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Black law enforcement group educates Brooklyn interns
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), a group dedicated to providing solutions to law enforcement issues and concerns, brought its services and expertise to a group of teenage interns Tuesday morning at the Kings County Supreme Court building. “The Law in Your Community,” a nationally recognized hands-on interactive training program for young people designed
Attorney General James urges Congress to require social media warning labels
Attorney General Letitia James has co-led a coalition of 42 state attorneys general in calling on Congress to implement warning labels on social media platforms, in line with a recommendation from the U.S. Surgeon General. The bipartisan effort seeks to combat the mental health risks associated with social media use among adolescents by mandating that platforms prominently display warning labels
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Black law enforcement group educates Brooklyn interns
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), a group dedicated to providing solutions to law enforcement issues and concerns, brought its services and expertise to a group of teenage interns Tuesday morning at the Kings County Supreme Court building. “The Law in Your Community,” a nationally recognized hands-on interactive training program for young people designed
Attorney General James urges Congress to require social media warning labels
Attorney General Letitia James has co-led a coalition of 42 state attorneys general in calling on Congress to implement warning labels on social media platforms, in line with a recommendation from the U.S. Surgeon General. The bipartisan effort seeks to combat the mental health risks associated with social media use among adolescents by mandating that platforms prominently display warning labels
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