January 16, 2022

Novak Djokovic arrives in Dubai after Aust꧟🐻ralia deportation 

Novak Djokovic arrived early 🍷Monday in Dubai after his deportation from Australia over its required COVID-19 vaccination ended the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player’s hopes of defending his Australian Open...

Celebr♋at🍰ed Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies peacefully at 102

Charles McGee, a decorated military p♏ilot with the pioneering a꧟ll-black Tuskegee Airman who flew missions in three wars, died peacefully in his sleep.

Cowboys are perpetually Next Year's Team

These Cowboys aren’t your father’s Cowboys. They aren’t your grandfather’s Cowboys. When the𒁏 playoꦉffs roll around, they shrivel and shrink.

Dems are using the Capitol riot to hunt political foes, not r♛eal threats: Devine

The Bid👍en administration has flipped things around to target the Democratic Party’s political opponents, or anyone who displays anti-authority tendencies.

Deshaun Watson interested in teaming up with potential Giants coa⛄ching candidate𓆉

As the Giants focus🃏 o꧟n filling one major hole, a potential joint solution to two others is beginning to formulate.  

Eric Adams neeꦬds to address senseless crime in NYC after Times Square shove

And take a deep breath, Eric Adams — ✃those spaces are recoverable, but not without prompt and ruthless effort and a willingness to sail directly into New York’s prevailing political...

Evaluating Jets' 2020 draft class, pick by pick

Take a closer look at how each Jets dra💎ft pick performed in 2021 and what their 2022 outlook 🐈is.

Yankees hope new reliever mirrors previous signing's success

 In this slow MLB lockout offseason, the𝔍 Yankees have again taken some chances on potential bullpen depth. 🐷

 Second ma🗹jor eruption detected at undersea Hunga To🥂nga volcano

A second major eruption has been detected at the Hunga Tonga𝐆 volcano, according to an alert from Australia's Darwin Volcani🎃c Ash Advisory Centre. 

Rangers fueled by winger's career year

𓆏 This just might be the year for Chris Kreider.

🀅 Two teens arrested in𝓀 UK in connection to Texas synagogue hostage standoff: report

Two teenagers were reportedly arrested as part of an𝓀 investiga🐷tion into the hostage-taking of a rabbi and three congregants at a Texas synagogue.

Time expires on Cowboys as 49ers surviv🐓e late push 𝓀

The San Francisco 49ers held on for a 23-17 wild-card victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Su♈nday.

Cowboys botch linebacker's name on jersey

🧸 The Dallas Cowboys got off on the wrong foot before their wild card loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

🐓 Tom Brady makes the Buccaneers the most dangerous team in the NFC

Tom Brady’s ability to survive and advance regardless of the ski🐻ll-position playജers around him makes him more dangerous than any player in the game. No one elevates the players around...

Va. Gov. Youngkin defends banning 'racially divisive' critical race theory

​Virginia Gov. Youn🍬gkin defended his order banning lessons that define racism as an institutional problem deeply embedded in Am⛦erican society.

Posh Alexander leads St. John's to comfortable win over Big East foe

This is the player St. John's has been waiting for. 🔜

'She was wonderful': What we know about the Times Square subway shove victim

Michelle Alyssa Go was waiting on the southbound platform at the Times Square subway station💃 when she was shoved onto the train tracks and struck by an R train, police... 🔯

This decision looms for Tom Thibodeau ag🥃ain 📖 

 ꦬ The Kn🍰icks are on a roll, their starting lineup is on a roll and point guard Kemba Walker is on the verge of returning for Monday’s MLK Day matinee against...

'Grateful to be alive': Rabbi recalls tense hostage situation at Texas synagogue

A Texas Rabbi and three congregants were held h🍎ostage at their local synagogue on Saturday. After the tense standoff, the ho🤡stages were released safely.

Welcome to college basketball's year of parity

 On Monday there will be a fifth differenඣt No. 1 team, after Baylor dropped two ho💞me games this week.

Giants GM candidates have mixed histories of identifyi🉐ng franchise QBs

🐻 If the Giants knew for certain which of their nine candidates for general manager can identify a franchise quarterback, the search could be called off. 

