Page 1 Roundup (03/09)

 

The Daily News: Abused Harlem boy, 10, suffered broken ribs and lacerated spleen, liver, kidneys before his death: sources

Politico: French minister says Poland prevented visit to ‘LGBT-free’ zone

Shadows & Light: Bondage, cannabis and Vladimir Putin

M Live: Michigan lawmakers face ‘reckoning’ on expanding LGBT protections in civil rights act, supporters say

Gr8er Days: Who wasn't recklessly and desperately seeking Aiden Quinn?

CNN: To be clear, I like accountability culture. And I like second chances for people who express remorse and learn from their mistakes. What I am less clear about are situations where an employer evaluates someone's transgression(s) and decides to give them a(nother) chance, only to have colleagues second-guess management's decisions. First Donald McNeil Jr. was forced out by the New York Times after the executive editor had already decided there was no malice when McNeil stupidly repeated the n-word in a discussion about people using the n-word -- and now Teen Vogue is under fire for hiring Alexi McCammond over tweets she wrote in college for which she apologized when they surfaced in 2019. It would be nice to think that people can grow and learn from their errors without later having their clemency revoked, but that seems increasingly less likely in the era of perpetual outrage. Will be curious to see if Conde Nast rescinds McCammond's job offer.

GCN: State halts construction of Marsha P. Johnson Park after family, trans activists push back

Dlisted: Holy Newport Station! There's still a gay club in Orange County, Calif.?

The Film Experience: #GayBestFriend: Erich in 'Midnight Express'

Towleroad: Biden fires Trump-appointed anti-LGBT EEOC lawyer who refused to resign

New York Post: Man whose luxury watch was swiped in Beverly Hills robbery offers $50K reward

Socialite Life: Sex bomb Eric Nies of  'Real World' fame claims he was almost cast as Robin in 'Batman Forever'

The Washington Post: Sen. Roy Blunt won’t run for reelection, marking fifth Senate GOP retirement

Capitol security review identifies deficiencies as Congress debates upgrades

The Met plans to use money from art sales to help it survive the pandemic. Critics say it’s a dangerous precedent.

The New York Times: Biden faces challenge from surge of migrants at the border

The Biden administration will examine regulations by Amway rep Betsy DeVos that gave the force of law to rules that granted more due-process rights to students accused of sexual assault

The CDC released long-awaited advice for immunized people, a glimpse at the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic

Who is still buying VHS tapes?

The Wall Street Journal: Billionaire Vincent Viola’s New York mansion to sell for roughly $60 million

What do dogs really think? Pet psychics are standing by

Roger Federer returns: ‘I feel like there’s still something left’

Hot Cat of the Day: Busy day at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)