Stay-at-home mom Bari Sinoyannis thought she was buying a natural, plant-based alternative to pain relievers when she picked up kratom powder at a North Carolina smoke shop in 2022. “The fact that it’s labeled as a natural alternative to pain medication was why I fell for it. I was like, you know what? I’m gonna try it. And pretty much immediately I was addicted,” the 37-year-old told The Post. “I was like, oh, this is a miracle drug. This is curing my pain. This is curing my depression. Everything’s better now. Until it wasn’t.” What Sinoyannis didn’t know is that,…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is quietly developing a prediction markets app that could challenge industry leaders Polymarket and Kalshi, according to a report. Zuckerberg recently tasked a small team inside Meta with building the experimental app, which is internally known as “Arena,” the New York Times reported, citing two employees familiar…
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The Israeli ambassador to the United States blasted the status of peace efforts between the Jewish state and Lebanon ahead of the latest round of US-mediated talks on Tuesday. Yechiel Leiter warned the issue has become a “train wreck” and questioned whether dismantling Hezbollah remains a central objective. “This is…
A massive wave of warm water is making its way across the Pacific Ocean as the newly declared El Niño gets into full swing, satellite images show.The band, called a Kelvin wave, marks a swell of higher-than-average sea levels that stretches hundreds of miles along the equator. The anomaly is…
Much has been written — and TikTokked — about how well millennials are aging, with the consensus being that the generation looks younger and fresher in their 30s and 40s than previous generations did at the same age. But the youth-boosting effects of sunscreen and skincare that are so apparent…
The NFL says no to Brendan Sorsby. The disgraced college quarterback, who admitted to betting approximately $90,000 on college football games while at Cincinnati and Indiana — in some cases on his own team — will have to wait to enter the NFL until next year after the league declined…
Today show host Savannah Guthrie got emotional while pleading with viewers on Tuesday, June 23, after reports emerged that her missing mom, Nancy Guthrie, may be dead. “I love you guys, and I love this place, and this is unusual and unprecedented, to say the least, to be sitting here.”…
WASHINGTON — Dozens of pro-life groups are pleading with the Trump White House to stop the Food and Drug Administration from allowing mail delivery of abortion pills, claiming the Justice Department can do so by merely settling a lawsuit. Last year, Louisiana challenged a Biden-era policy allowing mifepristone, part of…
Fox News Channel has signed Natalie Chuck as a Los Angeles-based correspondent, bringing the award-winning investigative reporter to the network after a career that has taken her from local newsrooms in Colorado and California to some of the West’s biggest stories. Chuck joins Fox from ABC affiliate KMGH-TV in Denver,…
Around 15% of American kids experience developmental delays, and the number is rising. Now a new study suggests that a specific factor in moms’ health plays a big role in whether her kid will face those challenges. “Pregnancy is not like Vegas, where what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” Dr.…
DETROIT — The latest chapter of Jazz being Jazz has seemingly irked his manager more than the rest. Jazz Chisholm Jr. spent the bottom of the fifth inning Monday night sucking on a green lollipop while playing second base in a game the Yankees began the frame trailing the Tigers…
The summer TV schedule is overflowing with highly anticipated premieres and returns including Legally Blonde‘s Elle, a spinoff of Dancing With the Stars, Every Year After and more. Based on Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Every Year After follows Percy (Sadie Soverall), who grew up vacationing in Barry’s Bay…
It’s an Empire State red alert. The Democratic Socialists of America are backing eight candidates in an effort to double their ranks in the state Legislature — with one of the crew an insurgent looking to take down the Harlem political establishment. A crew of new radicals with soft-on-crime stances…
US stocks fell Tuesday as tech and chip stocks deepened their losses amid a global rout – causing Elon Musk’s SpaceX to briefly dip below its IPO price. The tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 1.5% and the S&P 500 fell 1% by about 10:55 a.m. ET, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Pain is temporary, but a pain relief pill could have detrimental effects on the brain. Around 42% of Americans will experience dementia after the age of 55 — nearly the same amount of older adults with arthritis. But while many turn to a popular supplement to ease joint pain, new…
Former Miami Hurricanes star Haley Cavinder and Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson agreed on a set of rules in the early stages of planning their beachfront Miami wedding — and “no kids allowed” was on the list. “I knew for a fact my little cousins would be asking [Cowboys quarterback]…
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WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Tuesday that the feds have charged hundreds of defendants in recent weeks for seeking to bilk taxpayer-funded programs out of $6.5 billion. “This announcement marks the greatest combined federal and state effort in combating health care fraud in history,” Blanche told reporters…
US gasoline prices sank for the sixth consecutive week, down 14% from their peak in May, after President Trump signed a tentative peace deal with Iran – even as negotiations over a nuclear agreement remained heated. National average gasoline prices hit $3.93 a gallon Tuesday, according to AAA – down…
Age of AI? Almost 9 in 10 children say they actually want “hands-on” jobs in the future, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents and their Gen Alpha children (ages 5-16) found that children are already thinking about jobs, and most (85%) want a “hands-on” job. Along with…
