Fired DHS head Kristi Noem pushed to cut FEMA staff by 50%, give states bigger disaster role: docs

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s team wanted to radically transform the Federal Emergency Management Agency by cutting its workforce in half and relocating personnel across the country, according to a draft report seen by The Post. The FEMA Review Council, a panel on which Noem served as co-chair, called for shifting the organization of emergency response to the states while having the feds take on a secondary role. “FEMA needs to be fundamentally transformed from how it exists today, and the core missions must be remade into a new, supportive agency,” read a draft of the…

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge show prices increased even before Iran war began

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs. Prices rose 2.8% in January compared with a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Friday, slightly below December’s increase in…

The best — and worst — iPhone alarm sounds to wake up to

Turns out your relationship to your morning alarm doesn’t have to be so fraught — certain tunes and frequencies can even help start the day on an easier note. A new analysis from audio-visual agency Startle reveals the best and worst options for a smooth transition into waking. After sampling…

Cuban president confirms talks with US after Trump floated ‘friendly takeover’

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmed Friday that his government is in talks with the US — after President Trump floated a “friendly takeover” of the Communist island. “These talks have been aimed at finding ‌solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences we have between the two nations,” Diaz-Canel said. “International factors that…

Does having a specific bedtime routine help with sleep?

Two-thirds of Americans recently polled are “slumber”stitious, or believe that there’s a right way and a wrong way to get the perfect night’s sleep, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults asked respondents to outline their ideal sleep situation and found more than three-quarters (76%) are strict…

Iran’s missiles ‘down 90%’, drone attacks down 95%, Hegseth says

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday that Iran’s missile volume is “down 90%” and that its on-way suicide drone attacks have decreased 95%. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis “Iran has no air defenses. Iran has no air…

Ivy League Conference Tournament prediction: Why Yale is vulnerable

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The Ivy League’s four-team single-elimination tournament has been Yale’s to lose for much of its existence since 2017: the Bulldogs have won it to…

The American Dream now has a succession plan 

Small businesses employ 62 million Americans and generate nearly half of US GDP. But as boomers retire by the millions — and their kids aren’t interested in taking over the family business — most face the same two exit. They can shutter a business they spent their life building or…

Computing power is no longer the AI bottleneck — it’s energy production

For much of the 20th century, artificial intelligence (AI) struggled not because researchers lacked ambition, but because the hardware available to power it simply wasn’t powerful enough. Early AI systems hit hard limits on processing speed and memory, contributing to repeated “AI winters” as progress stalled and funding dried up.That…

Grading the Yankees-to-Mets pipeline that’s about to get its latest test

Devin Williams and Luke Weaver arrived to the Mets this offseason as the team’s latest significant additions who once played for the Yankees. A pipeline has existed between The Bronx and Queens, particularly over the past few years. More often than not throughout their history, the Mets have received positive…

Exclusive | Pentagon AI chief Emil Michael says it’s ‘totally bananas’ that Anthropic won’t support America — and slams Microsoft for appeasing progressive employees

Pentagon AI chief Emil Michael isn’t sweating Microsoft’s legal support for Anthropic. In fact, he told me the whole situation is “totally bananas.” Michael dismissed Microsoft’s amicus brief, which the company filed earlier this week in support of Anthropic and against the Department of War, as little more than a…

1,900-year-old double Scythian burial in Ukraine contains toxic red mineral

Archaeologists in Ukraine have discovered red lumps of cinnabar — a mineral form of the highly toxic chemical mercury sulfide — in a 1,900-year-old double burial of two Scythian women, according to a recent study.The deep-red pigment, also called vermilion, has also been found in other prehistoric graves in Europe…

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