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Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Court delays are causing people to languish for too long in Rikers Island jails, according to a new report from city Comptroller Brad Lander. WNYC’s Matt Katz has more. Meanwhile, low-income families in the Bronx will soon have more options for free child care. WNYC’s Karen Yi reports six new Head Start centers will open in the borough by 2026. Plus, both New York Attorney General Letitia James and the NYCLU are calling Nassau County’s law banning trans women from competing in sports at county facilities transphobic. But Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman denies this. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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