Exclusive | DOJ charges 17 with stealing .3M in Social Security – including woman who kept dead mom in freezer 

The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against 17 alleged fraudsters accused of stealing more than $1.3 million in Social Security benefits, including a Chicago woman convicted of keeping her dead mother’s body in a freezer and now suspected of collecting her retirement benefits. The charges are the result of a monthlong “surge” by the DOJ’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division targeting crimes against the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) benefit programs, which the Trump administration has long suspected are a hotbed for fraud.  “The Social Security Administration’s benefits programs are meant to safeguard America’s elderly and most vulnerable — not to…

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision and surging costs

Anthropic is making a massive bet that AI will ​transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. But the cost to get there will be staggering. ‌Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans…

DHS watchdog finds vetting errors in 40% of files for migrants who entered US during Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal

Vetting errors were found in 40% of asylum applications for Afghan migrants who entered the US following the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general report released Monday.  The DHS watchdog’s review of a sample of 678 asylum applications from Afghans…

Senate passes Protect College Sports Act to regulate transfers,  paying athletes

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly passed a sweeping bill regulating college sports Monday, bringing Congress closer than ever before to enacting national standards around where — and for how much — intercollegiate athletes play. The bipartisan Protect College Sports Act, approved in a 77-22 vote, grants the National Collegiate Athletic…

Lane Kiffin’s ex-wife Layla makes USC allegiance clear amid LSU chapter

The USC Trojans football team doesn’t face the LSU Tigers this season. If they did, the Kiffin family might have to make some tough choices. This is because LSU coach Lane Kiffin’s youngest daughter Presley is a freshman in college and currently plays volleyball for USC. Lane Kiffin’s ex-wife, Layla,…

Sydney Sweeney Slays in a Black Bra and Matching Lacy Underwear

Sydney Sweeney knows how to take the perfect lingerie pic — and while apparently finding a way to pay homage to her serious boyfriend, Scooter Braun. Sweeney, 29, showed off her curves while modeling a black bra and matching underwear in a new launch for her lingerie brand, Syrn, on…

Far-left Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed asks if football is ‘ethical’ —despite being captain of HS team — in resurfaced podcast

Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took aim at football culture, questioning whether America’s most popular sport is “ethical,” according to a resurfaced audio clip posted online Monday by the Republican Party. In a 2023 podcast episode, the Michigan Democrat questioned whether American football could be considered “ethical” or “safe”…

Mark Ruffalo Issues Statement in Response to Paramount Amid Claims He’s ‘Antisemitic’: ‘Appalling’

Mark Ruffalo has rejected accusations that he is “antisemitic” for opposing Hollywood studio Paramount Skydance’s executives’ ties to the Israeli government. “The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest,” Ruffalo, 58, wrote via X on Saturday, August 22. “Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a…

Cody Bellinger set to return to Yankees’ lineup

On a dark Saturday afternoon for the Yankees, who revealed Giancarlo Stanton had again strained a calf, there was a Cody Bellinger silver lining. The left fielder said he will be activated Sunday after two rehab games, including playing six innings in the outfield for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Bellinger…

Mets’ Luis Robert Jr. belts two homers in win over his ex-team

CHICAGO — Luis Robert Jr.’s visit to his old stomping ground undoubtedly will be remembered as a highlight of his season. Saturday night, the veteran outfielder blasted two homers against his former team to help the Mets beat the White Sox 10-5. Robert heard boos from the home crowd after…

Apple cutting hundreds more jobs in shift toward AI

Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs as the tech giant sharpens its focus on AI and updates its Siri digital assistant. Roughly 100 of the eliminated positions are tied to the Vision Pro team.Another 100 hit groups working on Siri and the Intelligent Systems Experience team, the division focused…

Gavin Newsom signs controversial ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ into law

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s controversial “Stop Nick Shirley Act” into law on Saturday, just days after a radical left-wing operative crashed the journalist’s Capitol interview and launched a crude personal attack on him. Assembly Bill 2624 expands California’s Safe at Home program to employees of nonprofits that serve people…

Giants’ Dominic Zvada impresses John Harbaugh in preseason debut

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Is there anything for head coach John Harbaugh — with all his special teams background — to critique about the NFL preseason debut for rookie kicker Dominic Zvada? “I don’t think so,’’ Harbaugh, smiling, told The Post after Saturday’s 26-3 victory over the Dolphins. “Those balls…

Aaron Donald adds fuel to return speculation after Rams’ 34-0 rout

Los Angeles Rams fans have more than one reason to be feeling good on Saturday. For one, their team just finalized a dominant 34-0 rout of the New Orleans Saints. Granted, this is the preseason, and final scores are ultimately irrelevant. But the Rams’ roster was still firing on all…

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