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Midday News: Detained Columbia Grad Student Mahmoud Khalil Granted Contact Visit with Infant Son, Jersey City Bans AI Rent Pricing, and AmeriCorps Cuts Threaten Childcare in Brooklyn Community

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NYC NOW
Episode • May 23 • 5m
Detained Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, has held his infant son for the first time after a judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to keep them separated. Meanwhile, Jersey City lawmakers are banning landlords from using AI software to set rents. Plus, AmeriCorps funding cuts by the Trump administration threaten childcare programs in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

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