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Inside Decades of Nepotism and Bungling at the N.Y.C. Elections Board

Some staffers read or watch Netflix at the office, while others punch in and then go shopping or to the gym, current and former employees said.

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An 88-year-old survivor of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, was carried to safety by her neighbors – CNN

An 88-year-old survivor of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, was carried to safety by her neighbors  CNN LIVE UPDATES: Miami condo collapse death toll climbs to 12, 149 remain unaccounted for  Fox News New lawsuit filed in deadly Florida building collapse  New

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Billionaire GOP Donor Bankrolls National Guard Border Deployment

As many as 50 National Guard members are heading to the U.S.-Mexico border to help law enforcement deal with the ongoing migrant crisis. But the cost of the deployment isn’t being paid by local, state or federal government. Instead, a

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Board of Elections ‘Discrepancy’ Puts Mayoral Primary Vote in Disarray

After the Board of Elections released a preliminary ranked-choice tally in the New York City mayoral race, it acknowledged an issue with its findings.

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House votes to remove Roger Taney bust, Confederate statues from the Capitol

The bill calls for the removal of statues such as those of Jefferson Davis. It would also remove the bust of Roger Taney, the U.S. chief justice who wrote an infamous pro-slavery decision.

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As condo death toll rises, officials vow to keep up search despite fading hopes

Body of 12th victim pulled from rubble of Surfside building six days after it crumbled, but authorities insist survivors can still be found and families pray for miracles

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Tiger Global leads $31.5M investment in interactive edtech Quizizz

Quizizz, an Indian startup that is making learning more interactive so that students find it compelling to spend more hours studying, said on Wednesday it has raised $31.5 million in a new financing round. Tiger Global led the Series B

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Wisconsin G.O.P. Wrestles With Just How Much to Indulge Trump – The New York Times

Wisconsin G.O.P. Wrestles With Just How Much to Indulge Trump  The New York Times

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Evyatar settlers okay new deal to leave outpost, after yeshiva delay hiccup

Residents accept compromise that will push back opening of religious school by several months, but limit time Defense Ministry can spend surveying land

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The House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues In The U.S. Capitol

The legislation also calls for the removal of a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that declared Black Americans weren’t U.S. citizens. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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