Trump kicks off Great American State Fair celebrating America’s 250th anniversary: ‘The best is yet to come’

President Trump insisted “the best is yet to come” for America at a rally kicking off festivities commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary.  Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis “We are the ones who are carrying forward the light of Western civilization,” Trump said at the Freedom 250 event on the National Mall.  “This is the very beginning of the Golden Age of America. We’re in the Golden Age,” the president continued. “There has never been an age like this.  “This anniversary is a time to be proud of our…

Trump cuts off NATO’s Mark Rutte in Oval Office with stinging two-word comeback

WASHINGTON — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte aggressively flattered President Trump during a Wednesday visit to the Oval Office while making a brazen claim that European allies hadn’t snubbed Trump during the Iran war. Rutte brought two large gold-lettered charts hailing Trump’s success in boosting NATO military spending as he…

Hail Mary attempt to halt California’s Glock ban with days to go: ‘Stay tuned’

Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a legal threat from the Department of Justice just days before a controversial California firearms law takes effect that would ban gun dealers from selling Glock-style handguns. In a letter sent Tuesday to the governor and Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned…

China launches ‘human artificial embryos’ to space for the first time

China has become the first nation to send “human artificial embryos” to space in a bid to better understand how microgravity and cosmic radiation may affect human reproduction. The results could have big implications for our ability to set up self-sustaining colonies on the moon and Mars.The embryo-like structures, made…

How did animals survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?

Around 66 million years ago, a gigantic asteroid smashed into Earth and wreaked chaos globally.Superheated rock from the impact spewed into the air, creating a mushroom cloud that heated Earth’s upper atmosphere to a scorching 439 degrees Fahrenheit (226 degrees Celsius). Mile-high tsunami waves rushed through the Gulf of Mexico…

Johnny Manziel breezes past social media influencer in MMA debut

Johnny Manziel made his amateur MMA debut Saturday at Brand Risk 14, making quick work ‌of social media ​influencer Bob Menery in a 205-pound bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In the opening minute, a lackadaisical Menery ran directly into a takedown. Manziel, a former NFL quarterback and…

Landry Shamet comes up big with three game-sealing 3-pointers for Knicks

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers were still somewhat hanging around. They had cut their deficit to 10 with 9:15 left in the fourth quarter and were trading baskets with the Knicks. A run could have made things interesting. But Landry Shamet drilled three straight 3-pointers for the Knicks, who extended their…

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