from the Amalgamated Transit Union’s Local 1181 voted overwhelmingly to authorize the strike against their employer, which operates about 900 of the city’s more than 8,000 school bus routes.




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Teachers unions protest state education funding shortfalls at NYC schools

For years, state officials have declined to fully fund the Foundation Aid Formula designed to dole out money to New York school districts based on need.




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16-year-old student shot in leg outside Queens high school

The teen was shot three blocks from the high school in Queens Village at 2:45 Tuesday afternoon, just after school let out, cops said. The 911 caller described a group of students fighting before the shooting, according to police.




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NYC starts voter registration push for 16- and 17-year-olds

A new state law allows teens to register as soon as they turn 16, and city officials are holding voter registration drives at city high schools and colleges this week to spread the word.




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Brooklyn pol proposes non-dairy milk pilot in NYC schools

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams wants to start serving non-dairy alternatives to city kids as part of a pilot program, he wrote in a January letter to schools Chancellor Richard Carranza.




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City education officials ramp up remote learning resources ‘to prepare for potential school closure’

Education officials, in a Friday morning webinar, instructed all city principals to prepare for an extended shutdown by assembling materials to send home with students, reviewing how to use online teaching platforms and deciding how to communicate with families, according to a copy of the presentation obtained by The News.




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The biggest questions facing NYC’s new remote learning system

A look at some of the challenges the city school system will be tackling in the days ahead.




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NYC’s remote learning amid coronavirus shutdown brings smiles, a few tears, on first day

Students cracked open laptops or homework packets Monday morning, while parents wrangled restless kids and teachers reconnected with pupils longing for some structure after a week of aimlessness spent mostly indoors.




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'I don’t know what that grading system should look like’: Reality - and dilemma - of NYC’s remote learning sets in

Teachers and school leaders across the country are struggling to maintain a semblance of structure and normalcy during remote learning while adapting to the approach’s many limitations. Grades are at the center of that debate.




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They can’t catch a break: NYC schools lose a week of spring break to continue remote learning

City teachers and students will lose most of the annual public school pause this year after state officials announced remote learning would press on during the first half of April, officials confirmed Tuesday.




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NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza tells teachers to stop using Zoom for remote learning due to security concerns

Many teachers have been relying on the videoconferencing platform to chat with students during remote learning.




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Five kids, two iPads: how one Bronx family is navigating remote learning with a technology shortage

As a single parent of five young children with two iPads and no computers at home, she’s had to ration both her own attention, and her kids’ time with the devices.




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NYC council members urge de Blasio to avoid classroom cuts in budget negotiations

The lawmakers say the city should turn its attention to pricey contracts, testing payments and administrative costs before axing $181 million from school budgets that cover the salaries of teachers, social workers, and other staff.




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Why Blog? Not Just Because Your SEO Tells You To

If you are a small business owner, you should really consider blogging. Why blog? Well before you groan, throw your hands over your face, and tell me you really don’t like to write, don’t have time to write, or any other excuse, just listen to why.
Here are nine really good reasons why you should blog.
 
 
FIRST, blogs increase the chance that you’ll show up in search results. When you write a blog post, you put more words ...

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3 Essential Content Promotion Tips to Get Your Content Seen

We all know the mantra, “Content is King”. It’s been drummed into our subconscious.
If we just focus on creating great content, online traffic will stampede to our virtual doors. Right?
While creating engaging and informative content is definitely important, it is only part of the equation.
If you want to reap the maximum benefits from that content, you need to know how to promote it.
Too often content promotion gets overlooked by marketers, but it is as essential as ...

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Scotland league restructure plans abandoned

Plans to restructure the league system in Scotland have broken down following a meeting of Scottish Premiership clubs.




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Digital signage for hotels

Hotels who specialise in weddings, spas, business conferences and other events, can showcase their hotel facilities and services to their guests on digital signage display screens. See our Digital signage for hotels webpage for Repeat Signage software sample presentations.




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Walsh: Empty stands wouldn't bother players

Tommy Walsh believes playing inter-county championships behind closed doors would be preferable to cancelling the 2020 season and that putting the players' health first is key.




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Hurling on hold just another challenge for veteran Cody

Michael Glennon chats to Kilkenny legend Tommy Walsh about the motivation of boss Brian Cody, whose side were due to take on Dublin in the first round of the Leinster SHC round-robin on Sunday.




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Improved Photo And Video Posting To Facebook Pages And Groups.

No doubt, media content is very important  when it comes to updating your blogs and social network pages. We totally understand that and constantly improve images and videos processing, either in content feeds or posting campaigns. Today we are glad to introduce one of the latest updates to our Facebook Poster, which improves posting images and videos to Facebook pages and groups.
Before, when you made a post to your Facebook, only one image (photo) was attached to it. ...

