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MoreA New York man who stole $8.4 million from the Schechter School of Long Island, a private K-12 school where he was chief financial officer, will have to pay back the money and spend the next 8 ⅓ to 25 years in prison after his sentencing on Wednesday. David Ostrove, 52, transferred piles of cash into his own accounts over an 11-year period overseeing the school’s finances, prosecutors said in court.He used the money to…
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MoreAnti-Israel agitators occupied Columbia University’s south lawn for hours on Wednesday as university president Minouche Shafik testified before Congress.Dozens of protesters camped out in tents on school grounds, calling on the university to divest itself from companies that have ties to Israel. Shafik is on Capitol Hill to testify regarding…
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MoreSenate Republicans are looking to hold as many votes as possible during the initial proceedings of the impeachment trial into Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas before Democrats in the chamber are expected to succeed in dismissing the trial. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., explicitly stated his intent to seek…
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MoreWestern powers are urging the Israeli government to show restraint in its expected response to the Iranian missile strikes last week.Officials from Germany, the United Kingdom and elsewhere have asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration not to escalate the situation into an active conflict — but those same officials…
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MoreChanning Tatum, Jenna Dewan. Getty Images (2) Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s battle for Magic Mike money has allegedly caused a strain in the exes’ relationship. “Channing and Jenna both knew it would take awhile for them to settle their divorce but neither of them thought it would be this long,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. The insider adds that the pair going to trial has “caused immense tension in the dynamic recently.”…
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MoreKasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) clinched victory in the Fleche Wallonne Femmes in a sprint finish in Belgium. The Pole had broken clear with frontrunner Demi Vollering of SD Worx-Protime and Elisa Longo Borghini, the Lidl-Trek rider, and was on Vollering’s back wheel going into the final 200 metres of the race. She kicked right at the last as Borghini threatened, but Niewiadoma seized first right on the line. The breakaway trio had been hauled in…
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MoreUri Berliner, a National Public Radio senior editor who wrote a scathing online essay accusing the public radio network of harboring a liberal bias, said Wednesday he had resigned from the outlet. “I am resigning from NPR, a great American institution where I have worked for 25 years,” Berliner wrote in a resignation letter to NPR chief executive Katherine Maher, which he posted to his X account. An NPR spokesperson declined to comment. Berliner’s resignation came after he was suspended for five days without pay over his 3,500-word piece in the anti-establishment publication The Free Press. In the essay,…
U.S. attorneys general are calling out Bank of America’s alleged “discriminatory behavior” in a penned letter that condemns the de-banking efforts targeting customers for their religious and political beliefs. Indiana’s Todd Rokita, one of 15 U.S. attorneys general who signed the letter obtained by Fox News Digital, criticized the discriminatory “pattern” taking corporate America by storm.”It’s this idea that their own political views, they’re going to foist on the rest of us, or they’re simply cowards and can’t stand up to the socialist pressure that’s being put on them,” Rokita expressed during his appearance on “Fox & Friends First,” Wednesday. “You…
Record-breaking heat waves, severe floods and acute wildfires, exacerbated by climate change, carry a colossal price tag: an approximately 19% reduction in global income over just the next 26 years, a new study published Wednesday found. That financial gut punch won’t just affect big governments and corporations. According to the United Nations, the world is heading toward a gain of nearly 3 degrees of global warming in the next century, even with current climate policies and goals – and researchers say individuals could bear the economic burden. The researchers in Wednesday’s study, published in Nature, said financial pain in…
A ground stop that earlier paused Alaska Airlines’ flights has been lifted. “This morning we experienced an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance. Out of an abundance of caution, we requested a ground stop for all Alaska and Horizon flights, which was instituted at approximately 7:30am PT. The issue was mitigated and the ground stop for Alaska and Horizon flights expired at 8:30am PT,” the airline said in a statement to . The Federal Aviation Administration had earlier grounded Alaska Airlines flights nationwide at the airline’s request. The airline statement adds:…
Poor diet can increase the risk of obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers.Experts have not yet found any firm causative links between individual dietary components and cancer.A new study has discovered that methylglyoxal — which is produced when glucose is broken down in cells — may help explain the link between poor diet and cancer.They suggest that a long-term poor diet leads to an increase in the production of methylglyoxal, which switches off cancer-preventing genes, increasing cancer risk.Poor nutrition is associated with many health conditions, among them obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancers, including those…
