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Jacksonville native suffers broken jaw in NYC attack
Read full article: Jacksonville native suffers broken jaw in NYC attackA doctor and Jacksonville native is recovering from serious injuries after he was beaten in New York City over the holiday weekend in an attack he believes was motivated by hate.
US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000
Read full article: US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market’s growing strength as businesses reopen and consumers step up spending.
The world's best bar for 2019 revealed
Read full article: The world's best bar for 2019 revealedNew York's Dante in Greenwich Village has been named the world's top bar. NEW YORK - New York real estate may be plummeting, but there's one spot in Greenwich Village where space remains at a premium: Dante, a 104-year-old hostelry that's just been voted top of the World's 50 Best Bar list for 2019. "We could not be more honored to be named #1 World's Best Bar at the most prestigious of awards ceremony here in London," Linden Pride, owner of Dante, told CNN Travel. Masa Urushido's Katana Kitten, a Japanese-style bar in the West Village, helmed by Masa Urushido, was awarded Best New Opening. Singapore led the way in Asia, with six entries in all, including Atlas, named Best Bar in Asia.
How the Stonewall riots inspired today's Pride celebrations
Read full article: How the Stonewall riots inspired today's Pride celebrationsIt's easy to forget its solemn origins as a march that commemorated clashes between police and protesters outside a New York gay bar, the Stonewall Inn. The media coverage of what is now called the Stonewall riots reflected the era's homophobic attitudes. David Carter spent 10 years researching and interviewing witnesses for "Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution." Robert Bryan joined the crowd outside the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, when a police raid took an unexpected turn. This is what it looked likeStonewall was not the only gay bar in Greenwich Village and it wasn't the nicest.