Carolyn 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
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American. Land of the free ✨️ ❤️.
I am a native NYer who grew up in the Bronx and loves to travel.
J' ❤️ Québec, and I ❤️ Canada 🇨🇦.
I am a native NYer who grew up in the Bronx and loves to travel.
J' ❤️ Québec, and I ❤️ Canada 🇨🇦.
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Ex-NYPD deputy commish Kaz Daughtry is joining the Homeland Security Dept., @nytimes.com reports. Last year, @propublica.org investigated the secretive police unit he helped run and found it was so aggressive that it alarmed NYPD leaders: www.propublica.org/article/eric...
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Ex-NYPD deputy commish Kaz Daughtry is joining the Homeland Security Dept., @nytimes.com reports. Last year, @propublica.org investigated the secretive police unit he helped run and found it was so aggressive that it alarmed NYPD leaders: www.propublica.org/article/eric...
Supreme Court appears likely to allow Lisa Cook to remain on Fed board
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Supreme Court appears likely to allow Lisa Cook to remain on Fed board
Such a decision, which would hold while a lawsuit challenging her removal plays out, would prevent Trump from exerting greater influence over the powerful central bank.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Supreme Court appears likely to allow Lisa Cook to remain on Fed board
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Where are new transit lines opening this year? Mostly in China & India... though there are major new metro & light rail lines planned for Egypt, Türkiye, Italy, Canada, Malaysia, Brazil—& a few in the US.
Check out the Transport Politic's annual roundup: www.thetransportpolitic.com/2026/01/20/t...
Check out the Transport Politic's annual roundup: www.thetransportpolitic.com/2026/01/20/t...
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Where are new transit lines opening this year? Mostly in China & India... though there are major new metro & light rail lines planned for Egypt, Türkiye, Italy, Canada, Malaysia, Brazil—& a few in the US.
Check out the Transport Politic's annual roundup: www.thetransportpolitic.com/2026/01/20/t...
Check out the Transport Politic's annual roundup: www.thetransportpolitic.com/2026/01/20/t...
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Odds rising for one of D.C.’s biggest winter storms in years this weekend
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
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Odds rising for one of D.C.’s biggest winter storms in years this weekend
The snow and perhaps ice, accompanied by bitter and long-lasting cold, could cause major disruptions to schools, airports and businesses Sunday into next week.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Odds rising for one of D.C.’s biggest winter storms in years this weekend
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
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The "worst problem you've never heard of" is the leading cause of Black land loss in this country.
Over the years, it's seen Black families stripped of hundreds of billions of dollars in land. It's called "heirs' property."
From the ProPublica archives:
Over the years, it's seen Black families stripped of hundreds of billions of dollars in land. It's called "heirs' property."
From the ProPublica archives:
Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.
features.propublica.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The "worst problem you've never heard of" is the leading cause of Black land loss in this country.
Over the years, it's seen Black families stripped of hundreds of billions of dollars in land. It's called "heirs' property."
From the ProPublica archives:
Over the years, it's seen Black families stripped of hundreds of billions of dollars in land. It's called "heirs' property."
From the ProPublica archives:
Commentary: My travel nightmare made me realize that self-service culture is capitalism’s greatest con
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Commentary: My travel nightmare made me realize that self-service culture is capitalism’s greatest con
The digital age has made us a DIY economy in which millions of jobs no longer exist not because computers do the work, but because the work has been shifted, via computers, directly onto the consumer.
www.latimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Commentary: My travel nightmare made me realize that self-service culture is capitalism’s greatest con
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
These prosecutors spent years on cases. Then Trump granted pardons.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
These prosecutors spent years on cases. Then Trump granted pardons.
The president’s clemency acts have eroded faith among Justice Department employees that their work will result in accountability, some prosecutors say.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
These prosecutors spent years on cases. Then Trump granted pardons.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Federal agents targeting L.A. street vendors, immigrants' rights advocates say
Federal agents targeting L.A. street vendors, immigrants’ rights advocates say
Community members in Los Angeles are on edge after what appeared to be federal immigration officers targeting street vendors Monday morning. A coalition of immigrants’ rights …
ktla.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Federal agents targeting L.A. street vendors, immigrants' rights advocates say
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