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Income, Liquidity, and the Consumption Response to the 2020 Economic Stimulus Payments -- by Scott R. Baker, R. A. Farrokhnia, Steffen Meyer, Michaela Pagel, Constantine Yannelis

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the US government brought about a collection of fiscal stimulus measures: the 2020 CARES Act. Among other provisions, this Act directed cash payments to households. We analyze households’ spending responses using high-frequency transaction data. We also explore heterogeneity by income levels, recent income declines, and liquidity. We find that households respond rapidly to receipt of stimulus payments, with spending increasing by $0.25-$0.35 per dollar of stimulus during the first 10 days. Households with lower incomes, greater income drops, and lower levels of liquidity display stronger responses. Liquidity plays the most important role, with no observed spending response for households with high levels of bank account balances. Relative to the effects of previous economic stimulus programs in 2001 and 2008, we see much smaller increases in durables spending and larger increases in spending on food, likely reflecting the impact of shelter-in-place orders and supply disruptions. We hope that our results inform the current debate about appropriate policy measures.




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Man called 911 to report 'a black male running down the street’ before Ahmaud Arbery shooting, audio recordings confirm

Audio recordings of two 911 calls placed moments before Ahmaud Arbery was killed confirm that at least two people were concerned that a black man was running in their Georgia neighborhood.




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2 men arrested in Michigan store shooting over mask dispute

Two men were arrested in a fatal shooting in Flint, Mich.




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Suspect in shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery was involved in a previous investigation of him, recused prosecutor says

A suspect accused in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black jogger killed in a Georgia suburrb more than two months ago, was involved in a previous prosecution of the 26-year-old runner back when he worked for the local district attorney’s office.




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Trump’s valet tests positive for coronavirus, but both the president and Pence are fine

A member of the U.S. Navy who serves as one of President Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus.




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NYC’s death toll reaches 19,540, with 174,709 total coronavirus cases: NYC Health Department

As devastating as the NYC numbers are, they represent a steady decrease from early April, when there were 533 new confirmed deaths on April 7 and 6,155 new cases on April 6.




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‘I learned a lot from Richard Nixon,’ Trump during interview on Fox & Friends

During a rambling interview on FOX & Friends, President Trump did a victory lap following DOJ's decision to drop charges against Michae Flynn and how he learned from Nixon as not firing people during an investigation.




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Pichot would help grow rugby globally, says Contepomi

Leinster backs coach Felipe Contepomi believes that his former Argentina team-mate Agustín Pichot is the right man to develop rugby on a global scale.




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Six Nations not under threat in new agenda - Beaumont

There could be two consecutive months of international action under plans for a new global tournament, newly re-elected World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has revealed.




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‘Farm-like’ dust microbes may protect kids from asthma, even in the city

Urban infants who spend their first year of life around microbes like those found on farms are less likely to develop asthma.




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Peru’s Nazca Line etchings depict bird species not native to the area

The famous desert geoglyphs appear to show birds that occur in Peru’s forests and coastal areas.




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Bring "Spooky Action at a Distance" into the Classroom with NOVA Resources

Quantum physics impacts the technology students use every day. Use these resources from NOVA broadcasts, NOVA Digital, and What the Physics!? to introduce quantum concepts to your classroom.




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This time, with feeling: Robots with emotional intelligence are on the way. Are we ready for them?

Researchers are developing robots that use AI to read emotions and social cues, making them better at interacting with humans. Are they a solution to labor shortages in fields like health care and education, a threat to human workers, or both?




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Quivering bird eggs prep each other for predators before they hatch

Even while still in their eggs, baby birds can hear their parents’ alarm calls. They then pass the message along to unhatched siblings so the entire clutch emerges aware of the dangers ahead.




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In the race against climate change, many animals may not keep up

A sobering analysis suggests that animal species aren’t adapting fast enough to maintain their numbers in the face of rising temperatures.




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This robotic hand can partially restore a sense of touch

Researchers have built a prosthesis that enabled a man who lost his hand to text, pluck grapes from their stems, and stuff a pillow into its case.




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Science As Told by Teens: Reflecting on the Pilot of NOVA Science Studio

With a goal to empower youth to tell stories about the world in new ways, NOVA Science Studio was able to give students exposure to a wide range of careers in STEM, journalism, and media production.




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Total warfare among the Maya began earlier than once thought

The burnt ruins of a Maya city in what’s now Guatemala hold clues to its untimely demise at the turn of the 7th century.




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The weird and wonderful world growing spuds (and other crops) in space

With the right kind of care, plenty of plants actually do just fine in microgravity.




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A microprocessor made of carbon nanotubes says, “Hello, World!”

The technology is still in its infancy, but could someday aid the development of faster, more energy-efficient electronics.




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Soot from polluted air can reach the fetal side of the placenta

A new study hints at the ways in which air pollution may directly impact a fetus.




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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in farm animals are rising in low- and middle-income countries

That spells trouble for the entire planet.




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October Events: "Look Who's Driving" Screenings & Panel Discussions

This month, NOVA is hosting three events that will dive into how autonomous vehicles work, how they may change the way we live, and whether we will ever be able to entrust them with our lives.




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Feast your eyes on the first-ever photos of a silver-backed chevrotain in the wild

The images confirm the species, which has been “lost” to science for 29 years, is alive and well in its native Vietnam.