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- New York voters will be able to determine if the state should talk pot legalization at a potential constitutional convention.
- The Port Authority Police busted out the jaws of life to rescue a baby deer that was stuck in a fence near the Goethals Bridge.
- I, for one, am shocked that David Brooks is passing off personal anecdotes and shaky research in a bad faith effort to argue that liberals are the real racists.
- Look at Cubs shortstop Javier Baez steal home!
- Andrew Cuomo made a somewhat curious endorsement in a Queens City Council primary.
- A chemical plant whose main and backup power generators failed after Harvey-related flooding is experiencing either explosions or "chemical reactions" involving fire and smoke. Either way it's not great.
- Also in Texas, a federal judge blocked the state's anti-sanctuary cities law, which would have forced local law enforcement to detain people for federal immigration officials.
- This rat figured its life was worth more than becoming famous as "Takeout Container Rat." Maybe they're getting smarter?
- Y'all heard about these podcast things?
- And finally, she's always selling me watches: