Remembering "Sandy" ...
Two years have passed since that tragic week in late October 2012, when the worst natural disaster struck the US East Coast - active tropical cyclone Sandy. Reaching New York and New Jersey, he claimed 117 lives and left behind 62 billion ...
Thomas Frieden considers Ebola to be the biggest threat since the advent of HIV / AIDS
The head of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Thomas Frieden, spoke Thursday at the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC at a conference that discussed the Ebola epidemic, which is epicenter in three West African countries and which has already been discovered in ...
How much does it cost to raise a child in the USA?
The average American family with an average income will spend about $ 245 on childcare from birth to 000 years of age. This information was published by the official sources of the US government. The Ministry of Agriculture calculates the cost of childcare annually. To…
Why hijack cars in the US is no longer fashionable?
Car thefts are no longer a problem in New York, writes the New York Times. In 1990, more than 147 cases of car thefts were recorded in the metropolis, or one theft for every 000th resident. Last year the police received 50...
Whales and sharks are frequent visitors to New York's coastal waters.
The ocean waters around New York have cleared in recent years, attracting a host of marine life to the shores of the Big Apple, including humpback whales and great white sharks. Experts say that predators are attracted by the abundance of prey: more in coastal waters ...
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For the first time in history, the prestigious Fields Prize in Mathematics went to a woman. The happy owner of the award was 37-year-old Mariam Mirzakhani. It is also interesting that the scientist, who today lives and works in America, is from Iran, a country where it is not easy for women to achieve success anywhere ...
Chris Pollack - a real-life superhero from New York
In New York there is a place not only for fictional superheroes, but also for real ones. For example, guys like Chris Pollack, about whom the Epoch Times newspaper talks. Together with friends, he patrols the squares, parks and streets of the most disadvantaged areas of New York. 30-year-old man ...
The most expensive state universities in the US
As a rule, when it comes to the most expensive education, it comes to prestigious private American universities. The cost of training in some of them exceeds $ 50 thousand per year. Studying at state universities has always cost students an order of magnitude lower. The most expensive ...
President Obama has promised to reform the immigration system. Without congressional approval
Barack Obama has promised to independently, using his powers as chief executive, to take measures to reform the US immigration policy. The president's statement on this matter came after he learned that his Republican opponents in Congress did not intend to endure in this ...
Mayor of New York appreciated the contribution of Russian-speaking US Jews
New York Mayor Bill Di Blasio opened America's Russian Heritage Month at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the evening of June 11. At a colorful ceremony, the newly elected mayor of the largest US metropolis presented five awards for his contribution to strengthening the connection between American society and Russian-speaking immigrants, and ...