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An “extreme act of protest”: The long history of self-immolation as political statement
Salon via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJan Palach, the 20-year-old Czech student who set himself on fire in Wenceslas Square in 1969 in...
Jewish teacher sues DOE over antisemitism at NYC high school, shares abhorrent email: ‘All Jews need...
New York Post· 16 hours agoHe urged Congress to “hold their feet to the fire” in the upcoming House hearing on “Confronting...
Man found dead on burned boat in Brooklyn parking lot: cops | amNewYork
amNewYork· 7 days agoFirefighters in Brooklyn found a man dead on a burning boat in a parking lot early on Saturday...
Police investigate ‘suspicious' body found burning in Brooklyn boat
NBC New York· 7 days agoAn early morning fire led New York City officials to the discovery of a body found burning inside a...
Before backlash, Detroit had love affair with disco, nightlife and Bee Gees’ hits
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoMusic historians cite the demonstration as a key moment in disco’s decline. Some academics also view...
Readers sound off on Shahana Hanif, NYPD’s Columbia raid and biking laws
New York Daily News· 7 hours agoBrooklyn: Re “Councilmember Shahana Hanif ignores Jew-hatred” (op-ed, April 18): What now? Shahana...
Obituaries in Erie, PA | Erie Times-News
Erie Times-News· 17 hours agoFrank was born on December 4, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Frank L. and Margaret (Copper) Sandmeyer Sr. Frank grew up in Brooklyn New...
Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgage for widow of fired FDNY firefighter Derek Floyd: ‘Miracle’
NY Post metro via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThe former firefighter Derek Floyd died from a heart attack last month, leaving his widow Christine...
The Timberwolves' Mike Conley wins the NBA Teammate of the Year award for a 2nd time
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 3 days agoBrooklyn’s Mikal Bridges finished second, followed by New York’s Jalen Brunson, Indiana’s T.J....
Power outages linked to heat and storms are rising, and low-income communities are most at risk –...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPractices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer...
