October 21, 2017
'Indie' skin-care brand snags high-profile fans
Oars + Alps is the latest āindieź§ā skin-care brand to chase tš„he increasingly lucrative $50 billion menās grooming products market. The barely 2-year-old e-tailer has already raised $2 million in...
Yankees' future is bright, but that's little consolation right now
HOUSTON ā In the end, the rotation ran out ą²of gas, the offense ran into problems awayš from home and Greg Bird just ran too darn slowly. Add it all...
How has the market suź§rvived in this global cÜ«limate?
Dear John: I realšly eš³njoy reading your columns and believe you have a real handle on this stuff. I have been following the markets since 1986 and have been sitting...
Stephen Curry ejected after mouthpiece toss in Warriors' loss
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ā The State Warriors not only lost to the Grizzlies, they lost their cool in the closing minute. Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant both were eājected with 43...
Yankees come up empty in Game 7 asš° season ends with a whimper
HOUSTON ā In a clubhouse so quiet you heard the shower water hit the floor down the hall, the Yankees talkedšø abą“out next year shortly after this one ended in...
Rangers trade Matt Pueź¦mpź¦el to Red Wings for defenseman
š Thatās it for Matt Puempel and the Rangers. The Blueshirts traded the 24-year-old winger to the Red Wings on Saturday in exchange for defenseman Ryan Sproul. Sproul, 24, is a...
š¦ ź¦ How can I gain access to my own money?
Dear Johnš: Can you help me? I have had a š¼$39,000 annuity with TIAA-CREF for many years. Now I am in financial distress. I am an 87-year-old retired schoolteacher from...
City replaces contractor thaāt housed homeless families
The city has ousted the contractor providing social services š ·to homeless families housed at more than a dozen Manhattan hotels. Childrenās Community Services was quietly replaced in July with Acacia...
Porzingis can't keep Knicks from blowing big lead in MSG opener
The Knicks likely will find a lot of ways to lose this season. In their home opener, they decided to teź¦ase the sellout Garden crowd by taking a 21-point lead...āØ
Head of Facebook's secretive lab is leaving
The head of Facebookās secretive cutting-edge hardware lab, Building 8, is exiting after only a year š§øand a half. In her announcement, Regina Dugan said of her departure, āThere is... ą¼ŗ
'It's certainly not ideal': Chargers' home field nonexistent
If you happeąµ²n to be an NFL fan but donāt havše a home team to root for, find it in your heart to root for the Chargers ā whoāve become...
Leave John Kelly alone
It was another week of hš¹unting for witches to burn in Washington. Even Gen. John Kelly, a man who has served our nation with honor and sacrifice, was nearly consumed...
Lessons to learn from the infamous 'Black Monday' crash
Happy anniversary, investors. Thirty years ago, on Oct. 19, 1987, there was the infamous Black Monday stock market šÆcrash, which wiped out 22.6 percent of the Dow. Itās the one...
āGiants know it will take complete reinvention to save their season
What it did was give the Giants āa little pep in your stį¦ep,ā and yet Landon Cšollins knows what comes next determines what long-lost victory No. 1 meant. āNow we...
š How senior citizens can be victims of elder financial abuse
š» The scammers have older Americans in their crosshairs. They want to steal their lifetime savings and investments. So your parents, grandparents, or very possibly you, could be the victim of...
Islanders ride pair of Anders Lee goals to victory over Sharks ź§
Anders Leeās second goal provided the Islanders with some needed breathing room and a two-goal lead midway šthrough the third period ā and they needed every bit of it. Logan... ā
Bowe Bergdahl: US treated me worse than the TalibanšØ
Bowe Bergdahl, the ArmšÆy deserter who walked off his base in Afghanistan, is whining that the US treated him worse than the Taliban. The 31-year-old sergeant told British TV journalist...
Prinš·cipal booted after censoring student newspaper
A Queenš„s principal who censored his studentsā newspaper has been deleted from his job. Tyee Chin was yanked from Flushing HS lašst week after a tumultuous two-year reign, which included...
