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Extra Extra: Is there anyone in your family tree who could score you a Canadian passport?
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Good Friday afternoon in New York City, where "Hinds Hall," the Columbia building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters, is now the name of a Palestinian restaurant near campus.
Here's what else is happening:
- Councilmembers in Tom's River, New Jersey, called their mayor a "despicable sociopath" and a "big piece of s--t" during a recent meeting over an affordable housing plan.
- Luis Miranda Jr., the veteran political consultant and father of Lin-Manuel, is stepping down from his political firm to focus full time on film and theater production.
- This really nice apartment in The Dakota with five fireplaces can be yours for $10 million.
- The New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins, who had written for the magazine since 1958 and spent much of career profiling artists, has died at the age of 100.
- More and more, people are selling their plasma to make ends meet.
- More and more, people are digging through their ancestry records to see if the can get backup passports from other nations.
- "I can honestly say this was one of the best groups of men I’ve ever been around. So much integrity, respect, and heart across the board. Even the tough moments never took away from that. Any woman would be lucky to be with any of these guys": Uplifting words from "Bachelorette" contestant (and Lana Del Rey's ex-fiancé) Clayton Johnson following the show's cancellation.
- And finally, it's Friday:
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