Knicks’ Mohamed Diawara posterizes Nic Batum — who he grew up watching — with vicious dunk

LOS ANGELES — Mohamed Diawara’s first NBA dunk was a poster.  The Knicks rookie highlighted an otherwise dreary Knicks loss Monday with a dribble through the Clippers defense before a one-handed jam over fellow Frenchman Nic Batum.  It occurred late in the third quarter and ignited a pro-Knicks crowd at the Intuit Dome, but the visitors couldn’t complete a comeback and fell amid a rash of turnovers, 126-118. “I was just driving and dunked the ball and fortunately (Batum) was there,” Diawara, who grew up in France hearing much about Batum, told The Post. “But that was a good play.…

Cannabis compounds could reverse disease affecting one-third of adults

Compounds found in cannabis could provide a new roadmap for treating the world’s most common chronic liver disorder, according to a study released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The research, published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, found that cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) significantly reduced liver fat and improved metabolic…

Phillies lock up Jesus Luzardo with 5 million contract extension

The Phillies made sure Jesús Luzardo isn’t going anywhere. The team locked up the 28-year-old lefty on a five-year, $135 million contract extension on Monday, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. Luzardo was set to become a free agent at the end of the 2026 season after coming over in a…

Gay Dem Robert Garcia could represent Huntington Beach after Pride flag ban

In a twist of political irony, a conservative California city that voted to ban Pride flags on government buildings could soon be represented in Congress by an openly gay lawmaker. Huntington Beach — known for declaring itself a “non-sanctuary city” — has been pulled into a newly redrawn congressional district…

Saks Fifth Avenue and Nieman Marcus closing several stores across SoCal

Southern California’s luxury shopping landscape is shrinking as three high-end department store locations prepare to shut their doors. Two Saks Fifth Avenue stores in the region are slated to close, including locations at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert. A Neiman…

WeWork ‘growing again’ in NYC — years after crashing and burning

WeWork — remember them? — just signed a lease for 37,000 square feet at 511 Fifth Ave. between East 42nd and 43rd streets. It adds to WeWork’s growing, 3.3 million-square-foot portfolio of Big Apple coworking spaces — part of a global portfolio of 45 million square feet. But if you didn’t…

Young women are shunning birth control because of the ‘nocebo effect’

When a teen girl recently posted on TikTok about the “pros and cons of birth control,” almost 120,000 people hit the “like” button. Of the pros, the girl said her birth control made her period disappear and referenced its “99%” success rate at preventing pregnancy. Of the cons, she said…

California Rep. Kevin Kiley ditches the GOP in blow to party’s razor-thin majority

California Rep. Kevin Kiley has officially ditched the Republican Party, becoming the first Independent in the lower chamber since 2019 amid his frustrations with GOP leadership and redistricting. While Kiley (I-Calif.) will continue caucusing with Republicans for “administrative purposes,” his party affiliation switch complicates the GOP’s already razor-thin grip on…

Senators Bernie Sanders and Markwayne Mullin clash in heated Senate hearing exchange: ‘You’re part of the problem’

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin were involved in a heated back and forth during a Senate hearing Tuesday that sparked immediate reactions across social media. “Everybody we bring up here, you guys chastised for trying to make changes,” Mullin said during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions…

Max Scherzer re-signing with Blue Jays for 19th MLB season

Max Scherzer is coming back for a 19th season. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has agreed to a deal to return to the Blue Jays, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. Terms of the agreement are not clear. Scherzer, 41, told The Athletic in January that he was “healthy and…

Rep. Rashida Tlaib fuels outrage after chanting ‘KKK’ during Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘Censure her’

Progressive “Squad” Rep. Rashida Tlaib sparked outrage for repeatedly chanting “KKK” as Republicans cheered “USA” during President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. The Michigan Democrat was caught in a new clip mockingly jeering the far-right hate group’s moniker to controversial ally Rep. Ilhan Omar as her Republican…

Paramount Skydance issues weak forecast as it battles Netflix to acquire Warner Bros.

Paramount Skydance forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, citing an ongoing decline in legacy TV, but predicted strong growth in its streaming unit this year on additional subscribers and price increases. The David Ellison‑led company called its bid for Warner Bros Discovery an “accelerant” to its goals, but would not comment…

James Webb Telescope captures dramatic images of dying star

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured an astonishing photograph of a star in outer space recently. In the latest footage captured by the James Webb Telescope, a nebula has been revealed surrounding a dying star. The James Webb Space Telescope is a powerful infrared space telescope that studies every phase in…

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