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What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?
New evidence shows more people might benefit from this cholesterol-lowering medication than we previously thought. But that doesn’t mean everyone should take one.
📋 Flamengo and Corinthians named for Maracanã clash
Flamengo and Corinthians have announced their lineups for this Sunday’s (13th) Brasileirão clash.The match at the Maracanã pits two teams against each other that are also involved in the Libertado...
Bills vs. Texans Score: Houston Leads 7-3 in Q2
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'Practical Magic 2' conjures a No. 1 box office debut with $30 million
“Practical Magic 2” conjures a box-office victory this weekend, topping the North American charts nearly three decades after its predecessor | KNX News 1070 AM
Celine Dion completes her first full concert in 6 years after overcoming rare illness
Celine Dion has returned to the stage, performing her first full concert in over six years | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
Celine Dion completes her first full concert in 6 years after overcoming rare illness
Celine Dion has returned to the stage, performing her first full concert in over six years | WWL
Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care
Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia. The West African chimpanzees receive care such as teeth cleanings and X-rays
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections | 1080 WTIC NEWSTALK
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections | K-DAWN
How the HOPES Program Strengthens Culturally Responsive Mental‑Health Care
"I thought there was no way I could become a doctor. Now I know I can."As I looked around the room, I noticed heads nodding in agreement.That student's reflection wasn't an isolated experience. One by one, others shared similar stories describing how they had questioned whether they belonged in medi...
Deputies respond to trespasser reported at ex-Vice President Kamala Harris’ Malibu home
A trespasser was reported at former Vice President Kamala Harris' Malibu, California, home.
Security stops alleged trespasser on Kamala Harris’ Malibu property
Security stopped an alleged trespasser on Kamala Harris’ Malibu property on Friday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and her spokesperson, raising security concerns about the former vice president.
Shbash Distills Hustle To a Science on New Trap Single ‘System’
Jordanian-Palestinian rapper Shbash turns his work ethic into a deliberate science on new, high-impact trap single ‘System’, released via 5njoom.
Should The Miami Heat Pursue Darius Garland?
Following the blockbuster addition of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Miami could target Darius Garland to fix backcourt depth issues and solidify a championship-caliber big three.
Southern Heritage Classic Parade brings music and fun through Orange Mound
See our best photos from the Southern Heritage Classic Parade through the Orange Mound neighborhood ahead of the SHC at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
Fox News' resident liberal has some tips for winning a political argument
Jessica Tarlov, a regular on "The Five" on Fox News, has a few secrets for productive political conversations during this heated election season.
Medical journals have chosen activism over science
As a student of medicine in the library, overwhelmed by facts that hadn’t yet cohered into a point of view, I read medical journals. They brought me relief — a feeling that life as a doctor was full of muddled people, usually trying to do their best, who found purpose in their work. As a [...]Read More...
The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’
I found myself fielding a lot of questions from folks who don’t usually talk much about AI this week. They were mostly along the lines of “do you think AI is going to kill us all?” or “how worried should I be about this human extinction stuff?” Motivating this wave of existential anxiety was the highly dramatic resignation of now-former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon, who quit his job while publicly sharing his concerns about safety practices at the leading AI companies. More specifically, he declared that almost everyone at OpenAI and Anthropic, the leading AI labs, believes that there’s a decent chance the AI systems they’re producing could “kill us all” by the end of the decade, and the companies aren’t “acting responsibly.” Other AI safety researchers, including those still employed at Anthropic and OpenAI, all confirmed that yes, Coxon is correct, they’re all worried that their company’s products might prove fatal for the entire human race as well. Two more AI employees quit and joined the chorus. Now, the warning shot has been covered everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to Fox News to WIRED to the Guardian. I understand why all this sounds scary, but my response to those who have asked, has generally been: No, you don’t need to worry that AI will kill go rogue and kill us all. But that does not mean we shouldn’t worry, period. Far from it. The companies building AI products are now among the wealthiest and most powerful entities in the world. And they very much are building enormous engines of mass surveillance, extraction, and automation. They can and have allowed their AI systems to carry out felony hacks of other companies, provided the government with autonomously generated kill lists, and sold enterprise technology to firms around the world that is explicitly