State of Emergency Declared in Venice Amid 3rd Historic Flood in Less Than a Week

Global News: Venice was hit Sunday by a record third exceptional tide in the same week while other parts of Italy struggled with a series of weather woes, from rain-swollen rivers to high winds to an out-of-season avalanche. 

Stores and museums in Venice were mostly closed in the hardest-hit area around St. Mark’s Square, but tourists donned high rubber boots or even hip waders to witness and photograph the spectacle. 

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Hong Kong Police Threaten to Use Live Bullets as Clashes with Protesters Continue

This report was published on YouTube on November 17.

Bloomberg’s Bogus, Belated Mea Culpa

His apology for the stop-and-frisk policy is politically convenient.

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Source: The New York Times 

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Rev. Al Sharpton on Bloomberg's Apology for 'Stop and Frisk'

"As one who helped lead countless demonstrations, marches and rallies to amplify the racial impact that was had on the Black and Brown community from stop-and-frisk policing, I am glad to see Mr. Bloomberg now admit that the policy was wrong. He called me after his speech and I communicated to him that it will take more than one speech for people to forgive and forget a policy that so negatively impacted entire communities. However, I’m glad to see his position vocalized at a time when President Trump is calling for stop-and-frisk nationally and I’m glad this position is being taken by someone so identified with the policy. We will have to wait and see whether it was politically motivated but Mr. Bloomberg should be judged by the same standards we judged Joe Biden, the author of the 1994 Crime Bill that led to disproportionate numbers of Black and Brown men going to jail for years, as well as Senator Bernie Sanders, who voted for it.”

Source: Rachel Noerdlinger

Governor Cuomo: ‘Crawl Back into Your Hole, Bigot Boys’

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Source: 1010 WINS

SU Suspends Social Activities at All Fraternities After Racist Incident

 
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Source: The Daily Orange

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr. to Be Honored at Special Ceremony

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Source: Lynda Hamilton

The GGE Update: We’re Launching a National Agenda for Black Girls

The following announcement was submitted by Joanne N. Smith, executive director and founder of the Brooklyn-based non-profit organization, Girls for Gender Equity. 

 In 2020, Put Black Girls on the Agenda

Dear Community,

Many of us are bombarded daily – if not hourly – by headlines about the campaign trail, our presidential contenders, and the latest exploits of Number 45. On top of that, our communities are facing unprecedented attacks, and our rights are being methodically and systematically rolled back.

Despite a concerted effort from government, philanthropy and the private sector to advance a racial and gender justice agenda, Black girls remain virtually invisible in most major policy initiatives, philanthropic dollars, research and public discourse that focus on racial justice and/or gender equality here in the United States.

This is why we’re growing our power and fighting back by investing in the future of Black girls.

While candidates will work to appeal to the wide swath of issues that Black women and Black voters generally care about, we are launching a brand new project to make sure that Black girls are on the 2020 agenda.

Today we are launching A National Agenda for Black Girls, a collaborative project to ensure that the needs and rights of Black girls are at the front and center in 2020, recognizing that immigration, health and well-being, reproductive justice, and educational justice and opportunities are on the ballot for cisgender and transgender Black girls across the country.

In the coming months, we will host a series of digital town halls with young people from partnering organizations across the country and develop a candidate questionnaire to get the 2020 candidates to state, on the record, the ways in which they are planning to create a world that empowers and protects Black girls.

While some Black girls are indeed casting their vote in 2020, generations of Black girls are watching to see how we shape their future.

Schumer Warns About OTC Products from China Sold at Dollar Tree Stores

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Source: The New York Daily News

Mayor de Blasio Accused of Running a ‘Scam’ for Poking Holes in MTA’s Capital Plan

 
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Source: The New York Daily News

Harlem Coach’s Death Still Raw for Kids He Mentored

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Source: The New York Daily News

Yankee Stadium Hosts Sleep Out for Homeless Youth

This report was published on YouTube on November 14.

A Christmas Carol Comes to Harlem

This report was published on YouTube on November 14.

Man Exonerated After 36 Years in Prison to Perform at the Apollo Theater

This report was published on YouTube on November 13.

Bronx Gaming Center Looks to Prepare Kids for Careers of the Future

This report was published on YouTube on November 12.

First New York Public School Created for Dyslexic Children

This report was published on YouTube on November 11.

America Strong: The Women of CMA

This report was published on YouTube on November 14.

Woman Living in Car with 2 Dogs Gets Home, Thanks to 2 Best Friends

This report was published on YouTube on November 13.

America Strong: Dolly Parton

This report was published on YouTube on November 12.

'Sesame Street' Was Shaped by Historically Black New York Communities

This report was published on YouTube on November 14.

The Trump Impeachment Hearings - Day 2 -

PBS NewsHour: Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her position, is scheduled to testify Friday, Nov. 15, in a public hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The hearing comes the same week that two other diplomats-- George Kent and William Taylor, testified that they believed Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, tried to dig up dirt on former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Kent testified that Giuliani also orchestrated a smear campaign against Yovanovitch in an attempt to force her out. The impeachment probe has entered a new, public phase and centers on Trump’s dealings with Ukraine—particularly a July phone call in which he asked Ukraine’s president to investigate the Bidens.

New Acting DHS Head Takes Over; Hard-liner Named as Deputy

Acting Secretary Chad Wolf 

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Source: Associated Press

Powell Urges Congressional Panel to Tackle Budget Deficits

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

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Source: Associated Press

Hearing on Caring for Elderly Americans

 

C-SPAN: The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing the cost of caring for aging Americans.

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House Minority Leader Weekly Briefing

 

C-SPAN: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy briefs reporters and responds to questions on his party’s legislative agenda.

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Pelosi Holds News Conference After Public Impeachment Hearings Begin

Secretary of State Pompeo Speaks on Global Coalition on Syria

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Revelations and Fallout from Day 1 of Impeachment Hearings

Multiple NFL Teams to Send Reps to Colin Kaepernick’s Workout

French Hospital Workers Take to the Streets Over Lack of Resources, Manpower

Anger at Iran Boils Over in Iraq's Shiite Stronghold of Karbala

Feeling Unsafe, Students from Mainland China Flee Hong Kong

Islamic Jihad Offers Egypt-Brokered Israel Truce as Gaza Toll Mounts

Protesters Set Up Radio Station in Iraq's Tahrir Square

Germany's Economy Dodges Recession

Governor Cuomo Celebrates the Lifetime Achievements of William M. Mooney, Jr.

This video was published on YouTube on November 13.

Mayor de Blasio Makes Personnel-Related Announcement

Mayor de Blasio Delivers Remarks at the US Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Naming Ceremony

This video was published on YouTube on November 12.

New Fears Arise as Antibiotics Become Less Useful in Combating Superbugs

 
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Source: PIX 11 News

NYPD Kept Database of Juveniles’ Fingerprints, Violating Law

 
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Source: PIX 11 News

New York to Use 18,000 City Workers to Identify and Help Homeless

 
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Source: The New York Times