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NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents
NJ Transit: Wise Out-Of-State Boy, 11, Who Got On Wrong Light Rail Reunited With Parents A vacationing 11-year-old boy from Houston who mistakenly boarded a departing light rail in Jersey City without his parents was a cool customer, an NJ Transit officer said. The boy didn’t realize they weren’t behind him when he excitedly dashed onto the wrong Hudson–Bergen light rail Friday morning at Exchange Place. You could understand his enthusiasm -- visiting a busier-than-usual New York City blessed by beautiful weather during a momentous anniversary. Realizing his mistake, the boy got off at the next stop, NJ Transit K9 Officer Michael Brown said. He pulled out his cellphone, calle…

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Asian-American Business Leaders Create New Initiative To Fight Racism, Discrimination Asian-American Business Leaders Create New Initiative To Fight Racism, Discrimination
Asian-American Business Leaders Create New Initiative To Fight Racism, Discrimination “...We are tired of being treated less than American…”  So begins an open letter in the Wednesday, March 31, 2021 edition of The Wall Street Journal signed by over 1,000 American-Asian business leaders.  Some of the names (or at least their companies) you'll probably recognize: Jerry Yang, Eric Yuan, and Steve Chen, for instance, the co-founder of Yahoo, CEO and founder of Zoom, and co-founder of YouTube, respectively. But there are hundreds more who have made an impact in their fields and communities. In an email sent to supporters, David Lu, a managing partner at Hyphen Captial and one …

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz