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Jeff Powers, 64, was homeless and now carries a bag of the opioid-blocker Narcan as the NYPD seeks to control the citys homeless crime wave and its vagrant population doubles to 50,000.

Parents and residents handed the Garfield Re-2 School Board Wednesday a cease and desist letter in response to the district’s recent announcement to switch to universal mask requirements, but it’s unlikely the letter results in…

While rediscovering Tuscaloosa I found some differences in the city from when I first lived here. Amazing stuff.

While rediscovering Tuscaloosa I found some differences in the city from when I first lived here. Amazing stuff.

While rediscovering Tuscaloosa I found some differences in the city from when I first lived here. Amazing stuff.

View Comments INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — In a state with a year-round swimming season and a county with 26 miles of shoreline, a handful of area nonprofits are working together to ensure minority and low-income youth are skilled and confident swimmers. Nearly 400 children have learned to swim for free in just five years, thanks to a partnership between Float Hope of Indian River County, the Gifford Youth Achievement Center and the countys three Boys & Girls Club chapters.  Float Hope provides...

A promotional image for director-executive producer Clay Tweel’s HBO Max original docuseries, ‘Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults.’ The occurrence of seemingly unbelievable events often captures the world’s attention, but the reason why and how they happened often specifically engage both casual and serious conspiracy theorists alike. That need to take a comprehensive delve into a shocking event drove seasoned documentarian, Clay Tweel to explore the journey of the titular cult from its...

New Michigan law doesn’t mean vets are going to prescribe marijuana to your pets Updated Jan 18, 2021; Posted Jan 18, 2021 CBD products for pets carried at veterinary offices operated by Dr. Jeffrey Powers. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Powers Facebook Share Michigan’s dogs, cats, bunnies and hamsters won’t likely soon be getting high on marijuana edibles prescribed by their veterinarian, but a new law opens the door to the possibility of that potentially awkward discussion. While medical m...

By Seth Galinsky January 18, 2021 Militant/George ChalmersFactory worker Daniela Veloz subscribed to Militant after Alyson Kennedy, left, knocked on her door in Ennis, Texas, Jan. 4. Socialist Workers Party is building on success of its work last year to continue campaigning among working people in cities, towns and farm areas. In the midst of 2020’s capitalist economic, social and pandemic crisis, and government-ordered lockdowns, t...

This Week in Apps: App Store privacy labels, Facebook criticizes Apple over ad targeting, Twitter kills Periscope Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in global consumer spend in 2019. Not including third-party Chinese app stores, iOS and Android users downloaded 130 billion apps in 2020....