A New York Times journalist on Wednesday shockingly downplayed accusations leveled against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner by his ex-girlfriends as “not like classic abuse allegations.” Jodi Kantor, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse, suggested Maine voters may have been willing to overlook the scandals plaguing Platner’s campaign in Tuesday’s primary because they “are not classic MeToo accusations” – before comparing them to President Trump’s scandals. “They’re not about a boss and a young female employee being subjected to sexual advances. They were mostly made in the context of consensual relationships,”…
Scientists have discovered a vast whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean, with some fossil bones dating back over 5 million years.The deep-sea “megasite,” which the researchers have named the Diamantina Zone necropolis, is the most extensive accumulation of whale carcasses and fossils ever found, the…
Two-time US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau could be ready to return to the PGA Tour. On Wednesday, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA pro Brandel Chamblee shared his thoughts on DeChambeau’s possible future on the PGA Tour and what might explain a dip in his game since joining LIV four…
James Van Der Beek’s widow, Kimberly Van Der Beek, is still grateful the late actor was by her side when she suffered multiple pregnancy losses. “I am so blessed I got to be married to this man and go through pregnancy loss and having babies with him 🥺,” Kimberly, 44,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s top advisers gathered in the White House Situation Room last July to discuss how to tamp down the public outcry over a Justice Department-FBI memo claiming that “no further disclosure” of documents was warranted in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The July 17 meeting featured Vice President…
Mahomes with another record. The Chiefs have reworked star quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ contract to make him the first NFL player to sign a deal valued at over half a billion dollars, ESPN reported. Mahomes contract is now worth $504.75 million, with the new money on the deal valued at $239.05…
Travis Kelce was not by the side of his fiancée, Taylor Swift, at the red carpet premiere of Toy Story 5 on Tuesday, June 9 — but the Kansas City Chiefs star had a good excuse. Kelce, 36, was thousands of miles away at the first day of Chiefs mandatory…
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that US officials are working to ensure the “right people” come into the country for the World Cup after fans, team officials and even a match referee were denied entry. “We’re working on it very closely to make sure the right people come into…
Foreign investment in the US jumped in 2025 after falling for four years in a row, a possible result of companies rushing to minimize exposure to President Trump’s tariffs. International investors spent $232.2 billion in the US last year, mostly to acquire American businesses – a 49.5% jump from the…
A mysterious “cold blob” in the Atlantic Ocean is a sign that key ocean currents are weakening, a new study has found, with potentially devastating long-term impacts on our climate and weather.The cold blob, or North Atlantic Warming Hole, is an area south of Greenland and Iceland where average sea…
From shedding pounds and treating sleep apnea to lowering the risk of heart attacks, GLP-1s have rapidly evolved beyond their original purpose of treating Type 2 diabetes. Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are now being studied for a growing list of possible benefits, with early research pointing to possible effects…
It wasn’t quite Joe Namath, but James Dolan did make somewhat of a prediction hours before the monumental Game 4 of the NBA Finals. During an interview on WFAN, the Knicks’ owner professed his belief that his team will win its first championship since 1973 and bounce back from the…
Summer House stars KJ Dillard and Dara Levitan have seemingly called it quits after their whirlwind season 10 romance, according to costar Jesse Solomon. “They broke up, yeah,” Solomon, 32, said on the Tuesday, June 9, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen after being asked why KJ, 28, and…
San Francisco’s public schools chief repeatedly refused to condemn an alleged ethnic studies comparison Wednesday when pressed by Republican lawmakers during a tense congressional hearing. Superintendent Maria Su was asked whether she agreed with curriculum that allegedly compared parents who opposed COVID-19 school policies to white families in the 1960s…
A top Goldman Sachs banker privately opposed CEO David Solomon’s decision to stand by Kathy Ruemmler as revelations about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein engulfed the Wall Street giant — and now he’s on his way out the door, according to a report. Russell Horwitz, Goldman’s chief of staff, raised…
Emerging diagnostic tests for cancer aim to detect the disease in its earliest stages, to improve patients’ chances of survival by enabling earlier treatment. Some of these diagnostics — called multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests — screen for many cancers at once, which sounds great on paper.However, in February, a…
WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Wednesday that the New York Knicks are “ready” to get back to winning ways against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals — and he shared fans’ outrage that no foul was called on the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama for…
Joe Scarborough burst into laughter on live TV Wednesday after President Trump launched a lengthy Truth Social tirade against him and his MS NOW colleagues as “Morning Joe” was airing. The unusual exchange, which was reported by Mediaite, unfolded in real time as the panel was discussing recent reporting from…
A California state court judge has denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury found the companies liable for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl ruled on the motions on Tuesday, according to court documents. The companies had sought a new…
Scientists say they have uploaded a real genome to a quantum computer for the first time, marking an important step in applying the emerging technology to biology.The researchers encoded the entire genome of the hepatitis D virus (HDV) onto a system powered by IBM’s 156-qubit Heron quantum processing unit. This…
