Trump’s ritzy ballroom gets long-awaited approval by DC planning commission — despite court challenge

The National Capital Planning Commission voted to approve President Trump’s ballroom design despite a public comment period that requested changes to the project, including reducing the structure’s size.  Two commissioners voted present and one, a Democrat, voted no. The rest voted yes, giving the project the seal of approval. Critics claim the NCPC rushed the process but Chairman Will Scharf, who also serves as Trump’s staff secretary, defended the commission’s work, pointing to the review process and public comment period, arguing the commission could have simply approved the project without any input from the public. “Everyone who wanted to be…

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Pirates call up phenom 19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin

The Pirates’ home opener Friday has some extra buzz. Pittsburgh is promoting MLB.com’s No. 1 overall prospect, 19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin, for Friday’s contest against the Orioles, the team announced Thursday via a video tweet. Griffin’s arrival provides a jolt to a franchise in need of a spark in its…

Trump tells Pam Bondi her time is running out as attorney general

President Trump told Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday that she would soon be out as head of the Department of Justice, a source with knowledge of the conversation told The Post on Thursday. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and…

Lead-tainted dinosaur chicken nuggets sold at Walmart spark nationwide health alert

Lead-contaminated dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets sold at Walmart have triggered a nationwide public health alert, with federal officials warning the products may still be sitting in consumers’ freezers. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said frozen, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets produced by Dorada Foods may contain unsafe levels…

Chinese satellite with robotic ‘octopus arm’ passes key refueling test in orbit — making longer-lived space assets more likely

A Chinese satellite equipped with a robotic “octopus arm” has passed a key refueling test in low Earth orbit (LEO), according to state-run media. The achievement highlights China’s continued leadership with this particular technology, which NASA has not yet caught up with.The experimental spacecraft will eventually deploy a giant balloon…

Tommy DeVito launches new romance in vacation pics — with Jaxson Dart chiming in

Patriots backup quarterback Tommy DeVito went public with his relationship Wednesday, sharing Instagram photos from a recent romantic vacation to Turks and Caicos. DeVito posted snapshots with a brunette woman named Michayla, one of which featured her resting her head on his shoulder while standing in an elevator. “My 🐔🫶🏼,”…

‘Good Morning America’ weekend co-anchor out: report

A co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” weekend edition is out after the Disney-owned network declined to renew her contract, according to a report. Janai Norman, who joined “GMA Weekend” as co-anchor in 2022 after being hired by ABC News in 2016, is set to exit the program, the Status…

‘Not how you build a digital mind’: How reasoning failures are preventing AI models from achieving human-level intelligence

Architectural constraints in today’s most popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools may limit how much more intelligent they can get, new research suggests.A study published Feb. 5 on the preprint arXiv server argues that modern large language models (LLMs) are inherently prone to breakdowns in their problem-solving logic, known as “reasoning…

It’s a coronation at this point for Fernando Mendoza and the Raiders

BLOOMINGTON, IN — The Raiders have been careful not to prematurely anoint Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza as the first pick overall in next month’s draft. As general manager John Spytek pointed out this week at the NFL owners meetings, the club will let their draft evaluation process play through to…

Scientists cured type 1 diabetes in mice by creating a blended immune system

Scientists have cured type 1 diabetes in mice, without long-term immune suppression.In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and replacing them with transplanted cells from donors has historically required people to take strong immunosuppressants for life, which severely limited the reach of such transplants.But in a new…

Rapper J. Cole to play professional basketball in China: ‘Scratch a last itch’

Rapper J. Cole signed a professional contract to play basketball in China.  The St. John’s alumni and multi-time Grammy award-winning artist will play basketball for the Chinese Basketball Association’s Nanjing Monkey Kings, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported late Wednesday night.  The “No Role Modelz” rapper appeared to have confirmed the news…

Routine blood test reveals cancer diagnosis before symptoms

A Miami man credits a routine blood test for saving his life. Ian Ferguson, 37, had no symptoms when he got standard blood work as part of a regular physical. When the test showed microscopic blood loss, his physician recommended a colonoscopy. That procedure revealed a diagnosis of early-stage colon cancer,…

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