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Elliot Page showed off his ripped body in a Monday Instagram post dedicated to his New York-based boxing coach, Nolan Hanson. The shirtless “Odyssey” actor wore red shorts and white sneakers, giving a thumbs up to the camera while posing with Hanson after a gym session. Page also posted two videos of him throwing jabs and uppercuts at Hanson in the boxing ring.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is alarmed that Democrats might expand the membership of the Supreme Court It is true that leading Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, have welcomed “ideas, for example, that are about Supreme Court reform, including the notion of expanding the court.” But it is wrong to call it court-packing. In fact, the Supreme Court has already been strategically stacked by President Trump and his Senate allies, entrenching an illegitimate conservative supermajority. Adding four seats under the next Democratic trifecta would actually be unpacking the court. After Justice Antonin Scalia died on Feb 13. 2016, President...

The post-pandemic days of coffee badging and logging in from the couch may be coming to an end. More employers have been rolling out novel ways to keep tabs on workers' whereabouts. And now, retail giant Target is doubling down on its attendance policy with a new points system. Starting this September, Target will begin tracking the unexcused tardiness and absences of its store and warehouse workers with a new points system, according to Business Insider reporting confirmed by the company. Staffers' attendance violations will be tallied up and addressed accordingly: a quarter of a point for being more than...

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JD Vance has refused to stop claiming election fraud over the 2020 presidential election ... even after Bill Maher called him out to his face.Read the video transcriptTrump can't run again, and he'd be a little too exciting for me anyway. So it's either gonna be you or Rubio. Here's my deal breaker for your side, OK. Under Trump, you guys have two outcomes that an election can be either we win or they cheated. That has to stop. And the person who. And that means. The person who has to stop it would be you or Marco. Can you...

Jordana Brewster suffered a major meltdown during the surrogacy process and she felt like an "imposter" after her son was born. The Fast and Furious star, 46, is mother to two sons — Julian, 12, and Rowan, 10 — with her ex-husband Andrew Form and both boys were born via surrogate. Jordana has now explained she suffered an emotional breakdown after attending a scan with the woman — named only as Jessica — which left her sobbing and vomiting. In an essay written for The Cut, Jordana explained: "I'm driving south, I realised on the ride back, and my child...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has quietly extended a pilot program providing free healthcare to sex workers – with taxpayers footing the nearly $2.5 million bill. The state Health Department in 2023 awarded $1 million in public funds to two contractors as part of Hochul’s plan to help the “world’s oldest profession,” but new documents reviewed by The Post show the program extending through June 2028, with $1.5 million more in costs. Under the initiative, sex workers in NYC and the Buffalo area will continue to receive primary, sexual, behavioral, and dental care. Critics bashed the hooker healthcare program — which was...

US spy agencies have warned Donald Trump that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is poised to torpedo his fragile peace deal with Iran to save his own political skin. Netanyahu, who faces a general election in the fall, is expected to escalate strikes on Iran's proxy terror group Hezbollah in Lebanon to shore up support at home An official familiar with the report told the Washington Post that Israel's leadership is frustrated with Trump's 14-point plan and what it sees as a capitulation to Tehran. The document states that Jerusalem fears the agreement will hobble its ability to defend itself...

While many people worry that robots are coming to take their jobs, one unlucky bot seems to have fallen on hard times. A humanoid robot was spotted begging for money on a street corner in China's Sichuan province last week. In a viral clip, the bot was seen kneeling on the street, holding its hands together and bowing to passersby. Meanwhile, an LED sign and loudspeaker told locals it had 'no money to recharge' and begged them to 'please help with electricity bills'. The robotic beggar even had a small plate for collecting coins and, of course, a QR code...

An Orthodox Jewish man in Ohio is taking his legal dispute with his hometown to the Supreme Court after he was told he couldn't host a prayer gathering at his house. Daniel Grand invited a dozen of his friends by email to come to his home in University Heights in January 2021. A neighbor saw the email and informed then-Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan about it, according to Alliance Defending Freedom, a law firm. Grand claimed the following day he was hit with a cease-and-desist order by the city's law director. He said the city accused him of operating an illegal...

Millions of Britons will jet off to Spain this summer - but holidaymakers should make sure they're financially solvent before they touch down or face being denied entry. Tourists visiting for up to 90 days could be asked to present proof of having sufficient means for the duration of their proposed stay, after regulations were first introduced post-Brexit in 2021. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs quietly announced earlier this year that every visitor to the destination in 2026 will now be required to have €122.10 (£105.53) per person per day, The rule changes mean travellers must also have a minimum...

