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Podcast: The Update with Brandon Julien
Episode: The Update- July 29th
Description: Nothing is safe, folks, not even toothpaste. A recent study suggests that a low-calorie sweetener found in hundreds of popular snacks, toothpaste and gum may raise the risk of a stroke or heart attack. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Mayor Adams issued an emergency order Saturday suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails a day before it was to take effect, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees. Summer Rising is falling — with attendance for the K-8 summer program nosediving, and taxpayers wondering where the $350 million spent for th...