The New York City Community Design Commission voted unanimously to remove the statue of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States, from the New York City Council Chambers at City Hall.

Black, Hispanic, and Asian city councilors have long objected to the statue's presence because Jefferson owned slaves.

🧐 Who do you think will soon replace Washington on the $1?

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“The Klu Klux Klan dressed protester case should have never been brought as the plaintiffs have no one to blame but themselves. Rather than protest peacefully, the plaintiffs intentionally sought to rile up a crowd by blocking the entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue, in the middle of the day, wearing Klu Klux Klan robes and hoods. When security tried to deescalate the situation, they were unfortunately met with taunts and violence from the plaintiffs themselves. Seeing this for what it is, prior to my deposition today, the Court dismissed almost all of the plaintiffs’ claims—except for a baseless claim for injuries they never suffered, and the temporary loss of a worthless cardboard sign which was soon thereafter returned to them.  After years of litigation, I was pleased to have had the opportunity to tell my side of this ridiculous story—Just one more example of baseless harassment of your favorite President.” — Donald J. Trump

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reportedly warned that officers who violate the city's vaccination mandate will not receive their salaries - and may face disciplinary action or firing if they do not show up for work.

However, Lori herself appears to have violated local and state mask requirements at the WNBA Finals in the Windy City.

😒 Double standards?

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Rapper Kanye West has officially changed his name to Ye, without either a middle or last name.

Ye, just Ye

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Portland has long been the scene of unrest. In 2021, there have been more than 1,000 shootings, protests, violent street clashes and a police personnel crisis.

At least 100 self-proclaimed anarchists rampaged through Portland on October 12 and caused $ 500,000 in damage, but police remained inactive due to a new state law that restricts law enforcement responses to riots.

The new law prohibits police from using crowd control techniques such as pepper spray or tear gas. Instead, law enforcement agencies are encouraged to rely on follow-up investigations to bring the rioters to justice

🎤 Joe Biden is set to attend a CNN town hall in Baltimore on Thursday, where he will answer questions about his legislative agenda.

Topics such as the pandemic recovery efforts, immigration, and Afghanistan withdrawal may also come up.

The town hall will air at 8 p.m. ET and will last about 90 minutes. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper will moderate the event, per the network.

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🇺🇸⚖️ Five members of the US House Judiciary Committee say Jeff Bezos and other Amazon executives misled lawmakers and may have lied under oath, according to a letter sent on Monday to Andy Jassy, who succeeded Bezos as CEO in July.

It follows an investigation by Reuters that claimed Amazon copied products and rigged its search results in India to boost sales of its own brands.

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▪️The Biden administration is secretly flying planes with migrant children to suburban New York in order to quietly resettle them, according to a report.

▪️People online are calling for a probe into Maxine Waters following a report by the New York Post, which revealed that she purportedly paid thousands of dollars to her daughter's firm in the last fiscal year.

▪️The kidnappers of 17 missionaries in Haiti have reportedly demand $17 million for their release.

▪️The State Dept. IG has launched a probe into the manner the Biden administration withdrew from Afghanistan.

▪️Microsoft says it warned Bill Gates in 2008 about flirting with a female employee, but dropped the case after he said he would stop.

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😳 A man died at a Phish concert in San Francisco after falling from an upper level in the Chase Center, where the show took place on Sunday night.

The man, whose name hasn’t been revealed, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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🦠 The CDC is mulling implementing a “test-to-stay” programme for students who could have been exposed to COVID-19 in schools, CNN reports.

According to the programme, such students wouldn’t have to quarantine at home and could attend classes in person, as long as they test negative for the coronavirus and don’t have symptoms.

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Donald Trump is blasting media for treating late ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell too “beautifully”.

🗣 “Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media”, he said in a statement. “Hope that happens to me someday”.

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⚡️ The FBI has raided a home of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, NBC News reports, citing law enforcement

This is what It's like next to Deripaska's home in Washington, DC.

Video credit: NBC

FBI spokesperson confirms it is conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity at a home The Washington Post linked to Deripaska

⚡️ Deripaska’s representative says the businessman doesn’t own the houses in NY and Washington, DC that are currently being raided by the FBI

⚡️ US strikes settlement with Facebook to resolve claims of discrimination against US workers

According to the Department of Justice, Facebook has “routinely refused to recruit, consider or hire US workers”.

The company will have to pay a civil penalty of $4.75 million and up to $9.5 million to the victims of alleged discrimination.

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⚡️ US remains prepared to engage in diplomacy with North Korea, White House says