More than a year ago, Monroe Township in Gloucester County quietly amended its local redevelopment plan to include data centers as a principal permitted use. Online municipal records show the town adopted a “Hexa Builders Redevelopment Plan” that explicitly opened…
When Governor Kathy Hochul asked New Yorkers to voluntarily reduce their energy use during a July heat wave, the Republican National Committee called her a communist. The charge was not just wrong — it was a deliberate distortion of a…
The tension between sports media and political commentary did not begin overnight. It crystallized in the summer of 2016, when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest police violence against Black Americans —…
The Everglades restoration is one of the most ambitious environmental projects in American history. A federal-state partnership under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan is working to revive the natural water flow across South Florida’s interconnected ecosystems — a landscape that…
A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) suggests that Waymo’s autonomous robotaxis are involved in significantly fewer crashes than vehicles driven by humans. At first glance, the conclusion appears to reinforce the narrative that self-driving technology…
A System That Rewards Attendance Over Achievement More than 40% of New York City public school students in grades 3 through 8 failed state standardized tests in math and English this year — yet the city held back just 0.4%…
A Senator’s Stark Language Reflects a Broader Strategic Drift Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) used a televised appearance Sunday to signal that President Trump is committed to the ongoing military campaign against Iran — and to deploy some of the most…
There is a quiet but consequential battle unfolding at the intersection of artificial intelligence, trade policy, and corporate self-interest — and last Friday, more than two dozen of the world’s most powerful technology companies chose a side. Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta,…
What is the $185,000 figure, and where does it come from? A 65-year-old retiring in 2026 can expect to spend an average of $185,500 on health and medical expenses over the course of their retirement, according to new estimates from…
When White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stepped before reporters Thursday to defend the Trump administration’s civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, she reached for a familiar refrain — “America first” — and in doing so, ignited a wave of…