Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham, right, discusses his biography of former President George H. W. Bush with Bush's son, former President George W. Bush, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015 at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. Photo: Jeffrey McWhorter/AP
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The Lede: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham gave an invigorating lecture — titled “The Presidents and the People: Reflections on America at 250 Years Old” — at Plymouth Church last week. “This is a country that contains a capacity to produce Martin Luther King Jr. but also the Ku Klux Klan,” Meacham said.
The Rundown
Opinion: Confronting antisemitism with education not punishment: "What if we proposed to the judge a court-mandated curriculum that would teach them about Jews, Judaism and antisemitism?" writes Brooklyn Eagle columnist Bill Gralnick.
Jon Meacham, award-winning presidential biographer, shares ‘Reflections on America at 250 Years Old’ at Plymouth Church: Jon Meacham began his presentation by touching on religion and faith, noting that he is often asked if he had his druthers, who he would like to have dinner with. “While you’re supposed to say Winston Churchill, I’d have to say Jesus of Nazareth,” he said.
People really are falling in love with bots, and here’s why: Hundreds of millions of users worldwide have formed emotional — and sometimes romantic — bonds with AI chatbots, virtual partners and companion apps on platforms like Character.AI, Replika, Xiaoice and Paradot.
Center for Brooklyn History hopes to launch artifact portal in spring: The collection spans hundreds of years and runs from the serious (locks of Alexander Hamilton’s hair carried by his wife after his death) to the silly (wax heads from Coney Island) and everything in between.
EmblemHealth will pay $2.5M after investigation reveals ‘ghost network’ of providers: The investigation determined that more than 80% of surveyed behavioral health providers Emblem listed as accepting new patients were effectively unavailable.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda: The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
NewYork-Presbyterian nurses reach tentative deal to end the city’s largest nursing strike: The roughly 4,200 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian had picketed during bitterly cold temperatures in what their union said was the largest and longest nurse walkout in the city’s history.
Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?: In announcing its “Great Healthcare Plan” in January 2026, the Trump administration became the latest in a long history of efforts by the U.S. government to rein in the soaring cost of health care. (The Conversation)
How do you solve a problem like Rikers? We asked 4 experts for their ideas: As remediation manager Nicholas Deml and commissioner Stanley Richards take over, veterans of New York City's troubled jail system discuss the biggest challenges they face and ways to solve them.
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KASHMIR — Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers inside the shrine of Sufi saint Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani on the first Friday of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Photo: Dar Yasin/AP
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CARTOON: Andrew is in hot water. (Brooklyn Eagle)
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In 1917, the Eagle reported, "Alden S. Swan, 78 years old, for many years past one of the most prominent figures in the business, social, civic and political life of Brooklyn and Manhattan, died suddenly this morning at his residence, 189 Columbia Heights." Click here to see what else happened on this day in history.
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Scholastic Roundup: New York has produced the most NBA All-Star MVPs (Brooklyn Eagle)
Pro Football Hall of Famer Jackie Smith
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“The Alienist” star Dakota Fanning
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