Taidgh Barron/NY Post Even after another horrific subway-shoving death, this time Michelle Go in Times Square, New York progressive pols flinch from confronting the real threat, namely that the city lets dangerous mentally ill people roam free. Instead, they want the MTA to install platform barriers. Every time such horrors strike, politicians rush to send…Continue Reading
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are requesting that the Biden administration brief their respective chambers on escalating tensions in Ukraine next week, leadership sources confirmed on Monday. The call for briefings comes as the administration weighs its options amid heightened threats that Russia could invade Ukraine, with President …Continue Reading
Amy Schneider wins big: “Jeopardy!” champ makes history. Casey Durkin Amy Schneider is now the queen of “Jeopardy!” On Monday, Schneider won her 39th game, becoming No. 2 on the hit game show’s all-time consecutive wins list. The 42-year-old Oakland, California-based engineering manager has winnings that now total an eye-popping $1,319,800. Ken Jennings, who is…Continue Reading
Jeopardy!‘s new super-champ Amy Schneider has been climbing the ranks in the recent weeks, and tonight, she surpassed a historic milestone. The big-time winner won her 39th game on tonight’s episode, meaning she became number two on the all-time consecutive wins list. Who did she have to beat to reach that position? Why, none other…Continue Reading
National Baltimore City firefighters embrace at the scene of a vacant row house fire in Baltimore, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) The Associated Press By Associated Press January 24, 2022 | 6:52 PM BALTIMORE (AP) — Three Baltimore firefighters were killed and a fourth was injured when part of a…Continue Reading
COVID An image provided by the National Institutes of Health shows a colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell infected with a coronavirus. National Institutes of Health via The New York Times By Carl Zimmer, New York Times Service January 24, 2022 | 6:24 PM As nurses and doctors struggle with a record-breaking wave of…Continue Reading
National “I knew he was a real scammer. I just knew he wasn’t going to scam me.” By Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post January 24, 2022 | 8:09 AM Jean, a 73-year-old grandmother, was at her Long Island home Thursday morning when she received a phone call from a man claiming to be her grandson. He…Continue Reading
RECIPE Tarragon and smoked paprika update the flavors of this winter classic Chicken stew (Ashlie Stevens) A few weeks ago, I set out to make the perfect mid-winter chicken stew. I wanted something that was herby, woodsy and deeply savory — the kind of recipe I could see myself making if I finally decamped to an…Continue Reading
Naor Gilon, Israel’s envoy to India, has said “there is no anti-Semitism in India; this phrase doesn’t just exist” as both sides begin official celebrations of the establishment of diplomatic ties 30 years ago. Anti-Semitism, or discrimination against Jews, has been seen in many parts of the world. The top Israeli diplomat in India explained,…Continue Reading
During the COVID-19 lockdown around the country, online classes for schools and universities became a necessity. But according to recent research, online schooling remains “woefully insufficient” across the country, with 40-70 percent of children living without access to a gadget. According to research published by Boston Consulting Group, over 80% of teachers said it was…Continue Reading