Tag: Social Issues

NYPD Wants Businesses to Require Customers Remove Masks, Citing Crime Rates

March 6, 2023
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The New York Police Police Department is advising businesses to ask patrons to take off their masks before entry in light of the high number of thefts and robberies across the city. Removing face masks should be made a “condition of entry,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press conference last week,…

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NYPD Wants Businesses to Require Customers Remove Masks

March 6, 2023
COVID-19Crime and IncidentsEric AdamsNew YorkNew York CityNY NewsPolicies & ImpactsRegional & State NewsShopliftingSocial IssuesState NewsUSUS News
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The New York Police Police Department is advising businesses to ask patrons to take off their masks before entry in light of the high number of thefts and robberies across the city. Removing face masks should be made a “condition of entry,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press conference last week,…

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The Last of Us Showrunners Fail to Understand What Audiences Want

March 5, 2023
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Commentary The two LGBTQ+ love stories interwoven in episodes of HBO’s zombie-horror post-apocalyptic thriller, “The Last of Us,” are also the lowest-rated episodes in the series. Billed as one of the only successful adaptations of a video game, the show promised high-end drama and, if we’re talking about the set design, cinematography, special effects, and…

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The Last of Us Showrunners Fail To Understand Audience Needs

March 5, 2023
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Commentary The two LGBTQ+ love stories are the lowest-rated episodes of HBO’s zombie-horror post-apocalyptic thriller, “The Last of Us.” Billed as one of the only successful adaptations of a video game, the show promised high-end drama and, if we’re talking about the set design, cinematography, special effects, and cast—they have delivered. Early on, The Last…

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5 Months After Ian, Battered Florida Beach Town is Abuzz by Day, Empty by Night

March 4, 2023
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SAN CARLOS ISLAND, Fla.—The sun is sinking into a bruised plum horizon and eastbound traffic is thickening on the Matanzas Pass Bridge as beachgoers head home from Fort Myers Beach on Estero Island before nightfall. “When the sun goes down, the beach shuts down,” said Tina Tomasino, who owns Hurricane Tina’s 5-Star Dive Bar on…

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Republicans Decry Ban of Pro-Life Doctors From OBGYN Conference

March 4, 2023
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After a group of pro-life doctors was banned by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) from presenting at its annual medical education conference, four Republican congressmen are calling on their colleagues to hold the organization to account. On Monday, Feb. 27, doctors from the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) were…

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CPAC Attendees Seek Truth About Jan. 6, Hear ‘The Prosecuted’ Speak

March 4, 2023
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–At a conference where many speakers touted the importance of seeking the truth, hundreds of attendees hungered to learn more about a seemingly taboo topic—the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. Most Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) events feel like pep rallies, with speakers whipping up applause and cheers from fans….

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Walgreens Won’t Sell Abortion Pills in 20 States

March 4, 2023
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Walgreens confirmed on March 2 that it will not distribute abortion pills in numerous states—including to some states where abortion is legal—after Republican attorneys general (AG) in 21 states told the company that it risked breaking federal law should it do so, Politico first reported. Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy chain in the United States, made…

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Sexual Assaults in the US Military Increased 13 Percent in FY 2021

March 4, 2023
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A House Democrat asked the U.S. military’s top enlisted leaders what they were doing about sexual assault in the military after an annual report showed the problem is getting worse. She made clear that she was not pleased with their answer. “No disrespect, but that’s an unsatisfying answer,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) told Master…

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‘A Learning Experience’: Video Shows Black Elementary Students Attacking White Students, Forcing Them to Say ‘Black Lives Matter’

March 3, 2023
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Surveillance video of an incident that occurred on Feb. 10 shows a number of black students at Kenwood Elementary School in Springfield, Ohio, physically attacking white students and reportedly forcing them to say “black lives matter.” Police were not called to the school about the incident until Monday, Feb. 13. The video of the assault, which…

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