Four more women claim to be 'butt-botching' victims
Four more women have come forward to claim ą²they are victims of the alleged Butt Butcher of 34th Street. They all claimed they underwent nightmarish cosmetic surgeries at the hands... ā
š§ Signs of a coming New York state budget crisis
If Tom DiNapoliās new report on state finances is any guide, Gov. Cuomoās luck may be about to run out. As the Empšire Centerās E.J. McMahon notes, the state comptrollerās...
ą± Miami return haunts Jets special teams coach
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. ā There will be some painful memories for some Jets walking into Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. Lasšt season, the Jets lost 27-23 there when the Dolphins...
Here's how to help pay for a new cross-Hudson tunnel
Asš„ officials race to find funds for a new cross-Hudson train tunnel before the existing one fails, a nonpartisan group has IDād up to $3į£00 million that could be saved...
Colts backup QB won't have enough answers for Jaguars' 'D'
Jaguaš rs (-3) over COLTS: Indianapolis fans mź§ay get old this year waiting for Andrew Luck. For Indy, Jacoby Brissett is serviceable, but need to see better finishing skills from the...
Nets rookie shows his mettle during crunš ch time
š² Jarrett Allen is the second-youngest player to ever take the court for the Nets. Itās a testament to maturity beyond his 19 years thaš³t coach Kenny Atkinson was confident to...
Member of Modell's founding family sets off panic at apartment: suit
Ya goļ·ŗtta go to Moās ā but first shut off the oven. Leslie Modell, 68, a memą·“ber of the founding family of the famed sports store chain, caused a panic...
The most infamous times Marvel and DC ripped each ošther off
In a few weeks, Thor will swing his mighty hammer and attempt to smash Superman, Batman and the other rival superheroes standing in his way. The face-off between āThor: Ragnarokāš...
In-depth look at Aaron Rodgers' sub from those who know him best
Brett Hundley has been here before, as a five-star recruit from Chandler High School in Arizona, hailed as UCLAās savior. āź¦It was pretty insane,ā Hundley told the Daily Bruin five...
How rap turnšŗed me into a successful poet
As a kid growing up in the 1980s anš”d ā90s, Jason Reynolds thought books were boring. Nothing he read really spoke to him until he heard Queen Latifahās 1993 album... š
Ex-DA who passed on Cosby case to sue Andrea Constand ā š¦
The ex-DA claims Constand tried to derail his career when she sued him for defamation in 2015. šØ
Inside NYC's uneven pot policy for homeless kids
The city treats kids caught with marijuana in homeą½§less shelters more harshly than those busted fš¦¹or pot in schools or elsewhere, shelter officers are complaining. In city homeless shelters, children...
Red Bulls star: We š®want to play Nź¦ŗYCFC in the playoffs
On paper, the Red Bulls close out theāir season with little to play for. They cemented their spot as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference weeks ago when they...
Super Bowl rematch, a QB fightiš ŗng for job: 6 NFL things to watch šø
Volatility was š¼the name of Week 6 in the NFL, with upsets, surprise results and crushing injuries ā lowlighted by the Packersā loss of qš³uarterback Aaron Rodgers to a broken...
NYCFC face key 'home' game to determine playoff seeding
Itās a home away from ź§home for Newš York City FC. Whether this is a preview of the teamās future as it continues to search for a permanent home within...
āØ Teen stabbed to death, man slashed in Brooklyn brawl: cops ą¼
An 18-year-old man was fatally stabbed, į©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©and a 21-year-old man slashed in the face during a Brighton Beach brawl Saturday. The twšo began scrapping with three other men in front...
How Hitler's plan to take over LA was thwarted by a Jewish lawyer
In September 1933, a small group of Nazis met in Los Angeles to discuss a secrāet plan: the takeover of Americaās West Coast. It was orchestrated by Dietrich Gefken, who...
Man snoozes beneath oblivious commšØuters on subway
He turned the 3 line into his own personal Zzzz train. This man catches some shut-eye undą¶£erneath the seats of a 3 train on Saturday ā as oblivious straphanš„gers sit...
How small-market experience helpšed Dodāgers build a juggernaut
šŖ LOS ANGELES ā These Dodgers are ginormous-market. The $220 million payroll, tops in baseball, makes that clear. There is a small-market philosophy, though, hidden inside the biggest of markets. For...