intended to replace jobs. But “AI” has done these things not because they have all-powerful minds of their own but, ultimately, because people have programmed, calibrated, and directed them to. In other words, it’s not AI we need to worry the most about. It’s the people and corporations working to profit from and gain power by deploying it. The technology is sophisticated, sure, and, especially in cybersecurity contexts, potentially disruptive to plenty of existing systems. But if we want to stop this predatory, profiteering, and extractive form of AI—and it’s worth noting that at this point, most people do—we absolutely can. A quick note/plea: I can only do all of this with the support of readers like you, so if you find value in independent, critical tech journalism and analysis, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. I want to keep as much of this un-paywalled as absolutely possible, and I need your support to do so. Many thanks to all who continue to chip in, it’s very much appreciated. Onward. Subscribe First, some context: AI industry folks like Coxon have been discussing the prospect that AI will destroy humanity for years. Even before the beginning of the AI boom, many working in the industry, from the executive staff to the rank and file researchers, have obsessed over ‘x-risk’, or the possibility that AI will become sentient or semi-sentient and move one way or another to exterminate humanity. This is ostensibly why Elon Musk bankrolled OpenAI in the first place, and is the grounds for his lawsuit alleging OpenAI betrayed its charter by abandoning its nonprofit status to become a commercial enterprise. Many AI engineers and startup founders have calculated their own personal p(doom), or the probability that the tech product they are working on will initiate an actual humanity-extinguishing apocalypse. 10-25% p(doom)s are pretty common. (I wrote about a long weekend I spent among these folks at one of their top conferences here, to give you an idea of their ideas and belief systems.) Sam Altman himself drove the narrative of the imminent rise of a super-powerful AI, or artificial general intelligence, to prominence by declaring that the technology he was building posed an existential risk to humanity. This idea is in other words baked into the DNA of modern AI companies and into the products they engineer. It’s also why the industry is routinely accused, by myself and others, of “doom marketing,” ie, using such proclamations and framings to impart the sheer power of the technology behind your product onto investors, partners, consumers, and the state. Some ambient understanding of this tendency may have helped prevent the press from repeating the claim every time one of the x-risk folks made it over the years, including when they quit their jobs at AI companies while doing so. Yet Coxon’s AI x-risk alarm has broken containment, as they say, and has exposed the idea to the mainstream media once again. This has happened, I think, for a number of reasons. First, when AI CEOs were going around saying AI might kill everyone in 2023, their companies were well-capitalized, but not nearly to the extent they are today. They were more easily dismissed as eccentric geeks of the sort that Silicon Valley is supposed to produce. Now, not only do their products have much greater market saturation, but people are more aware of a) the often unethical ways the executives and companies comport themselves b) the other adverse impacts of AI that have already arrived, and c) the physical cost of building these systems, particularly when it comes to data centers. Finally, toss in the constant stream of headlines in 2026 about AI models going rogue or potentially upending the world’s infrastructure. [ ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) [ With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial. ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) Brian Merchant · Aug 27 [ Read full story ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) As a result, general sentiment was already overwhelmingly skeptical of AI and its overlords, so the table was pretty well set for someone to come along and say ‘just a reminder, the companies that are building the product that promises to take your job and leave a data center in your neighborhood also think that it might exterminate the human race’ and get a strong reaction from the media and the public. The question is: Should we understand this stuff as hype, strategically fanned to feed already swelling valuations? Is it doom marketing? Genuine cause for alarm that the infrastructure that undergirds modern life is facing a novel threat vector? Or reason to be sincerely worried that AI companies are amassing too much power, and that their products are genuinely dangerous? The answer, I’m afraid, is “yes.” Let me try to untangle all of this a bit, because arguments over how to navigate this moment are extremely heated right now, as they are essentially arguments over how to approach the politics of AI at a moment where there may be a unique opening for action. Those sympathetic to AI alignment concerns and x risk arguments—which increasingly includes a faction on the left who want to shut down AI over safety concerns—argue that people who dismiss AI as all hype have their heads in the sand. Meanwhile, critics of the x-risk narrative—which I might note includes a cadre of investors and tech folks on the right, too—argue that it is hype and can be used to further inflate valuations or for pursuing regulatory capture. The challenge is that many feel that dismissing AI as just hype or