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Good Wednesday morning in New York City, where the Canadians are warning us.
Here's what else is happening:
- Parents of trans teens said Mount Sinai hospital is also canceling gender-affirming procedures.
- Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm closely aligned with President Trump, hired Daniel Penny and said it plans to teach him "the business of investing."
- Police in Long Branch, New Jersey, saved an 11-year-old boy who fell through the ice of a thinly-frozen pond.
- A woman died yesterday on the FDR Drive after she crashed her Tesla, which then burst into flames.
- Business is still booming for Anne Geddes, who will fly to Dubai and photograph your baby for the right price.
- Having to wake up at 4 a.m. to snag a poolside lounge chair at your timeshare hotel sounds like a stressful way to vacation.
- Drinking for hours in a British pub and then retiring to a guest room upstairs sounds like a chill and cozy way to vacation.
- Mozzarella sticks for the #resistance.
- And finally, harmony:
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