A New York Times journalist on Wednesday shockingly downplayed accusations leveled against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner by his ex-girlfriends as “not like classic abuse allegations.” Jodi Kantor, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse, suggested Maine voters may have been willing to overlook the scandals plaguing Platner’s campaign in Tuesday’s primary because they “are not classic MeToo accusations” – before comparing them to President Trump’s scandals. “They’re not about a boss and a young female employee being subjected to sexual advances. They were mostly made in the context of consensual relationships,”…
Scientists have discovered a vast whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean, with some fossil bones dating back over 5 million years.The deep-sea “megasite,” which the researchers have named the Diamantina Zone necropolis, is the most extensive accumulation of whale carcasses and fossils ever found, the…
Two-time US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau could be ready to return to the PGA Tour. On Wednesday, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA pro Brandel Chamblee shared his thoughts on DeChambeau’s possible future on the PGA Tour and what might explain a dip in his game since joining LIV four…
James Van Der Beek’s widow, Kimberly Van Der Beek, is still grateful the late actor was by her side when she suffered multiple pregnancy losses. “I am so blessed I got to be married to this man and go through pregnancy loss and having babies with him 🥺,” Kimberly, 44,…
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s top advisers gathered in the White House Situation Room last July to discuss how to tamp down the public outcry over a Justice Department-FBI memo claiming that “no further disclosure” of documents was warranted in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The July 17 meeting featured Vice President…
Mahomes with another record. The Chiefs have reworked star quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ contract to make him the first NFL player to sign a deal valued at over half a billion dollars, ESPN reported. Mahomes contract is now worth $504.75 million, with the new money on the deal valued at $239.05…
Travis Kelce was not by the side of his fiancée, Taylor Swift, at the red carpet premiere of Toy Story 5 on Tuesday, June 9 — but the Kansas City Chiefs star had a good excuse. Kelce, 36, was thousands of miles away at the first day of Chiefs mandatory…
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that US officials are working to ensure the “right people” come into the country for the World Cup after fans, team officials and even a match referee were denied entry. “We’re working on it very closely to make sure the right people come into…
Foreign investment in the US jumped in 2025 after falling for four years in a row, a possible result of companies rushing to minimize exposure to President Trump’s tariffs. International investors spent $232.2 billion in the US last year, mostly to acquire American businesses – a 49.5% jump from the…
A mysterious “cold blob” in the Atlantic Ocean is a sign that key ocean currents are weakening, a new study has found, with potentially devastating long-term impacts on our climate and weather.The cold blob, or North Atlantic Warming Hole, is an area south of Greenland and Iceland where average sea…
From shedding pounds and treating sleep apnea to lowering the risk of heart attacks, GLP-1s have rapidly evolved beyond their original purpose of treating Type 2 diabetes. Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are now being studied for a growing list of possible benefits, with early research pointing to possible effects…
It wasn’t quite Joe Namath, but James Dolan did make somewhat of a prediction hours before the monumental Game 4 of the NBA Finals. During an interview on WFAN, the Knicks’ owner professed his belief that his team will win its first championship since 1973 and bounce back from the…
Summer House stars KJ Dillard and Dara Levitan have seemingly called it quits after their whirlwind season 10 romance, according to costar Jesse Solomon. “They broke up, yeah,” Solomon, 32, said on the Tuesday, June 9, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen after being asked why KJ, 28, and…
San Francisco’s public schools chief repeatedly refused to condemn an alleged ethnic studies comparison Wednesday when pressed by Republican lawmakers during a tense congressional hearing. Superintendent Maria Su was asked whether she agreed with curriculum that allegedly compared parents who opposed COVID-19 school policies to white families in the 1960s…
A top Goldman Sachs banker privately opposed CEO David Solomon’s decision to stand by Kathy Ruemmler as revelations about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein engulfed the Wall Street giant — and now he’s on his way out the door, according to a report. Russell Horwitz, Goldman’s chief of staff, raised…
Emerging diagnostic tests for cancer aim to detect the disease in its earliest stages, to improve patients’ chances of survival by enabling earlier treatment. Some of these diagnostics — called multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests — screen for many cancers at once, which sounds great on paper.However, in February, a…
WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post Wednesday that the New York Knicks are “ready” to get back to winning ways against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals — and he shared fans’ outrage that no foul was called on the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama for…
Joe Scarborough burst into laughter on live TV Wednesday after President Trump launched a lengthy Truth Social tirade against him and his MS NOW colleagues as “Morning Joe” was airing. The unusual exchange, which was reported by Mediaite, unfolded in real time as the panel was discussing recent reporting from…
A California state court judge has denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury found the companies liable for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl ruled on the motions on Tuesday, according to court documents. The companies had sought a new…
Scientists say they have uploaded a real genome to a quantum computer for the first time, marking an important step in applying the emerging technology to biology.The researchers encoded the entire genome of the hepatitis D virus (HDV) onto a system powered by IBM’s 156-qubit Heron quantum processing unit. This…