purely marketing also diminishes the urgency of taking on the AI industry as the novel and threat to labor, civil society, and the public sphere it is; others that by accepting the industry’s own terms, we imbue it with undue power and enable it. But let’s be clear: Declarations that AI is so powerful it might end the world are a kind of marketing, and anyone who says otherwise is just as off base as those who say that’s all that it is. If you don’t think that these sub-trillion dollar companies have higher-ups who noticed that when their founders talked about super-powerful dangerous AI they got spikes in media interest and phone calls from investors, or that those founders didn’t notice that themselves, and lean into certain narratives to advantage their products, then I don’t know what to tell you. Not all marketing is a Pepsi ad campaign with a celebrity spokesperson. Yet confronting the AI industry should certainly be considered an urgent project. Do I share the x-riskers’ fear that out-of-control, super-intelligent AI agents might end the world? I do not. I’ve read a good deal of AI extinction literature over the last couple of years and I have not come across a credible, step-by-step documentation of how exactly AI might move from self-recursively improving AI to killing every single human on the planet. Most of what I’ve read seems predicated on a sort of reverse Ian Malcolmian logic: Eventually, it becomes smart enough and AI, uh, finds a way (to exterminate humanity). Are the AI companies also overstating and dramatizing what their products can do? Yes, pretty much all the time. They’re in a knife fight for market share and are trying to win customers and government contracts before their investors come knocking. And yet. They have concentrated enormous amounts of compute, have extensive data collection and surveillance capacities, have inserted themselves into the state in numerous capacities, including military kill chains, and they are being run by egomaniacal billionaires who are rushing to monopolize an entire new market. The way I think about their most recent frightening-seeming exploits is not as a “swarm of rogue AI agents building a new civilization” or whatever, but as corporations with a hitherto-unimaginable amount of compute at their disposal recklessly experimenting with automation programs, completely unafraid of any repercussions because we have been unwilling or unable to impose any on them. So I think we should welcome any newfound imperative to hold them accountable. I also think that ultimately, the AI critics, Pause AI folks, leftists, doomers, effective altruists, and, honestly, most of the public, want a lot of the same things: legitimate checks and limits on AI companies’ power, actual transparency into what the companies are doing, and for more of AI to be under public control. (Ultimately, a lot of what animates the x-risk fears are rooted in just that: a fear of losing control.) How we move towards all this, exactly, is the question of the day, and while there’s much to be argued over in terms of building a viable political platform to challenge the AI industry’s power, I do want to cast a vote against one particular approach. Not to pick on Chris here, as there are a lot of folks out there proposing stuff like this, and the policy ideas actually stem from AI safety groups. But not only would this be challenging to land politically (I can already hear the ‘China will beat us to AGI’ calls) and all but unworkable in practice, this approach is a) far too limiting, b) fails to address the current harms caused by AI and c) would likely only wind up serving Anthropic and OpenAI; it’s what regulatory capture looks like in action. Full model transparency is the floor for what should be on offer here. If these companies believe their products will kill us, the very least we deserve is to know how. It’s in the public interest. I would also argue we might get a lot of the way to stopping any currently envisioned robot apocalypse simply by forcing AI companies to assume liability, and to submit to the full brunt of the law. If Sam Altman were liable to be charged with a felony for approving the hack on Hugging Face1, if Google was forced to pay defamation fines each time it published a false and injurious AI Overviews, these companies might suddenly find cause to restrain their models’ output, and we might hear less about rogue AI. We would need to introduce new frameworks and available tools for tracking automated lawbreaking, to be sure, but I’d wager that little would frighten the AI companies more than actually being held accountable for what their products enable. To that end, Illinois has passed an AI liability law, which the industry fought tooth and nail, and Florida is considering one. The next steps would be towards moving AI under public control; again, it’s only reasonable, since everyone, not just AI insiders, should get a say over how a technology whose developers say might kill us is developed and deployed. Dismantling the whole industrial project as currently structured should be on the table, too, pending democratic input. But that’s for another post. For now, suffice to say that while I won’t be losing any sleep about an AI-enabled extinction event, Mr. Coxon and co. have given us an opportunity to underscore the urgency of the clear and present damage AI companies are doing, the extreme power they wield and the extent to which they hold themselves unaccountable, and the abundance of political capital there is out there for taking them on. Subscribe 1 Purely speculative! I do not know if he did or not.
