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(New York Jewish Week) — In the new comic book, “We Are Brooklyn: Stories of Hope,” Francil Tejada shares her story about the Dominican Republic, where she was born, and the death of her grandmother, which inspired her to change how she connects with people and shows love. It’s a personal story, a Brooklyn story and an American story — one of six being told through an anti-hate project initiated by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.

One person died in a fire at a home in Davie Tuesday morning, officials say. The cause is now under investigation. A little after 6 a.m., Davie Fire Rescue responded to a report of a fire at a home with someone trapped inside in the 4800 block of Southwest 76th Avenue, according to Fire Marshal Robert Taylor. When crews arrived, they quickly extinguished the fire, but discovered a person who had died.

Anna Claire Vollers | (TNS) Stateline.org Officials in blue states are vowing to build a “firewall” of reproductive health protections as they anticipate federal and state attacks on abortion access under the Trump administration. “We’re going on offense,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, told Stateline. “We are in an unprecedented war on American women and patients.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano are together again, this time with Inter Miami. The former Barcelona and Argentina teammates have reunited, with Inter Miami announcing Tuesday that Mascherano’s hiring as the club’s new coach is complete. The sides struck a deal late last week for Mascherano to replace Gerardo “Tata” Martino, who stepped aside for personal reasons. Mascherano most recently was Argentina’s under-20 team and Olympic coach.

By Stephanie Armour, Sam Whitehead, Julie Rovner, KFF Health News (TNS) President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House could embolden Republicans who want to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act, but implementing such sweeping changes would still require overcoming procedural and political hurdles. Trump, long an ACA opponent, expressed interest during the campaign in retooling the health law.

By TOM KRISHER DETROIT (AP) — If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Yet tax credits or not, auto companies show no intention of retreating from a steady transition away from gas-burning cars and trucks, especially given the enormous investment they have already made: Since 2021, the industry has spent at least $160 billion on planning, designing and building electric vehicles, according to the Center for Auto Research. In campaigning for the presidency, Trump condemned the federal tax for EV buyers — up to $7,500 per vehicle — as part of a “green new scam” that would devastate the auto industry.