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The Election at the United Nations: A Dozen Diplomats

Of the dozen diplomats vying to be the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, half are women. And 8 of the 12 are from Eastern Europe. The

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Electing a Secretary-General is nothing like electing an American president. There’s no popular vote. No electoral college.

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It’s been a decade since Ban Ki-moon became Secretary-General. His term ends on December 31st of this year, and election proceedings have begun to

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A speechwriter for Donald Trump's company said Wednesday she made a mistake and apologized for using passages from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech i

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Thousands rallied last night outside the historic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village to stand in solidarity with the victims of Sunday’s mass shoot

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Limited opioid prescriptions, greater funding for addiction treatment and more support for people trying to stay clean: those are some of the pro

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For every 24 cases of elder abuse, only one is reported.

Elder Abuse: A Neighbor Saves Her Elderly Friend [Photo: Pedro Ribelro Simoes, flickr]

In New York City, 141 out of every thousand New Yorkers over the age of 60 have experienced an act of elder abuse.

Elder Abuse: The Only Elder Abuse Shelter in NYC [Photo: Wendy Steinberg, River Spring Health]

Every year 260 thousand New Yorkers experience some form of elder abuse. One 79 year old woman was abused by her own son.

Elder Abuse: A Son Abuses His Mother [Photo: Phil Warren, flickr]

The total number of victims of elder abuse is now larger than child abuse and domestic violence victims combined.

Elder Abuse: The Crisis for New York City's Older Population [Photo: Diego Torres Silvestre, flickr]