‘Student Sidelines’- Buchanan senior recaps Bears win at Liberty
(KSEE/KGPE) – In this week’s ‘Student Sidelines’ report on CBS47 Sidelines, Buchanan senior Brody Elrod takes us through some of the highlights of his school’s dominant football win Thursday night at Liberty High School in Bakersfield.
Week 3: Texas high school football scores and highlights
West Mesquite 31, Texas High 14 Kilgore 50, Gilmer 64 Liberty-Eylau 15, Pleasant Grove 29 Mabank 14, Spring Hill 57 Waskom 24, Lakeside 14 Overton 20, Carlisle 49 Jonesboro 14, Union Hill 70 Tenaha 42, Big Sandy 41 (Thursday) Longview 22, Ruston 36 Athens 50, Pine Tree 48 Gladewater 7, West Rusk 28 Coach’s Corner […]
HIGHLIGHTS: Greenwood vs. Lubbock Cooper Liberty
LUBBOCK, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Greenwood Rangers went on the road to face one of the top teams in 4A in the Lubbock Cooper-Liberty Patriots and things didn’t go as planned. After beating the Patriots in the last two matchups, the Rangers fell 56-25, dropping their first game of the season. Next week, the Rangers […]
Venice Film Festival ends with Golden Lion at stake after 'NAZA' draws record ovation
The 83rd Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday with the jury awards, including the Golden Lion | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
Venice Film Festival ends with Golden Lion at stake after 'NAZA' draws record ovation
The 83rd Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday with the jury awards, including the Golden Lion | Talk 1370
Young people are 'embracing' political violence in numbers we haven't seen before: Jonathan Turley
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley analyzes the rise in the acceptance of political violence on 'Life, Liberty & Levin.'
Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire at Los Angeles trial
A federal jury has found rapper Lil Durk not guilty of attempted murder for hire of rival rapper Quando Rondo | WWL
St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox Game Discussion Friday
The St. Louis Cardinals begin a weekend homestand against the Chicago White Sox Friday night as Matthew Liberatore will get the start for St. Louis while the White Sox will send Anthony Kay to the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 7:15pm with the game broadcast available via Cardinals.tv.
Modified GeForce RTX 5090 with 96 GB Memory Shows Up on Alibaba for Nearly $4,000
A Chinese manufacturer is now selling a modified GeForce RTX 5090 with 96 GB of memory, three times the 32 GB on the retail card. Shenzhen Suqiao Intelligent Technology, an OEM/ODM with over a decade of experience building graphics cards, motherboards, and servers, listed the card on Alibaba for...
Watch: Vandegrift vs. Liberty Hill football live
Vandegrift looks to bounce back in Week 3 at Jerry Vance Field as the Vipers face the Liberty Hill Panthers.
J.K. Rowling responds to Lilly Wachowski’s accusation of ‘funding trans genocide’ (exclusive)
J.K. Rowling’s representative responded to Lilly Wachowski accusing the author of ‘funding trans genocide’: ‘She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people.’
GOP and Democratic officials in Nashville unite over renaming airport for Dolly Parton
In Nashville, Tennessee, Republican and Democratic leaders are in an ugly partisan battle over who controls the city's airport, but they agree on one thing | 1080 WTIC NEWSTALK
Kenya's quest to host Africa Recording Academy hub gets boost from Grammy organizers
Kenya’s quest to host an Africa Recording Academy headquarters has received a boost, with Recording Academy officials saying key milestones have been completed | 830 WCCO
‘CODA’ didn’t change Hollywood for the disabled. Siân Heder hopes ‘Being Heumann’ can
“CODA,” the first film featuring a largely deaf cast to triumph at the Oscars, marked a watershed moment for the film industry | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
Allina Health hospice nurses launch strike in the wake of what they call 'unbearable working conditions'
Allina health hospice nurses launch strike in the wake of what they call 'unbearable working conditions.' "We are exhausted for our patients," says Allina Hospice RN case manager Abby McDonald. Allina responded with disappointment over the walkout. | 830 WCCO
LEGO Challenge among upcoming Jervis library activities
Jervis Public Library in Rome has announced its upcoming activities for the week of Sept. 14, including a LEGO Challenge on Monday, Sept. 14 and a Jigsaw Puzzle Competition on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Liberty Science Center Breaks Ground On $40M Expansion With New Exhibits
Liberty Science Center in Jersey City is getting a $40 million expansion with new exhibits, a goat playground, river otter habitat, and more.
