A record 1 in 8 students were homeless in NYC last year: Report

One in 8 New York City students were homeless during the 2023-24 school year, according to a report from Advocates for Children of New York (AFC). More than 146,000 students in the city lacked a ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago

1 in 8 N.Y.C. Public School Students Was Homeless Last Year

A record 146,000 students did not have permanent housing, state data shows, as the city dealt with an ongoing housing crisis and an influx of migrants.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 hours ago

Four in 10 deaths in war zones last year were women, UN report finds

UN Women says figure doubled in 2023 amid ‘blatant disregard’ of laws that left women and children unprotected. The proportion of women killed in conflicts around the world doubled last year, with ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Veteran homelessness drops to record low

Veterans homelessness rates have dropped to a record low since detailed counting began in 2009, the Biden administration announced Monday for Veterans Day. In January of this year, officials ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Number of homeless people in Wales at record high

Charmaine, 38, has been waiting to move for two years and says it is affecting her mental health.

Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked

The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year

Health - ABC News - October 30

White House extends repayment freeze for 8 million student borrowers

Student loan payments for people enrolled in the Biden administration's SAVE plan will remain on hold for at least six more months.

When to catch the last supermoon of the year

Astronomers say better catch this week's supermoon

Tech - ABC News - November 11

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce’s Homes Were Burglarized Last Month

Mahomes addressed the incident Wednesday, calling it “frustrating” and “disappointing.”

Sports - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Four Female Athletes Were Killed in Kenya. There Are Fears They Won’t Be the Last.

In Kenya, family members and athletes spoke of the violence in a place where running is a path out of poverty: “It’s no longer safe.”

Sports - The New York Times - Yesterday

Chelsea break record with 8 goals to sink Noah

Chelsea set a UEFA Conference League record with an emphatic 8-0 win over Armenian side FC Noah at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

Sports - ESPN - November 8

Last jobs report before Election Day

The latest jobs report showed slowed growth in the U.S. economy just days before Election Day. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more on what the data may indicate about the ...

AMD reports record revenue but Q4 forecast disappoints

Advanced Micro Devices reported record Q3 revenue of $6.8 billio, up 18%. But the shares fell due to a disappointing forecast for Q4.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Meta Reports Record Revenue, Slower Ad Growth

The social media giant is spending billions on artificial intelligence and products for virtual and augmented reality.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Amazon Stock Jumps After Earnings Report Record $15.3 Billion Profit

The tech giant’s cloud computing business picked up steam and its retail business showed resiliency.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

A 4-Year-Old in Harlem Starved to Death at Home. How Were the Signs Missed?

Jahmeik Modlin was found emaciated in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. His family’s child-welfare case had been closed two years before.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Biden extends student loan payment pause by 6 months for 8 million SAVE plan borrowers

Student loan payments for some 8 million borrowers will remain on pause for six months or longer, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education said.

Business - CNBC - October 21

8 million student loan borrowers would qualify for relief under Biden 'hardship' rules

The Biden administration announced on Friday proposed rules to give student debt relief to borrowers experiencing “hardship” in the president’s latest attempt to forgive student loans. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

2024 to be first year to breach 1.5C global warming limit

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.

2024 set to be hottest year on record, scientists say

Climate scientists say 2024 is likely to be the hottest year ever on record. The announcement comes just ahead of the COP29 climate summit. Tina Kraus reports.

ETF flows smash full year record

The $1.4tn pumped into global ETFs in the first 10 months of the year surpasses the $1.33tn racked up in all of 2021

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Record Thanksgiving travel expected this year: AAA

A record number of Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving this year, the AAA travel group said Monday. AAA, or the American Automobile Association, said in a release that it predicts ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 hours ago

NYC Marathon bans running influencer after crew on e-bikes recorded him on course

A running influencer from Texas has been disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future New York City running events after he ran part of the course with people on e-bikes ...

Formula 1’s Franco Colapinto Is Being Compared to Lionel Messi. Will It Last?

Stardom in Argentina is a unique cultural phenomenon, particularly for the country’s professional athletes, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 1

No. 1 pick Risacher opens with 3, goes 2-for-8

Zaccharie Risacher drained his first shot before finishing with seven points as the Hawks held on against the Nets on Wednesday night.

Sports - ESPN - October 24

Homes of Chiefs' quarterback Mahomes and tight end Kelce were broken into last month

Law enforcement reports show the homes of Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were broken into last month

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Outside spending eclipses $1 billion in the presidential race, setting a new record

Outside groups have poured a record-breaking $1.1 billion into the presidential race with less than two weeks to go before Election Day.

Austria’s Defense Ministry says 8 of its soldiers in the UNIFIL force were lightly injured by a missile hit in Lebanon

World - ABC News - October 29

Is the FDA contributing to the homelessness crisis?

The FDA's REMS program has been found to have unintentionally created barriers to accessing clozapine, a crucial antipsychotic drug for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, leading to tragic stories ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Boeing strike will dent last jobs report before election

Some 44,000 U.S. workers, most at Boeing, were on strike during the jobs report tally, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

Business - CNBC - October 31

U.S. Job Growth Stalls in Days Before Vote

Employers added 12,000 jobs in October, with hiring hit by strikes and storms. The unemployment rate was steady, at 4.1 percent, in the last major report before an election in which the economy is ...

Business - The New York Times - November 1

Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump

The Kremlin is rejecting reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he ...

World - ABC News - November 11

Here's how an 86-year-old grandmother got her nearly $32,000 private student loan debt forgiven

Some lenders of private student loans offer disabled borrowers a way to get their debt forgiven. But the process is difficult to learn about and to navigate.

Business - CNBC - November 2

Man who used legal loophole to live rent-free for years in NYC hotel found unfit to stand trial

A man charged with fraud for claiming to own a storied Manhattan hotel where he had been living rent-free for years has been found unfit to stand trial, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Cocaine-related fatalities surge as England and Wales report record drug deaths

Campaigners say falling prices and social acceptability have driven higher use

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Global coral reef bleaching event is largest on record, report says

New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has scientists ringing alarm bells about the health of the world's oceans. Seventy-seven percent of the world's coral reefs have ...

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