
Billy Witz
Reporter at The New York Times
Covering college sports for the New York Times national desk. @nytsports diaspora. Email: [email protected]
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flipboard.com | Billy Witz
3 hours agoTribes say the US misappropriated funds to pay for Native American boarding schoolsTwo tribal nations filed a lawsuit Thursday saying that the federal government used the trust fund money of tribes to pay for boarding schools where generations of Native children were systematically abused.
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nytimes.com | Billy Witz
In Pittsburgh, Corey O'Connor's victory in the Democratic primary represents a turn from progressive policies - and a chance for him to run the city his father once led. On the morning after, Corey O'Connor stood with his wife, Katie, on a corner in their Pittsburgh neighborhood. Each cradled a toddler in one arm - she carried Molly, he carried Emmett - and in the other arm held up a handmade sign that read "Thank you, Pittsburgh." Passers-by waved and honked.
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nytimes.com | Billy Witz
Corey O'Connor, the son of a popular former mayor, won the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh mayor on Tuesday night, according to The Associated Press, signaling voters' dissatisfaction with the city under its current progressive leader, Ed Gainey.
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flipboard.com | Billy Witz
NowOpinion | I have seen the future of AI. It’s in Western Pennsylvania. The region’s energy and know-how powered the Industrial Revolution. It’s following the same playbook now. Salena Zito is a columnist for the Washington Examiner.
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nytimes.com | Billy Witz
The Democratic primary for mayor of Pittsburgh on Tuesday has become something of a proxy for the national struggle over the party's future direction. Ed Gainey was beaming on Thursday, even before the first shovel went into the ground for the African Queens Apartments, an $8.1 million mixed-use building in the Hill District of Pittsburgh that will have 12 affordable-housing units, two commercial spaces and resident services like a financial literacy adviser.
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