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8:06 AM / Friday March 29, 2024

Week In Review

New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes

March 10, 2024

By Anthony IzaguirreASSOCIATED PRESS New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons, following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains. Hochul, a Democrat, said she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard to…

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Black Americans’ significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says

March 10, 2024

By Matt BrownASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE PHOTO: National Urban League president and CEO Marc Morial speaks at the National Urban League Annual Conference, July 22, 2022, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON — Black Americans have endured considerable injustices and barriers to prosperity and equality throughout U.S. history. But their social, economic, and political advances in the…

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Montefiore’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine announces free tuition in perpetuity for all medical school students

March 2, 2024

ABOVE PHOTO: This undated photo provided by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine shows the college in New York. (Jason Torres/Albert Einstein College of Medicine via AP) BRONX, N.Y. — Dr. Philip Ozuah, president and CEO of Montefiore Einstein, the umbrella organization for Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, has announced that…

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