The Trump administration has moved to end Harvard’s ability to enrol international students, escalating a standoff with America’s oldest university. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the administration had revoked Harvard’s “Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law.” “Let this serve as a warning to … Read more
That has a knock-on effect on local energy prices, which is also provoking a backlash in some areas. In 2017, Bitcoin miners flooded into Plattsburgh, New York – a city of about 20,000 people a couple of hours to the north of Dresden – because of cheap hydroelectricity rates. “We were getting Bitcoin applications from … Read more
Trump’s crypto U-turn Less than four years ago, Trump said Bitcoin “just seems like a scam”. Yet those reservations have now gone: the Trump family has since started the crypto firm World Liberty Financial, and Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, $TRUMP – 220 of its top buyers were invited to a private gala dinner with … Read more
For the last five years, a loud hum has been a continual backdrop to birdsong and the occasional barking dog in the village of Dresden, New York state. Coming from the nearby Greenidge Generation power plant, which had been mothballed for years before, the sound has angered some local people. “It’s an annoyance,” says Ellen … Read more
New Delhi: The Kerala government has revised its order regarding the public holiday for Bakrid, which is observed on June 7. According to the revised notification, all government offices, public sector undertakings, educational institutions (including professional colleges), and institutions governed by the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881 will be closed on June 7. Initially, the … Read more