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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be his secretary of state – a decision that will make the Cuban American senator the first Latino to serve as the nation’s top diplomat. President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly asked Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida to serve as his secretary of state. REUTERS Rubio’s appointment was first-reported in the …

A trio of state senators are calling on SUNY to investigate its $2.7 million contract with a powerhouse publishing company accused of acquiescing to the Chinese government by censoring articles. Springer Nature, the dominant publisher of academic journals which has a five-year contract with the State University of New York system, allegedly blocked access to thousands of articles in 2017 “in …

Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to revive a planned congestion toll in Manhattan before President-elect Donald Trump takes office – but critics want to make sure the controversial plan stays dead. Hochul had planned to wait to revisit the $15 congestion toll to enter Midtown below 60th Street until after elections, which political insiders said was a move to prevent …

He’s at a Freak Off friendly jail. Sean “Diddy” Combs may be behind bars, but sources who have done time in his unit say it won’t necessarily curb his alleged pervy ways. The Bad Boy Entertainment boss is in the 4 North unit of Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, a dorm facility which has around 20 inmates, looser rules …

The Empire State Building won’t light up to honor Polish Independence Day on Tuesday — and charged-up critics aren’t taking the snub lightly. Several City Council members told The Post they’ve pushed for the tribute but they’ve been met with multiple denials from the organization that decides on the lighting schedule for the famous Manhattan skyscraper. “The Polish-American community is …

A 7-year-old girl was shot in broad daylight Monday on a Harlem corner, authorities said. The youngster took a bullet to the stomach at the intersection of West 145th Street and Bradhurst Avenue around 2:50 p.m., cops said. The scene of the shooting on Monday. James Keivom The girl was rushed to Harlem Hospital. James Keivom She was rushed to …

Roll out the blue and white carpet! TV Land’s most proudly Jewish stars will party like it’s 1948 at the Jewish Media Awards at Lincoln Center Tuesday night – celebrating positive depictions of the Chosen People on the small screen. Semitic celebs like Patricia Heaton, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Michael Rapaport will present awards to TV’s most authentically Jewish streaming TV …

LAS VEGAS — Muslims snubbed Vice President Kamala Harris on Election Day over her stance on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with about 80% rejecting her at the ballot box, an exit poll reveals. Despite pre-election polling that put the veep at 41% support among Muslim voters, the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ exit survey shows she only garnered 20.3% — …

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) called out his own political party for not allowing criticism or debate on hot-button issues such as trans women athletes participating in girls’ sports. Moulton came under fire over the weekend after giving an interview with the New York Times in which he criticized Democrats for refusing to debate issues concerning ordinary Americans. “Democrats spend way too …

Far-left New York “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has revealed some of the surprising responses she got from people who voted for President-elect Donald Trump and herself or other down-ballot Dems. The Bronx and Queens Democrat, who was easily re-elected Tuesday, quizzed her 8 million Instagram followers in hopes of learning more about Dem Vice President Kamala Harris’ landslide loss to …