ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos is “apoplectic” and “humiliated” by the network’s decision to pay $16 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, The Post has learned. Stephanopoulos, who claimed Trump had raped E. Jean Carroll during an interview with Republican lawmaker Nancy Mace, was particularly upset about being forced to apologize, a source with knowledge …
Read More »Crucial contract approving entrance exam for NYC’s elite high schools expected to pass after much-delayed vote
A contract for the company that administers the test to get into New York City’s elite specialized high schools is expected to be approved during a much-delayed and crucial vote Wednesday, The Post has learned. Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, in an exclusive interview, waved off concerns from students, parents and advocates that the entrance exam for the eight high schools …
Read More »Trump formally wins Electoral College — with Jan. 6 expected to be formality
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump formally won the Electoral College Tuesday as Republican electors affirmed his victory in the Nov. 5 election — with the final certification by Congress on Jan. 6 expected to be a mere formality. Trump, 78, topped the required 270 electoral votes before 4 p.m. as electors convened in statehouses across the country. Democratic Sens. Brian …
Read More »Top Harris aide hypes radical activist who said ‘America deserved 9/11’ while plotting future for Dems
A top aide on Vice President Harris’ failed presidential campaign recently called for more cultural voices like the vocal anti-America and anti-Israel Twitch star, Hasan Piker, who previously faced backlash for saying that “America deserved 9/11.” Harris’ former deputy campaign manager, Rob Flaherty, said during a recent interview that Democrats are “losing hold of culture” and laid out a strategy …
Read More »Two NY men die from pneumonia after using bat feces to grow pot: study
Two men from New York died from pneumonia they contracted from bat feces — after they used the excrement as fertilizer to grow marijuana, a new study found. The unidentified men from Rochester, aged 64 and 59, smoked pot that had been tainted with a fungus found in the bat’s droppings, known as guano, that caused fatal lung infections, according …
Read More »Nima Momeni found guilty in fatal stabbing of CashApp founder Bob Lee
Tech consultant Nima Momeni was found guilty on Tuesday of brutally stabbing CashApp founder Bob Lee to death during a drug-fueled dispute over Momeni’s sister. After seven full days of deliberation, the 12-member jury convicted Momeni, 39, of second-degree murder. He now faces a sentence of 15 years to life in prison. Momeni said that he was “very close” with …
Read More »Police chief says school shooter Natalie Rupnow’s gender not ‘important at all’
The police chief investigating Monday’s deadly Wisconsin Christian school shooting is adamant that the 15-year-old killer’s gender identity isn’t “important at all.” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes dismissed concerns about Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow’s identity when asked about early rumors that she was possibly transgender. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the gender of the teen who shot and killed a student and …
Read More »Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant
An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs. Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ — and notably, she isn’t as sick as prior recipients who died within two months of receiving a pig kidney or heart. “It’s like a new beginning,” Looney, …
Read More »Luigi Mangione was ‘afraid’ of online porn and video games — and angry at cost of healthcare, online friend says
Luigi Mangione was allegedly terrified of the dangers of social media, video games and porn — and railed about US healthcare months before he is accused of gunning down health insurance CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan, according to a writer who befriended him. The 26-year-old let on to fears he was losing control of his life while seeking help …
Read More »New Jersey drone pilot ‘lost power’ while approaching mystery drone
A New Jersey drone pilot claims his drone “spun out, lost power and the battery died” as he directed the craft towards one of the unnerving drones flying over the Garden State. Michael B, the CEO and host of “Terror Talk” podcast, decided to personally investigate the strange phenomenon to try and find some answers the federal government has been unable …
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