Identical Twins Once Had the Perfect DNA Alibi. Here's How Forensic Scientists Found a Way Around It
There was a time when criminals with identical twins could commit serious crimes and still get away with them.
Westbury retail strip trades for $5.3M
A local real estate investment firm purchased a fully leased retail strip at 427 Old Country Road in Westbury for $5.3 million, highlighting strong demand in the area.
On Display: 6th Annual Federated Garden Club Flower Show at Utica Public Library
The sixth annual Federated Garden Clubs District V Flower Show showcases vibrant floral designs and horticultural displays at the Utica Public Library.
3 Zodiac Signs Enter An Exceptionally Powerful New Era During The Waxing Crescent Moon On September 12
Three zodiac signs enter an exceptionally powerful era on September 12, 2026, during the Waxing Crescent Moon in Libra. They are: Cancer, Virgo, and Sagittarius.
What Today's Business Grants Reveal About Tomorrow's Funding Opportunities
Colorful GrantWatch promotional graphic featuring a winding road leading toward a bright city skyline at sunrise. A large white arrow on the road points toward “Tomorrow’s Opportunities.” On the left, a signpost displays funding focus areas including Innovation, Clean Energy, Workforce Development, Community Growth, and Small Business. The headline reads, “What Today’s Business Grants Reveal About Tomorrow’s Funding Opportunities.” The GrantWatch logo and “Time to Apply” appear at the top. In the lower right corner, a stack of books labeled “Plans” and “Grants” is topped by The Queen of Grants 2 by Libby Hikind, reinforcing the theme of planning for future grant funding opportunities.
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Q&A with First Factory Chief Operating Officer Don Gregori
Don Gregori’s journey to become chief operating officer for a multinational technology company began with earning a liberal arts degree.
Health Toll of WTC Attacks Still Unfolding 25 Years Later
Overview: Nearly 3,000 people died from the attack on the World Trade Center. But the lingering physical and mental health effects have reached far beyond that number. As the nation commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center’s twin towers, the health fallout from the attack still affects […]
CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety
When state health departments, federal health agencies and medical societies diverge, how is an ordinary person supposed to know whom to trust?
There is a long history of bribery in US politics – is Donald Trump continuing it?
The US president has pledged to pay all American adults US$5,000 if the Republican Party wins the midterm elections in November.
Dream Garden | custom KIDDO family entertainment destination
The new venue in Caracas, Venezuela, combines the client's colourful branding with an efficient, fun design
How 9/11 Helped Shape Our Politics Today
"The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks transformed global politics as Western democracies abandoned many liberal principles and older conflicts over empire, decolonization, immigration and culture resurfaced in the far-right movements," writes Faisal Devji.
Liberty Science Center breaks ground on $40M expansion that reimagines the facility
Liberty Science Center broke ground on a visionary $40 million transformation of its physical campus and its vast array of STEAM programs.
Just across the Hudson, the Western Hemisphere’s largest planetarium is getting a massive $40M upgrade—adding a 90-foot upside-down balloon, river otters, and a touching 9/11 Memorial Garden
Liberty Science Center's massive $40M expansion brings a 90-foot upside-down balloon, a touching 9/11 Memorial Garden, and epic planetarium upgrades.
Mikel Arteta: Arsenal manager says he deliberately sabotaged his team's travel plans to prepare for difficulties on the road
Arsenal were involved in travel difficulties on the way to Naples because of the UK Air Traffic Control incident on Tuesday; Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed he has deliberately sabotaged the clubs journey to stadiums, affected meal times and made changing rooms hotter
2026 Rising Stars: Kristopher Pockell
Kristopher Pockell is a software engineering manager at Liberty Lake-based OpenEye by day and the co-founder of Spokane Valley-based Elixir Sauce Co. by night.
Kazeminy: On 9/11, embracing a nation of immigrants
Nasser Kazeminy reflects on 9/11 and Ellis Island as symbols of america’s immigrant heritage and unity in new york.