ā šŗ Dentist is offering kids cash for their Halloween candy
This Halloween, kidsź¦ŗ are experiencing the sweets smell of success.šø Days after trick-or- treating in Hoboken is over, children can cash in at Lucas Dental, on Bloomfield Street, as part...
Teen killed in gruesome three-cāar crash on Broź¦nx highway
A teen driver burning rubber on a Bronx highway was killed when he sparked a horrific three-car crash eaź§rly Saturday, cops said. Carlos Pereyra-Batisšta, 18, was behind the wheel of...
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ź¦ Humans don't learn to become terrified of spiders and snakes -- we were hard-wired millions of years ago to fear them, according to a new study Researchers from the Max...
John Gotti's grandson is a ripped MMA fighter
Junior Gotti may claim heās out of the mob life, but his 24-year-old son is a hit man. John Gotti III is set to make his professional mixed-martial-artsš debut Friday...
De Blasio can't seem to fire bad teachers, data shows
ź¦ Mayor de Blasio has done progressively worse than his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, in firing tenured teachers the city deems incompetent or dangerous, The Post has learned. Last school year, de..š¦.
Why the ā Knicks remain excited despite FršÆank Ntilikinaās injuries
Thoą½§ugh Knicks fans are frustrated with rookie Frank Ntilikinaās fragility, coach Jeff Hornacek continues to see good signs beyond the spate of injuries regarding his basketball IQ. But for now,...
How Henrik Lundqvist knows his early numbers are misleading š
So you checked even-strength save percentages through Fridayās games and ā±yup, just as suspected, there was Henrik Lundqvist raš“nked 15th among the 20 netminders whoād played at least 200 minutes...
Woršld Health Organization honors ruthless African dictator š
Outrage erupted around the world Saturday as ruthless Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe was honored bź¦y the United Nations. Mugabe ā a murderous tyrant feted in City Hall 15 years ago...
šÆ Why Aaron Judge fits among thź¦Æe pantheon of Yankees greats
HOUSTON ā He is quiet and he is unassuming, he is powerful and he sometimes defies description. He is Aaron Judge, and regardless of what happens Saturday night betweeš§n the...
Councilmaą± n, state senator eyed by feds in criminal probe
š¼ City Councilman Donovan Richards, a top contender to be the next Council Speaker, and his former boss, state Sen. James Sanders, were both eyed by the feds in a criminal...
Teen stepped on subway rider's foot, then beat him up
This jerk toe-tally went off the rails. An āunhinged teen beat-up a straphanger who confronted him when he stepped on hisź§ foot aboard a Brooklyn train, cops said. The 30-year-old...
London terror attack victim's last travel article to be published
The grief stricken boyfrāiend of an Australian nurse and aspiring travel writer ā who was hailed as a hero after she died trying to save victims of the London Bridge...
Arź¦my sergeant killed in Niger laid to rest
Finally, a day of peace and dignity for this fallen American hero. Loved ones paid their solemn final respects on Sšøaturday to US Army Sgt. La David Johnson, whose death...
ą¼ Melania Trump donates inaugural dress to Smš¼ithsonian
First Lady Melania Trump has continued a century-long tradition by donating her inaugural gown to the Smithsonian. The white silk crepe, off-šØthe-shoulder design by Herve Pierre joins a cš§ollection of...
Joe Giąµ©rardi has been a Yankees constant in a decade of change š¦
HOUSTON ā Joe Girardi is completing a decade as Yankees manger and just think about how much the cast and texture š¤”of the team has changed during his ten-year ten-ure.... ą¹
āHigh-ranking court official resigns amid sexual harassment claim
A high-ranking court supervisor in the crosshairs of a š²sexual harassment claim has quieš tly quit. First Deputy Chief Clerk John T. Dougherty ā husband of Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Marguerite...
Fuel tanker bursts into flames on Long Island Expressway ź§
A fire erupted on a fuel tanker on a Long Island Expressway service road early Saturday -- creating a massive wall of flames that temporariąµ²ly shut down the roadway, officials...
