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New York Post
5 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Underrated town 3 hours outside of NYC has been tapped as a ‘city on the rise' for its job openings and desirable salaries
Move over, Manhattan — the hottest job markets may be just a train ride (or tank of gas) away. A new LinkedIn study has crowned America's 'Cities on the Rise' for jobs and talent — and some of the winners are closer to Times Square than Times Square is to affordable rent. While Grand Rapids, Michigan, took the top spot thanks to its growing tech scene and insurance boom, the real eyebrow-raiser for New Yorkers is Albany — the Empire State's own capital — landing at No. 4. Yes, Albany. Once better known for politics and potholes than paychecks, the upstate hub — just a little under a 3-hour drive from NYC — is now a rising star in high-tech jobs and semiconductor research. 3 Albany came in at No. 4 on the list thanks to its boom in high-tech and chip research jobs. Hans Pennink for the NY Post The University at Albany pumps more than $1 billion into the local economy, with top employers like Regeneron and Albany Medical Center drawing talent — and paychecks averaging nearly $72,000. Median home listings hover around $604,000, making it pricier than many upstate peers but still a bargain compared to NYC. But here's the kicker — Albany didn't even nab the highest-ranking spot for a nearby market. That honor goes to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which somehow beat it at No. 3. Pennsylvania's capital — about three hours from Midtown — scored high thanks to its low cost of living, healthcare expansion, and a tourism boost. With median home listings around $431,000 and an average income of $64,000, Harrisburg is attracting retirees and young professionals alike. Boise, Idaho, claimed No. 2 for its booming tech industry and mountain-town lifestyle, while Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rounded out the top five, buoyed by tech jobs and a surging tourism scene. 3 But get this — Albany wasn't even the top dog nearby. That crown goes to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (above), which somehow edged it out at No. 3. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images LinkedIn says the ranking was based on hiring trends, job postings and talent migration — essentially, where Americans are packing up and moving for better career prospects without needing to sell a kidney for rent. The full top 25 list shows that the action is increasingly in mid-sized metros — from semiconductor-fueled Sacramento to biotech-booming Raleigh-Durham — not just in coastal megacities. LinkedIn's top 25 cities on the rise: Grand Rapids, MI Boise, ID Harrisburg, PA Albany, NY Milwaukee, WI Portland, ME Myrtle Beach, SC Hartford, CT Nashville, TN Omaha, NE Kansas City, MO Wilmington, NC Richmond, VA Indianapolis, IN Colorado Springs, CO Sacramento, CA Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Austin, TX Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Portland, OR Fayetteville, AR Reno, NV San Antonio, TX Fort Wayne, IN Pensacola, FL So if you're over subway delays and $20 cocktails, Albany might be calling. Just don't tell Harrisburg — they're still enjoying their victory lap. And if neither capital city strikes your fancy, there's always Long Island, where another community just nabbed bragging rights of its own. As previously reported by The Post, New York's Massapequa Park was crowned the Empire State's best place to live in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings — though it only came in at No. 140 nationwide. 3 Grand Rapids, Mich. (above), clinched the top spot, riding high on a surging tech scene and a booming insurance industry that's putting the city on the national map. Tribune News Service via Getty Images The close-knit South Shore village scored points for its strong public schools, quick commute to NYC and nearby beach access, with homes selling for a median $746,500 — more than double the statewide median (excluding the city). Looks like the road to the good life might just run through the capital — or a Long Island cul-de-sac.
