NY SUMMER

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As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying to put the extreme temperatures into context.

When was it ever this hot before? Globally, 2023 has seen some of the hottest days in modern measurements, but what about farther back, before weather stations and satellites?

CUBAN REVOLUTION

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On the date In 1953, Fidel Castro began a revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in Cuba.

Six years later, in 1959, The Castro brothers, with Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos, and  Huber Mayos seized power after defeating Batista and transformed my birthplace and island nation into the Western Hemisphere's first communist state.

EDUCATE USA

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This Is a Really Big Deal’: How Are American College Towns Are Decimating the Republican Party.

A Growing population in the USA highly educated enclaves has led to huge gains for the Democratic Party. And the GOP is scrambling for answers.

Politico reports the Spring elections in Wisconsin are typically low turnout affairs, but in April, with the nation watching the state’s bitterly contested Supreme Court race, voters turned out in record-breaking numbers.

NYC CRIME

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Another man shot and killed and others injured outside a restaurant bar in the Tremont area of The Bronx during the heatwave.

Prepare yourself for the hottest Summer in the city. On average, overall crimes increase and violent crime by double digits on days with maximum daily temperatures above 88 degrees Fahrenheit. So get moving and don’t be late for an important date.

NEED AND WANT

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Dedicated to the one I love, my wife, family, friends, and those who are reading #CityImages - A daily dedication.

To be loved. It can be abstract. It can be the act of snuggling. Saying the words “I love you.” Or knowing they’re felt. It’s about showing up and comforting people. Or allowing them to help themselves.

But even when we have loving relationships, we can get so familiar with them that we forget to notice. Allow for some enchantment and fondness. Small still matters.

BYE BYE BIRDIE

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“Bye, bye birdie.”: Twitter is getting rid of its longtime logo in favor of an X that marks the spot in a rebrand of the company.

The question that begs to be answered is whether it will be his parting shot, or it now turn into a XXX-rated platform.

Meanwhile, Meta already appears to hold the rights to 'X.' It could make Twitter's rebrand complicated.

RIP FRANK CODY

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Frank Cody, was my friend and NBC colleague, a music programmer, and “The Father of Smooth Jazz”. Cody died at the age of 75.

BACK TEMPORARILY

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What is full of hot air and is dangerous to everyone around him when he makes landfall and blows his wicked whirl winds?

‘Nobody likes him or wants him to visit., Don strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season ahead of schedule. On average, first hurricane of the season is Aug. 11, according to NOAA.

BARBENHEIMER?

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The film  "Barbie" claimed the top spot at the box office, becoming the biggest opening of the year. America, you must be kidding.

What’s wrong with these images? What’s pink, explosive, and has a combined run-time of 4 hours and 54 minutes? It’s none other than the Hollywood odd-couple cinematic event that has been sweeping the nation: Barbenheimer. But seriously folks!!!