IRVINE, Calif. — Chris Richards gave Team USA a huge lift heading into the World Cup, when the injured defender pronounced himself fit for Friday’s opener. “I’m ready,” Richards said at Wednesday’s practice. “I’m ready. It’s a World Cup, so I was going to make myself ready regardless. I’m feeling…
It’s feast or famine at Disney+, which can seem like a streaming wasteland one month and a paradise of new content the next. Fortunately, June falls into the latter category as the House of Mouse is unleashing some of its biggest movies over the next 30 days. James Cameron’s sci-fi…
WASHINGTON – The family of New Yorker Kamran Hekmati, who has been imprisoned in Iran for more than a year, is pleading with President Trump to make his release a condition of any peace deal. “Kamran is not only an American citizen; he is a devoted father, husband, brother, and…
The head of CBS News is reportedly behind a self-imposed “Bari-cade.” Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of the network’s news division, has largely remained out of view as fallout from her overhaul of “60 Minutes” continues, according to the Status newsletter. She has reportedly been ensconced in a secured, sixth-floor office…
Apple Watches may count your steps, but for some models, they should be counting down the days until they’re obsolete. Nothing makes an Apple product feel more out of date than the announcement of its next software update. At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the tech giant revealed that its…
When the Japanese Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft, nicknamed the “Moon Sniper,” face-planted onto the lunar surface in 2024, an experimental rover told Earth scientists what happened. Rolling autonomously through the lunar dust, the transforming sphere-shaped robot — not unlike Star Wars’ BB-8 droid — photographed and transmitted…
The latest beverage trend is far from clean – and it’s raising red flags with doctors. Known as a “dirty soda,” it’s a soft drink that also includes a combination of added ingredients, such as flavored syrups, creamers, fruit juices, and other garnishes. The result is a sweet beverage that’s…
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. Kalshi has a sign-up bonus for new users who are fans of hoops and want to join the fast-growing prediction market platform this summer. With the Kalshi promo code NYPMAX, new…
More than 30 years after first suiting up as Buzz Lightyear, Tim Allen is still finding new adventures. This summer, the actor returns as the beloved Space Ranger in Toy Story 5, the latest chapter in a franchise that has become a touchstone for generations of families. Looking back, Allen…
President Trump shrugged off annual inflation spiking to 4.2% in May due to the Iran war, telling reporters that “the numbers were great.” “No, I love it. The numbers were great. You know what I really love? I love the inflation,” Trump said in the Oval Office. Follow The Post’s…
Social media stars are ditching brand deals to become entrepreneurs, building products and investing. Warner Bailey’s Assistants vs. Agents and Alex Poscente’s Ivy Insights exemplify creators launching products. Brett Perlmutter, founder of BulletPitch, helps creators invest in startups at NYC dinners. It’s the creators’ world — we’re just living in…
Federal regulators are moving to allow most sports betting while barring wagers on war and other controversial topics on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s new proposed rules were published online Wednesday and came in the wake of a series of insider-trading scandals in the…
The winners of the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest are here — and they are stunning. Each image captures a different angle of our galaxy’s center, showing the complex mixture of gases and stars that forms our cosmic home.The contest was established in 2018 by photographer Dan…
There’s sour news in the dairy aisle. One person has died and at least eight others have been hospitalized in a listeria outbreak linked to soft cheese, with officials saying the true number of illnesses is likely higher. Federal health authorities are now urging consumers to steer clear of the…
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Billy Bob Thornton weighed in on Sam Elliott playing his dad on Landman — despite them only being 11 years apart in age. “That’s gone on since movies started,” Thornton, 70, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the Newport Beach TV Fest sponsored by Visit Newport Beach on Saturday, June…
A California election worker has allegedly been caught breaking into a locked ballot cabinet and making copies — as questions continue over the legitimacy of the state’s elections. The staffer, who has not been named, is under investigation over the count in Shasta County, north of Sacramento, after the incident…
Congress is taking aim at the NFL’s lucrative television empire, with a key House lawmaker accusing the league of abusing a decades-old antitrust exemption that is forcing fans to shell out hundreds of dollars a year to watch games. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, chair of the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee,…
Scientists genetically tweaked a tiny, worm-like parasite to produce a life-saving antitoxin from inside a living host.In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers modified the hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum so that it produces antibodies that partially neutralize the potent pufferfish poison tetrodotoxin.The approach has so far been tested in hamsters, but the ultimate…
They’re just trying to make scents of it. Kate claims she’s blessed and cursed with a hound dog nose — which is how she suspected she had cancer twice before getting a diagnosis. “I knew I had cancer before I even brought it up to my doctor because I could…
The most politically charged games at the World Cup will take place in Group G, but the storylines on the field are compelling, too. While Belgium is the favorite, Egypt and Iran come in with hopes of reaching the knockout round for the first time in their histories. The Post…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Jessica Alba just proved that denim can actually be comfortable. The actress recently stepped out wearing a pair of light-wash ‘sweatpant jeans’ styled with a pink off-the-shoulder sweatshirt, pointed-toe stilettos,…
It’s a sale of Jurass-chic proportions. Birkins are beautiful. Chanel bags, très magnifique. But a purse derived from 66-million-year-old purse dinosaur DNA simply cannot be beat, per the Parisian auction house hawking the prehistoric must-have for over $500,000 on Thursday. Bidding paddles are sure to go flying in the air as…
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