The Print
22-06-2025
- The Print
US updates travel advisory for India citing violent crimes, potential terror attacks
The advisory highlighted rape as one of the 'fastest-growing crimes in India' and warned that violent incidents, including assaults targeting tourists, remain a serious concern. 'Do not travel alone, especially if you are a woman,' the advisory says. The advisory, updated by the US Embassy last week outlined growing concerns over violent crime—including sexual assaults at tourist destinations—and the potential for terrorist attacks in both urban and rural areas. New Delhi: The United States has expanded on a Level 2 travel advisory for India, urging American citizens to 'exercise increased caution' due to heightened risks of crime and terrorism across the country. It also included new restrictions, requiring US government employees to seek permission before travelling to parts of India. The US government also said terrorist attacks could occur with little or no warning and often target heavily populated public spaces such as transportation hubs, marketplaces, and government buildings. While the travel advisory covers the entire country, it includes specific warnings for regions considered particularly dangerous. The US government explicitly cautioned its citizens against traveling to certain zones known for insurgent activity and regions with ongoing civil unrest. According to the advisory, among the most at-risk areas are the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the India-Pakistan border, and several parts of central and eastern India affected by Maoist insurgency. A travel advisory is a notice issued by the US Department of State to inform American citizens about all the safety risks of travelling to foreign countries. The advisories are updated annually for Level 1 and 2 countries, and at least every six months for Levels 3 and 4. These advisories use a color-coded system: Level 1 (blue) means normal precautions, Level 2 (yellow) indicates increased caution, Level 3 (orange) advises reconsidering travel, and Level 4 (red) warns against all travel. Advisory levels are based on risk indicators such as crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health concerns, natural disasters, and events like elections or large gatherings. Additional concerns may include kidnapping, wrongful detention, or other safety threats unique to specific regions. According to Christopher Clary, an associate professor of Political Science, University at Albany, while India has always been on Level 2, 'Previously the advisory was largely concerned with risks of terrorism and insurgency, especially in certain states. Women were encouraged not to travel alone. Those concerns about violence against women have been foregrounded in most recent update.' Also Read: India is re-hyphenating itself with Pakistan all over again. It needs a new 3D strategy Regions out of bounds: LoC, Northeast, central India In addition to general security risks, the advisory includes detailed restrictions for US government employees in India. Officials are now required to seek special authorisation before traveling to regions such as eastern Maharashtra, northern Telangana, and western West Bengal due to heightened terrorist threats in those areas. Approval is also necessary for travel to most districts in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Meghalaya, excluding the capital cities. The advisory also warns American travelers against carrying satellite phones or GPS devices into India. Possession of such equipment is considered illegal under Indian law and could result in a fine of up to $200,000 or a prison sentence of up to three years. Among the most severe warnings is the advisory against travel to Jammu and Kashmir—excluding eastern Ladakh and its capital, Leh—due to the persistent threat of terrorism and the risk of civil unrest. The advisory cites incidents of violence in popular tourist destinations within Kashmir, including Srinagar, Gulmarg, and Pahalgam. The US also warns that travel to areas near the Line of Control (LOC) between India and Pakistan is strictly prohibited for foreign tourists under Indian government regulations. The India-Pakistan border is also designated as a 'do not travel' zone. The advisory notes the presence of heavy military forces on both sides and emphasises that the only authorised crossing point for non-citizens is the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab. It warns that US citizens must obtain a Pakistani visa in their home country before attempting to cross into Pakistan from India, unless they already reside in India. The US also advises against crossing the India-Nepal border by land, citing a pattern of immigration-related detentions and fines imposed on US citizens. According to the embassy, electronic visas are not accepted at land border crossings into India, and even travelers holding valid physical visas have faced arrest and prolonged legal proceedings due to misunderstandings about visa rules. In the northeastern state of Manipur, the US government warns against all travel due to ongoing ethnic violence, attacks on Indian government institutions, and widespread displacement of communities. American officials stationed in India must obtain prior approval before entering Manipur. Although the advisory stops short of banning travel to the broader Northeast, it advises travellers to reconsider plans to visit regions where insurgent groups have historically carried out attacks, including bombings on buses, rail infrastructure, and marketplaces. While there have been no recent incidents in Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, or Tripura, US personnel must obtain approval before traveling to Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh or outside the capital cities in Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Tripura. The travel advisory concludes by encouraging all US citizens to carefully review the full India Country Security Report published by the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), prepare an emergency action plan, and ensure compliance with all Indian immigration laws. The US government emphasised that while it maintains consular services across major Indian cities, its ability to provide emergency support in rural or high-risk areas remains limited. Correction: An earlier version of this report incorrectly suggested that India was previously at 'Level 1'. This has been updated to reflect that India was always in 'Level 2'. (Edited by Sanya Mathur) Also Read: India-Pakistan terms of engagement: H-word, M-word & the Trump hyphenation
Hindustan Times
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Allies eye India data on Chinese weapons
As India's armed forces continue sifting through and analysing the information gathered during last month's clashes with Pakistan, there is growing interest among New Delhi's strategic partners in gaining access to electronic and digital signatures of Chinese-origin weaponry scooped up by Indian air defence systems. The air forces of India and Pakistan were involved in several engagements between May 7, when New Delhi launched Operation Sindoor to target terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, and May 10, when the two sides reached an understanding on halting military actions. Experts have characterised these as the most intense air-to-air combat engagements in recent times. People familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity that Indian air defence systems and radars gathered considerable information on Chinese-origin equipment, particularly the J-10C and JF-17 combat jets, PL-15 active radar-guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile and HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile. This was the first known use in combat for most of this equipment, they said. China, which hasn't fought a war in more than four decades, has emerged as Pakistan's main supplier of military hardware, accounting for 81% of weapons imported by Islamabad, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). According to experts, the clashes were the first test for China's military exports such as the J-10C jets and PL-15 missiles. 'All the information gathered by the Indian side would be of great relevance to many countries in the Indo-Pacific, which encounter Chinese aircraft and weaponry in regions such as the South and East China Sea and are preparing for possible hostilities involving such weapon systems,' said a diplomat from an Asian nation engaged in a maritime dispute with China, declining to be named. A defence official from an European nation acknowledged that France, in particular, would be keen to get an insight into the electronic and digital signatures of Chinese-origin weaponry gathered by India's air defence systems, especially in the context of numerous reports about the shooting down of a Rafale combat jet. 'The parameters of weapons systems can be reconfigured for export versions but if one has access to basic information on the Chinese-origin equipment such as electronic signatures, a country's defensive equipment can be set up better to counter such threats,' the defence official. 'In that sense, all this information on equipment that hasn't been used in combat before would be invaluable.' Indian officials declined to comment on the matter. It also could not be immediately ascertained whether any of India's strategic partners have made formal requests for access to information on Chinese-origin equipment. Chris Clary, an associate professor of political science at the University at Albany, State University of New York, who closely tracks security matters related to India and Pakistan, pointed to the importance of electronic and digital signatures in developing counter-measures. 'Comprehensive and up-to-date threat libraries are crucial for electronic warfare to defeat adversary threats. In addition to recovering physical debris in the May clashes, which will be of intense interest, India scooped up emissions data during its operations against Pakistan,' Clary said. 'This will give India some opportunities to barter with its strategic partners.' In addition to jointly developing the JF-17 combat jet, China and Pakistan have conducted increasingly sophisticated joint exercises. Reports have suggested that the Chinese side rushed emergency supplies to Pakistan during the clashes and backed it with intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR). Indian officials have said a few hi-tech fighter jets of the Pakistan Air Force were shot down during Operation Sindoor and the Indian Air Force has been poring over technical details to establish hits. 'We don't have the wreckage as their (PAF) planes were prevented from entering our airspace. But we have downed a few planes,' Air Marshal AK Bharti, director general air operations, said last month. Chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said during the recent Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore that India lost fighter jets on the opening day of the military confrontation with Pakistan due to tactical mistakes, which were swiftly rectified before the IAF returned in big numbers and carried out precision strikes deep inside the neighbouring country by punching through its air defences. Clary also noted that Pakistan has debris of S-400 interceptors, BrahMos and SCALP EG missiles and Harop drones that will be of interest to that country's partners, including China.
