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from Toronto

Beck Taxi calls on Ontario government to prioritize cab drivers for COVID-19 vaccination

TORONTO -- Beck Taxi is urging the province to immediately prioritize cab drivers for COVID-19 vaccination, noting that they are among the few essential workers who are expected to interact with known positive COVID-19 cases.

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from CBC

When Ontario Place was under construction and over budget | CBC Archives

It took two years, "three old freighters" and a million and a half cubic yards of landfill to build Ontario Place.

Oh, and $19 million - or maybe twice that, if you believed the Opposition.

#month

#dominant sound

#site

#full holiday weekend ahead

#military band

3h ago

from Toronto

Man who spent $1,500 to stay at Toronto quarantine hotel got COVID-19 anyways, infected whole family

TORONTO -- A Toronto family is speaking out about what they call the "utter uselessness" of Canada's hotel quarantine program where their 74-year-old father believes he contracted a coronavirus variant of concern and then spread it to the rest of the family.

from Toronto

COVID-19 cases in Ontario schools and child-care centres as of April 12

TORONTO -- Students and staff at Ontario schools slowly returned to the classroom in January and February 2021 following an extended winter break.

from Toronto

Porter Airlines pushes restart date for flights to mid-June

TORONTO -- After being shuttered for more than a year, Porter Airlines hopes that flights can resume in mid-June.

from Nytimes

Head of Elite Catholic School Is Fired Over Sexual Misconduct Charges

The Rev. Daniel Lahart, the president of Regis High School, targeted multiple adults, including subordinates, an investigation found.

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from New York Post

Andrew Yang tearfully explains giving away his dog Grizzly

Andrew Yang is more than a little fur-klempt over his old dog, Grizzly.

#metro

#mayoral race

#andrew yang

#pets

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from New York Post

Port Authority sued after Russian man dies during arrest at JFK

The family of a Russian man who suffered a seizure on a plane arriving into JFK alleges he wound up dead after cops at the airport responded to the "disoriented" traveler by punching, pepper-spraying and then sitting on him, according to a new lawsuit.

#deaths

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from New York Post

51K more NYC students enroll in classroom learning

Roughly 51,000 Big Apple kids switched from remote to blended learning during a Department of Education opt-in period this month, according to the agency.

#social distancing

#metro

#students

#coronavirus in ny

#department of education

from New York Post

Biden promises money for NY transit, housing in infrastructure bill

New York's roads, bridges, mass transit, housing stock and care for children, veterans and seniors would all see federal investment under President Biden's proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package, the White House claimed Monday.

#infrastructure

#joe biden

#federal funding

#metro

#chuck schumer

from New York Post

Lin-Manuel Miranda will help open Broadway vaccine site in Times Square

He's not throwing away his COVID-19 vaccine shot.

#broadway

#metro

#lin-manuel miranda

#mayor bill de blasio

#coronavirus in ny

27m ago

Greenwood Heights store sells only one product - spirulina

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Carpenter helps save struggling restaurants amid COVID-19

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#overwhelm

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#contractor

#servic

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Locals fear Fulton Ferry Landing crowding with new ferry stop, oyster bar

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from Brooklyn Eagle

Our world in photos: April 12

| Clouds, 47° F

New York City's most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents.

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from Bed-Stuy, NY Patch

52-Year-Old Killed In Brooklyn Hit-And-Run: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY - Cops are searching for the driver who fatally hit a sanitation worker in Brooklyn and then left the scene of the crash Saturday.

NYPD hosts graffiti cleanup in Brooklyn * Brooklyn Paper

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from Westsiderag

Monday Bulletin: Softball Coach Defects; ATVs 'Terrorize' Neighbors, Bee Hives Proliferate, School Lawsuit

Posted on April 12, 2021 at 1:37 pm by Carol Tannenhauser

A poem in Central Park. See text at the bottom of this post for the words. Photo by Brenda Berry. Poem by SR DR.

a day ago

from Westsiderag

Tagger Who Wrote 'Done' Throughout the UWS Volunteers to Clean Up Graffiti; 'I'm Very Sorry'

Posted on April 11, 2021 at 3:42 pm by West Sider

By Joy Bergmann

2d ago

from New York Post

Upper West Side residents flipping out over 'brigade' of illegal ATVs

Upper West Side residents are flipping out over lawless all-terrain vehicles terrorizing their neighborhood.

