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WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR World 3 Aug, 2022 04:44 AM3 minutes to read Parents and children wait outside the Riverside Public School in Elmira, New York, on July 1, 1953, to get the polio vaccine. Photo / AP The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples…

MasRelic, a small cap start-up located 7 miles from one of the seven blockchain hubs of the world, New York City, has launched its new RELIC token on the Ethereum Blockchain on UniSwap.  The RELIC token is the native utility token that is used for: DeFi Farming Reflections Ethereum Reflections Synthetic Real…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is an agent of chaos.  Over the last few months, Abbott has used his office to exacerbate immigration issues in his state and across the country in the run-up to his state's gubernatorial election in November. The Republican governor's plan centers on creating high-profile controversies involving…

This story is part of Grist’s Coming to our Senses series, a weeklong exploration of how climate change is reshaping the way we see, hear, smell, touch, and taste the world around us. The first time I saw mugwort, I slipped and fell down a hillside in my haste to…

John Cale has shared the video for a new song called “Night Crawling.” It’s a track written in reference to his time in 1970s New York with David Bowie. Cale plays the majority of the instruments, with additional drums by Deantoni Parks and backing vocals from Dustin Boyer. Watch the…

Every journalist can tell you about a time they missed something. Three years ago, David Brand, a social worker turned journalist, got an assignment from City Limits, a small nonprofit news outlet, to write a series of articles about family homelessness in New York City. In his former career, Brand…

Even as economic storm clouds gather and the housing market craters, the rent is still too damn high across several metropolitan regions. Driving the news: Rumors of New York City’s demise aren't entirely exaggerated, especially as soaring crime and remote work reshapes its culture. But rent inflation has yet to…

July 29, 2022 | 12:00am Beyoncé transforms into a disco diva on her new album, “Renaissance.”Columbia Records Beyoncé has always been a “naughty girl,” but she’s absolutely filthy on her new album. “Renaissance” (out now) finds Queen Bey in her gritty glory, three D’Ussé shots deep at the sweatiest underground…

Source: Solana Spaces / TwitterThe team behind open-source blockchain Solana (SOL) is readying to open its physical store in New York City, USA, to the public, in a bid to promote the Solana blockchain and Web3 at large. The store, dubbed Solana Spaces, is located at a mall in Hudson…

July 20, 2022 - 4:40AM Storyful Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on July 19 that he was ending his congressional bid, saying it was obvious voters in the 10th district were looking for “another option.” In a video posted to Twitter, de Blasio said it was…