Exclusive | Trump puts Iran on notice, reveals to The Post his one-week ultimatum for new speaker after Tehran’s attack on Israeli oil refinery

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday put Iran and the speaker of the Islamic Republic’s parliament on notice after Tehran attacked Israel’s biggest oil refinery and told The Post his response is coming “shortly.” Iran escalated its attack on infrastructure by striking a water and electrical plant in Kuwait, and an oil refinery was set ablaze in the northern Israeli city of Haifa after the Iranian missile attack. Asked for his response on the strike, he told The Post: “You’ll see shortly.” As Trump brings more military might to the region that could inflict catastrophic damage on Iran, he encouraged…

How Square and other payment apps push controversial tipping policy on diners

Here’s a tip for restaurant goers. As more restaurants adopt digital payment systems that automatically suggest a gratuity option, debate has heated up over whether those tips should be calculated pre- or post-tax. The topic of tipping and proper etiquette has long been a cultural debate, but the discussion drew…

Watch Bill Raftery, Grant Hill react to UConn’s shocking March Madness miracle

Braylon Mullins’ game-winning 3-pointer sent shockwaves across Capitol One Arena. Bill Raftery and Grant Hill might’ve been the most stunned of them all. After Duke’s Cayden Boozer turned the ball over with five seconds left, Mullins’ long-range attempt hit nylon to give the Huskies a 73-72 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.…

Tudor Heart: A Renaissance gold necklace featuring a French-English pun on the love between Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon

QUICK FACTSName: Tudor HeartWhat it is: A gold necklace with a red-enameled pendantWhere it is from: Warwickshire, central EnglandWhen it was made: Circa 1518Half a millennium after a solid-gold Renaissance necklace was forged, a metal detectorist spotted it poking out of a dried-up pond in central England. The necklace’s heart-shaped…

Olympian ‘deeply regrets’ publicly revealing affair on-air

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid “deeply regrets” bringing his affair to light on live TV earlier this week. After winning the bronze medal in Tuesday’s men’s 20km biathlon, Laegreid got emotional in an interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK, admitting to cheating on his now ex-girlfriend. The infidelity isn’t the only…

Bill Ackman backs Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta with B  investment in AI future

Billionaire activist investor Bill Ackman has poured about $2 billion into Meta, making a major bet that Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant will outpace rivals in the artificial intelligence arms race. The investment represents about 10% of Pershing Square’s portfolio — a sizable allocation for Ackman’s concentrated hedge fund, though the…

Former Steelers All-Pro blasts Ben Roethlisberger: ‘Not a good teammate’

Big Ben wasn’t the most popular guy in the building when he was leading the Steelers. In an interview with former teammate and current Steeler Cam Heyward released Wednesday, legendary pass rusher Joey Porter pointed out that two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t very well-liked by his teammates…

Cancer vaccine shows promise against HPV-related throat tumors in early study

A vaccine designed to fight HPV-driven head and neck cancers has shown promising results in a lab study in human tissues and mice.If proven effective in humans, the therapeutic shot could complement standard cancer therapies, and its design may help scientists build better vaccines for other diseases.Human papillomavirus (HPV), the…

Feds bust human smuggling ring leader bringing kids, other migrants to NYC

WASHINGTON — Prosecutors have charged the leader of an international human smuggling ring who conspired to illegally bring dozens of migrants across the northern border to New York City and other locations in the US, according to unsealed court filings. Francisco Antonio Luna Rosado, a 27-year-old migrant from the Dominican…

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