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By Mark Hunter 8 hours agoWed Sep 15 2021 08:14:54 Reading Time: 2 minutes Bitcoin mining company Greenidge is to achieve a Nasdaq listing after a merge with Support.com Inc The mining company operates two carbon-friendly plants in the U.S. Greenidge will launch soon under the GREE ticker Bitcoin mining…

An IT operations supervisor in New York state is being prosecuted for allegedly installing BTC mining rigs and other devices inside government offices, costing his Long Island civic employer thousands of dollars in electricity, according to a report last week by The New York Times. Over $6,000 in Electricity Bills…

Classroom doors swing open for about a million New York City public school students on Monday in the largest U.S. experiment of in-person learning during the coronavirus pandemic. The New York City department of education says schools are ready to welcome students back to 'school communities and classrooms where they…

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Leonard Cohen, a Jewish-Canadian singer-songwriter, once hailed Canada’s Montreal as the “Jerusalem of the North,” but there is stiff competition for that honor. Notably Montreal’s older Irish twin—New York City. The two cities share the same driving regime (no turning right on red!), many ethnocultural groups, the oddly similar founding…

Look, I love a good block party — and it's not just because my last name happens to be "Block" — but a block party with a purpose? Now we're really talking! Food and travel brand Thrillist is partnering with Harlem's "Queen of Hospitality" Tren'ness Woods-Black — granddaughter of Sylvia…

Rich Schultz/Getty Images Count second baseman DJ LeMahieu among those who are discouraged by the New York Yankees' recent struggles. After the Bronx Bombers fell 10-3 to the New York Mets on Friday night to extend their losing streak to seven games, LeMahieu said the recent lack of success hasn't…

0 of 4 Credit: WWE.com This week's SmackDown took place at the historic Madison Square Garden, which means WWE management booked as many big moments as possible for the New York crowd.  The show started off hot with Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, Jimmy and Jey Uso being interrupted by Brock…

Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has taken a swipe at the controversial Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, over the latter's comment that military onslaught would worsen banditry in Nigeria. Adesina, in an article on his Facebook wall on Thursday titled, “I like this…

Six people have been killed and many others abducted by suspected bandits in the Tureta Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Tureta shares a border with Zamfara State where military bombardments in a continuous operation have been taking place. The area is also affected by the current shutdown of telecommunication…