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FACED WITH A gaping budget hole, the city’s new mayor is asking residents of the nearby suburbs to each donate $3.32–“the approximate price of a McDonald’s Happy Meal,” he keeps emphasizing–to allow the cash-strapped city to avoid deep cuts to the police and fire departments. The logic, of course, is that suburbanites are a giant calf sucking at the teat of urban America. Suburbanites enjoy all of the benefits of city life–the museums, the symphony, the better movies, the exposed brick coffee bars, the greater access to pornography–yet contribute nothing in the way of taxes....

Thanks to some diligent reporting, I have obtained a copy of Weinstein’s memo to Academy president Frank Pierson. When you read the memo, you’ll have to admit that Weinstein makes a great case for moving the Oscars to New York. After all, it’s hard to imagine anything that could better revive the flagging spirit of New Yorkers–who watched in horror as two of the world’s tallest buildings were brought down, then were wrenched by a seemingly endless series of funerals and memorial services for neighbors and friends and are now struggling with the controversial task of conceiving a fitting memorial–than a four-hour tribute to the vital American industry that made “Blade II,” “Hart’s War” and “The Mothman Prophesies....

Several people were detained by police following the minor fights outside the Beverly Hills Hotel, in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. However, no one was arrested and no one was injured. Pro-Trump supporters and demonstrators opposing the president had been at the site from 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Three hours later, things got heated when some of the anti-Trump protesters set the flag on fire and several fights broke out, forcing police to intervene....

The American Forces Network, which services troops and U.S. government employees in foreign nations, caused a furor when it announced Saturday on its Facebook page that it was not available due to the government shutdown. But on Sunday morning, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy tweeted the AFN would air the AFC and NFC championship games between the Patriots and Jaguars (CBS, 3:05 p.m. ET) and the Vikings and Eagles (Fox, 6:40 p....

“It is clear to the AMA that the conversion therapy needs to end in the United States given the risk of deliberate harm to LGBTQ people,” Dr. William Kobler, a member of the AMA board, said in a statement. “Conversion therapy has no foundation as scientifically valid medical care and lacks credible evidence to support its efficacy or safety.” Conversion therapy, according to the organization, is the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual identity from lesbian, gay or bisexual to heterosexual, or attempting to make a transgender person identify with the gender assigned at birth....

Examples There are many ASL classifiers, involving handshapes that represent numbers and letters. Classifiers are referred to as “CL” followed by the classifier, such as, “CL:F.” One set of classifiers is the use of the numbers one to five. Another set of classifiers uses the letters and letter combinations A, B, C, F, G, ILY(Y), L, O, S, U, and V. As an example, the “1” ASL classifier can represent people walking....

The teenager moved from Wolfsburg to Darmstadt during the summer on a permanent move, likely looking for a better chance to crack the game-day lineup. That did not happen right away, but circumstances have changed in the past few weeks. Injury to wingers Sandro Sirigu and Tobias Kempe offered a chance for Gaines, who got his first 2.Bundesliga appearance last Monday for Darmstadt in a 4-3 loss to Nurnberg in which he received 30 minutes....

In a statewide survey conducted between July 14 and 22 by Portland-based pollster DHM Research and the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center, more than two-thirds (66 percent) of the 603 Oregonians said they supported the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. The share of supporters marks a significant increase from 2018, when a poll conducted by the same company found support for BLM among just over half (54 percent) of Oregonians....

Stand Up America told Newsweek that it will spend $1.5 million through virtual efforts, such as a digital ad campaign and volunteers using remote get-out-the-vote efforts in key battleground states for Democrats. The liberal organization hopes the move will create a surge in absentee ballots and voter participation. The endeavor comes amid a fierce partisan debate over mail-in voting and the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service’s ability to handle an influx of mail-in ballots during the pandemic....

Happy Prince Gaming is another prominent Indian Free Fire. He currently has an enormous fanbase and boasts a subscriber count of about 3.7 million. This article compares their stats in the battle royale sensation. Also read: Free Fire Rewards Redemption Site: Everything to know about applying Free Fire redeem codes Amitbhai’s Free Fire ID and stats His Free Fire ID is 206746194. Lifetime stats Amitbhai has featured in 8094 squad matches and has bettered his foes in 2218 for a win rate of 27....

