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Trump’s control of D.C. police set to end : NPR

Trump’s control of D.C. police set to end : NPR

Law enforcement officers with the Department of Homeland Security and the Metropolitan Police Department set up a traffic safety checkpoint along a busy Washington, D.C., street on Monday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump’s takeover of local D.C. police is set to expire Wednesday, even as other forms of federal control continue. On Aug. …

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Boro Park to Be Sprayed for Mosquito Control Overnight Tuesday

Boro Park to Be Sprayed for Mosquito Control Overnight Tuesday

Boro Park to Be Sprayed for Mosquito Control Overnight Tuesday By Y.M. Lowy BoroPark24 has reported a scheduled mosquito spraying on September 4 after some mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus were detected. Now, infected mosquitoes have still been found in the neighborhood’s 11204, 11209, 11214, and 11219 zip codes. To further reduce the mosquito population, the NYC Health …

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Snug with your bugs? How microbes control your sleep

Snug with your bugs? How microbes control your sleep

But there are other reasons to think it might work. Diet, for example, is well known to affect sleep. When a group of 15 healthy young men followed a high fat, high sugar diet for a week, this altered their brains’ electrical patterns during deep sleep, although it’s hard to draw firm conclusions from such a small sample size. Similarly, …

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Rupert Murdoch's family reaches deal on who will control media empire – Euronews.com

Rupert Murdoch’s family reaches deal on who will control media empire  Euronews.com Rupert Murdoch buys out 3 of his children to seal fate of his media empire  NPR Rupert Murdoch’s family strikes deal on who will control Fox News after his death  KATU Who Is Lachlan Murdoch, the Media Prince Who Would Be King  The New York Times Murdochs reach deal in succession battle …

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New Research Shows Birth Control May Do More Than Just Prevent Pregnancy

New Research Shows Birth Control May Do More Than Just Prevent Pregnancy

A new Rice University study reveals that hormonal birth control influences more than reproductive health, it also affects how women process and remember emotions. Credit: Stock Research indicates that hormonal birth control can influence emotions and memory, shaping the daily reality of women worldwide. Hormonal birth control is a fact of life for millions of women. In the United States …

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Lachlan Murdoch Snares Voting Control of Fox, News Corp. in Settlement

Lachlan Murdoch Snares Voting Control of Fox, News Corp. in Settlement

The War of the Murdochs appears to have come to an end. The media sector’s prominent Murdoch family settled a long-running dispute Monday that will leave Lachlan Murdoch in control of voting shares that govern both News Corp. and Fox Corp. while selling off stakes in the company attached to founder Rupert Murdoch’s other children who had challenged their father’s …

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Google Home web app can now control lights, more devices

Google Home web app can now control lights, more devices

After previously being limited to Cameras and Automations, the Google Home web app now lets you control other smart “Devices.” This new tab in the navigation rail was previewed in June. Visually, it looks like the tablet app with a feed at the right showing your devices organized by room (alphabetical). The left sidebar lets you quickly scroll to a …

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Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on fourth week of federal control in Washington

Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on fourth week of federal control in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital. Behind a bright red banner reading “END THE D.C. OCCUPATION” in English and Spanish, protesters marched over two miles from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza near the White House …

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Trump wants control of 9/11 Memorial; Hochul says it belongs to New Yorkers – New York Daily News

Trump wants control of 9/11 Memorial; Hochul says it belongs to New Yorkers  New York Daily News Trump Is Exploring Ways to Take Over the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum  The New York Times As President Trump seeks to control 9/11 Memorial & Museum, Gov. Hochul says it belongs to New Yorkers  CBS News White House dis­cussing possible takeover of 9/11 Memorial and …

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