Trump threatens to cut off trade, tourism with Spain in latest NATO rift

ANKARA, Turkey — President Trump threatened Wednesday to cut off “all trade” and tourism with Spain — citing Madrid’s refusal to boost military spending and its restrictions on US operations during the Iran war. “Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore,” Trump declared at a press availability alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of a day of meetings at the alliance’s annual summit. “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate, they don’t pay. I don’t want to have anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade…

The tricky questions the USMNT is facing after World Cup went sideways

Two days on from the USA’s deflating loss against Belgium, the disappointment remains. And plenty of questions still linger. Assessing this World Cup performance, which ended with a 4-1 thud on Monday, is a bit difficult. Mauricio Pochettino’s side captured hearts and minds in their three wins, but saw their…

Exclusive | Linda McMahon warns Harvard that she will drop the ‘hammer’ if the Ivy League school doesn’t correct DEI errors

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, in the latest “Pod Force One” episode, warned Harvard administrators that she could drop the “hammer” on the Ivy League university should it continue quietly pursuing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that run afoul of federal law. President Trump issued executive actions seeking to eliminate…

Mets’ Luis Robert Jr. misses Double-A rehab game

Luis Robert Jr. was scheduled to play another minor league rehab game Tuesday with Double-A Binghamton, but interim manager Andy Green said at Citi Field that Robert would only “work out” and “hopefully” play for Binghamton on Wednesday. For a team that’s been beset by injuries to key players all…

Move over, Shohei! Two adorable baby raccoons steal show at Dodger Stadium

For a few magical moments on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, the biggest stars on the field weren’t wearing uniforms.  They were two adorable fluffy little baby raccoons.Television cameras caught the unexpected pair of four-legged visitors hiding along the outfield wall on the warning track. Within seconds the video went…

Gavin Newsom curiously lays low as FBI investigates him and his wife

Gov. Gavin Newsom has traded press conferences for polished videos after announcing last month that he and his wife are under FBI investigation, fueling questions about his increasingly controlled public appearances. The media savvy and gel-shellacked California governor — known for seeking out TV cameras and soliloquizing ad infinitum —…

Former Titans, Cardinals coach Dave McGinnis dead at 74

A former NFL coach passed away on Monday after being hospitalized since early March.  Dave McGinnis – affectionately known as “Coach Mac” – died at the age of 74 with his family by his side, the Titans announced.  McGinnis coached from 1986-2016, serving as a linebackers coach for the Bears,…

Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal ‘webs of descent’ among male relatives

Stone Age people in northern Scotland buried related males — but not females — together in the same tomb, a new DNA study reveals, creating “webs of descent” across several Neolithic archaeological sites.In the study, published Tuesday (April 14) in the journal Antiquity, researchers analyzed the DNA of 22 people…

‘Allergic’ to your office? You might have ‘sick building syndrome’

This kind of “sick time” is no work perk. Since the term was coined in the early 1980s by the World Health Organization, “sick building syndrome” (SBS) has been used to describe the array of irritating symptoms some people feel when inside certain buildings, from headaches and fatigue to nausea…

The trials, troubles and lows of Lenny Dykstra’s post-Mets fall

The Post reviews the past infractions of former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra, who helped the team win the 1986 World Series:  1990: Dykstra was placed on probation for a year by then-commissioner Fay Vincent after testifying that he lost $78,000 in Mississippi poker games. 1991: Dykstra, then with the Phillies,…

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