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America Mineiro have struggled for form of late after a fairly decent start to the league season. They were beaten 1-0 by Sao Paulo last time out, perhaps deserving of more from the game as they created multiple chances but failed to convert. The hosts have picked up 14 points from 11 games this season and sit eighth in the table. They will now be looking to get their campaign back on track with a win....

No. really, this is an actual proposal by actual senators Max Baucus of Montana and Harry Reid of Nevada. The pair of lunch-loving Democrats is backing an economic stimulus package that would restore the full tax deductibility of business meals–which was the law until 1986, a year that is universally acknowledged as the nadir of American lunching. Now, I won’t cast aspersions on Baucus or Reid. They think the best way to prop up the sagging U....

I ran into hard-and a dozen hot-sauce makers like him-at last week’s International Fancy Food and Confection Show, an annual trade fair for specialty-food makers, the customers who love them and the journalists who love free samples. Hard may not be everyone’s embodiment of the American Dream (after all, how many of us would wear a shirt like that?), but he should be. A few years ago, he grew sick of the daily grind of running a company that designs systems to put out fires in office buildings and gave it all up to indulge his passion: starting fires in people’s mouths....

Rupp pulled ahead away from the favorite Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia with about four kilometers to go and finished the race in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 7 seconds. It was the second-fastest time in the history of the race. Lemma crossed the finish line in 2:07:02 while Kenya’s Stephen Kwelio Chemlany was third in 2:09:42. Kitur won in 2:24:19 ahead of Belaynesh Oljira and Amane Gobena, both from Ethiopia....

American Pharoah has proven he can win over any surface at any track, but fell victim to the Graveyard of Champions. He battled Frosted in the final quarter-mile and appeared to pull away, but couldn’t hold off Keen Ice down the stretch. MORE: Comparing American Pharoah to other Triple Crown winners | Ride aboard Pharoah | What’s in Pharoah’s future? Travers updates —American Pharoah may retire following this loss. Owner Ahmed Zayat said he has to protect the horse and that his gut feeling is to retire Pharoah....

Whether he lines up in the midfield or in defense, on the left or the right, an in-form Johnson provides the U.S. with a dynamic player on the flanks that has become all-too rare in the current player pool. So with March’s World Cup qualifiers just a month and a half away, it should make U.S. fans happy to see Johnson slowly returning to form in the Bundesliga. He got a cameo in his return from an Achilles injury last week for Borussia Monchengladbach....

After leaving the Toronto Maple Leafs’ morning skate with “soreness” on Monday and sending an entire fan base into a collective panic, the 20-year-old took to the ice against the Vegas Golden Knights and resumed as if nothing had happened. READ: Senators reflect on ‘great player and great person’ Turris Skating on a line with William Nylander and James van Riemsdyk, Matthews got hold of the puck on the right wing and completed a 360-degree spin move around Golden Knights defenseman Luca Sbisa before driving toward the net and feeding van Riemsdyk for an easy goal....

The scope of this global crisis is unprecedented, but the education dimension is not new. Before the pandemic, 250 million school-aged children and youth worldwide were out of school. These young people were overwhelmingly concentrated in fragile, conflict-affected contexts. Indeed, refugee children were five times more likely to be out of school than their peers. The creative solutions that have been deployed to reach these children without access to physical schools, a reliable Internet connection, fully trained teachers, and more, are ones that decision makers in the U....

Amitbhai currently boasts a subscriber count of 9.92 million on YouTube. Meanwhile, Gyan Sujan has over 9.37 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. This article compares the two players’ stats in Garena Free Fire. Also read: GW Karan’s Free Fire ID, total subscribers, monthly income, channel views, and more Amitbhai’s Free Fire ID and stats Amitbhai’s Free Fire ID is 206746194. Lifetime stats Amitbhai has played 8276 squad games and has secured 2257 victories, making his win rate 27....