Mayor backs closing Rikers as plan to shut jail gains footing
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shifts stance to support closing Rikers Island, citing brutality, costs, and inmate warehousing. A watchdog plan by former judge Jonathan Lippman proposes relocating inmates to borough jails, modernizing existing facilities, and building new ones, with a 10 year timeline and 5,000 inmate target. De Blasio has yet to commit to specific sites, facing opposition and political risk.
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New York City
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Mark-Viverito
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Jonathan Lippman
Staten Island
James Oddo
Mark Viverito
Toxic attack could wreck Assad's political gains
BEIRUT AP President Bashar Assad faced a high-stakes gamble amid a deadly chemical weapons attack in Idlib province. Analysts say the strike could bolster his political position with Russia and Iran while risking wider international backlash. The episode renews global pressure as Trump weighs response and U.N. diplomacy stalls.
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World History highlights on April 7 through the years
Key events on April 7 include George M. Cohan composing Over There in 1917, Putnam's Marietta settlement in 1788, Grant's Shiloh victory in 1862, Hoover TV demo in 1927, Ford death in 1947, Bay of Pigs trials in 1962, and Mars Odyssey launch in 2001. Also notes Carter’s neutron bomb deferment in 1978 and Putin’s Panama Papers response in 2016. Thought for Today cites Henry Ford.
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Dearborn
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Cuba
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John F. Kennedy
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Look Magazine
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Chicago
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Red Planet
Charles Simonyi
Kazakhstan
International Space Station
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New Canaan
Connecticut
Vladimir Putin
Russia
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Oswego CountyNewsNow.com
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Palltimes.com
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