Ranking the 10 Most Popular Gaming Platforms for Youth: Assessing Risks and Parental Protection Strategies

Ranking the 10 Most Popular Gaming Platforms for Youth: Assessing Risks and Parental Protection Strategies

By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit” Sharaf Maksumov / shutterstock.com  This article analyzes ten popular gaming platforms among youth, ranked by potential danger, and provides actionable steps parents can take to protect their children. Introduction In today’s digital era, gaming platforms have become a central part of entertainment for children and teenagers. While these […]

U.S. Government to Refund Application Fees for Immigration Program After Court Ruling

U.S. Government to Refund Application Fees for Immigration Program After Court Ruling

By Mary Campbell | Editorial credit: Stephanie Kenner / shutterstock.com  The U.S. government has announced that it will refund application fees to tens of thousands of unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens following the recent federal court decision that struck down a Biden administration immigration policy. According to internal government documents obtained by CBS News, […]

Twitch: A Leading Hub for Gamers, but Exposing Children and Teens to Potential Risks

Twitch: A Leading Hub for Gamers, but Exposing Children and Teens to Potential Risks

By Esther Claudette Gittens Twitch, a leading live-streaming platform, has become a central hub for gamers worldwide, attracting millions of viewers daily. While it offers entertainment and community engagement, the platform also exposes children and teenagers to potential risks, especially when engaging with certain popular games. Introduction Twitch, a leading live-streaming platform, has become a […]

Attorney General James Puts Medical Transportation Industry on Notice, Announces New Actions to Stop Ongoing Fraud

Attorney General James Puts Medical Transportation Industry on Notice, Announces New Actions to Stop Ongoing Fraud

Editorial credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / shutterstock.com AG James Has Secured More Than $10 Million From Transportation Companies, Won Criminal Convictions of 11 Individuals  NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced new measures to stop a major source of Medicaid fraud by transportation companies that use fake billing schemes to steal from […]

DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry

DiNapoli Releases Report on Nonprofit Industry

By: NYS Office of the Comptroller State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report that showed nonprofit organizations in 2022 provided 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, just over 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of nonprofits increased nationally between 2017-2022, they declined in New York and the number […]

Technology is Supposed to Decrease Teacher Burnout – but We Found it Can Sometimes Make It Worse

Technology is Supposed to Decrease Teacher Burnout – but We Found it Can Sometimes Make It Worse

By David T. Marshall, THE CONVERSATION  When we set out to study pandemic-related changes in schools, we thought we’d find that learning management systems that rely on technology to improve teaching would make educators’ jobs easier. Instead, we found that teachers whose schools were using learning management systems had higher rates of burnout. Our findings were […]

Vitamin Deficiency May be Why You’re So Tired – a Nutritional Neuroscientist Explains how to Kickstart your Energy by Getting Essential Nutrients in a Well-rounded Diet, Along with More Sleep and Exercise

Vitamin Deficiency May be Why You’re So Tired – a Nutritional Neuroscientist Explains how to Kickstart your Energy by Getting Essential Nutrients in a Well-rounded Diet, Along with More Sleep and Exercise

By Lina Begdache, THE CONVERSATION  Feeling drained and lethargic is common: A 2022 national survey found that 13.5% of U.S. adults said they felt “very tired” or “exhausted” most days or every day over a three-month period. Women ages 18 to 44 had the highest rate of fatigue – just over 20%. Being tired is linked […]

Adams Ally in Charge of City Leasing Demanded Lucrative City Gig for Favored Broker, Suit Alleges

Adams Ally in Charge of City Leasing Demanded Lucrative City Gig for Favored Broker, Suit Alleges

By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY | Editorial credit: a katz / shutterstock.com  Jesse Hamilton forced Cushman & Wakefield to assign Diana Boutross to city lease deals, according to a court complaint — before the duo jetted off to Japan with Adams’ soon-to-be-indicted chief advisor. A longtime associate of Mayor Eric Adams who oversees city […]

How New York Can Defend Against Trump’s Mass Deportations

How New York Can Defend Against Trump’s Mass Deportations

By Zach Ahmad , New York Civil Liberties Union | Editorial credit: Ameer Mussard-Afcari / shutterstock.com Trump’s efforts to expel millions of immigrants are a threat to all of us. New York State is home to nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants. Most of them have lived in New York for more than a decade. They are our […]