Nick Chow, part of the Singapore Pavilion team, poses with a NEWBrew beer made with treated wastewater, during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Peter Dejong / Associated Press) In the sprawling pavilion section of the United Nations climate talks, where countries, nonprofits and tech companies use big, flashy signs to get the … Read more
Higher education is taking a hit. According to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, first-year enrollment dropped by more than 5% this year, with enrollment by recent high school graduates dropping by more than 6%. While overall enrollment still grew, this was largely inflatedby a sizable pandemic dip — many fewer students … Read more
A Zionist organization is compiling names of foreign students on visas in the US who spewed anti-Israel bile at campus protests — and is hoping President-elect Trump will give the haters a one-way ticket back home. So far, the group, Betar, has about 30 names of students from nations such as Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Canada, … Read more
He’s pulling a Kamala. The Big Apple’s avowed socialist Comptroller Brad Lander has retooled some of his most radical left-wing positions, as he gears up for a run in a possible special election in New York City, according to critics and his own public comments. Lander is one of several candidates waiting to see if … Read more
New Yorkers are the most degenerate gamblers in the country. Mobile sportsbooks in the Empire State racked up a staggering $2.3 billion in bets in October, shattering its national record of $2.1 billion in bets set last year, according to new state Gaming Commission stats. October was the second month in a row – and … Read more
Gen Z women told The Post what it’s really like to grow up online. Martin – stock.adobe.com I was probably about 9 or 10 years old when, on a summer night in a friend’s basement, a pal suggested we log onto a website called Omegle. I’d never heard of it before. But we all crowded … Read more
A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang Food, Inc., of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has recalled more than 72,000 … Read more
Our future is more dependent on a consensus of world leaders to fight climate change than Trump’s ephemeral cabinet picks. Laura Stewart holds a sign to promote clime action outside the Court of Kings Bench on Friday, October 4, 2024 in Regina. KAYLE NEIS / Regina Leader-PostPhoto by KAYLE NEIS /Regina Leader-Post This week the … Read more
New York City has got a math problem. Less than half of city kids passed the state Algebra 1 Regents exam this past school year, after the Department of Education introduced a controversial new math curriculum critics have blasted as “a complete disaster.” Just 46.8% of Big Apple high schoolers tested “proficient” on the exam … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named former NFL player Scott Turner as his pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Scott is an NFL Veteran, who, during my First Term, served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC), helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that … Read more
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