Government Supports Rare-Earth Magnet Startup with $1.4 Billion to Compete with China
U.S. Moves to Establish Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain The U.S. government recently unveiled a $1.4 billion partnership with Vulcan Elements and Re-Element Technologies to create a domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets. This initiative represents one of the significant steps taken during the Trump administration to lessen dependence on critical minerals sourced from […]
Magnet schools in NYC, Chicago, and Virginia to face over $24 million drop in federal funding
Loss of Federal Funding for Schools Over Civil Rights Violations Several school districts, including those in New York City, Chicago, and Fairfax County, Virginia, are set to lose over $24 million in federal funding due to their failure to meet a deadline established by the Trump administration regarding potential civil rights violations. Warnings had been […]
Trump administration indicates plans to cut millions in funding for magnet school programs in New York City, Chicago, and Northern Virginia
The Trump administration has issued warnings to school districts in Chicago, New York City, and Fairfax County, Virginia, indicating that over $67 million in federal Magnet School funding could be withheld due to potential civil rights violations. Education officials, including New York City public schools Chairman Gregory Faulkner, Chicago Board of Education Chairman Sean Harden, […]
Improvised e-bike parking area for delivery workers has become a magnet for litter and congestion
East Village Residents Frustrated by E-Bike Overflow Neighbors in East Village are struggling with an influx of e-bikes used by immigrant delivery workers, which they say has turned their street into an unsightly mess. Locals report that the area on 11th Avenue, stretching between First Avenue and Avenue A, has seen a dramatic rise in […]
Anchor Baby Policy is ‘Magnet for More Illegal Immigration’
President Donald Trump's border emperor Tom Homan says the federal government's policy of providing birthright citizenship to illegal foreign US-born children known as “anchor baby” is “a more illegal immigrant magnet.” During a panel discussion this week at New College, Florida, Homan was asked about the impact of the government's birthright citizenship policy and how […]
NYC magnet fishers who reeled in a $100K safe are squatting in relative’s home: suit
The couple who made headlines after using a magnet to fish out a safe full of $100,000 from a Queens lake are delinquent tenants living in a relative’s house, according to the homeowner. Barbie Agostini and her partner James Cain are allegedly still owing more than $15,000 in back rent to Barbie’s sister, Katherine, who […]