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It’s not just vaccines — from infancy to adolescence, Republicans are waging war on children’s health
In the old days, before accepted medical protocols came under partisan assault, infants typically received a vitamin K shot to enhance blood-clotting capability and a few drops of an antibiotic to stave off eye infections before leaving the hospital, followed by a thorough round of vaccines against life-threatening diseases. Americans assumed that “whatever a family…
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Bytedance’s TikTok took over social media. Now, its AI is taking over Hollywood
Earlier this year, a widely circulated 15-second AI-generated video of Brad Pitt fighting Tom Cruise on a rooftop sparked outrage across Hollywood. One screenwriter called the cinematic clip “terrifying.” The Motion Picture Assn. demanded the company behind the artificial intelligence tool — Chinese tech giant ByteDance — halt its “infringing activity.” Despite the uproar, the…
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The US military under President Trump is winning the war — in the bedroom, Pentagon data reveals
In Trump’s military, they’re always ready. America’s heroes are having more sex under President Trump, Pentagon data ahead of the country’s 250th birthday shows. Bedroom-booster drugs surged to an all-time high in 2025, with a record-breaking 108,332 prescriptions doled out to active duty troops for erectile dysfunction drugs, official statistics obtained by The Post through…
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How Trump Branded America’s Big Birthday
As the United States neared its 250th birthday in recent months, a new spin on the Stars and Stripes appeared outside homes and on banners dangling from government buildings. A twist on what’s known as the “Betsy Ross flag,” with 250 inscribed within its 13-star circle, the celebratory image scans as neutral yet elegant. But…
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Your pet afraid of fireworks? Here’s how to keep them safe for the Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is freedom day, but if you’re not paying attention, the celebrations might land your furry friends in a shelter kennel. According to Elizabeth Oreck, senior manager of community programs for Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles, more lost pets are brought to Los Angeles-area shelters on July 5 than on…
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The Fourth of July That Saved My Family
On July 4, 1976, as America celebrated its bicentennial, four C-130 aircraft flew blind over the dark waters of the Red Sea and across the Horn of Africa. The pilots took their planes beneath the sweep of commercial radar, their crews relying on basic radio, manual navigation, and raw nerve. The planes were carrying Israeli…
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Despite the justices, Congress can end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court has committed a grievous moral and legal error in Trump vs. Barbara, the landmark case on birthright citizenship. In holding that the 14th Amendment confers automatic citizenship on virtually all children born on American soil, the court has severely vitiated the sanctity of American citizenship — in this “America 250” celebration year,…
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Why Gen Z bros are ditching their MAGA hats
The numbers are clear: President Donald Trump’s approval rating is cratering across the board, and he’s losing the most ground with groups that were key demographics to his win in 2024. In that election, men under 30 broke for Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris by about a single point — not a lot, but…
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Who is on Elle Woods’ playlist? ’90s bands like No Doubt and Sleater-Kinney
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> When Laura Kittrell began building the soundtrack for Prime Video’s “Elle,” the series’ unlikely premise was still under wraps: In 1995, a teenage Elle Woods is uprooted from Bel-Air to Seattle after her father botches a high-profile client’s nose job. “It makes me laugh to think of Olympia bands like Team Dresch…
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We recorded the temps of NYC subway stations during 100-degree heatwave — the results blew our minds: ‘Dante’s Inferno’
It’s station hot 101.5. The Big Apple is burning with the mercury climbing to nearly triple figures on Wednesday and Thursday beneath the “heat dome” scorching the Northeast. That day, Central Park reached a blistering 100-degrees for the first time in nearly 15 years. To add insult to heat stroke, real-feel temps reached a face-melting…