Carjacking suspℱect who escaped cops turns himself in after three days on lam 

Akeem Williams escaped from a Brooklyn hos☂pital while in NYPD custody. After three days on the run, Williams turned himself in on Saturday.

'This is just the beginning': Remote job postings for NYC firms skyrocket in seismic shift

The key industries with the highest jump in virtual-work offers amid the coronavir🅷us pandemic included administrative, information and financial services.

GOP governor hopefuls slam millionaire's donation to 'pro-criminal' Manhattan DA Bragg

Harry Wilson admitted that he gave $1,000 to Bragg because he said the two of them were friends from their time together a𝓡t Harvard University. ❀

Nets rookie starting to excel in new role🐻

When the Nets drafted Kessler Edwards with the 44th-overall pick last July, the Pepperdine product knew it🀅 would be a challenge to find minutes wඣith the team’s veteran roster.

Digital detox: Thirtee🔯n simple hacks to break up with your phone 🧜

Some new🅷 figures show individuals are spending an average of four hours a day staring at their screens, but there are ways to reduce dependency.

👍 What would the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. think of America today?

Were Martin Luther King alive in 2022 to celebrate his 93rd birthday, what would he have to say about his nation’s contentious racial landscape? ๊

 🐟 Kentucky means business in the SEC ▨

Kentucky made a statement with its 28ꩲ-point home win over No. 22 Tennessee on Saturday. 

Luxury home goods store MacKenzie-Childs continues to♎ impress in NYC ♛

Artistic, whimsical, begun 1983 in Richard MacKenzie and wife Victoria Childs’ basement, it becam🐽e famous for its signature black-and-white checked patterns.

Photos show collapsing Tongan volcano just before eru𝄹pt﷽ion

♛Satellite images show a volcanic island near Tonga collapsing into the ocean right before it erupted Saturday, leaving the entire Pacific on tsunami watch.

Ericᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Adams needs a plan for getting dangerous homeles🌳s off subways, streets

The subways are the veins of o✅ur city; if they are🎐 unsafe, the entire metropolis withers.

Ex-Clinton adviser says there's 'good chance' of 2024 Hillary/Trump rematch

​Dick Morris, a onetime adviser to former Pre🍌sident Bill Clintꦚon, says there's a "good chance" of a rematch between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Eric Adams insists subways still safe and there is only 'perception of fear'

Straphangers and advocacy gꦗroups say the subway system has without a doubt gone down the tubes -- and Michelle Go death is just the latest horrific example of problems that...

 Thousands pay their resp✅ects at a mass funeral for 15 of the 17 Bronx fire victims๊

Members of the tight-knit Gambian community that bore the brunt of🐻 the fire's devastation packed into🗹 the Islamic Culture Center for the mass funeral for 15 of the victims.

NFL announcer sounds miffed he 𒐪had 𒈔to call Bucs blowout over Cowboys

  Tro♎y Aikman would rather b🔯e in Dallas right now.

 𒐪 Former Bills QB goes shirtle𓂃ss in Buffalo for frigid playoff game

 The for🌃mer Bills quarterback ditched his cold-weather attire at some point during Buffalo's rout over New England on Satu๊rday night.

🎃 Letters to the Editor — Jan. 17, 2022

 🅷 Post readers sound off on Hillary's possible 2024 run and SCOTUS overturning Biden's vaccine mandates for large businesses.

🅰 Brady, Bucs dominate Eagles to advance 🐻

Tom Brady helped🌺 the Buccane꧋ers launch their bid for a return to the Super Bowl with a dominating 31-15 NFC wild-card playoff victory over the Eagles.

Tennis stars support Novak Djokovic over deportation saga: 'Isn't right'

 Following Novak Djokovic's visa cancellation and depo🉐rtation, fellow tennis players have come to his side in his fight with how the situation played out.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg admits he's had 'challenging 2 weeks' in office

🌠“It has been a challenging two weeks, church family. Challenging,” he told congregants during morning service at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.

