Gavin Newsom shades Kamala Harris over his portrayal in her memoir

Gov. Gavin Newsom took a dig at Kamala Harris for twisting the truth of what happened in a supposed texting spat between the two in her memoir “107 days” — speculating there was a financial motive. The memoir, which recounts Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign, only gave “a little shot as to the actual truth” of what happened when Harris gave Newsom a call after she found out Joe Biden dropped his presidential reelection bid, the governor said in an interview with Axios on Thursday. In her book, Harris claimed that Newsom texted her, “Hiking. Will call back,” but he never…

Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown as long TSA lines continue

WASHINGTON — Pressure is mounting on Congress to end the funding shutdown that’s resulted in travel disruptions, missed paychecks and even warnings of airport closures, but lawmakers have yet to resolve the underlying issue of reining in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations. Senators are expected to vote Thursday on a Republican proposal that would…

Mets chase Paul Skenes with first-inning Opening Day barrage

The kind of relentless offensive attack that the Mets had dreamed about and a Pirates defensive effort that sure looked like a waking nightmare co-conspired for a stunning scene in the bottom of the first inning during Thursday’s Opening Day. Paul Skenes, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, was…

Judge tosses lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X accusing advertisers of illegal boycott

A US judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp.’s antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and a group of major companies including Mars, CVS Health and Colgate-Palmolive of illegally boycotting billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s social media company. US District Judge Jane Boyle in the federal court in Dallas said Musk’s X failed to…

US inflation will soar to 4.2% if Iran war drags on, says OECD

The OECD on Thursday issued a somber warning about the economic impact of the Iran war if it drags on, saying inflation could reach a painful 4.2% in the US this year. That would mark the highest inflation rate among G7 member countries as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of…

Astronauts may struggle to reproduce in outer space, study suggests — what does that mean for the future of space colonization?

When it comes to successful fertilization, zero gravity means zero game, a new study suggests. When looking at sperm and eggs in simulated microgravity, scientists found that this environment hampered sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development, posing serious challenges for the future of space colonization.This human, mouse and pig study,…

Artemis II: News, features, and facts about the NASA moon mission

Artemis II is the first crewed spaceflight in NASA’s Artemis Program — a long-term campaign that aims to send humans back to the moon for the first time since 1972.Launched into orbit by the 322-foot-tall (98 meters) Space Launch System and Orion crew capsule stack, the mission’s four-astronaut crew will…

Exclusive | Sword yoga is the hot, new fitness trend turning NYC women into swashbuckling fighters — with the help of a double-edged blade

Katya Saturday is all up in arms.   But the no-nonsense New Yorker isn’t angry — she’s empowered through “sword yoga.”  And a steel, 30-inch, double-edged blade, named “Golden Hour,” is her preferred instrument of independence.  “It’s a tool of self-expression and freedom,” Saturday, 25, exclusively told The Post. “The sword is…

Scientists discover food that can help you poop out microplastics

There’s been much debate about whether we actually ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic per week. These new findings won’t help you poop money, but they do suggest certain foods might rid your body of a portion of that plastic. Probiotic foods — those teeming with beneficial lactic acid…

Patriots moving on from Josh Dobbs after  million Tommy DeVito deal

The Patriots are planning to release backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs after being unable to find a trade partner, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Dobbs was subject of trade rumors after New England re-signed third stringer Tommy DeVito to a two-year deal worth $4.4 million, with 2026 guaranteed, earlier this…

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