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Hey, NYC Comptroller Mark Levine: Pension funds belong to taxpayers — not YOU

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board 4/20/2026 7:00 AM

New York’s city comptrollers are supposed to safeguard taxpayer dollars, but many have treated the city pension funds they oversee as their own play money — and Mark Levine is no different. Thursday, Levine announced that he’ll skim $4 billion in pension-fund cash to boost “affordable housing,” in response to a “worsening housing crisis.” Huh?...

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Cookie-slinging NYC Girl Scout bakes competition for second straight year — thanks to crafty tactical changes

By New York Post | Katherine Donlevy 4/20/2026 7:00 AM

"Some days I do feel a little bit of pressure."

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Gov. Mikie Sherrill could get free seat, trip to FIFA World Cup — as NJ kicks fans with $150 train ride

By New York Post | Carl Campanile 4/20/2026 7:00 AM

"This $150 fare has nothing to do with fairness. It's institutional price gouging. It's usually illegal," said state Assemblyman Brian Bergen, who represents municipalities in northern New Jersey.

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Skipper labels Liverpool teammate as “outstanding”

By Yahoo Sports | 4/20/2026 6:55 AM

Derby drama defines Liverpool resilienceLiverpool’s season has been a curious blend of frustration and flashes of authority, but few moments have captured their resolve quite like this bruising Mers...

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Patrick Muldoon's cause of death: What caused the 'Melrose Place' and 'Starship Troopers' actor to die at age 57?

By marca.com | 4/20/2026 5:56 AM

travel

Guide to Day Trips from Lausanne, Switzerland

By The Travel Magazine | 4/20/2026 5:38 AM

technology

Interlocking materials offer high strength and flexibility for robotics, infrastructure

By Interesting Engineering | 4/20/2026 4:52 AM

world

Lee holds summit with Indian PM Modi on economic ties, supply chains

By United Press International, Inc. | 4/20/2026 4:44 AM

book

Tara Menon brought the beauty of the Andaman Sea to ‘Under Water’

By BookPage | 4/20/2026 1:00 AM

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Under Water

By BookPage | 4/20/2026 1:00 AM

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Whidbey

BASKETBALL

NBA playoff winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama dazzles in debut, No. 1 Pistons in trouble vs. Magic?

LONG_ISLAND

Centereach teen missing since April 5, last seen in Ronkonkoma

LIFESTYLE

Mike Myers makes unrecognizable rare appearance to honour Eddie Murphy at the AFI Life Achievement Awards

BASKETBALL

Jayson Tatum dominates in playoff return as Celtics blow out 76ers in Game 1

SCIENCE

How tiny voids could make fusion targets more stable under powerful shockwaves

WELLNESS

How Taking a GLP-1 Could Affect Your Bone Health

SHOPPING

9 New Pocket Knives, Multi-Tools and EDC Items You Might Have Missed

SCIENCE

Can the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II's success.

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10.5 Awesome New Motorcycles Rolling Out Right Now

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Secret Asian Man presents: 언니 언니(unni) at Whistle

by Contemporary Art Daily | Apr 18 2026

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An Unlikely Manufacturer Is Saving The Cheap Turbo Manual Hatchback

by carbuzz.com | Apr 19 2026

basketball

NBA playoff winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama dazzles in debut, No. 1 Pistons in trouble vs. Magic?

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 20 2026

beauty

Miley Cyrus' Oscars 2025 Hair Would Have Been Perfect If Not For One Fatal Flaw

by The List | Mar 02 2025

entertainment

New Music Friday April 10: Lady Gaga, Doechii, Ella Langley, KATSEYE, Anitta, Shakira, Laufey and More

by ET Online | Apr 10 2026

exercise

Lindsey Vonn Says She Still Feels 29—Here’s What She’s Doing Differently

by thehealthy.com | Apr 15 2026

food

This Grocery Store Chocolate Cake Is Worth Every Penny, According To Reddit

by The Daily Meal | Apr 20 2026

health

Pesticides in Healthy Foods Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Risk in People Under 50

by Healthline.com | Apr 19 2026

knowledge

9 Surprising Earth Facts Scientists Learned in the Last Year That Change Everything We Thought We Knew About the Planet

by Reader's Digest | Apr 17 2026

nation

Five wounded in shooting near University of Iowa campus

by upi.com | Apr 20 2026

odd_fun

Trio sentenced over 'bear costume' insurance fraud scam

by Sky News | Apr 19 2026

retirement

BlackRock: As Americans struggle to save for retirement, 71% back this Trump proposal

by Fox News | Feb 11 2026

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

technology

Investigation: Are RAM prices dropping, or is it all illusion?

by PCWorld | Apr 20 2026

world

Two arrested in London synagogue arson case amid terrorism probe

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 20 2026

Word of the Day

indoctrinate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 20, 2026 is:

indoctrinate • \in-DAHK-truh-nayt\ • verb

To indoctrinate someone is to teach them to fully accept the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group while categorically rejecting other ideas, opinions, and beliefs.