Hemp-based merchants say Facebook's 'unfair' ad bans hurt small businesses

Facebook and Instagram’s strict advertising pol꧒icies are hurting small businesses that make products out of hemp — even though the cannabis derivative can’t get you high and has been legal...  🏅

Student's stunning paintings on book edges go viral on TikTok

An ꦛart 🐭history student has gone viral on TikTok for her incredible artwork: beautiful paintings on the edges of book pages.  Maisie Jackson, 22, from England, has posted numerous videos on...

Eagles DE inactive vs. Bucs after 'life-threatening situation'

Eagles defensive end Josh Sweat is inactive for the NFC wild-card game against the Buccaneers after dealing with what the team described as 𝔍a "life-threatening situation."

 Who is Dak Prescott’s ex-🔯girlfriend? What to know about Natalie Buffett

A looꦫk back at Dak Prescott's two-year romance with Natalie Buffe𒈔tt. 

 Your earbuds are gross — here’s how ꦗto clean them the right way

൲ Compared to other gadgets, earbuds rack up an extraordinary amount of nastiness. They collect dirt and skin particles, earwax, grease, and sweat.

Maine HS girls hoops announcers fired after body-shaming players 🌞

A pair of high school announcers in Houlton, Maine have been fired after🌊 making comments body-shaming girls basketball players during a livestream.

Star NFL QB wa🐭nts to explore options this offseason 🧸 

 The Seahawks' season may be over, but the chatter about quarterback Russell Wilson's future is continuing t🔥o ramp up.

Mopeds from hell: Why pedestrians sho꧅uld take caution on bust🐬ling Queensboro Bridge

 Pedestrians face a particularly treacherous trek along the 59th Street bridge -- because they're forced to share a narrow, two-lane strip with bikes, e-bikes🎃 and e-scooters.

Twitter bans account linked to Iran's supreme leader over Trump assassination threat

Twitter permanently suspended an account linked to Iran's supreme leader after it promo💙ted a video depicting the assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Winter storm to bring 'unpleasant' mix of snow, rain wind to NYC

Snow will begin falling in the New York area around 7 p.m. as a storm travels 🍨from the southern region of the country.

Bills WAGs savor 'Victory Sunday' after demolishing the Patriots

Brittany Williams an🍨d Hillary Trubisky were among the Bills WAGs celebrating Buffalo's wild-card win over the Patriots on Saturd🀅ay.

Stone cold killer: Subway 'psycho' showed 'no emotion' as he shoved woman, witness says

🔯 Maria Coste-Webber — who appeared to have been eyed first by homeless ex-con Simon Martial — said the suspect showed no emotion when he shoved tragic victim Michelle Alyssa Go.

Rep. Clyburn says Dems' voting reform bills on 'life support' -- but not dead

Rep. James Clyburn admitted on Sunday that the Democrats𝓡' voting reform bills are on "life support" but vowed that he and his colleagues will "win this battle."

'Unspeakable pain': Hochul announces $2 million in aid for displaced Bronx fire tenants

Governor Kathy Hochul announced Su✤nday that the state will offer tenants displaced from the gruesome Br꧋onx fire $2 million in assistance as they work to rebuild their lives.

Revel's Bronx exit proves tech can't save cities — but public safety will

🎉 It’s been a long time since a company, let alone a woke tech firm, openly said that street crime had pushed it out of The ꦕBronx. But that’s exactly what...

Peter Jackson’s Beatles doc brings us 🦄back to that shared place we once belonged

Watching Peter Jackson’s documentaౠry “The Beatles: Get Back” streaming on Disney+ was a split experience — utterly pedestrian but transplendent and deeply moving.

NFL coming do﷽wn hard on refs at center o💙f Bengals-Raiders controversy 

T💞he officiating crew from Saturday's AFC wild-card game between the Bengals and Raiders may be one and done, according to a new report.

🐻 Cam Reddish makes bold prediction for his Knicks tenure in first comments

Cam Reddish acknowledged his career didn’t take fওlight in Atlanta. 🍃 

Hallucinations and headaches: Seven ways CO𓆉VID can affect your brain ꦛ

𒆙 Covid is largely thought of as an illness that mostly affects your lungs, with the effect it can have on the brain less known. But as well as causing obvious...