China AI labs routed requests to Claude 35 million times: Anthropic
Anthropic said Alibaba, Moonshot, Zhipu, DeepSeek, and Xiaomi all tried to use Claude to train their models in various ways.
Barry I. Levy
Rivkin Radler Managing Partner Barry I. Levy works hand in hand with institutional and individual clients to navigate complex litigation in the insurance, healthcare and financial services arenas.
Martha Reichert
Martha Reichert is a partner at the East End law firm of Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, where she serves as co-chair of the land use and zoning group.
Ana C. Shields
The managing principal of Jackson Lewis’ Long Island office in Melville, Ana C. Shields is also co-leader of the firm’s employment litigation practice group nationally and serves on the firm’s board of directors.
Mark J. Lesko
Mark J. Lesko is a partner at La Pinta Lesko, a Long Island law firm with offices in Hauppauge and Mineola.
George J. Pammer
George J. Pammer is a founding partner at Batarseh Pammer, which provides experienced legal counsel in family law, criminal defense and traffic matters.
Robert C. Creighton
Robert Creighton is a corporate attorney focusing on merger and acquisition transactions and representing banks in commercial lending.
Brian A. Tully
As the founder and managing partner of Tully Law Group, Brian Andrew Tully serves his clients and the community as a trusted senior advocate in the legal, financial and healthcare realms.
Chad Lennon
Chad Lennon is an attorney in the military, security clearance and federal employment law sections at Tully Rinckey.
Hon. Gail Prudenti
Hon. Gail Prudenti joined Burner Prudenti Law as partner in 2023, focusing her practice areas on estate administration, estate litigation and guardianship.
Jenny Roberts
Jenny Roberts is the 11th dean and a professor of law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, a role she has held since 2024.
Marjorie Mesidor
Marjorie Mesidor is the founder and chief visionary officer of Mesidor PLLC, a nationally respected employment and workplace discrimination law firm dedicated to advancing justice, equity and accountability in the workplace.
Mary P. O’Reilly
Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone Partner Mary Pokojny O’Reilly is co-chair of the firm’s trusts and estates practice group.
Adam P. Silvers
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek Managing Partner Adam P. Silvers also serves as a member of the firm’s corporate and securities department and the veterinary law, food and beverage, intellectual property and technology practice groups.
Howard Fensterman
Howard Fensterman is the managing partner and co-founder of Abrams Fensterman, a full-service law firm representing healthcare professionals, physicians, licensed professionals, businesses and institutions in regulatory, corporate, litigation and transactional legal matters.
Anthony A. Nozzolillo
Anthony A. Nozzolillo is a Merrick-based seasoned attorney with more than 20 years of experience.
Jothy Narendran
Jothy Narendran, co-managing partner of Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran, continues to be recognized as a leader in both the legal and philanthropic communities.
Christopher H. Palmer
Christopher H. Palmer is managing partner of Cullen and Dykman and chair of the firm’s banking and financial services department.
Tom Dargan
Tom Dargan, a principal and co-managing partner of Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, focuses his practice on representing commercial clients in transportation law and complex civil litigation.
Joseph G. Milizio
Joseph G. Milizio is the managing partner of Vishnick McGovern Milizio.
Anthony Bagnuola
Anthony Bagnuola is a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig’s Long Island office.
Joshua M. Liebman
Rosenberg Calica Birney Liebman & Ross Partner Joshua M. Liebman is an experienced and skilled litigator and transactional attorney.
Thomas J. Garry
Thomas J. Garry, chair of Harris Beach Murtha’s management committee, is an attorney leader in economic development and public finance on Long Island and across downstate New York.
