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Egyptian girl Manal Rostom makes it to top of Mount Everest

2 months ago
Extreme climber, marathon-runner and mountaineer Manal Rostom has become the first Egyptian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Rostom reached the world's highest peak earlier this week, and in the weeks beforehand shared a social media video on her thoughts and fears ahead of the final push to the top.  Rostom took two months to complete her journey to […]
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The Great Realization: Living in New York City during COVID-19

2 years ago
I was infected with COVID-19 and have recovered. The urge to go outside, meet with friends, hug them, and be with them is eating on my consciousness. But I can't, because New York City is still on pause and has been since March 22, the date that New York State Governor Cuomo ordered all non-essential […]
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Joker: Politics isn’t everything in this not-so-new age Gotham City

3 years ago
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD   I’ve steadfastly avoided watching any of the Batman and Batman-related movies after The Dark Knight Rises (2012), which was incredible, but I’d heard that there were security procedures being taken against Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in the US itself, so I simply had to go!!   Laughing at Trump’s America […]
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Oil companies want NYC’s global warming lawsuit killed

4 years ago
Five of the world’s biggest oil companies asked a judge to throw out New York City’s lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for costs related to the environmental changes caused by their products. BP Plc, Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., and Royal Dutch Shell Plc argued that the court lacks the authority to resolve […]
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Truck Driver Kills Eight in Lower Manhattan Terrorist Attack

5 years ago
Eight people were killed and about a dozen more were injured Tuesday when a motorist in a rented pickup truck deliberately drove down a bike path in lower Manhattan and mowed down several people before crashing into a school bus. Officials said it was a terrorist attack — the deadliest in New York City since […]
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