Tom B𒈔rady surprises 10-year-old cancer survivor with Super Bowl tickets

Tom Brady took some time ahead of Sunday's Buccaneers-Eagles playoff game to surprise Noah𝔍 Reeb with⭕ Super Bowl tickets.

'Next few weeks will be tough': US Surgeon General issues warning as Omicron spreads

US Surg🎉eon General Vivek Murthy said that the country is still pus⛎hing around 800,000 new cases per day.

Jets star, girlfriend celebrate NFL honor with ꦉMexico getaway

After learning he had been named to the First-Team ꧅All-Pro, Braxton Berrios got the celebrations started in Mexico with girlfriend Sophia Culpo.

Most Americans say Biden ﷺnot focused enou💖gh on inflation, the economy: poll 

A majority of Americans believe the Biden administration has not focused enough on the economy and inflation, and𝔍 50 percent say Biden's first year in office has left them feeling...

Nets may have avoided the worst with star's injury

The Nets may have avoidꦇed the worst𒈔 with Kevin Durant, but it doesn’t sound like he will be playing any time soon.

Save $150 on this quality knife set and nail your cooking resol꧋utions

It's a no-brainer set if you wan💛t to sharpen your cooking skills (and knives).

Russell Westbrook answers legend's rip of Lakers after ugly loss

Magic Johnson ripped the Lakers on Twitter Saturdaღy night, adding to the franchise's list of problems following a 37-point loss at the hands🔥 of the Nuggets.

🐼 ♊ Ship out of luck: Passengers stuck at sea after Norwegian cancels cruise mid-voyage

Travelers on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship in the Caribbean have become🦂 stuck at sea a✅fter the company called off the voyage due to COVID-19.

꧃ This beautif♏ul and versatile yellow gold necklace is on sale for $40

With thiꦉs💎 paperclip gold necklace, you'll be styling it with every outfit you wear. 

 Police identify hostage-taker in Texas synagogue standoff ♉

The hostage-taker who on Saturday held a rabbi aওnd his congregants for hours at a Texas synagogue -- where he demanded that US authorities release a convicted terrorist -- was British, according to...

 One man killed, tꦿwo injured in NYC shootings Sunday 🃏morning

Three people were shot in the early morning hours in the Big Apple Sunday, including a 44-year-old who was killed in ﷺupper Manhattan, police said.

Bills fans revive sex-toy tradition during rout of Patriots ♕

Of course Bills fans couldn't🐻 let 🉐a win over the Patriots go by without a sex toy on the field. 

Ukrainian government computer systems ﷺinfected with malware: Microsoft

Microsoft in a blog post late Saturday said the malware was disguised to resemble ransomware and was first detected on ౠThursday ​as part of a massive cyber incursion.

๊ Men smuggle $300K worth of cocaine in bean and coco﷽nut milk cans: authorities

Two UK men were busted for smuggling more than $3🃏00,000 worth of cocaine from the Caribbean to London in baked beans and condensed coconut milk cans, authorities said.

University president fired after relationship with subordinate, 'inappropriate' emails surface

The Uni❀versity of Michigan fired president Dr. Mark Schlissel for having a years-l🌌ong affair with a subordinate, and sending “inappropriate” messages to her on his university email.

 Reverse your b🧜iological 𓂃age and feel younger -- without spending a fortune

Dr. Kara Fitzgerald has been studying the difference between biological and chronological aging, and she’s narrowed down how people💟 can feel their best longer.

The January 2022 wolf moon will bring a ton of d✃rama

The wolf moon howls on J꧒an. 🎀17, 2022, and is also a full moon in Cancer. Prepare for intense revelations.

Hidden gems and secret codes: Try these Netflix featu෴res to get the most out of your subscription

If you have a Netflix subscription you ma༺y be missing out on some fun features without realizing.

NFL playoff predictions: Snap up underdogs in tꦦhese four ಌmatchups

 T♉ake all ꦜfour underdogs in the remaining NFL wild-card games.