After spending more than a year under a gag order, Austin Metcalf’s father Jeff Metcalf gave an emotional and unfiltered interview about the aftermath of his son’s murder and the trial that followed. Jeff described living with constant anxiety, revealed that his family was repeatedly targeted with doxxing and swatting incidents, and condemned the activists who attempted to portray Austin and the Metcalf family as racists despite no evidence supporting those claims. He also vowed to remain involved in any future parole hearings, making it clear that the fight for justice did not end with Karmelo Anthony’s 35-year sentence. warning...

The small town of Battle Ground, Washington—just north of Portland, Oregon—is rapidly becoming a place run by Christians, for Christians, and the speed of its transformation is downright frightening. And if you’re thinking that sounds a lot like Moscow, Idaho, where Christian Nationalist theocrat Doug Wilson has built himself a mini-empire centered around his Christ Church, that’s because he’s directly linked to the people now doing the same thing in Battle Ground. The first is that this is our home. And we hope to help make Battle Ground an even better place to live, work and raise a family. Secondly,...

Karmelo Anthony has launched an appeal against his 35 year prison sentence for murdering Austin Metcalf, according to newly filed court records. Anthony, 19, filed a notice of appeal on Wednesday - less than 24 hours after he learned his fate for fatally stabbing Metcalf in the heart during a track meet in April 2025, legal documents obtained by TMZ detailed. The convicted murderer's lawyer, Mike Howard, told the outlet that 'We believe there are several important issues for the appellate courts to consider. An appeal is the next part of the legal process and a right afforded every American,'...

An Arizona jury convicted a Marine combat veteran who threatened to blow away President Donald Trump with an M16 rifle, saying he would do it with “rounds targeting the head, not the ear.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona tells Law & Crime that Rene Ortiz, of Casa Grande, was found guilty on Monday of threats against the president following a four-day trial in Phoenix. His sentencing has not been scheduled yet. Ortiz went on trial this week after being arrested in early 2025 for allegedly hurling assassination threats against Trump in November and December 2024 when...

At a recent meeting of the parliament's Standing Committee on Science and Research, conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ho asked, 'What is the definition of a woman?' The simple question immediately sparked outrage with other members of the committee, who jumped down Ho's throat and attempted to prevent Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer from replying. Ho asked the scientist: 'Before you became chief science advisor, you were a molecular geneticist by training, right? So you know a thing or two about X and Y chromosomes. So, I wanted to ask you, what is the definition of a woman?' Immediately,...

Following her historic April decree, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum marked the official launch of the Universal Health Service on June 1, 2026. The landmark initiative unifies public systems to guarantee free, comprehensive medical care for all 130 million citizens. President Claudia Sheinbaum’s sweeping decree to guarantee universal healthcare requires astronomical funding. In a state choking out private industry and banning cash, the math is simple: the government cannot fund a massive entitlement program on a disappearing tax base. Global capital markets are mispricing a massive, systemic threat developing south of the U.S. border. While foreign mining investors watch standard quarterly...

During an appearance on the Unity Over Division podcast, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) echoed Joe Biden by saying the Second Amendment is “not absolute.” Talarico said, “I believe in the Second Amendment just as much as I believe in the First. We have a right to bear arms to protect ourselves, our families. We have a right to own weapons for sport or for hunting. But like any freedom in the Bill of Rights, it’s not absolute.”Breitbart News reported that on February 26, 2020, during a CNN Town Hall, Biden argued that the Second Amendment was not “absolute.”...

As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research highlights many Americans’ feeling of unease over the future of its representative government — particularly among young people. It presents a jarring contrast as communities around the country commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary. Only about one-quarter of Americans say the U.S. stands above all other countries in the world, the new poll found, while 44% say it’s one of the greatest countries in the world, along...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will make an official visit to Ireland next week. Mr. Carney will visit Dublin to meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin in what will be the first bilateral visit to Ireland by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly a decade. Mr. Carney will then visit County Mayo, where he will meet President Catherine Connolly. Mr. Carney’s two grandparents left Aughagower near Westport more than 100 years ago for Canada. His office said that during his time in Ireland, he will focus on deepening Canada and Ireland’s longstanding cultural and people-to-people ties and expanding relationships across agri-food, digital...