5 Things College Students Should Include In a Plan for Their Wellness

5 Things College Students Should Include In a Plan for Their Wellness

By Sandra M. Chafouleas, The Conversation As a psychologist and the mother of two college-aged students, I am concerned about my children’s future emotional well-being. I know that the late teens to early 20s are a time when the majority of many lifetime mental health disorders take hold. Given all the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic – […]

Indicted Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Loses Bid to Suppress iPhone Evidence

The ruling also allowed prosecutors to use Kings County Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Ash's emails, as well as statements she made to investigators and a grand jury, as evidence in the case.

Indicted Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Loses Bid to Suppress iPhone Evidence

Justice Sylvia Ash. Courtesy photo By Tom McParland, Law.com A federal judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Sylvia Ash, the indicted Brooklyn Supreme Court justice, to suppress evidence she produced to the state-chartered credit union whose board she used to chair. The ruling, from U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Southern District of […]

The United States Can’t Breathe

The United States Can’t Breathe

Protesters and protest signs at the Black Lives Matter protest in Washington, D.C. in June 2020 – Washington, D.C./United States of America – June 7, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Maribel Hastings and David Torres  The United States is being stalked by different scourges: the coronavirus pandemic and its resulting economic crisis; the political violence against African […]

New York State Assembly Passes Assemblywoman Richardson’s Bill to Prevent the Biased Misuse of Emergency Services

New York State Assembly Passes Assemblywoman Richardson’s Bill to Prevent the Biased Misuse of Emergency Services

Several thousand tenants along with city council & state assembly members staged a march across the Brooklyn Bridge for affordable housing. Assemblywoman Diana Richardson. – NEW YORK CITY – MAY 14 2015 (Shutterstock)   Albany, NY, June 10, 2020 – Today, legislation introduced by Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson (D-Brooklyn) to create a civil penalty for the […]

PM Harris: The Electorate Rewarded The Team Unity Government for Living Up To Its Promise To Build a Stronger, Safer St. Kitts and Nevis

PM Harris: The Electorate Rewarded The Team Unity Government for Living Up To Its Promise To Build a Stronger, Safer St. Kitts and Nevis

June 9th, 2020 Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris says the electorate rewarded the Team Unity coalition government for living up to its promise to build a stronger, safer St. Kitts and Nevis. On Friday, June 5th, 2020, Team Unity was re-elected to a second term with an increased majority, winning nine of the […]

Trio of Advocates Release Powerful New Ad Slamming Cuomo and de Blasio’s Defense of NYPD’s Brutal Response to Protesters

Trio of Advocates Release Powerful New Ad Slamming Cuomo and de Blasio’s Defense of NYPD’s Brutal Response to Protesters

Peaceful protest demonstration against police brutality demanding justice for George Floyd at Union Square, Manhattan during the day. Armed policemen. Manhattan, New York, USA – June 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) New York, NY—Today, the New York Immigration Coalition, Until Freedom, and New York Communities for Change released a blistering ad targeting the responses of Mayor Blasio and Governor […]

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Americans got protection from evictions, foreclosures and student debt. But debt collectors have continued to siphon off their share of paychecks from those who still have jobs.

Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans

Facade of Capital One Bank Midtown Manhattan location. Large Capital One Bank logo on the exterior, street view. No people. Sunny day. – New York City – 28 January 2017 (Shutterstock) By Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica Since 2018, Capital One has been a looming presence in Julio Lugo’s life, ever since the company […]

Minneapolis Agrees To Ban All Police Chokeholds In Wake of George Floyd Death and Require Lower-ranking Officers To ‘Intervene’ If Neck Restraint Used

Minneapolis Agrees To Ban All Police Chokeholds In Wake of George Floyd Death and Require Lower-ranking Officers To ‘Intervene’ If Neck Restraint Used

Protest against police brutality following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd and the hands of police in Lower Manhattan – New York City, May 29, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Nancy Dillon, NY Daily News Minneapolis city officials agreed Friday to ban all police chokeholds and neck restraints and require nearby officers to intervene if such […]

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