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As New York prison violence spikes, state sends warning to inmates

The head of the state’s prisons system is threatening inmates with new penalties for assaulting jailers as attacks on corrections officers have doubled despite the number of people behind bars declining. Source: NY Post click here for more…

Drumstick, please: what to watch on Thanksgiving Day

Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is here … again. This year, instead of getting into excruciating family arguments about, well, just about anything, why not spend Thanksgiving binging a good TV show or tuning into a special? Whether you’re having…

Why Columbia Student Workers Are Back On Strike

Columbia University’s student workers’ union, made up of 3,000 workers, is striking for the second time this year, calling for higher wages and more protections. Source: New York Times

Mexican cartel hangs six more bodies in brutal turf war

A vicious Mexican drug cartel has sent another ominous message to its rivals, hanging six bodies from a bridge and a nearby tree in the midst of a violent turf war. The grisly discovery comes after nine bodies were also…