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Jabez Chakraborty, the 22-year-old New Yorker shot multiple times by the NYPD in the midst of a mental health crisis, is being arraigned right now by the Queens DA's office. One of his charges—attempted assault of a police officer, after he lunged at them with a knife—has a 15-year max sentence.

Lee Schlenker @lee_schlenker "Several sources tell The Economist that the United States is considering sending small quantities of fuel to the island: gas for cooking and diesel to keep water infrastructure running" "Rubio could easily end up as the public face of an induced humanitarian crisis"

See new posts Conversation The Economist @TheEconomist The Economist understands that American officials are considering sending fuel to the island to stave off a humanitarian crisis

Cutting of life essentials to a civilian population didn’t take long to move from Gaza to Cuba

NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike “This has always been about getting a fair contract. We never wanted to go on strike… We want to do our jobs, we love our jobs, but we can only return when our patients are being cared for safely……

“This has always been about getting a fair contract. We never wanted to go on strike… We want to do our jobs, we love our jobs, but we can only return when our patients are being cared for safely… with more staffing and job security.” @nynurses.bsky.social

Queens DA Charges Man Shot by NYPD, Against Mayor’s Wishes Jabez Chakraborty was arraigned in the hospital room where he is recovering.

BREAKING: The Queens District on Friday filed assault and criminal weapons possession charges against Jabez Chakraborty, the 22-year-old man shot last month by NYPD officers during a mental health crisis.

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On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

a screenshot of a live feed shared to Reuters' LinkedIn account, in which a hot pink dildo with balls lays on the concrete beside an unattended protest placard, which reads 'TRUMP IS A DICK!' the caption of the post is, 'LIVE: Don Lemon at Minneapolis court hearing Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrives at Minneapolis federal... [more]'

some of the wire services share live feeds from their pool cameras directly to their LinkedIn profiles. it's a cool way to watch the news

Aid Mission Inspired by Gaza Flotilla Will Defy US Blockade and Sail to Cuba A group of humanitarians and activists inspired by last year’s Gaza aid flotilla have announced they will sail to Cuba next month in defiance of a US blockade on the island nation.

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Nuestra América Flotilla We are sailing to Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people.

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you met the lorax

booing, hissing

I would move to Astoria or WeHo

LET. HER. COOK.

Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said he had "limited interactions" with Jeffrey Epstein, but documents show they were in business together as recently as 2014.

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Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.

“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”

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208. The Fifth Circuit Jumps the Immigration Detention Shark Late Friday, two of the nation's most right-wing circuit judges adopted an odious legal claim that district court judges from across the country (and ideological spectrum) have overwhelmingly rejected

“Late Friday night, the Fifth Circuit adopted the extreme minority view—that the government can indefinitely detain without bond millions of non-citizens who have been here for generations; who have never committed a crime; and who pose neither a risk of flight nor any threat to public safety.”

Sports betting reshaped newsrooms, and it’s “a little gross.” Now, here come the prediction markets "Sports media is kind of getting bribed," as one former ESPN reporter told journalist Danny Funt.

The American Gaming Association estimates a record $1.76 billion will be wagered on Super Bowl LX this Sunday. A new book looks at how sports betting has reshaped American newsrooms. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...

ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.

Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.

On policing, Mayor Owens takes a page from Babilon's book, and focus from Alfonso Davis The mayor's triangulation could prevent a kid like Nyah Mway from dying in Syracuse, or it could help another officer escape consequences.

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Clay man charged with a hate crime for spray-painting a swastika on someone's garage door Onondaga deputies began their investigation on January 6, 2026, when they were called to a home in the town of Clay following reports of hateful graffiti.

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A mural by Henninger artists brings some color to the Onondaga County courthouse The work takes its name from a familiar Latin phrase: e pluribus unum, "Out of Many, One."

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I'm so sorry Jules 🫂