Obama calls Ilhan Omar’s ‘sham marriage’ probe ‘appalling’ — but it actually started under his admin

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama has publicly lambasted the Trump administration’s probe of “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar, despite his administration being the first to investigate whether she married her brother. In 2016, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security uncovered evidence that Omar’s (D-Minn.) marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, long speculated to be her brother, was fraudulent, The Post confirmed. But ultimately, the feds found that any potential crime took place outside the five-year statute of limitations, resulting in the probe stalling out. It’s not immediately clear what evidence had been uncovered. Last week, Obama delivered a stern…

California Dem lawmaker was racist to staff, gave ‘unwanted hug’ to staffer who also got ‘body-checked’ by colleague: suit

A California Democratic lawmaker is accused of allowing rampant racial discrimination against her black employees — including a whistleblower who was allegedly “body-checked” by a colleague she reported for doing campaign work on taxpayers’ dime. Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías, a freshman Democrat from Concord, is accused of retaliating against her…

Exclusive | California Controller Malia Cohen’s name gets hijacked for rival’s attack website — and her lawyers are big mad

California Controller Malia Cohen is tasked with safeguarding the state’s money — but her $1 million reelection campaign forgot to protect one thing: her own name. The Democratic fiscal watchdog’s campaign is now threatening legal action against Republican challenger Herb Morgan over MaliaCohen.org, a slick attack website that catalogs criticism…

The Tyler Kolek questions that come with guard’s Knicks spark

CHICAGO — The Knicks were trailing by 19. They were stuck in the mud.  Again.  Of their first five games of the season, the Bulls were the least competitive opponent, the theoretical easiest victory Wednesday night — even on a back-to-back after a late-night flight from Newark to Chicago.  But…

California grocery store closing after 57-year run

Another Northern California grocery staple is emptying out its aisles. Safeway is pulling the plug on a long-running supermarket on Bollinger Road in West San Jose, locking the doors for good around Nov. 14 after nearly six decades in business, according to KTVU. The latest casualty is part of a…

Ryan Pulock exits early in latest Islanders injury worry

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Islanders’ early-season glut of injuries took another victim on Thursday night before their match against the Wild had gotten properly underway. Ryan Pulock left the game with an upper-body injury early in the first period after playing just 51 seconds and didn’t return, leaving the…

California manufacturing giants takes jobs out of state in expansion move

One of California’s largest manufacturers is shifting dozens of jobs out of the Golden State to a new facility in neighboring Nevada. Haas Automation, which makes large-scale machines and tools, will relocate 73 jobs to Nevada, the company said in a notification letter to California. Haas will soon have a…

Nearly 25K pounds of frozen buffalo chicken recalled over inspection lapse

Nearly 25,000 pounds of frozen buffalo chicken products that were produced without the benefit of inspection are being recalled, the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Wednesday. Boston-based Shanghai Ravioli Corporation is recalling about 24,900 pounds of frozen, not-ready-to-eat buffalo chicken products. The recalled items include…

3 common factors that may be secretly aging you faster, expert claims

Lifestyle habits and environmental exposures may affect processes involved in cellular health and biological aging. That’s according to functional medicine expert Dr. Will Cole, co-author of the upcoming book “Heal Your Cells,” who believes modern lifestyle factors may contribute to cellular dysfunction, which can influence inflammation, sleep and other processes tied to…

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