ā Orleans Darkwa on ballāØet, Kobe and Lonzo and always being the underdog
Giants running bašck Orleans Darkwa plows through some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: From your Twitter feed: āI still remember the days I prayed for things I have...
Lawmaker asks if AIDS victims can be 'quarantined'
A Georgia state representativeļ·½ wants to know if AIDS victims can legally be quarantined to stop the spread of the disease. Betty Price, a doctor marrš¬ied to former Health and...
What's inside the secret JFK assassination files?
Sš ecret government documents to be released this week likely contain new details about what the CIA knew about Lee Harvey Oswald before he murdered š°President John F. Kennedy, assassination experts...
FBI agent hates the 'Silence of the Lambs' character he inspired
What if an author was sā±o inspired by your lifeās work that he basedā a high-profile fictional character on you? What if that character was then played by numerous actors...
Giants' rushing attack could be short a huge piece Sunday
The Giantsā resurgence with their rushing attack has coincided š°with the arrival of D.J. Fluker at right guard. Fluker played the majority of the snaps in the loss to the...
What it's like to share a name with the most hated man in Hollywood
ā± Sharing a name with a Hollywood producerā used to get Brooklyn computer programmer Harvey Weinstein the best tables at restaurants. Now all it gets him is the stink-eye and creepy...
š§ Rangers finally stop skid with ugly matinš°ee win
š The puck boundeād down the ice, hit the back of the empty net, and Henrik Lundqvist raised his arms and looked to the wheeled roof of the Garden in complete...
Democrats should be terrified by this governor's race
WINCHš ESTER, VA. ā The melodic sounds of a street musicianās trumpet echo through every corner of this old Virginia town as locals shop or make their way to lunch. Daren...
ā State senator has consulting job with controversial landlord in his home district
Newly minted state Sen. Brian Benjamin has been hired to advise his former Harlem real estate firm -- a company that has amassed hundreds of building violatią¹ons and tenant disputes...
Devils have to be happy with the big deal they didn't make
The Best Deals You Make Are Often the Deals You Donāt Make, Part 4,604: If Kevin Sš¦©hattenkirk had taken the Devilsā money on a long-term contract this summer, there is...
American Airlines let stroke victimā wander into traffāic: suit
American Airlines allowed an elderly stroke victim to wander away and into traffic outside JFKš ° Airport, her son charges in a lawsuit. Marie Odette Oriental was slated to fly to...
Botanical Garš¶den blocked minority kids from seeing exhibit: suitā
Bigotry bloomed during a field trip to the New York Botanical Gardens, where a group of mišnority public-school students were allegedly kept out of an exhibit while white kids were...
Hayward's injury invokes memories we don't want but can't shake
HOUSTON ā This was before big-screen TV, before hi-def TV, before any of the secular blessings of modern technology that make watching sporting events seem lź¦ŗike you-are-there, surround-sound mega-events. Heck,...
Trump: ISIS' end 'is in sight' after recapture of Raqqa
US-led forces scored a ācritical breakthroughā by liberating the northern Syria city of Raqqa from ISIS terrorists, President Trump said Saturday. āThe end of the ISIS caliphate is ą¹in sight,ā...
NFL's dubious quest to 'get it right' creates more problems
As my father often said about successful child-raising: āThereās a lot to be said for neglect.ā As for the NFL, neglect is still causing serious gš¦©rowing pains in a child...
Elderly actor's message for seniors after violent mugging
The feisty octogenarian pummeled by a cowardlš±y mugger in the lobby of her West Village building set aside her pš“ain Saturday ā to warn fellow seniors about the dangers they...
š Meet the pretentious millennials who romanticize living in vans
"My name is Matt Foley and I am a motivational speaker,ā began Chris Farley in a classic āSaturday Night Liveā sketch from 1993. āLet me give you a lšittle scenario...
Dāiagnosing the next steps for Cubs to remain a title contender
In the moment, it hurts, of course. The Cubs wšere walloped in the NLCS by the Dodgersš, removing their chance to repeat as champions. But perspective. In 2014, every Cubs...
Everything you know aboāut police shootings is wrong
The woman with the advanced Harvaršd degree says, āWhy did the cops shoot him so many times? Why not just wound hiā¤m?ā The sophisticated lawyer, describing a mentally ill man...