18-06-2025
- Climate
Here's why Hurricane Erick is quickly strengthening into dangerous storm
WASHINGTON -- Having doubled in strength in less than a day and still expected to grow further, Hurricane Erick on Wednesday chugged through the ideal environment to power up quickly as it approached Mexico's southern Pacific Coast. This type of rapid intensification has become more common in a warmer climate, especially in the Atlantic and near the United States, which is not where Erick is now, scientists said. Last year, there were there 34 incidents of rapid intensification — when a storm gains at least 35 mph in 24 hours — which is about twice as many as average and causes problems with forecasting, according to the National Hurricane Center. Erick, an otherwise run-of-the-mill hurricane that's strong but not unusual, gained 50 mph in just 18 hours and was still powering up as it neared the coast. Because of where it's heading — near Acapulco — and it's rapid intensification, Erick brings back bad memories of deadly Otis, which seemed to come from out of nowhere to smack Mexico with a top-of-the-scale Category 5 hurricane in 2023. But Erick is no Otis, especially because of their timing. Erick is an early-season storm and Otis hit in October. Forming in October, Otis grew stronger by churning up deeper warmer water because it was later in the year. Erick is early in the year and the deep water it would churn up is cooler and doesn't fuel rapid intensification. Even so, the surface water is plenty hot enough, said MIT hurricane scientist Kerry Emanuel. All the ingredients are otherwise perfect for Erick's power-up, said University at Albany atmospheric scientist Kristen Corbosiero. Dry air often stops rapid intensification, but Erick hasn't run into dry air and the atmosphere around it is extremely moist, she said. It's got a good stormy eye forming and has what would be the ideal shape of a strengthening storm, she said. The water around Erick is warm enough for a storm to form and power up quickly, but it's not warmer than normal for this time of year, so that's not odd, Corbosiero said. However, it's warm enough that it is 'a pretty safe bet″ that it will continue to gain strength until it gets close to land, Emanuel said. Studies have linked human-caused climate change in general to more bouts of rapid intensification, as well as wetter and slower storms, Corbosiero said. But it would take more study, usually after the storm hits, to find any potential link between global warming and Erick in particular, if there is one, she said. Aside from its quick powering up, Erick 'doesn't seem to be particularly unusual,' Corbosiero said. The only thing that's unusual so far is that this is the fifth eastern Pacific storm a month into the season there, which is a little more active than normal, said University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy. And it's likely that when Erick hits, it will be the strongest storm to make landfall in that part of Mexico this early in the season, he said. ___
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
University of Albany prof gives talk on 'Gender in New York During the Revolution'
PLATTSBURGH — "Gender in New York During the Revolution" will be presented by University at Albany professor Maeve Kane at 6:30 p.m. June 27 at the Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel on the Oval. How early New Yorkers experienced the Revolution and began to think of themselves as American was profoundly shaped by their understanding of gender in the 18th century. From the quiet tea table at home to violent street protests, from Indigenous peoples trade in early European settlements to petitions to the Crown, from military enlistment to pension petitions after the war, men and women understood their rights and responsibilities as citizens of what would become the American nation as rooted in their expectations of what gender meant. In this talk, Kane will discuss how gender shaped the experience of the American Revolution from the New York harbor through the Champlain Valley and Plattsburgh for Black, white and Indigenous families in this pivotal time in the nation's history. Kane is a professor of history at the University at Albany, and co-author of the 2023 textbook 'American Women's History — A New Narrative.' She appeared on 'Episode 7: The Divide' of the American Revolution podcast, 'Worlds Turned Upside Down.' The program is sponsored by the Clinton County America250 Committee under the leadership of the Clinton County Historical Association with funding from a 2025 Special Programs Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. This event is free to the public. For more America250 events, go to For more information, call Geri Favreau at 518-569-8984.
