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Five people shot, one fatally, overnight

Five people were shot — one fatally — in gun violence across the city overnight, cops said Wednesday.  Two alleged gangbangers, 20 and 24, were leaving a deli at Willis Avenue and East 137th Street in Mott Haven around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when someone got out of a car and […]

Google wants to use AI to diagnose your skin condition

Is that red spot on your arm just a pimple, or something more serious? Google wants to answer that for you with the help of artificial intelligence.  The search giant’s new dermatology feature, unveiled this week, uses machine learning to identify 288 different skin ailments ranging from acne to melanoma […]

Negrodamus on Chappelle’s Show, Richard Pryor & More

You might not have known Paul Mooney, but you’ve definitely heard him, or at least his comedic philosophy, as told through multiple generations of Black comedians. Mooney wrote for and with the late great Richard Pryor, served as the initial head writer for FOX’s In Living Color, and provided commentary […]

Jakarta residents wait for court ruling on toxic air

JAKARTA, May 19 – Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia’s densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air. Her young daughter has been plagued by ill health from birth, issues she believes are exacerbated by the city’s worsening air pollution. “Her health is increasingly […]