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President Trump will join Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman to campaign in upstate New York next week, The Post has learned. The commander-in-chief will appear with the Nassau County executive in Syracuse for an event on Oct. 9, according to a source briefed on the visit. Another source said that Trump was considering making additional upstate campaign stops later this month. Blakeman’s camp has been trying in recent days to get Trump to join him on the campaign trail in areas of the state where incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul appears vulnerable. A recent Siena College poll had Blakeman trailing his...

AI is killing their A+. More than three fourths of teens use AI to do their schoolwork — but it’s causing test scores to plunge as they rely on the tech “to think,” according to a new survey. Meanwhile, Google is pushing to increase the use of its Gemini AI on school-issued Chromebook computers — which have become nearly universal in American classrooms. A total of 70% of teens ages 13 to 17 said they use AI for homework and assignments in class — with 63% admitting they take the shortcut simply “to get answers,” according to a survey by...

France’s high-school protest movement erupted into another day of fires, assaults, and mass arrests on October 1, forcing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu to convene an emergency meeting as violence spread across several major cities. Fire rises from attacked schools across Bordeaux as the riots by second and third-generation migrants continue spreading across France pic.twitter.com/VgtMF8lM57 — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 1, 2026 The disorder has become a political test over public authority, immigration, and assimilation, with Jordan Bardella and the National Rally arguing that France is confronting the accumulated consequences of weakened state authority and years of failed integration. 🇫🇷🔴 BREAKING:...

“The Republican party has plenty of things wrong with it, but the other side is so crazy they’re celebrating our assassinations and sharia law.” —DC_Draino on X (Rogan O’Handley)The leaves turn and the season quickens and, in a few weeks, comes an election more dreaded than all the slavering blood beasts of Halloween. Do you suppose, as I do, that America is tired of being insane? The pathetic part of this national nervous breakdown is how unnecessary it actually is. Our national problems are not that difficult to understand and correct. Here’s an inventory of them:Making a living 1. So...

President Donald Trump’s resolve is paying off, proving the “Iran is stronger now” crowd to be completely wrong. Oil shipments from the Persian Gulf are now approaching prewar levels, ending the energy blackmail — even as Tehran’s resources dwindle, pushing the regime ever closer to having to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Crucially, the campaign has proved that Iran can’t sustainably stop Gulf shipments — as long as a real leader stands up to its bullying. That’s a huge win for the entire civilized world. Consider the progress: Crude exports from the Gulf fell from 18.3 million barrels a day in...

ITHACA, NEW YORK — It’s socialist red at Big Red! Cornell University’s lefty crowd gave Democratic Socialist superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a warm, hate-filled welcome by singing anti-Israel chants at a campaign event meant to gin up support for Democrats ahead of the midterms Sunday. While warming up the standing-room-only crowd of roughly 2,000 people gathered for the congresswoman’s “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall in downtown Ithaca Sunday, Cornell University Young Democratic Socialists of America co-chairs Mina Petrova and Zoe Reisman led the crowd singing “from the river to the sea” and declaring “long live the student intifada.” “Cornell is...

Rapper Nicki Minaj urged young Americans to get involved in the upcoming midterm elections and “vote red” while doubling down on her support for President Trump in an interview on Saturday. The Grammy-nominated hip-hop star said on “My View with Lara Trump” that young voters shouldn’t assume their voices don’t matter as Americans prepare to head to the polls Nov. 3. “Now is not the time to think that your voice will not be heard,” Minaj said. “Your voice will not only be heard, but your voice is very necessary right now for the country and for the world. We...

On Sept. 16, 2026, Toronto Superior Court Judge Anne Malloy announced her verdict that Bill Whatcott is “Guilty” of “Wilful Promotion of Hate.” This follows the five-day re-trial this past May on the flyer he passed out ten years ago at the 2016 Toronto Pride parade. The flyer was filled with Bible verses, medical information on health risks, political commentary, and images.The judge laid out her reasons in a shockingly hostile and vitriolic 43-page document filled with LGBTQ jargon. Sentencing will take place on December 16. Bill is free on bail until then. His likely prison time will be one...

There is a clip of the celebrated conservative economist and historian Thomas Sowell circulating on social media right now that is fascinating to watch. In the video, Sowell shares what makes him think that society as we know it might be doomed. He uses the example of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Sowell points out that people are so stupid that they called Kirk a fascist when all he did was talk to people and try to convince them of his ideas, while noting that it is fascists who shoot and kill people.

There’s about to be fewer feet sticking to frat floors and hands slapping the bag. US colleges are facing an enrollment cliff after the population of Americans aged 18 peaked last year. Undergraduate enrollment is projected to decline by 13% in the next 15 years, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Meanwhile, many schools are already in a pickle: Families are increasingly bargain hunting for the most generous financial aid as they doubt the value of a higher education. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has restricted international student visas, denting enrollment in the process.

