Provisional data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that the birth rate in the United States ticked up slightly in 2021. It is the first time since 2014 that the birth rate has increased in the U.S. Over... Read More
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Nineteen students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday. The shooter, said by authorities to be an 18-year-old man who lived in the community, was killed by police at the scene. The Robb... Read More
ZenFi Networks, an innovative leader of digital infrastructure solutions in the New York and New Jersey metro region, announces today that it has secured $175 Million in Senior Secured Credit. The credit facility will be used to refinance... Read More
It was the end of an era in New York City today: the city’s last remaining payphone was removed. With the advent of cellphones, pay phones across the world have vanished – but one still remained on 7th Avenue, until its removal Monday by... Read More
Members of the Hofstra chapter of the National Students’ Nursing Association (NSNA) shared their experience as members of the university’s inaugural undergraduate nursing class at a recent youth career and education fair sponsored in partnership... Read More
A 401(k) is a type of retirement account that’s provided through your employer and uses pre-tax money to help you save up for your non-working years. Because most employers automatically enroll employees in a certain 401(k) plan and... Read More
Kevin Noel spends his days selling electric bikes and scooters — and helping clients whose vehicles are misbehaving. He’s never had a problem with his own ride, a blue-and-white e-bike decorated with stickers, but he has heard the stories... Read More
Scammers are using telemarketing calls, text messages, social media platforms, and door-to-door visits to perpetrate COVID-19-related scams, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. So it’s... Read More
What’s fueling the Great Resignation? One survey has dug into the job-hopping. The biggest factors are money and career growth, a recent Pew Research survey of workers showed, with nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents citing those as... Read More
The number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 reached 1 million on May 16. This grim milestone eclipses the impact of other catastrophes in our nation’s history. The deaths equal more than twice the U.S. military casualties of World... Read More
Believing in yourself was the theme at Dryden Street Elementary in Westbury, and the students marked “Social Emotional Learning Day,” otherwise known as “S.E.L.” It is actually a pivotal part of curriculums all year long in... Read More
Amazon recently announced plans to open several “Amazon Fresh” grocery stores in New York that feature “frictionless checkout” options for customers with an Amazon account. One location is currently hiring. A new Amazon... Read More
As part of its commitment to train 30 million people globally in tech skills by 2030, IBM has partnered with six historically Black colleges and universities and HBCU systems to establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers that will work to build a... Read More
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), the self-regulating authority that oversees the stability of the nation’s power grid, is warning that some parts of the country could see blackouts during the summer. The... Read More
The virus causes flu-like symptoms and has been identified in the U.S., France, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Canada and the U.K. A second possible case of monkeypox in the U.S. is being investigated in New York City. The New York Health... Read More