Biden issues warning over China’s trade policies during private meeting with Xi at Peru summit

President Joe Biden pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping during a private meeting Saturday on the Republic of China’s unfair trade policies after President-elect Donald Trump made ceasing the country’s trade practices a key part of his winning platform. The outgoing Biden, 81, emphasized how federal officials will take necessary actions to intercept any use of advanced technology that undermines national …

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Dem Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked not to attend slain cop’s funeral

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not attend the funeral of slain Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday — honoring the family’s wishes that politicians steer clear of the service. Johnson initially planned to attend but made an about-face following backlash for failing to respect the grieving family’s request. “The family of Officer Enrique Martinez continues to be in my prayers as …

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Trump taps oil boss Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy

President-elect Donald Trump tapped longtime fracking advocate Chris Wright to lead his administration’s Secretary of Energy, he announced Saturday. Wright, the chief executive of oilfield services group Liberty Energy, helped launch the American Shale Revolution of the mid-2000s that significantly increased US production of oil and natural gas. “As Secretary of Energy, Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, …

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Murky details emerge about Colo. teen Amanda Overstreet’s mom, stepdad

Details have begun to emerge about the parents of Amanda Overstreet, the murdered Colorado teen whose severed head and hands were found in a freezer in January — more than 15 years after she was last seen alive. Overstreet’s late stepfather, Bradley Imer, had a history of runs-in with police, online court records confirm. Arizona authorities busted him back in …

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Florida dad keeps 200 exotic snakes in home serpentarium

This family is snake-charmed. A Florida man has transformed his garage into a haven for hundreds of exotic reptiles — and even lets his young kids cuddle with the slithery serpents in bed. “It’s normal for our family,” Socratis Christoforu, of Fort Lauderdale, told SWNS. Socratis Christoforu and his family have about 200 exotic snakes living in their home. Socratis …

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Trump set to return to Madison Square Garden for UFC 309

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to return to the Big Apple’s Madison Square Garden Saturday night to attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship event. The trip to MSG, where Trump held a massive rally in his former hometown just two weeks before the Nov. 5 election, comes at the end of a week in which he revealed his Cabinet picks at …

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Biden humiliated with back-corner spot in APEC family photo as China’s Xi get place of honor in front

LIMA — Lame-duck President Biden was relegated to the back corner of the APEC conference’s annual family photo — as Chinese President Xi Jinping was honored with a front-and-center position next to the host country’s President Dina Boluarte. The petty humiliation of America’s leader comes ahead of his Saturday afternoon meeting with Xi — who has been feted with relative …

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams visited famous Jewish leader’s grave twice since indictment, six times total

Hizzoner is seeking a Hail Mary in the unlikeliest of places. Mayor Eric Adams has visited the Queens burial site of the late Chabad Lubavitch leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson at least twice since being indicted on public corruption charges in September, insiders said. Most recently, the devout Pentecostal Christian schlepped to Montefiore Cemetery in Springfield Gardens, shortly past midnight …

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