The verdict is in: On June 17, the China Tribunal announced its finding that China’s Communist regime has for two decades practiced systematic, forced organ removal from prisoners of conscience, mainly Falun Gong practitioners and Muslims. The independent, London-based panel of international legal and medical experts was led by Sir Geoffrey Nice, who also headed Read more about The ugly truth about China’s organ harvesting[…]
A principal at one of the city’s top high schools has been forced out — for being too focused on academics, The Post has learned. Lisa Mars, who ran La Guardia High School, an elite performing arts-based school that requires students audition to get in, has been forced out amid parent and student gripes about Read more about ‘Fame’ school principal forced out for being too focused on academics[…]
NEW YORK — Nik Wallenda says he “freaked” out when his balancing pole slipped during a high-wire walk with his sister above New York’s Times Square. Nik and Lijana Wallenda spoke Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” just hours after their harrowing feat. Nik Wallenda said the scare occurred as his sister knelt so he Read more about Flying Wallenda sibling: I \u2018freaked\u2019 out 25 stories above Times Square[…]
The new Harry Potter AR mobile game, “Wizards Unite,” rolled out across the globe Thursday and is already making money, magic and disappointed wannabe wizards. The free app, created by Pokémon Go maker Niantic, allows franchise fans to immerse themselves in the Potterverse, with spell casting, broomstick riding and much more. It brought in $300,000 Read more about ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ rakes in cash, complaints in first week[…]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday drummed up support for Queen’s District Attorney candidate Tiffany Cabán at a rally ahead of this week’s primary. Hundreds of people flocked to Travers Park in Jackson Heights for the afternoon event in support of the AOC-backed hopeful, some holding signs that read “No new jails” and “Race against the Read more about AOC drums up support for Queens DA candidate Tiffany Cab\u00e1n[…]
Over here at WIRED Transportation, we often talk to and write about people doing big, ambitious things—changing how their local transportation systems work, inventing new technologies, or researching why the world travels the way it does. But we also talk to the tinkerers, the people working on cool projects on the edges. Sometimes that’s more Read more about A Tesla ‘Truckla,’ Robotic Pizza Delivery, and More Car News This Week[…]
If you felt that an internet giant stole your hard work and claimed it as its own, how would you ever prove that? Well, what if you could booby-trap the information first? On this spine-tingling episode of the Gadget Lab podcast, Mike, Arielle, and Lauren talk with WIRED’s Emily Dreyfuss about how the tension between Read more about Who Owns Song Lyrics on the Internet? It's Complicated[…]
It’s the American Dream for the digital age. Three years ago, Maria Al-Sadek was a college student living in Alabama. Now she’s a rising model, writer, stylist and influencer — working with brands such as Marc Jacobs and Armani Beauty — who lives in Brooklyn. She also boasts more than 400,000 followers on Instagram. “I’m Read more about How Muslim model Maria Al-Sadek is shaking up the fashion industry[…]
Dear John: I love your column and the manner in which you try to help people. Perhaps you can help me as well. I’m on Social Security Disability for Stage D emphysema and received $1,076 a month up until December 2018. Then the Social Security Administration informed me that it would begin deducting $134 a Read more about Helping an honorably discharged veteran navigate Medicare[…]
The bulls and bears are taking a big beating on Wall Street — by the dog sector. Bankers, money managers and traders mostly pooh-poohed the parade of pets who accompanied other employees to work last week, celebrating National Pet Week across America. The furry-companion celebration was begun by Pet Sitters International in 1999. The open-door Read more about Wall Street would rather you didn’t bring your pets to work[…]