New York City’s latest weapon in its fight against street noise is a traffic camera equipped with a sound meter.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
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Judge OKs trial for Illinois paramedics in patient’s death
The two emergency medical professionals are facing first-degree murder charges after a patient they strapped facedown to a stretcher suffocated.
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Door of No Return: Yellen visits onetime slave-trading post
The Treasury secretary, on a trip aimed at rebuilding U.S.-African economic relations, acknowledged the ongoing ramifications of a brutal past.
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Justice Department investigating Abbott baby formula plant
NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory’s closure in February 2022 was a key cause of a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula from food […]
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Sundance documentary looks into Brett Kavanaugh investigation
The film focuses on sexual harassment allegations made by a Yale classmate, Deborah Ramirez, that were detailed in a New Yorker article in 2018.
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Sections of Balkan river choked by floating garbage
River fencing installed by a hydroelectric plant has turned the city into an unwilling regional waste site, activists complain.
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Brazil’s army chief fired in aftermath of capital uprising
President Lula da Silva said several times in public that some military members allowed the Jan. 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.
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Flavored cannabis marketing criticized for targeting kids
As New York opens more legal outlets for recreational marijuana, some public health advocates want more scrutiny on how marijuana products are being marketed to teens and young adults.
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More than a gesture: Foundation empties coffers to fund Black paper in Baltimore
In a rare move for philanthropy, Adam Holofcener and his family dedicate almost all of their organization’s remaining assets – $1 million – to a single project.
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Study: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals
Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up fast enough and can’t be relied on to meet crucial climate goals.