Exclusive | Blakeman taunts Hochul with Massapequa Chiefs name — as high schoolers troll NYS logo ‘ban’

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman taunted Gov. Kathy Hochul over her administration’s fight to cancel the Massapequa Chiefs team name – as high school seniors trolled the Empire State’s ban on Native American imagery. Blakeman promised to protect the name chiefs in the face of a state ban on Native American imagery as he visited the Massapequa High School merch stand during the Long Island school’s football team game against Garden City at Hofstra University on Monday. “Hey Kathy Hochul, you see what this says? It says Chiefs,” Blakeman said, holding up a Massapequa sweatshirt for a Post reporter shooting…

Massive layoffs rock Disney as new CEO slashes hundreds of jobs

The Mouse House is downsizing again. New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro reportedly kicked off a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, cutting a couple of hundred workers from the company’s workforce, according to Deadline. Most of the employees are in the company’s tech and HR divisions. The company’s TV division…

Apple CEO John Ternus seeks major overhaul, wants products released faster: report

Apple’s new chief executive officer, John Ternus, is weighing a broad overhaul of the iPhone maker aimed at sharpening its engineering focus, introducing products more frequently and creating a leaner organization, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The early ideas under consideration include moving away from Apple’s traditional spring and fall product-release…

Odell Beckham Jr. cut by Giants in sad end to quiet second stint

Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t going to get a fairytale ending with the Giants after all. Beckham, who beat the odds to make the team in training camp, was released Tuesday by the Giants, The Post confirmed. His second act with the Giants ends without a catch in three regular-season games.…

Popular blood pressure drug recalled over dissolution issues

Thousands of bottles of a popular blood pressure medication are being recalled over concerns about effectiveness. Inventia Healthcare Limited is voluntarily recalling 13,567 bottles of Chlorthalidone Tablets, USP, 25 mg (NDC: 64980-599-01, Batch No. RISA24002, expiration date April 2027) after they failed dissolution testing, which measures how the drug dissolves…

Leverage matchups, fantasy football waiver wire for QB replacements in Week 4

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. Navigating the quarterback position through the first three weeks of the fantasy football season has felt like walking through a minefield. Not only has…

Africa’s oldest known defensive wall outside Egypt discovered, and it’s 4,000 years old

The largest defensive wall at Oued Beht. Archaeologists think its base was constructed about 4,000 years ago. (Image credit: G. Lucarini, Oued Beht Archaeological Project)Archaeologists have unearthed 4,000-year-old defensive walls in Morocco that are the oldest structures of their kind in North Africa outside the Nile Valley.The discovery expands what’s known about…

How to help slow muscle loss as you age with 4 simple habits: fitness expert

As Americans increasingly turn to GLP-1 medications — which have been linked to a loss of lean muscle, especially during rapid weight loss — experts say preserving strength and mobility should be a priority as people age. Jacob Zemer, a New York-based fitness coach who primarily trains clients ranging from…

What will determine when Nets get aggressive with trade assets

Whatever incremental improvements the Nets have made, they’ve been made without touching the league’s biggest cache of assets.  What will determine when GM Sean Marks finally cashes some of them in?  How quickly their young players develop, and what star becomes available.  “Internally, it’s going to be on how the…

Hollywood cuts first-ever AI copyright deal with TikTok’s ByteDance

Hollywood’s top copyright cops and TikTok’s parent company have called a truce in their war over artificial intelligence. The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and ByteDance announced a surprise deal Monday to slap tough safety guardrails on the Chinese tech giant’s powerful AI video and image generators, including Seedance and Seedream.…

L3Harris ousts CEO Christopher Kubasik after probe finds he violated code of conduct

L3Harris Technologies said Monday Chairman and CEO Christopher Kubasik had left the company after a board investigation found he had engaged in conduct inconsistent with the defense contractor’s code of conduct, sending its shares down more than 3% in afternoon trading. The Melbourne, Fla.-based defense contractor named executive Sam Mehta as chief executive, effective…

New California law could change how kids consume social media forever

California kids could soon find social media less addictive under a pair of bills targeting features designed to keep them scrolling. The proposals, AB 1709 and AB 2, cleared the State Senate Appropriations Committee this week and could reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk before the legislative session ends Aug. 31,…

USC QB Jayden Maiava must defy long odds to win Heisman Trophy

Lining the lobby windows of USC’s sprawling new practice facility are eight versions of the most recognizable award in college football. Upstairs, along a hallway, are massive snapshots of each of the Trojan winners on their big night in New York. Caleb Williams is shown in his plaid Gucci suit…

Frustrated CEO moved company to Texas, says ‘California sucks’ with taxes

“Doing business in the state of California sucks,” Hil Davis, a California businessman, bluntly told Fox News Digital. That frustration ultimately drove Davis, CEO of Digital Brands Group, more than 1,300 miles to Texas. The apparel and e-commerce company relocated its headquarters to Round Rock, just north of Austin, leasing roughly…

1,700-year-old church discovered under a lake in Turkey may be the location of the First Council of Nicaea — but other experts disagree

Archaeologists say they have discovered the site where the First Council of Nicaea was held, an important gathering of Christian bishops in A.D. 325, according to the archaeologist who’s leading the excavations. However, some experts who were not involved in the excavations have questioned this interpretation.Nicaea was an ancient Greek…

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