Exclusive | Muslim group that hawked Hamas, other terror trinkets scores K taxpayer handout via NYC Council

A Muslim nonprofit with strong ties to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani was awarded $85,000 in taxpayer dough through the City Council – despite coming under fire in January for hosting a Brooklyn fundraiser featuring a twisted array of trinkets promoting Hamas and other terror groups. The Muslim American Society of Brooklyn and Staten Island received $70,000 in Council “discretionary funds” from Democrat Kayla Santosuosso, who represents Bay Ridge and parts of southern Brooklyn. The remaining $15,000 in political pork was dished out by Alexa Avilés (D-Brooklyn), whose district includes Red Hook and Sunset Park. The funds were awarded despite City Council…

Science news this week: James Webb telescope finds a never-before-seen substance, China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ grows faster than natural trees, and a Medici murder mystery is solved

This week’s science news was all about goings on in space, with reports that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) picked up a signal from a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan.The space telescope detected a specific absorption line in the spectra of these worlds’ atmospheres, revealing the characteristic…

Are CAPTCHAs obsolete in the age of AI?

When you click to enter a website or try to log in or fill out a form, you may be asked to identify motorcycles from a grid of grainy images, decipher a string of convoluted characters, or click a box that states “I am not a robot.”These tests are called…

Gerrit Cole overrules Aaron Boone in gutsy, winning outing for Yankees

For much of the time Gerrit Cole has been back in the Yankees rotation after recovering from Tommy John surgery, the team had been clicking. Now, they’re still without Aaron Judge in the lineup and Carlos Rodón has joined Max Fried on the IL. And then there’s the seven-game losing…

Jalen Brunson opens up about Mavericks letting him and Luka Doncic go

Jalen Brunson reflected on his time with the Mavericks during a sit-down with Sports Illustrated this week. Brunson was going through different images that took him through various points of his career, and stopped on one where he was photographed with star Luka Doncic from the 2018 Draft, where both…

Zuby Ejiofor adds to St. John’s legacy by capturing Haggerty Award

Thursday put an appropriate cap to Zuby Ejiofor’s memorable St. John’s career and his fantastic senior season. Less than a month after he led the Johnnies to their first Sweet 16 berth in 27 years, and a few weeks after he was named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar award winner as the…

Slumping Dodgers need Shoehi Ohtani to be two-way star he’s paid for

SAN FRANCISCO – He said he felt the way he usually did at this stage of the season – no better, no worse. When explaining why he wasn’t overly concerned about his offensive form, or lack thereof, Shohei Ohtani referenced his personal history. In his previous eight years in the…

Suicide among young Americans declines in first years of 988 hotline

Thousands fewer young Americans than ​expected took their own lives during the first two-and-a-half years following the launch of a national “988” suicide-prevention hotline in ‌the US, according to a Harvard-based study published on Wednesday. Researchers also found that reductions in expected suicide deaths among adolescents and young adults were…

2026 NFL Draft first-round risers include running back, safety, tackle

PITTSBURGH — With the NFL draft hours away, the inevitable occurrence of high risers and steep fallers is unfolding before our eyes. Every draft has its share of surprises, and this one is no different. Here are three players whose names could get called far earlier than originally thought: Jeremiyah…

Shohei Ohtani’s pitching gem not enough as Dodgers get shut out by Giants

SAN FRANCISCO –– For six innings Wednesday night, Shohei Ohtani tortured the San Francisco Giants’ offense. The minute he left the mound, everything changed. In the Dodgers’ 3-0 loss at Oracle Park, Ohtani’s pitching was the only bright spot in what was the club’s fourth loss in its last five…

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