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The national survey by Effective School Solutions, an organization that implements mental health care in schools, released Wednesday, found the country’s school administrators, parents and students continue to grapple with an adolescent mental health crisis. Almost all (90%) administrators and almost 60% of parents reported that the crisis is increasing. About 60% of administrative officials say that the mental health…

A year after Goldman Sachs paid out the biggest bonuses on Wall Street, the investment banking giant is considering a roughly 40% cut in bonuses for bankers — the biggest cut in payouts since the 2008 financial crisis. The bonus cuts for the bank’s 3,000 investment bankers – first reported by Semafor and further detailed by the financial times –…

A year in my job as wealthAs the comment editor of , I never expected that of all the things I look back on, royal news would be front and center. Yet here I am, and here we are, with more drama between the Windsors and the Sussexes. But we all have to be careful: this is a big business…

British actor Henry Cavill has been dropped from the role of Superman after new DC Studios executives decided not to cast him as the iconic superhero in their next film. Cavill, who has played Superman since 2013’s Man of Steel, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the “sad news” that he would not be returning to the iconic role.…

“The finance team will not be reporting the news,” said Adrian V. Mitchell, CFO of Macy’s Inc. “The finance team will help shape the results with our partners across the business. That mentality change was pretty critical.” As we head into 2023, I caught up with Mitchell on the progress of Macy’s transformation into a digitally-led company. He says finance…

A hacker reportedly posing as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have gained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run intelligence program that shares sensitive information about national security and cybersecurity threats with officials and… the private sector shares stakeholders operating critical infrastructure in the US. The hacker posted samples from the database on…

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan vented their grievances against the British monarchy in the second half of their Netflix documentary series on Thursday, with Harry describing the royal press machinery – including leaking and planting stories in newspapers – as “dirty play”. Harry, 38, also said a “wedge” had arisen between him and his older brother and heir apparent,…

For displaced people around the world, carrying cash is risky as it can be lost or stolen. To avoid this while distributing aid to internally displaced people from Ukraine and those affected by the Russian invasion, UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, is turning to crypto. Through a new blockchain-based utility, UNHCR USDC, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar,…

A report by environmental group Oceana found that plastic waste from Amazon packaging has increased by 18% over the past year, but Amazon says it has reduced the use of single-use plastic across its network. Amazon’s plastic waste rose to 709 million pounds last year from 599 million pounds in 2020, according to estimates by Oceana released on Thursday –…

Every time I walk into my children’s pediatric office in Manhattan, I feel a deep sympathy. The place seems to be understaffed, everyone works 24/7 and our children’s needs continue to increase. What pediatricians have done for our children over the past three years as the pandemic raged on and children continued to be overlooked for vaccines and other cures…