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Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it

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Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:

• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month

Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It The president’s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/b...

He Was Pushed in Front of a Subway Train. How Did He Survive? Joseph Lynskey was waiting for the subway in Manhattan last month when a random act of violence transformed his life.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/n...

Prayers for a speedy recovery for Joe Lynskey, the DJ and music programmer who was attacked and pushed in front of an oncoming subway train Dec. 31st.

Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht President Trump grants full pardon to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, early bitcoin advocate.

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I kind of agree with this pardon. While Ulbricht engaged in dangerous conduct, life imprisonment without parole was excessive.

Number of unpartnered US adults declined for first time in nearly 20 years: ‘Singledom has peaked’ Is single season really over?

Possible trends noted by a therapist is “gradual shift from the ‘romantic marriage’ to the ‘companionate marriage,’ meaning that people are increasingly choosing spouses at the outset who are more like best friends than passion partners.”

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It's Here! Manhattan's Congestion Relief Zone — Human Transit January 5, 2025 will be an important date in urban history.  It’s the day that the idea of charging motorists to drive into a dense city center — already routine in Singapore, Stockholm, and London — ...

I applaud the steps towards traffic congestion relief in NYC, and the political will to carry it out. humantransit.org/2025/01/its-...

Will the jury let Luigi Mangione get away with murder? To any would-be Mangione nullifiers, it would be far more honorable to just try to get out of jury duty altogether.

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“The piling on, the escorts with body armor and rifles, the perp walking and the overcharging intensify his folk-hero standing and add fuel to a potential [jury] nullification fire that is already burning bright.”

Experts explain phenomenon of adults who leave their lives behind | CNN A family man from Wisconsin. A spirited artist from Hawaii. An Ivy League graduate from Maryland. At face value, Ryan Borgwardt, Hannah Kobayashi and Luigi Mangione lead distinct lives and come from d...

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Is modern life and technology leading to more anxiety and depression, and causing more adults to want to disconnect and leave their lives?

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone from North NJ ❤️

Here’s what happened the last time Trump moved federal jobs out of D.C. “Brain drain” at three small federal agencies shows how his new plan to relocate 100,000 federal workers might play out.

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