'We don't want them back': No mercy for foreigners who joined ISIS
PARIS ā The forces fighting the remnants of the Islamic State group in Syria have tacit instructions on dealing with the foreigners who joined the extremist groupź§ by the thousands:...
Car bomb kiālls Afghan cadets, trainers outside military schooš l
KABUL - A suicide attacker rammed a car full of explosives into a bus leaving Afļ·½ghanistanās topš ° military training center in Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 15 soldiers, including...
Federal judge in Hawaii expšands blockā on Trump travel ban
A federal judge in Hawaii extended his halt of U.S. President Donald Trumpās travel ban on citizens from six Muslim-majority countries. Uź§.S. District Judge Derrick Waź§tson, who stopped the ban...
Slain Vegas copį£ left heartfelt funeralš« notes on computer
HENDERSON, Nev. ā A Las Vegas poliź¦ceš¬ officer and U.S. Army veteran who was among 58 people killed in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history provided instructions ahead...
Trial set in ex-Jet's shooting death
GRETNA, La. ā Trial for the suspect in last year's shooting death of fšormer NFļæ½ļæ½L player Joe McKnight has been scheduled for Jan. 16. Fifty-five-year-old Ronald Gasser faces a second-degree...
Spain plans to sack Catalan lš»eaders, force new election ź¦æ
Massš protests broke out Saturday over the Spanish governmentās plan to oust š®the leaders of Catalonia, who have pushed to become an independent nation. Nearly half a million people marched...
Former Nź¦æPR CEO opens up about liberal media bias
Most reporters and editorź¦°s are liberal ā a now-dated Pew Research Center poll found that liberals outnumber conservatives in the media by some 5 to 1, and that comports with...
Trump says he'll allow release of secret JFK assassination files
President Trump said Saturday he will let the National Archives go ahead with the release of thousands of pages of secret government documents about the JFK assassinatš¦©ion. "Subject to the... š
Weinsļ·½tein scandal hšas exposed the fake feminists among us
Donna Karan is still kicking herself. Almost two weeks ago, in a speech that couldāve been straight out of the Jihadistās Guide to the Hijab, Karan gave a bizarre defense... š
Killer of Navajo Nation girlšø gets life prison sentence ą“
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ā A man who pleaded guilty to the murder and sexual assaź¦ult of an 11-year-old giź§rl on the largest American Indian reservation was sentenced Friday to life in...
Egyptian officials say 54 police killed in Cairo shź¦ŗootout š
CAIRO ā At least 54 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, were killed when a raid on ašÆ militant hideout outside of Cairo escalated into an alš°l-out firefight, authorities...
'It was going to leave the yard': Reliving Frazier's near-miss
HOUSTON āā Justin Verlander thought it was gone. So did Houston manager A.J. Hinch. Unfortunately for Todd Frazier and the Yankees, the third baseman came a few feet away from...
Sabathia's 'tough road' has led him to biggest game of Yankees' season
š¦ HOUSTON ā So many unknowns come attached to a Game 7. So the Yankees will clasp onto one known: CC Sabathia will embrace this American League Championship Series challenge. The... š
Girardi's future is up in air, but his family's liking this Yankees run
HOUSTON ā The day when Joe Girardi gathers his family to ask their opinion whether he should retuš rn as the Yankeesā manager is coming. Possibly as soon as the coming...
Yankš·ees bullpen starting to show first signs of weakness
HOUSTON ā The Yankees didnāt just squander a chance to get to the World Series when they lost to the Astš»ros 7-1 in Game 6 of the ALCS. They also...
For Severino, it all went downhill 'so fast'
HOUSTON ā Luis Severino didnāt show any signs of discomfort after four innings on Friday night, like he appeared to do in his prevš ious start. Maybe he should have. The...
Astros pick snaš ke-bitten righty to pitch them to World Sšeries
HOUSTON ā A.J. Hinch was unbowed. Maybe half the world and most of Houston expected him to announce Lance McCullers Jr. wasš going to be his starter for Game 7...
