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September 11th, 2001, is a date forever etched in the collective memory of the world. It’s a day that witnessed the worst of humanity, but also, paradoxically, the best. As the Twin Towers crumbled, the Pentagon smoldered, and a plane’s remnants lay scattered in a Pennsylvania field, we saw acts of terror that sought to […]
Hateful speech breeds a hateful culture, a political and social Petri dish. The words we use become the actions we take. What happened in Florida is no different. Sunday saw the continuation of law enforcement’s investigation into the mass shooting that occurred on Saturday at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Florida. The sheriff of […]
This summer, Saudi Arabia’s spending spree on football has been the focus of the athletic world. The country’s teams have spent almost €700 million on new players, which is second only to the English Premier League in terms of total transfer spending. With the huge wages being offered to pry players away from the bright […]
A new study has found that office vacancy rates in San Francisco track crime hotspots. The study, conducted by the real estate firm CBRE, found that office vacancies are highest in neighborhoods with the highest crime rates. The study looked at data from the San Francisco Police Department and the San Francisco Planning Department. It […]