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This lesser known Jewish holiday teaches valuable lessons on time

This lesser known Jewish holiday teaches valuable lessons on time

Each year, the Jewish calendar marks the new year for trees with Tu B’Shvat, this year celebrated on Feb. 13. This date establishes the cutoff for...

20.02.2025 2

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Rabbi Benny Berlin

NIH cuts to biomedical research funding will devastate NY's economy

NIH cuts to biomedical research funding will devastate NY's economy

In news that should concern all New Yorkers and all Americans, this past Friday the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was...

19.02.2025 1

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Winthrop H. Thurlow 

NY must pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2025

NY must pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2025

Ten years ago this month, I was at my 29-year-old partner Chrissy’s bedside as she took her last breath. Her four-year journey through a Stage 4...

14.02.2025 1

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Amanda Cavanaugh 

Beware: Trump's anti-immigrant push could crash the economy

Beware: Trump's anti-immigrant push could crash the economy

The 2024 election sent a clear message: Americans are struggling financially and demand economic solutions from their leaders. Nearly every exit...

13.02.2025 2

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Murad Awawdeh

Trump's reckless Gaza threats terrify Palestinian Americans like me

Trump's reckless Gaza threats terrify Palestinian Americans like me

In chilling remarks made following his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Donald Trump declared that the United...

13.02.2025 1

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Laila El-Haddad

New York cannot endanger transportation workers. We have to stay safe

New York cannot endanger transportation workers. We have to stay safe

There’s little margin for error when driving on the highway and that’s especially true when passing through a construction work zone. For the past...

12.02.2025 1

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Frank G. Hoare

Anti-medical cannabis sentiment is a danger for New York patients

Anti-medical cannabis sentiment is a danger for New York patients

The Hochul administration recently touted a major milestone in cannabis sales, trumpeting $1 billion in total revenue from nearly 300 adult-use...

12.02.2025 1

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Ngiste Abebe 

'People ... are scared now': This is the sermon that angered Trump

'People ... are scared now': This is the sermon that angered Trump

Editor's note: The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, D.C., offered this homily at a national prayer service held...

11.02.2025 1

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Mariann Edgar Budde