IRVINE, Calif. — Chris Richards gave Team USA a huge lift heading into the World Cup, when the injured defender pronounced himself fit for Friday’s opener. “I’m ready,” Richards said at Wednesday’s practice. “I’m ready. It’s a World Cup, so I was going to make myself ready regardless. I’m feeling…
It’s feast or famine at Disney+, which can seem like a streaming wasteland one month and a paradise of new content the next. Fortunately, June falls into the latter category as the House of Mouse is unleashing some of its biggest movies over the next 30 days. James Cameron’s sci-fi…
WASHINGTON – The family of New Yorker Kamran Hekmati, who has been imprisoned in Iran for more than a year, is pleading with President Trump to make his release a condition of any peace deal. “Kamran is not only an American citizen; he is a devoted father, husband, brother, and…
Outgoing firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace teased a return to the private sector after getting a shellacking in the South Carolina governor’s race, where she finished in a distant fifth place. Mace (R-SC) was resolute that her defeat “isn’t the end of the fight” but merely “just the end of this…
A popular Indiana college grad who managed to land a job as a meteorologist on a local TV news station says she was fired by parent company Nexstar — which then deleted her Facebook account. Alex Kerkhove, who was hired by Terre Haute-based WTWO after graduating from Purdue University last…
They’re one of the most demonized food groups in America. For decades, carbohydrates have been blamed for everything from expanding waistlines and diabetes to heart disease and digestive problems. But according to Dave Asprey, the founder of the biohacking movement, carbs shouldn’t be public enemy No. 1. In fact, the…
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. Two things are true about the World Cup. One of the favorites will likely win the tournament, but there’s almost always a heavyweight that…
American television rules, but there’s something about British TV shows that makes any across-the-pond series inexplicably yet automatically superior. Maybe it’s the accents? If you want to stream the finest British TV, BritBox is your best bet. The streamer is adding tons of content in June, with new seasons of…
PORTLAND, Maine —Maine’s newly minted Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner gloated Wednesday over how he was able to survive a Nazi tattoo, texting, and “porta s—ter” scandals — after the “supposed political geniuses” claimed he was finished. And even the Senate GOP campaign arm is warning that “he is currently…
Costco is pushing back hard against a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the retail giant of misleading shoppers about its popular $5 rotisserie chicken. In a motion filed last week in the US District Court for the Southern District of California, the warehouse club asked the court to dismiss the…
Germany is the heavyweight in Group E, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be straightforward. Ivory Coast and Ecuador won’t make it easy, though Curaçao certainly looks like the underdog. The Post previews Group E at the World Cup. Teams listed in predicted order of finish. * indicates third-place team predicted…
Taylor Swift had the ultimate millennial fangirl moment at the Toy Story 5 world premiere. The Grammy winner, 36, who provides an original song for the new Disney-Pixar animation, was among the stars in attendance at the Los Angeles red carpet event on Tuesday, June 9, and she even came…
Inflation shot past 4% in May for the first time in three years as higher energy costs amid the war in Iran weighed on prices – likely keeping the Federal Reserve on hold next week when it comes to interest rates. The Consumer Price Index rose 4.2% in May over…
The United States wanted an easy group at the World Cup, and it certainly got one that qualifies as manageable. All eyes will be on the Americans in Group D as they open their first World Cup on home soil in 32 years against Paraguay on June 12. The Post…
Meghan Markle is celebrating the arrival of a new season with a rare look into her home life with Prince Harry and their children. Markle, 44, took to Instagram on Tuesday, June 9, to post a carousel of candid photos snapped throughout the couple’s idyllic home in Montecito, California. “Springing…
Embattled Senate hopeful Graham Platner survived his Democratic primary in Maine Tuesday night, setting the stage for a November matchup against longtime incumbent Sen. Susan Collins that could decide which party controls the upper chamber next year. Meanwhile, Senate and gubernatorial primaries in South Carolina demonstrated once again how crucial…
New York’s got the need for Reed. A medium traveled to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to summon the clutch spirit of Knicks legend Willis Reed — and to cleanse the basketball Mecca after the brutal Game 3 loss to the Spurs a day earlier. While superstitious fans burned sage…
Farmer Wants a Wife sparked several romantic connections — but which couples are still dating and who has broken up? Based on a British series of the same name, Farmer Wants a Wife premiered on The CW in 2008. It didn’t return for another season until Fox announced a reboot…
Two congressional Republicans from Georgia have introduced impeachment resolutions against a federal judge in Atlanta who was disciplined after an investigation found she had sex with a police officer in her chambers, attended a partisan political event and lied to investigators looking into the alleged misconduct. US Reps. Clay Fuller and Andrew…
Scientists have discovered a giant, fan-shaped structure that connects several well-known basins deep beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet — and it may have formed in the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana.The feature is the product of a tectonic process known as distributed rotational extension, in which Earth’s crust…
It’s easy to get caught up in tending to your weight or the look of your biceps — but don’t forget about gains for your brain. “The brain is a part of our body. The same things that create wellness within our body create wellness within our brain,” Dr. Randy…
SANTA CLARA — Even now, nearly four months after Mike Evans left the comfortable life and Hall of Fame-worthy career he built in Tampa Bay to help pull the 49ers back to Super Bowl contention, his new Bay Area teammates do a bit of a double-take, realizing he’s on their…
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