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A New Hampshire state Democrat argued that only “well-educated” parents should be allowed to exercise choice over their children’s education, and that affording the same right to the less-educated would result in “a huge amount of trouble.” State Senator Jeanne Dietsch (D., Peterborough) told a House Education Committee hearing on Tuesday that “this idea of …

A socialist Seattle city council member will introduce a bill to keep a downtown area seized by protesters in “community control.” Kshama Sawant, of the Socialist Alternative party, announced that her office was currently working on legislation to protect the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ. Protesters claimed control over a six-block area in Seattle’s …

Gwyneth Paltrow says she’s experienced the highs and lows of quarantining. Appearing on the July/August cover of Shape magazine, the 47-year-old said that, like many who “have been forced into the confines of our own homes,” she’s found the experience both “peaceful” and the source of “emotional distress.” On the up side, the Goop founder …

Tinsley Mortimer’s “RHONY” run is over. Mortimer has left “The Real Housewives of New York,” with Thursday night’s episode being her final appearance on the show, Page Six has confirmed. The “RHONY” star is moving on in Chicago to be with her fiancé, Scott Kluth. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all …

The Louisville, Ky., metro council has unanimously passed an ordinance banning “no-knock” search warrants after the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was shot after police entered her apartment on a no-knock warrant on March 13 as part of a narcotics investigation. Kenneth Walker, Taylor’s boyfriend, has stated that he did not hear the …

President Trump slammed the Seattle mayor over her response to anarchists declaring an “autonomous zone” in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, warning that “if they don’t straighten that situation out, we’re going to straighten it out.” Speaking to Fox News’s Harris Faulkner on Thursday, Trump lambasted Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan for her administration’s decision to …

Mickey Mantle’s 1953 Yankees contract sold for $39,237 at auction. In the four-page document — signed “Mickey C. Mantle” and dated Feb. 23, 1953 — the slugger agreed to render his “skilled services as a baseball player” for $17,500. He listed his hometown as “Commerce, Okla.” The document is countersigned by general manager George Weiss. …

Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute are seeking help from a crisis management team, Page Six has learned. The reality stars were fired from “Vanderpump Rules” earlier this week after their former castmate Faith Stowers said they’d called the police to investigate her for a crime she did not commit. Both women apologized via Instagram to …

Facebook’s recent acquisition of Giphy is facing scrutiny across the pond. The social networking giant last month announced that it was buying the popular GIF-slinger in a deal worth $400 million with the intention of more closely integrating it with its own family of apps, setting off alarm bells for Britain’s competition watchdog. Though there …

An estimated 450 Big Apple businesses were looted or damaged during recent protests over the police custody death of George Floyd, city officials estimate. Those merchants saw looting and other “storefront damage” from May 29 to June 9 as mostly peaceful but sometimes violent demonstrations swept the five boroughs, according to the Department of Small …