For decades the mafia had New York City in a stranglehold with law enforcement

seemingly powerless to intervene.

It uses terror to extort people.

But the murder of Carmie Galante marked the beginning of the end.

It sent the message that we can prosecute these people.

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Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast. Today's

tip is to mix and match friends when you are planning something fun. If you like one person and you like

another person, the odds that the two of them will get along are very high. So it is absolutely fine to get together with both of them at the same time.

Your friends are my friends, and my friends are your friends, as the song goes.

And the more we get together, the happier will be.

So if you are like a lot of people, you are probably spending some time actively rebuilding relationships with people you didn't see as often in the last couple of years.

Spending one-on-one time with people is wonderful,

but especially when we are talking about people that we like,

but haven't been best friends with for decades.

This re-establishment of relationships

doesn't have to be a one at a time endeavor.

Instead, why not get together with two or more people at once?

Let's say you have two friends who love Downton Abbey, but who aren't in the same social circles.

One's a neighbor. One's a colleague.

Why not invite both of them to go see the new movie with you. You'll get to catch up with both of them

and you'll all get to watch a movie you want to see. They'll both get to meet someone new,

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