Last updated: April 17, 2024 12:15 EDT | 2 min read Upbit, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals exceeding 1 million Korean won ($721).This decision, outlined in an official statement released today (April 17), follows modifications to the operations of Ten&Ten, a local VASP facilitating high-value transactions.Upbit Halts High-Value Transactions Following Ten&Ten Service SuspensionEffective immediately, Upbit has announced the suspension of processing deposits and withdrawals exceeding 1 million Korean won. This decision is attributed to the recent suspension of Ten&Ten’s Travel Rule Solution service, a crucial component that enabled Upbit to facilitate high-value crypto…
A string of hotter-than-expected inflation data since the start of the year has diminished the odds of an immediate interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The consumer price index, a broad measure of the price of everyday goods including gasoline, groceries and rent, rose sharply in March for the third straight month, rattling investors and triggering a broad market sell-off.Fed Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that persistently elevated inflation will likely force policymakers to delay rate cuts until later this year. “More recent data shows solid growth and continued strength in the labor market, but also a lack of further…
London — U.K. lawmakers have voted decisively in favor of legislation aimed at eventually banning smoking in Britain. The controversial Tobacco and Vapes Bill is now one step closer to becoming law after clearing its first hurdle in parliament.The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone born after January 1, 2009, with the legal age for the purchase of tobacco products increasing by one year every year until it eventually covers the entire population.Backers of the legislation, including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has made it a key policy of his government, say the aim is to create…
Apple has fixed a bug that suggested the Palestinian flag emoji when some users searched for the word “Jerusalem” in the emoji keyboard. On Tuesday, the company addressed the bug with the latest beta software release of iOS 17.5, just a few days after it said it was working on a fix. Apple’s previous update was introduced on March 21, but the recent discovery of the bug upset some users on social media. In one April 9 post on X viewed more than 2.3 million times, an iPhone user questioned whether Apple was aware of the error – and…
A Tuesday evening shooting in the Bronx, N.Y., has left three men injured and one dead.Two scooters, each carrying two men, approached the scene eastbound when the rear passengers fired approximately 10 rounds, hitting four victims, who range anywhere between 23 to 37-years-old. Three men were shot in the leg, and a fourth was fatally shot in the chest. He was 29-years-old.The suspects, all clad in masks and hoodies, fled the scene northbound on Townsend Ave. Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry spoke extensively about the city’s efforts to crack down on scooters and illegal bikes from city streets, stating 9,500…
Last updated: April 17, 2024 07:17 EDT | 2 min read The South Korean won has emerged as the leading fiat currency for cryptocurrency trading, overtaking the US dollar in the first quarter of 2024. According to a recent research report by Kaiko, the South Korean won accounted for more than $456 billion in trading volume on centralized crypto exchanges, surpassing the $455 billion volume in US dollars.Kaiko attributed the growing dominance of the South Korean won to the “fee war” among Korean crypto exchanges. The report highlighted that the improving macroeconomic environment and intense competition between exchanges in South Korea have fueled…
Historically, the global beauty industry has never been a titan of diversity and representation — not when it comes to race, skin color, gender, body type or ability. From who we see on beauty campaigns to how products are designed, ableism has been a huge problem. As a disabled teenager, I yearned for my identity to be represented in the mainstream beauty world. Now, as a grown disabled woman, I am still wishing for the same thing. Though the evolution of social media has been instrumental in encouraging inclusivity in the industry by providing platforms for anybody with talent and…
Last night, a special preview of Broadway’s upcoming Cabaret revival was held in New York City. The Kander & Ebb classic, starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, will open on Broadway come April 21, after a successful run in London. Hosted at the Kit Kat Club, the preview saw stars like Zoë Kravitz and Ashley Graham come out for the occasion—and ever the fashion plate, Kravitz made sure to bring an elegant look for the affair.Styled by Andrew Mukamal, Kravitz nailed all-black (and sheer!) dressing in a look by Saint Laurent and jewels by Jessica McCormack. The ensemble included a…
John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift is giving a glimpse into her mastermind plan for the release of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swift, 34, took to social media on Tuesday, April 16, to share a promotional video for the album, which will hit shelves on Friday, April 19. The clip kicked off in a ’70s-inspired room, reminiscent of the Midnights era, where fans could spot crumbled-up paper, a series of records and a clock set to the time of 2:00. The teaser then led fans down an all-white hallway and into a room…
A Pennsylvania man is being called a hero after he bravely pulled two people from a burning building on Sunday in Minersville. Minersville Fire and Rescue responded to a three-alarm fire on the 600 block of North Second Street at about 12:44 p.m. Authorities said the blaze torched at least four homes, the Morning Call reported. Witness Janeen Huth said that a neighbor, Oscar Rivera, “saved a woman and an elderly man from a burning building all while risking his life as his young children stood at the door watching,” according to Storyful.Huth came across the scene on her way home and…