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A video where Obama mentions the difficulty of maintaining hope during the Israel-Hamas conflict regarding the consequences of the mass killing of Israeli citizens on October 7, 2023
The forty-fourth president, Barack Obama, delivered remarks in Chicago where he noted that the world feels “more unstable and more dangerous” than it has in a long time, referencing the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. He adds that it is hard to be hopeful during this time and that the images of families mourning…
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Mayor Adams Announces NYC Hits All-Time High In Total Jobs, Recovery Of Nearly 1 Million Jobs Lost During Pandemic
Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, Housing, Economic Development and Workforce: Good morning, everyone! Thank you all for joining us on this celebratory morning. I know it’s a little bit of a rainy morning, but it’s also an historic morning. My name is Maria Torres-Springer. I’m the deputy mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce. Thanks to all…
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New York. As Number Of Asylum Seekers In City’s Care Tops 64,100, City Announces Additional Policies For Asylum Seekers In City Shelters
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced additional policies to help asylum seekers in the city’s care take the next steps in their journeys, as the current surge at the border and additional bussing from the State of Texas results in an unsustainable spike of migrants arriving in New York City seeking shelter. The…
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Justice Department Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Report
Office of Public Affairs The Justice Department’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released its first-ever Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Annual Report today, highlighting the department’s recent accomplishments in cases with environmental justice concerns and outlining the department’s strategy for engaging with and delivering results to communities long overburdened by pollution. Last year, the department created OEJ within the…
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US Justice Department Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Report
The Justice Department’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released its first-ever Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Annual Report today, highlighting the department’s recent accomplishments in cases with environmental justice concerns and outlining the department’s strategy for engaging with and delivering results to communities long overburdened by pollution. Last year, the department created OEJ within the Environment and Natural Resources…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Participates in Live Interview With “LA W Radio With Julio Sanchez Cristo”
Julio Sánchez Cristo: Mayor Adams, welcome and thank you for coming to our country. Mayor Eric Adams: Good morning. [Inaudible] to speak with you today on this radio program. Cristo: How was your trip to Colombia? What can you tell us? Mayor Adams: Well, I tell you, it is one of the most beautiful countries, and your friendship and…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Hosts “Hear From the Mayor” Radio Show
Gary Byrd: Well, it’s time for you to Hear from the Mayor, and our mayor wants to hear from you as well. Standing by, the 110th mayor of New York City, our brother, who as Brother Lloyd Williams indicated, has walked with us through the battlefields of New York City across several different power positions, certainly…
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NYC Mayor Adams Appears Live on 77 WABC’s “Sid & Friends in the Morning” – Video and Transcript
September 28, 2023 Sid Rosenberg: Been a while, but we’ve been texting… Now for the last couple of days, and he was actually looking forward to this. He was. So, [inaudible] Trump a couple days ago, Trump will go on CNN, Trump will go on NBC Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, and Eric Adams will…
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NYC Deputy Mayor For Health And Human Services Anne Williams-Isom Holds Briefing On Asylum Seeker Response
September 28, 2023 Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom, Health and Human Services: Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Anne Williams-Isom, and I’m the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services. For this week’s briefing, I’m excited to be joined by the mayor of Barranquilla, Colombia, Jaime Pumarejo. I’m also joined by the City’s Corporation Counsel, Judge Sylvia Hinds Radix, and…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Participates in a Fireside Conversation Hosted by the New York Law School and the Center for New York City Law
Anthony Crowell, Dean, New York Law School: All right everyone, can I ask you to take your seats please? It is great to see all of you this morning. I’m Anthony Crowell, the dean and president here at New York Law School. I welcome you to our first in-person City Law breakfast in three years. I…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Leads Broad Coalition of Local Governments in Joining Legal Fight to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix led a coalition of 15 cities and counties from across the nation in joining a legal fight to uphold a commonsense gun safety law and protect domestic abuse survivors, law enforcement, and others from gun violence. In an amicus…
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Remarks by President Biden on Supporting Ukraine, Defending Democratic Values, and Taking Action to Address Global Challenges in Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania 7:51 P.M. EEST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Lithuania! (Applause.) As my mother would say, “God love ya.” No seats. Holy mackerel. (Laughter.) It’s good to be back in Vilnius, a nation and a region that knows better than anyone the transformational power of freedom. (Applause.) You know, you showed the world that the strength…
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Eric Adams Participates in “Mayors’ Roundtable” at Essence Festival of Culture’s Global Black Economic Forum
Mayor Adams: There’s a real full circle in connection to New Orleans. I was down here during the storm bringing the supplies years ago with Noble and the Guardians. But really, Essence, 19 years ago I remember reading one of the stories and immediately after I read it I got in my tub with my bubble…
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Nashville shooter identified as transgender
Tragic news came out of Nashville, Tennessee on Monday morning as a shooter armed with two assault-style rifles and a handgun entered a Christian school and killed three students and three staff members. The suspect, Audrey Hale, aged 28 and from Nashville, allegedly shot through the door to gain entry to the school and had…
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New York. Mayor Eric Adams Appears Live on CNN’s “State of the Union With Jake Tapper & Dana Bash” – March 05 2023
Transcript: Dana Bash: Welcome back to State of the Union. As big city mayors come under increased pressure to make cities safer, New York City mayor, Eric Adams announced a sweeping new plan this week to better help mentally ill New Yorkers. Improving their access to housing and treatment options, and expanding the use of medical professionals…
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Mayor Eric Adams Calls in Live to Caribbean Power Jam’s “The Reset Show”
J.R. Giddings: Mayor Adams, Happy New Year. Welcome back to the Reset Talk Show. How are you? You’re muted. Mayor Eric Adams: That’s the word of 2022. You’re muted. It’s good to see you all. Happy New Year’s. This is the first time on the show since the New Year’s, and it’s good to see the continuing…
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Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Update on Public Safety Efforts in New York City
Mayor Eric Adams: Team, I went to the post party last night and they wrote about me, attacked me. Bernadette, next time I’m going to the Daily News party. Oh, man. Thank you. Good to be here with an amazing team and I’m going to turn over to my deputy mayor of public safety so he…
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Mayor Eric Adams Appears on ABC-7 and CBS
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Megan Rapinoe Cut From Major Tournament
TRUMP CURSE?– Megan Rapinoe (s an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States national team. Winner of the Ballon d’Or Féminin and named The Best FIFA Women’s Player in 2019) Humiliated As She Is Cut From Major Tournament. She won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in…
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Al Capone, Prohibition, and the American Dream… video
The Prohibition era is still just getting started, but criminal enterprises have already sprung up everywhere to supply thirsty American’s with their drink. In the “summer of sin” of 1922, one man in particular is making waves in the Chicago underworld. JIndy Neidell video.