How did ancient Israelites make wine? Scientists are stomping grapes to find out
Researchers use reconstructed Hasmonean winepress, four tons of Merlot and modern sensors in attempt to recreate how residents of Holy Land prepared their libations
David Petraeus: George W. Bush, Political Courage, and the Surge in Iraq
In the wake of the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush launched what he called the War on Terror. It began with the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, which quickly toppled the Taliban and expelled al-Qaeda from its most crucial sanctuary. Then, in early 2003, American forces—with the support of foreign allies like the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland—attacked Iraq, toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime and installing an occupation force in hopes of quickly transforming the country into a free and democratic state. Instead, the post-regime coalition authority made significant missteps, and a devastating insurgency erupted. And despite President Bush’s 2004 reelection, the war quickly lost popular support among the American public. In early 2007, Bush appointed General David Petraeus, who had already served in Iraq as a two- and three-star general, to lead allied forces in Iraq, which heralded a sea change in American strategy known as “the surge.” As part of our coverage looking back on 9/11 and the world it created, General Petraeus tells the inside story of one of the most consequential moments in the War on Terror. The general’s essay today is both a crucial history and a profile in political courage. It demands reflection as we take stock of the last 25 years. —The Editors By the end of 2006, the war in Iraq was failing. There is no useful purpose in softening that judgment with the passage of time. The bombing of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra by terrorists that February had accelerated sectarian violence and pulled Iraq into an increasingly vicious Sunni-Shia civil war. Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Sunni insurgent groups controlled substantial areas, Shi’ite militias operated with growing impunity in other parts of the country, and the Iraqi security forces were no longer capable of arresting the downward spiral. The strategy of transitioning security responsibilities to Iraqi forces, consolidating American troops on large bases, and progressively reducing the U.S. presence had clearly been invalidated by the escalating violence. The numbers conveyed the horror imperfectly but unmistakably. In December 2006, an average of 53 Iraqi civilians were killed by violence every 24 hours in Baghdad alone. Washington, meanwhile, was approaching its own breaking point. Public support for the war had fallen dramatically, President George W. Bush’s Republican Party had just lost control of both houses of Congress, and the bipartisan Iraq Study Group—of which future defense secretary Robert Gates was a member—had recommended a course that anticipated a substantially reduced American combat role. Many senior military leaders were deeply skeptical of sending substantial additional forces, advocating instead for an accelerated transition to Iraqi forces, the deployment of additional trainers and advisers, or other more modest measures with an eye to withdrawing U.S. forces. Virtually every political incentive pointed toward reducing America’s commitment. President Bush chose instead to increase it, a decision that remains, in my view, one of the most courageous presidential decisions of the 21st century.
Needling for change: the surprisingly political history of knitting
Labour MP Deborah Russell’s knitting caused a stir in parliament. But the humble craft has a long history as a tool for protest, solidarity and political change.
Science Says Women Need More Sleep Than Men. Here's Why
Do you think this is true in your house?
Brazil's Supreme Court cancels session as political crisis deepens
Brazil’s Supreme Court canceled a second consecutive session of deliberations on Thursday, a rare step that highlights its deep institutional and political crisis.
Rival pro-Israel group to spend millions to target AIPAC-backed candidates
The super PAC of J Street, a liberal pro-Israel group, is spending $3 million on ads against Republicans backed by AIPAC.
ZE Creative taps Stuart Rabinowitz as senior strategic adviser
ZE Creative Communications appoints Stuart Rabinowitz, former Hofstra University president, as senior strategic adviser to leverage his Long Island expertise.
Valley National Bank launches new technology platform
Valley National Bank launched Valley Foundry, a new platform to connect with startups and fintechs, advancing technology innovation across its regional markets.
Snoop Dogg brings the VMAs back to Los Angeles as host for Sept. 27 show
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In Good Health: The Matter Of Maternal Mental Health Care
The Lindsay Clancy murder trial captivated the American public for weeks.Prosecutors charged Clancy with murdering her three children. They say she then tried to take her own life and that her injuries left her paralyzed from the waist down. Clancy’s lawyers say she was experiencing postpartum psychosis and should not be held criminally responsible. But prosecutors say she planned the deaths.After seven days of deliberation, the jury remained deadlocked and the case ended in a mistrial.The trial has divided the nation and sparked conversations over about maternal mental health, raising questions over gaps in care for parents after giving birth. About one in five expecting or postpartum women in the U.S. experience mental health disorders. And according to a 2025 study, overall maternal mental health has dramatically dropped in the past seven years, with only 25 percent of moms reporting excellent mental health.What do we know – and don’t know – about maternal mental health care? And how can our systems be bolstered to help those who need it most after giving birth?If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or thinking of harming yourself, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24/7 by phone and text. The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is also available 24/7. You can text, call or chat at 1-833-TLC-MAMA. The Postpartum Support International also offers a helpline at 1-800-944-4773 or you can visit postpartum.net.Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
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