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Jordan Neely was shouting threats on the NYC subway. Fellow passenger Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold and killed him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas believes both men felt abandoned. Above, protestors rally in support of Neely in New York City on May 24, 2023.
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New book revisits the 2023 killing of an unhoused man in crisis on the NYC subway
Tonya Mosley
Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and his colleagues voted to hold their benchmark interest rate steady Wednesday. The central bank had raised rates in September, in an effort to curb persistent inflation.
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Fed holds interest rates steady even as inflation remains stubborn
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Dolores Huerta is seen at the California Democratic Party's 2025 State Convention at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, May 31, 2025.
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Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
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Cookie Jones, left, quit her job to provide care to her mother who has Alzheimer's disease. Caregivers often earn less as they take time off work to help aging family members.
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What's gone up even faster than gas or rent? The cost of caregiving
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From Ann Richards to Gina Hinojosa: What has — and hasn’t — changed for women in Texas politics
Only two women have been elected governor of the Lone Star State. Could that be about to change?
Abbott’s appeal freezes Hinojosa’s access to Musk emails
Senders of mysterious trans advocacy texts and mailers in Texas must reveal themselves, judge rules
A Texas cop signed on to help ICE deport his neighbors. It tore the town apart
Texas Standard for Oct. 28, 2026: What changed for women in Texas politics after Ann Richards
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