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Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs

By LEA SKENE and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President...

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Trump’s funding cuts put SUNY programs for 9/11 responders, women’s health at risk

The Trump administration’s efforts to curb research funding has put treatment for 9/11 first responders, studies of top causes of death in older...

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Readers sound off on Voicer Larry Penner, DEI programs and the costs of tariffs

Sacred spaces to hear from our own communities Manhattan: It was a classy gesture by Voicer Fredrick R. Bedell Jr. to pay homage...

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St. John’s turnaround under Rick Pitino is in full effect after program’s best January since Lou Carnesecca

The Rick Pitino factor is in full effect. The Hall of Fame coach’s second season at St. John’s is off to a red-hot...

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NYC after-school providers warn programs could close without more funds

New York City providers who run free after-school for tens of thousands of children are asking Mayor Adams for an infusion of cash...

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Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programs

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, AYANNA ALEXANDER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump will sign executive orders Monday rolling back protections for transgender...

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North Korean nationals indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programs

By JIM SALTER ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a scheme using information technology workers with false...

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More programs, less policing would help reduce NYC crime: study

Despite more cops on the street, New Yorkers in some communities say they don’t feel any safer, and that city investment in housing,...

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HBCU-focused high school coming to NYC amid focus on Black student enrollment in accelerated programs

HBCU Early College Prep enters a landscape of accelerated high schools that each year enroll fewer Black students than the broader school system...

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Brooklyn families forced to scramble over afterschool programs may catch a break — or not

New York City public schools have received an additional $3 million to spend on afterschool programs — a boost that could finally provide...