Two young men, identified by police as leaders of a banned University of Wisconsin fraternity, were arrested for an alleged horrific hazing incident. Fraternity president Brayden J Klein and vice president Samuel N Vane, both 20, were taken into custody by the Madison Police on Wednesday. The officers arrived at the location at 8.20pm after they received an ‘anonymous tip' about the events that were taking place at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, located along the 100 block of Langdon Street, Madison, about 80 miles west of Milwaukee. They allegedly found 30 half-clothed teens covered in ‘food, condiments, and other...

Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken is pushing back against accusations that she called her chief of staff a “dirty Mexican,” issuing her first direct denial as the controversy threatens to engulf City Hall. Aitken released the statement Thursday after her chief of staff, Berenice Ballinas, made the damning allegations that also claimed the mayor questioned the staffer’s sexuality during a trip to Disneyland. “These allegations are extremely serious, and they deserve to be investigated. I did not use the racial slur attributed to me, and I have always been a champion of the LGBTQ community,” Aitken, a Democrat, said in her...

Remember not too long ago, when you couldn’t generate an image with AI adding 3 extra fingers to the mix? We’ve come a long way, baby… but still, AI gets blamed for a lot these days… It’s coming for your job, it’s making creepy deepfake videos, kids are cheating on their homework, and most of your social media feed looks like it was uploaded by a robot on a meth bender. Fair enough, we get it. But every once in a while, a story comes along that reminds you why this technology could also turn out to be one of...

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell — Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s handpicked No. 2 she once lauded as a “voice for the voiceless” — has resigned under the weight of a growing sexual harassment scandal that led to his boss calling for his ouster. The first-term governor said Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday afternoon, a day after she publicly called on him to step down after an investigation substantiated claims of sexual harassment and “serious repeated violations of state policy, including ethical lapses.” Caldwell, the former president of Centenary University, was accused of making sexual comments to an aide and using...

An 18-year-old American kid is dead. Another freshman teammate is in the hospital. And the man charged with the killing should never have been here. Federal law enforcement sources tell Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin that the suspect in last weekend’s fatal stabbing of a UMass Dartmouth football player is a Nigerian national who overstayed a B-2 visitor visa, was shielded from deportation by the Biden administration in 2022, and was reportedly shielded again when the Trump administration approved another deferred-action request in October 2025. Chukwunonso Uzoma David Uzoma Eze, 19, a UMass Dartmouth student, is charged with murder...

OXFORD, Miss. (NewsNation) — The University of Mississippi on Thursday identified the two students who died Monday as freshman Aidan Hamilton and junior Robert Strang. The university said the families gave permission to release the names and asked for privacy as they grieve. Hamilton is from Englewood, Colo., while Strang is from Atlanta, according to the records. “We have been in touch with the families to offer our deepest sympathies and share university support and resources,” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Shawnboda Mead said in a message to the campus community. The causes of both deaths remain under investigation. One...

For 22-year-old Andrew Coates, becoming a professional firefighter seemed like a natural next step. He already volunteers with the Cedar Bluffs Fire Department in Nebraska. He holds a state EMT license. He has experience responding to emergencies and wants to make a career out of doing what he already loves. But when Coates applied to become a paid firefighter in Fremont, Nebraska, he ran into an obstacle that had nothing to do with fighting fires. He had been homeschooled. The city's original job posting required "graduation from high school." But Fremont rejected Coates because his homeschool diploma did not come...

The leaders of an unrecognized University of Wisconsin fraternity were arrested after cops found around 30 partially clothed teen pledges smeared in condiments and huddled in a sweltering, filthy basement. Fraternity president Brayden J. Klein and vice president Samuel N. Vane, both 20, were arrested Wednesday for misdemeanor hazing and misdemeanor disorderly conduct after police discovered the troubling scene while acting on an anonymous tip. Police entered the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house in Madison around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, and found the men, some of whom had “visible injuries consistent with being physically assaulted,” covered in food, condiments and other...

The Democratic nominee for mayor of Providence, RI, is vowing to enact a controversial rent stabilization scheme to help working families, as the capital of America's smallest state ranks second worst in the nation for affordability and homebuilding. State Rep. David Morales, a 27-year-old Democratic Socialist endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), made local history this month by becoming the first challenger to defeat the incumbent mayor of Providence in a primary. Housing affordability has emerged as the cornerstone of Morales' campaign, with the progressive candidate saying that if he wins in November, he will work toward putting into effect...

A mass walkout of delegates before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly prompted a fiery response from the Israeli leader. As Netanyahu took the stage, dozens of delegates from across the globe could be seen streaming out of the chamber in New York City. Chants of protest could also be heard in the hall as the U.N. president called the assembly to order. After taking the stage, Netanyahu said, "Before I begin, just a quick announcement, if there are any other moral cowards who haven't yet left this hall, please do so now," as...