Vivek Ramaswamy pulls controversial attack ad featuring rival’s estranged mom after reported poll drop

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy has pulled the plug on a controversial attack ad featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother, after the deeply personal spot appears to have backfired on his Ohio gubernatorial campaign. Ramaswamy confirmed at a campaign appearance Thursday that the ad, which featured Donna Arthur branding her daughter a “lifelong liar” and urging Ohioans not to vote for her, would no longer be running. But the damage may have already been done — to Ramaswamy’s campaign. A Republican-commissioned poll reported by Axios Wednesday found Acton had opened up an eight-point lead over Ramaswamy among likely voters, 50%…

5 everyday spending habits that put you deeper into debt

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. For many people, debt happens slowly and then all at once. Austin Kilgore, analyst for the Achieve Center for Consumer Insights at Achieve, notes that “consumers are overwhelmed by…

Bo Bichette’s opt-in was just the first step in a hurried Mets offseason

The offseason was officially underway as the Brewers celebrated at Tropicana Field, into the early hours of Thursday morning. It’s an offseason that appears destined to be divided into distinct halves, with Dec. 1 looming as the date for the collective bargaining agreement’s expiration, signaling the beginning of a lockout…

Exclusive | Meet Bruce Blakeman, the NY pol taking on Dem Gov. Hochul — who started campaigning at age 7, served as Nancy Reagan’s driver

Long before Bruce Blakeman became New York’s gubernatorial candidate for change, he was a lowly college kid tasked with driving Nancy Reagan around. The Nassau County executive’s first real political gig — as a volunteer for Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign—  unexpectedly landed him in proximity to the fiercely protective soon-to-be…

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 | Parents who blame their kids’ deaths on social media celebrate Meta’s B settlement — but say ‘It’s like losing her all over again’

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has reached an incredible $18 billion settlement with 48 states that accused the tech giant of knowingly causing harm to children — and parents who blame their teens’ suicides on social media are celebrating. “It feels like vindication,” said Victoria Hinks, whose daughter,…

Meta calls out YouTube, TikTok after historic  billion settlement

Meta’s historic $18 billion deal to settle a federal lawsuit alleging it fueled a teen mental health crisis has a major caveat – its chief rivals TikTok and Google-owned YouTube must agree to make the same safety changes to their apps before Mark Zuckerberg will pay the full amount of…

USC viewed as ‘sleeper’ team to win National Championship

It’s no secret that the 2026 College Football Season is a make-or-break year for Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans. With so much pressure facing the Trojans, college football analyst RJ Young said he believes this year’s USC team is a “sleeper” to win the National Championship. “I think we…

California cheesemaker shuts down after 94-year run

A nearly century-old Wine Country cheesemaker is closing its award-winning factory citing ongoing challenges since the Covid pandemic. Vella Cheese in Sonoma County announced Monday that after 94 years it has made the “incredibly difficult decision” to cease production of its famous products. “Our business has never fully recovered from…

‘Unlike anything seen before’: Archaeologists unearth a unique, 11,000-year-old statue of a person riding a leopard from one of the world’s earliest settlements

Archaeologists working at a Stone Age site in Turkey have discovered a unique depiction of a person sitting on the back of a leopard. The 11,000-year-old statue may reflect the culture’s fascination with virility and masculinity, experts say.The statue was unearthed this summer at Karahan Tepe (also written as Karahantepe),…

Popular restaurant at Newport Beach’s Fashion Island closes after 32 years

P.F. Chang’s abruptly pulled the plug on its longtime restaurant at Southern California’s ritzy Fashion Island shopping center reportedly after 32 years — with one local claiming stunned workers only learned the news after their final shift. The Asian-inspired chain’s Newport Beach outpost served its final meals last week, according…

How worried are you about extreme heat?

Earth is getting hotter, and people across the world are starting to feel the effects. The past decade includes all 10 of the warmest years on record, and 2024 was the hottest year ever measured. As temperatures continue to rise and heat waves become more frequent and intense, that heat…

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