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The one salient feature of New York City's convoluted property tax system is that everyone hates it. "The property tax is too goddamn high!" Brooklyn Councilmember Chaim Deutsch boomed in front of an appreciative crowd at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Tue...

At least five children in Maryland may have contracted a “polio-like” disease known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), Maryland Department of Health officials said this week. The children are among several dozen others across the United Sta...

Because Winamp is coming back, check out today's midday links: nuance debate, Tucker Carlson pissed, was Gary Hart setup, Chance The Endorser, embarrassing couple's language, and a real cute emergency. [ more › ]...

New York's Republicans are divided on whether or not it was a good idea to invite Gavin McInnes and his frequently violent gang of Proud Boys to the Metropolitan Republican Club, after the appearance sparked street clashes between protesters and the...

Lambda Legal has filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender individuals and a transgender rights organization challenging Kansas’ arbitrary ban on allowing birth certificates to be updated to reflect gender transitions. Currently, only Kansa...

Community members, local politicians, and the family of Jeremiah—the 9-year-old boy who was wrongly accused of groping a white woman inside a Flatbush bodega last week—gathered outside the Sahara Deli Market for a rally and "community con...

Despite mounting evidence that Saudi Arabia was behind the apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including a report the nation is “preparing to admit” Khashoggi was killed during an interrogation, President Donald Trump invoked t...