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This weekend is an excellent opportunity to be BAAD in The Bronx. This is the poorest congressional district in the USA, with nearly half the residents living below the poverty line, along with a percentage of single-parent families, and where many students never finish high school.

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Can we all agree that anyone who supports cruelty isn’t pro-life? They’re abandoning the very humanity they claim to defend. Is this a reason why there’s the separation of church and state? blocked the Trump administration from firing thousands of federal employees amidst the ongoing government shutdown. A federal judge has ruled that the administration is causing irreparable harm and that the human cost is intolerable.

Why do most women live much longer than their male counterparts regardless of geographical location? Women are the leaders when it comes to extreme longevity, with all 10 oldest recorded people being female, while men’s maximum verified lifespans are several years shorter. Globally, the average life expectancy gap between women and men is between 5 and 7 years, though it varies by country.
For example:
In Japan: 87 (women) vs. 81 (men)
In the U.S.: 80 (women) vs. 74 (men)

History may not always repeat but it rhymes. It's a good line no matter who originated it. Essentially it suggests that events may not occur again in exactly the same way but there often are enough similarities to make it seem like a spot of deja vu.