confederate Definition: (noun) A person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan). Synonyms: accomplice Usage: What he felt was that he had caught The Man and his confederate with the goods. Discuss. […]
BREAKING NEWS — Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi roll out bill to close the gender gap in salaries This morning, the New York Daily News broke the news that in marking the anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that let women […]
On January 17, President Trump, along with Vice President Pence and Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan announced the release of the 2019 Missile Defense Review (MDR). The MDR is the last of four strategic guidance documents that Trump directed the national security establishment […]
Wednesday, January 30th. Early this month in 1967, the first fluoridation law in the country went into effect. Connecticut required fluoridation of public water supplies serving 20,000 or more population to combat tooth decay. The requirement was extended to the […]
On Tuesday, February 26, 2019, New York City will hold a citywide special election for Public Advocate. The Public Advocate seeks to resolve complaints from the public about City agencies and services, recommends how the City can best serve New […]
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860) Chekhov was a Russian short-story writer, dramatist, and physician who earned enduring international acclaim for his stories and plays. His early works were broad humorous sketches and tales published under a pseudonym, written to support himself […]
Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
epitomize Definition: (verb) Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of. Synonyms: typify Usage: They are so perfect in their way that they seem to epitomize the very scent and charm of the forest, as if the […]
The Swamp fights back Writing in the New York Post on Saturday, Trump-whisperer Salena Zito applies her “special” understanding of the American electorate’s psyche to explain AOC’s populist rise. Simply put: Ocasio-Cortez and Trump are two sides of the same […]
Tuesday, January 29th. There have been 27 ratified amendments to the U.S. Constitution over the past 225-plus years, but that total comes with an asterisk. Uniquely, the 21st Amendment repeals the 18th, which began its short career this month in1919. […]
The theme of ‘The LeadFreeNYC plan’ will be to have a LEAD FREE NYC by screening not only large multiple dwelling buildings built before 1978, but to screen every apartment for any hazard of lead. This will be done by […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public appearances or interviews yet scheduled. At 9:30 a.m., the Assembly and Senate hold a joint legislative hearing on the public protection portion of the governor’s 2019-20 budget, Hearing Room B, LOB, […]
Nearly 900-lot auction features the heaviest trading card offering in hobby’s premier event The Lou Gehrig Collection, Historic Bats, Iconic Ali Robes Lead Heritage Auctions Platinum Night Catalog Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night sales have a long history as the most dangerous […]
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