// The video series attempts to indoctrinate younger audiences with ahistorical and unscientific ideas.

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Examples:

"They worry about being 'cut off' from poetry, particularly by the jobs that they need to sustain their daily lives and that they fear may quietly indoctrinate them into a contrary value system." — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026

Did you know?

Indoctrinate means "brainwash" in most contexts today, but its meaning wasn't always so negative. When the verb first appeared in English in the 17th century, it simply meant "to teach"—a meaning linked closely to its source, the Latin verb docēre, which also means "to teach." (Other offspring of docēre include docile, doctor, document, and, of course, doctrine). By the 19th century, indoctrinate was being used in the sense of teaching someone to fully accept only the ideas, opinions, and beliefs of a particular group.

Hey, NYC Comptroller Mark Levine: Pension funds belong to taxpayers — not YOU

Cookie-slinging NYC Girl Scout bakes competition for second straight year — thanks to crafty tactical changes

Gov. Mikie Sherrill could get free seat, trip to FIFA World Cup — as NJ kicks fans with $150 train ride

Skipper labels Liverpool teammate as “outstanding”

Patrick Muldoon's cause of death: What caused the 'Melrose Place' and 'Starship Troopers' actor to die at age 57?

Guide to Day Trips from Lausanne, Switzerland

Interlocking materials offer high strength and flexibility for robotics, infrastructure

Lee holds summit with Indian PM Modi on economic ties, supply chains

Tara Menon brought the beauty of the Andaman Sea to ‘Under Water’

Under Water

Whidbey

NBA playoff winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama dazzles in debut, No. 1 Pistons in trouble vs. Magic?

Centereach teen missing since April 5, last seen in Ronkonkoma

Mike Myers makes unrecognizable rare appearance to honour Eddie Murphy at the AFI Life Achievement Awards

Jayson Tatum dominates in playoff return as Celtics blow out 76ers in Game 1

How tiny voids could make fusion targets more stable under powerful shockwaves

How Taking a GLP-1 Could Affect Your Bone Health

9 New Pocket Knives, Multi-Tools and EDC Items You Might Have Missed

Can the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II's success.

10.5 Awesome New Motorcycles Rolling Out Right Now

Secret Asian Man presents: 언니 언니(unni) at Whistle

An Unlikely Manufacturer Is Saving The Cheap Turbo Manual Hatchback

NBA playoff winners and losers: Victor Wembanyama dazzles in debut, No. 1 Pistons in trouble vs. Magic?

Miley Cyrus' Oscars 2025 Hair Would Have Been Perfect If Not For One Fatal Flaw

New Music Friday April 10: Lady Gaga, Doechii, Ella Langley, KATSEYE, Anitta, Shakira, Laufey and More

Lindsey Vonn Says She Still Feels 29—Here’s What She’s Doing Differently

This Grocery Store Chocolate Cake Is Worth Every Penny, According To Reddit

Pesticides in Healthy Foods Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Risk in People Under 50

9 Surprising Earth Facts Scientists Learned in the Last Year That Change Everything We Thought We Knew About the Planet

Five wounded in shooting near University of Iowa campus

Trio sentenced over 'bear costume' insurance fraud scam

BlackRock: As Americans struggle to save for retirement, 71% back this Trump proposal

Pelé's life in pictures

Investigation: Are RAM prices dropping, or is it all illusion?

Two arrested in London synagogue arson case amid terrorism probe

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Two arrested in London synagogue arson case amid terrorism probe

Lee holds summit with Indian PM Modi on economic ties, supply chains

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Two U.S. Embassy staffers, Mexican officers die in Chichuahua crash

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10 Odd & Fun

1.Trio sentenced over 'bear costume' insurance fraud scam

2.Three sentenced for fake bear attack insurance scam

3.Michigan man collects two lottery jackpots just over a year apart

4.Look: Marvel fan gets 63 comic book characters tattooed on his body

5.Look: Alligator visits drive-through lane at North Carolina bank

6.Chinese car company patents voice-activated 'in-vehicle toilet'

7.Watch: Sea lion wanders inland to San Francisco neighborhood

8.S.C. woman wins $75K lottery after husband buys extra ticket

9.Welfare check finds Ohio woman, 91, safe and playing video games

10.Look: 'Project Hail Mary' trailer stunt earns Guinness World Record