Trump roasts other presidents during children’s book reading

President Trump appeared on second lady Usha Vance’s podcast Friday to read the children’s book “Presidents Play,” only to stray from the text to offer extemporaneous commentary about his several predecessors. The book — produced by the White House Historical Society — describes how America’s leaders spent their leisure time while in office. Trump, flipping through the pages, discussed his predecessors’ looks, their hobbies and his opinion of their presidencies — often referring back to himself. *On John F. Kennedy: “He was handsome. He was the second-most good-looking president, they say.” *On Barack Obama: “Obama is a basketball player. I…

10 truly groundbreaking sports ‘firsts’ that shaped America — and beyond

Long before they became institutions, America’s favorite games were experiments — new leagues, new tournaments, new ideas. These 10 firsts laid the foundation for the sports that drive us to eat, sleep and breathe our fandom. The First Major League Baseball Game (1876) Baseball was America’s most popular professional team…

Long Island’s American Soccer Club clinches first playoff berth

Could it be any more patriotic? The Fighting Tomcats of the American Soccer Club clinched the Long Island franchise’s first playoff berth with a final regular-season victory over Osner’s FC, 3-1, Wednesday night. “I don’t know if it’s fate,” head coach John Fitzgerald told The Post about earning the inaugural…

California’s Prop 50 plans thrown into chaos after bombshell Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana: experts

A bombshell Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and gutted the Voting Rights Act will have major ramifications for California’s gerrymandering fight over its own maps, multiple experts said in interviews with the California Post. It’s not just California’s newly gerrymandered, anti-Trump congressional maps that could…

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square plunges 18% in NYSE debut

Bill Ackman‘s long-anticipated Wall Street debut flopped on Wednesday, as shares of his new closed-end fund tumbled 18% on the New York Stock Exchange despite the hedge-fund billionaire’s rampant following on social media. Pershing Square USA Ltd. (PSUS) — the flagship vehicle pitched as a way to hand hedge-fund-style returns…

Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years?

Mars is out; the moon is in. And this time, we may be going there to stay.On March 24, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman announced new plans to build a “sustained human presence” on the moon, complete with a permanent lunar base. Construction of humanity’s new home away from Earth could…

Billionaire’s cryptic back of hand message decoded after CA governor debate

California governor hopeful Tom Steyer sported some strange ink on his hand during Tuesday night’s debate. The billionaire Democrat was seen with a crudely drawn, tic-tac-toe-like symbol on his left hand as he sparred with rivals on the debate stage. The curious scrawls fueled plenty of speculation and jokes online.…

Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its chief executive. As part of the settlement, the California Coastal Commission acknowledged its members made “improper” statements about Musk’s…

Father, 41, is ‘in love with life’ following bowel cancer diagnosis

There aren’t many people who can find the bright side of being diagnosed with cancer. But winemaker Nick Dugmore has found it. “Cancer’s been phenomenal for me, because I’ve never lived so f—ing purely and happy, and just in love with life in all my life,” Dugmore told news.com.au. It’s…

Humanoid robots seen handling airport baggage in futuristic true footage

The bots have got this in the bag. We may no longer fear disgruntled luggage handlers playing soccer with our suitcases. Japan Airlines is looking to fill a baggage handler gap by enlisting an army of automated bag bots to assist their human counterparts. Starting in May, these humanoid luggage…

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