#metro

#nypd

#upper west side

2d ago

from Westsiderag

Man Slashed on 84th Street Friday

Posted on April 10, 2021 at 11:23 am by Joy Bergmann

By Joy Bergmann

3d ago

from Westsiderag

Fire Consumes Car Outside Historic Building

Posted on April 9, 2021 at 1:16 pm by West Sider

A fire erupted early on Friday morning in front of one of the Upper West Side's most historic buildings - the Dorilton at 171 West 71st Street.

3d ago

from Westsiderag

Pilates Was Created During the Last Pandemic; It's Back on the UWS as We Fight the Latest Pandemic

Posted on April 9, 2021 at 12:49 pm by Carol Tannenhauser

By Lisa Kava

26m ago

from Washingtonian

Where to Find All-Day Breakfasts and Brunches Around DC

It's always a great time for breakfast (especially in a pandemic, because what is time, really?)

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Check out these diners-classic and modern-cafes, and restaurants for your egg fix at any hour.

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from Washingtonian

PHOTOS: The Most Expensive Homes Sold in Washington in March | Washingtonian (DC)

The Victorian rowhouse on a corner lot was built in Georgetown in 1900, and has seven bedrooms and five-and-a-half baths.

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from Washingtonian

The National Gallery of Art Acquires a Classic Surrealist Photo

Dora Maar's Père Ubu is a difficult image to process. It shows a creature so close and in such a pose that it appears to be plotting to take over the world.

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from Washingtonian

Could the Cicadas Come Early?

The reports are starting to fly on social media: One person says they're seeing cicadas begin to emerge in White Marsh. Another says he's found holes in his backyard.

#cicada

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#report

#warm weekend

from Washingtonian

This DC Real-Estate Agent Is Like the Hugh Hefner of Mansion Porn | Washingtonian (DC)

One might imagine that sitting in Daniel Heider's Georgetown office is what it's like to be held by Gwyneth Paltrow: The whole place feels expensive and quiet and serene, as if it's been wrapped away in cashmere from the outside world.

from Washingtonian

Celebrate Spring at The Yards! | Washingtonian (DC)

The Yards, D.C.'s most exciting waterfront neighborhood for living, dining, shopping and relaxing, is excited to celebrate springtime with something that's perfect for everyone!

from Nytimes

Biden Moves Up Vaccine Eligibility Deadline for All Adults to April 19

JamesJalaPayneo

California officials announced on Tuesday that they plan to lift all coronavirus restrictions on June 15, provided there are enough Covid-19 vaccines available for anyone age 16 or older and hospitalizations remain low and stable. 1Other states are already lifting restrictions, but Mr. Biden, in remarks at the White House, warned against throwing off the guardrails too soon. 1

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from New York Post

Trump denies report that Matt Gaetz asked for blanket pardon

JamesJalaPayneo

"Congressman Matt Gaetz has never asked me for a pardon," the 45th commander-in-chief said in an emailed statement. 1"It must also be remembered that he has totally denied the accusations against him." 1

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from The Nation

Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke?

JamesJalaPayneo

The enhanced difficulty stems in part from the Covid-19 pandemic and the multiple crises it has spawned, from the enduring spread of the virus to the near-collapse of the economy. 1But those are fires that the Biden administration, alongside Democrats in the House and Senate, can put out-and are beginning to put out-without the consent of the Republican Party, if need be. 1

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6d ago

from BuzzFeed News

The NYPD Has Misled The Public About Its Use Of Facial Recognition Tool Clearview AI

AngelaPerea

Clearview AI, known for having scraped 3 billion photos without permission from platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, has distributed its software to thousands of police officers around the country, as BuzzFeed News recently detailed in a groundbreaking investigation. 1

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6d ago

from The Washington Times

Trump: Boycott 'woke companies' that oppose Georgia's election reforms

JamesJalaPayneo

"Too bad the desperately needed election reforms in Georgia didn't go further, as their originally approved Bill did, but the Governor and Lt. Governor would not go for it," Mr. Trump said. 1

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26m ago

from Mediaite

GOP Senate Campaign Committee Announces Award for Trump After He Attacks Mitch McConnell as a 'Dumb Son of a B*tch'

The National Republican Senatorial Committee announced Monday it has presented former President Donald Trump with a new award they created called the NRSC Champion for Freedom Award.