š¦© Stitches: Blas says put aš Sox in it
āIt is constitutionally impossible to root for the New York š·Yankees. ā¦ Iām not going to fake anything. I have my own allegiance. Iām going to be mšyself.ā New York...
š Lonzo Ball flirts with triple-double as Lakers pick up first win
š PHOENIX ā In his second NBA game, Lonzo Ball earned his first victory and almost got a triple-double to boot. Ball, tšhe No. 2 overall draft pick who doesn't turn...
š¦ Briš®an McCann delivered in a huge spot against former team
HOUSTON ā Brian McCann finally made his presence felt agš¬ainst hiās former team. The former Yankees catcher looked overmatched for much of the ALCS, including in his first at-bat Friday...
Mugger pummels 81-year-old woman in apartmentā building
A š½heartless mugger beat up an 81-year-old woman in her West Village vestibule Friday night ā stealing her handbag and leaving her collapsed on the tile floor. Police were seeking...
ą± Jose Altuve ensures one more AL MVP showdown with Judge
HOUSTON ā Voting for the AL MVP is done already, based strictly on the regź§ ular season. Yet, as a metaphor for just how close the battle for that award was,... š
140 arrested in deadly mob attacks on 'vampires'
LILONGWE, Malawi ā Deadly mob attacks on people sāuspected to be "vampires" have led to 140 arrests in Malawi, police said Friday. The situation had spun out of control, the...
For Dodgers, beating Yankees would be Hollywood ending š
š LOS ANGELES ā The Dodgers are Hollywood. They getš it. They know who they are and the town they represent. So, in the middle of the wildest of champagne celebrations,...
ź¦ą·“ US budget deficit hits $666B
ź©²The US budget deficit grew to $666 billion in the 2017 fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30, according to data released Friday, after lawmakers took a step toward enacting... š ŗ
Handcuffed suspect escapes NYPD custody š¼
š³ Bronx cops are searching for a handcuffed man who escaped police custody during a botched arrest late Thursday night. Officers had observed ĀArius Hopkins, 22, trying to dispose of drugs...
$417M awardā against Johnson & Johnson tossed in cancer suit
LOS ANGELES ā A judge š¹on Friday tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby...
Art dealer stole millions to fund 'lavish lifestyle': DA
A crooked art dealer stole tens of millions of dollars from affluent clients after brokering the sales of their pricš°ey pieces, according to the Manhattan DAās Office. Timothy Sammons, 61,...
Bannon blasts George W. Bushź¦æ at GOP convention š
Former White House adviser ą± Steve Bannon says there has not been a more destructive presidency than George W. Bush's. Bannon delivered a scathing criticism of the former president after Bush...
Ben McAdoo gave up calliā¦ng plays, with one caveat
Ben McAdoo finally relinquished play-calling dšuties to offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan last week in a win ź¦ŗagainst the Broncos, but the Giants coach still could end up audibling if he...
ā Has lifetime Knicks fan Rapź¦°aport switched over to the dark side?
Apparently the mess in the Garden really was too much for actor/comedian Michael Rapaport. The longtime KnicšŖks superfan and Manš§hattan native looks like heās really crossed over, sitting courtside Friday...
Justin Verlander adds Yankees to his elimination-game victimsš„
HOUSTON ā So close to such a startling accomplļæ½ź¦”ļæ½ishment, the 2017 Yankees lived a lesson spread through the baseball world for a long time now: Justin Verlander is harder to...
Psycš»hiatrist who allegedly ordered sleādgehammer bludgeoning pleads not guilty
Five years after a sensational, love-gone-wrong attempted murder ā in which one Manhattan psychiatrist allegedly ordered another Manhattan psychiatrist bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer ā the accused would-be ką½§iller...
Tech CEO arrested on chšÆarges of child aābuse, battering an officer
The co-founder and CEO of ad tech platform Vungle has been arrested on charges that include child abuse, lewd act upon a child and battering an officer, according toā various...
š City council member targets Eric Ulrich over ethics complaint
Queens Democratic Party officšials are retaliating against GOP City Councilman Eric Ulrich for filing an ethics complaint against City Council member Elizabeth Crowley ā a relative of a powerful congressman,...