What Jim Harbaugh told brother John about J.J. McCarthy before Giants trade

John Harbaugh confirmed he spoke with his Giants head coaching brother before Big Blue made a swing for quarterback J.J. McCarthy. And the Chargers bench boss believes the new pair could be a perfect match. Jim Harbaugh spoke with reporters in Los Angeles on Wednesday and said he chatted with John Harbaugh before the Giants traded a fifth-round pick to the Vikings for McCarthy on Monday. “I mean, John called me and asked me,” Harbaugh told reporters on Wednesday. “I said, ‘You know, John, I love you. I love J.J. I think you guys would be — ’ so, really,…

Americans blame their debt on inflation more than their own spending

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Americans carrying more debt have plenty of possible culprits to blame, from impulse purchases to emergencies to years of high credit card interest rates. Increasingly, though, consumers are pointing…

Trump mails letter and 0 check to 950K Americans with Obamacare

WASHINGTON — President Trump is putting a half-billion dollars in the mail — and making sure Americans know who to thank for it. About 950,000 Obamacare enrollees in 30 states will receive $500 checks as early as this week — premised on the Biden administration’s alleged overcharging of user fees…

Sydney Sweeney’s racy ads help sports betting platform quadruple valuation to B

Novig, a sports-focused prediction market, has reportedly quadrupled its valuation to $2 billion after it targeted young men with racy ads featuring actress Sydney Sweeney posing fully nude with strategically placed sports gear. The prediction market – a smaller competitor to platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, which rival traditional sportsbooks…

Moody? Tired? Aggressive? You could have ‘irritable male syndrome’

Don’t get teste. Women — and the people who love them — are mostly familiar with the mood swings associated with PMS. But it turns out, men have their own mood issues tied to changing hormones, which one expert has dubbed “irritable male syndrome,” or IMS. Even if it’s not…

Chuck Schumer, Senate Dems block bill to address AI data center costs

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure built to serve them and thus ease the burden on households. Senators voted 57-43 to advance the Ratepayer Protection Act, with only…

3 NYC-area hospitals earn nation’s top rankings from US News

Three New York City-area hospitals earned coveted spots on U.S. News & World Report’s annual “honor roll,” reserved for the nation’s top 20 hospitals delivering exceptional care across multiple specialities. NYU Langone Hospitals, Mount Sinai Hospital, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell were recognized in the publication’s “Best Hospitals” rankings,…

Price cuts creep back up as summer selling season stalls

After a strong spring and promising early summer, July saw homebuying stagnate as a result of rising borrowing costs, forcing sellers to slash prices to revive demand. The share of listings with a price cut reached 20% in July, nearly even with last year’s levels, after running close to 2 percentage points lower…

Amazon sued for selling protein powder allegedly laced with toxic heavy metals

Amazon is the latest retailer to be sued for selling protein powder allegedly laced with toxic heavy metals – and duping customers into believing the supplements had “cleaner,” “quality” ingredients that provided “feel-good energy.” A proposed class action, filed last week in federal court for the Western District of Washington,…

JPMorgan Chase announces new investments in the Bay Area

The world’s biggest bank is placing a major bet on California, expanding its footprint and pouring billions into housing after CEO Jamie Dimon said the city has turned a corner. JPMorgan Chase designated the Bay Area as its 24th corporate center and announced a new round of investments on Monday—underscoring…

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