Taming Nature: Inside China’s efforts to control the region’s waterChina is facing water scarcity that affects millions of people, so the country is embarking on water projects on a scale the planet has never seen. This three-part series investigates three elements of this effort: the world’s biggest dam, a doomed…
Jose Alvarado once dreamed of being the next José Reyes. As he prepares to fulfill a different lifelong dream by playing for the Knicks in the NBA Finals, Alvarado spent a night off Wednesday with his family at Citi Field during the Mets’ 4-2 win over the Reds. He grew…
Leah Remini reunited with her ex-husband Angelo Pagán to celebrate “the family we chose to remain.” “In a world where so much feels curated and performative, I have come to appreciate the rare beauty of families that change shape, but never lose the love that is real,” Remini, 55, wrote…
WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee opened a probe Wednesday into seven New York City officials over their alleged “refusal to cooperate” with the Trump administration’s immigration agenda due to so-called “sanctuary” policies. Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)…
Carlos Mendoza wasn’t about to publicly lambast David Peterson on Wednesday but said lack of accountability isn’t an issue with the Mets. Peterson a night earlier failed to back up home plate in a defensive letdown that added to the left-hander’s ugly performance on the mound. “As far as the…
Love Island USA has released a pointed statement before the season 8 cast is revealed. “The Villa runs on good vibes, and so does this community,” read a post via Instagram. “We love seeing your reactions, opinions, and debates, but everyone deserves to feel safe and respected.” The statement continued:…
WASHINGTON — A top New Jersey Democrat seeking to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman once volunteered in Bosnia with a Chicago-based nonprofit whose offices were raided by the government in 2002 after it was determined to be a front for al-Qaeda. Adam Hamawy, an Egyptian-born former combat surgeon who served in…
Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” is about to lose an ice shelf that protects it from warming ocean waters, which could have devastating long-term consequences for hundreds of millions of people affected by rising sea levels.The already-melting Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” because if it totally collapses, global sea levels…
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its guidelines for colorectal cancer screening. The organization released the update in its flagship journal on Wednesday, noting that the new recommendations “re-affirm” that adults at average risk should be screened for colorectal cancer at age 45 and continue through 75, for those with a…
Jonah Tong followed the “opener” and shut the door on a couple of self-created rallies. Tong generated three whiffs on 11 swings on 17 cutters. He set the tone for a staff that stranded 17 runners on base. The Mets’ top-ranked pitching prospect earned his first win of the season…
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WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with President Trump and Congress to marshal Patriot missile systems as his war-torn country braces for an expected bombardment from Russia. Zelensky’s five-page missive came on Memorial Day and dramatically warned that “the fate of many lives is being decided” while underscoring how American…
Breanna Stewart put her hands together and looked up, like she was thanking God for answering her prayer. Perhaps there’s no one more excited for Leonie Fiebich’s return to the Liberty’s rotation than Stewart, the team’s defensive anchor and leader who shouldered the burden of trying to keep the team…
Barry Manilow is getting real about what cosmetic surgery he has gotten over the years. “I look fantastic, but I’m 100 years old, right?” the singer, 82, joked during an interview with the Los Angeles Times published on Wednesday, May 27. “I don’t know how that happened, by the way.”…
WASHINGTON — Now she tells us. Jill Biden has claimed in a new interview that she thought her husband Joe was “having a stroke” during his infamous 2024 debate with Donald Trump, after she staunchly defended her husband from the immediate political fallout. “I was frightened, because I had never,…
The F-bomb said it all. On a night he pitched six hitless innings against the Colorado Rockies, Shohei Ohtani still was not happy with his stuff. In the Dodgers’ 4-1 win on Wednesday, the two-way star still did more than enough to complete a three-game series sweep at Dodger Stadium.…
“Hell on Wheels” driver Mackenzie Shirilla claimed she was experiencing blackouts in newly released texts sent weeks before the fatal crash that claimed the lives of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend Davion Flanagan. Shirilla, now 21, texted Russo about her alleged health scare in early July of 2022,…
Harambe, the gorilla that turned into an online martyr after it was killed while dragging a child who fell into its zoo enclosure, would have turned 27 on Thursday — and the White House acknowledged the occasion with a lengthy tribute to “the legend.” The bizarre remembrance was posted on…
There are two basketball fan bases in celebration mode in New York City now. The Knicks and, after late Wednesday night, St. John’s has joined them. Rick Pitino and the Johnnies scored a major recruiting coup, stealthily landing explosive Baylor wing Tounde Yessoufou, a source confirmed. It’s an addition that…
Amanda Kloots’ unbreakable bond with her 6-year-old son, Elvis, isn’t complete without a little bit of faith. “We just started reading a little children’s Bible every night,” Kloots, 44, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating the grand opening of Treasure Beach Village at Beaches Turks & Caicos on May…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has no intention of letting Jan. 6ers off the hook. In a news conference Wednesday in which the California governor slammed President Trump and signed an emergency bill to block election interference, Newsom also announced plans to levy a maximum tax on anyone in the state who…
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