#trump

4d ago

from www.cnn.com

Florida Democratic congressman Alcee Hastings dies at 84

AngelaPerea

His death was first reported Tuesday by the South Florida Sun Sentinel. 1

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"As an attorney, civil rights activist and judge, and over his nearly thirty years in Congress, he fought tirelessly to create opportunities to lift up working families, communities of color, children and immigrants," Pelosi said. 1

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from emptywheel

Arresting Your Way to Discovery | emptywheel

On January 7, the FBI received a tip from a high school acquaintance of Jonah Westbury that he had posted video from inside the Capitol to TikTok and then, the tipster later relayed, also on Snapchat.

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from New York Post

GOP Sen. Cornyn questions if Biden is 'really in charge'

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, questioned Monday if President Biden is "really in charge" as the president keeps a much lower profile than his predecessors.

#social media

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#senators

from Washington Post

Biden picks 2 Trump critics for border, immigration roles

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Monday nominated two critics of Trump-era immigration policies for key roles at the Department of Homeland Security.

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4d ago

from Yahoo

Mitch McConnell now wants companies to 'stay out of politics'

AngelaPerea

On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) 1

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Later in the day, McConnell told big businesses to "stay out of politics." 1

Statements like this from McConnell and other prominent Republican officials have led to speculation about the durability of the GOP's long alliance with corporate America on lower corporate taxes, less regulation, and other policies. 1

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3h ago

from New York Post

Trump receives Senate GOP group's first Champion for Freedom Award

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has presented its first Champion for Freedom Award to former President Donald Trump, the organization announced Monday.

from amNewYork

White House seeks bipartisan infrastructure push; Republicans wary | amNewYork

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a day ago

from The Verge

Personal info for 1.3 million Clubhouse users reportedly leaked online

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micshasan

a SQL database with users' IDs, names, usernames, Twitter and Instagram handles and follower counts were posted to an online hacker forum. 1

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Last week, Cyber News reported on another data breach from a social platform: it found that personal data for 500 million LinkedIn users had been scraped and posted online. 1

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from NPR.org

After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber 'Blind Spot'

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micshasan

"They understand the laws and the policies that we have within our nation, and so they're utilizing our own infrastructure, our own Internet service providers, to create these intrusions." 1

In a major breach last year, hackers widely believed to be from Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR, placed malware on a software update produced by the Texas company Solar Winds. 1

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from CBC

Facebook downplays 'old' breach exposing info on 533 million users | CBC News

JamesJalaPayneo

Facebook is downplaying the significance of a data breach that saw the personal information of 533 million of its users accessed online, saying the information is old and the vulnerability that was exploited was closed almost two years ago. 1

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Cybercrime intelligence firm Hudson Rock calculated that almost 3.5 million Canadians were included. 1

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#covid

6d ago

from BuzzFeed News

How A Facial Recognition Tool Found Its Way Into Hundreds Of US Police Departments, Schools, And Taxpayer-Funded Organizations

micshasan

The New York City-based startup claims to have amassed one of the largest-known repositories of pictures of people's faces - a database of more than 3 billion images scraped without permission from places such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 1

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"This is a powerful tool, and it needs accountability," Redd said. 1

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They pretty much have free rein to use it how they want." 1

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from Threatpost

Zero Trust: The Mobile Dimension

Hank Schless, senior security solutions manager at Lookout, discusses how to secure remote working via mobile devices.

#hacks

#privacy

#mobile security

#vulnerabilities

#malware