Amazon scams are up 500% -- how to spot the red f💫lags

♎ The online retailing giant's popularity has made it a prime target for fraudsters and internet con's trying to take advantage of unsuspecting customers.

 NFL playoff predictions: Take t⭕hree underdogs and one favorite

Take 🌳the three underdogs in Sunday's NFL playoff games and go with the favorite in the Monday nighter.

Can I tell my boss that he's the one causing missed deadlines?

Greg Giangrande answers more questions in his column this week🎐, including how to deal with an inaccessible boss and vaccine mandates for health workers in New York.

Is your workplace unsafe? 🐈Here’s what to say -- and what to do if you’re injured on the job

It’s important to be aware 𝓡how workers’ compensation insurance is applied to your job – because you never know ൲if you’ll get injured.

🦄 Chipper Jones reflects on secret to MVP season, love-hate relationship with New York

 Longtime Mets archnemesis Chipper Jones reveals what he really 🥀t🥂hinks about the fans who loved to hate him.

Celine Dion cancels North American tour over health iss𒀰ue

Celine Dion has canceled her North American tour amid health issue𒐪s, she announced on social media.

Country legend Dallas Frazier dead, writer of Oak Ridge Boys hit 'Elvira' was 82

 Dallas Frazier, a multi-Grammy winner who is enshrined in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, died on Friday. He was 💯82 years old. 💎

This Eagle isn't fawning over Tom Brady before playoff matchup

Jalen Hurts🐲 and the Eagles (9-8) will face Tom Brady and the Bucꦆcaneers (13-4) on Sunday in a 1 p.m. NFC wild-card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa,...

Tom Thibodeau talks Cam Reddish's Knicks role

 Tom Thibodeau said Saturday new Kn♛ick Cam Reddish wꦜill have to earn his minutes.

 Atlanta transit leader CEO J⛎effr𓃲ey Parker dead

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) said that Jeffrey Parker killed himself when he was struck byꦯ a train.

NFL classic playoff rivalry renewed after long hiatus ♐

Old playoff foes Dallas and San Francisco haven’t met in the postseason since the la𓆉st of three consecutive NFC championship games in the 1990s. Th𒁏ey meet in a wild-card game... 

🌠 Rangers forward finding groove after move to second line

After dishing out an assist in each of the previous three contests, Filip Chytil registered the game-tying tally of the Rangers🐟’ win over the Flyers on Saturday.

Man stabbed in NYC subway, latest in wave of transit-system violence ♚ 

A man was hospitalized after he was stabbed Saturday at the Grand Stre🥃et subway station, police said - in the latest viole🙈nt incident in the city's transit system.

Steelers playing with 𒐪nothing to lose even though they expect to

Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger are brutally honest about t🧜he🐽 Steelers' chances of advancing past the wild-card round of the playoffs, especially given the Chiefs humiliated them just a few...

🃏 Trump repeats claims that 2020 election was stolen at first rally of new year

Former President Dღonald Trump held his first political rally of the new year in Arizona on Friday, continuing to insist that he had won the 2020 election withꦆout evidence.

 ᩚᩚᩚ🌺ᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Nets rookies starting to make impact

 All three Nets rookies scored in dou💝ble digits in the Brook🌼lyn's 120-105 win over the Pelicans at Barclays Center.

'SNL' returns and takes aim at Joe Biden, Eric Adams in NYC-centric show

“Saturday Night Live” returned to the airwaves for the f༺irst time since🐎 Dec. 18, with a fake President Joe Biden blaming the COVID-19 surge that sidetracked its last episode on...

Novak Djokovic loses deportation appeal, won't play in Australian Open

Novak Djokovic’s 🐼hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star’s appeal against a deportation order. 🍸

🌸 There is a new king in the AFC East

Their devil wore a hoodie and a mask. You don’t cancel a𒉰n exorcism be꧂cause of the threat of frostbite when you believe the team you love can make life hell...

Islanders' failure in this area led to loss

The Capitals outshot the Islanders 31-13 at five-♕on-five on Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena. The final score was closer, 2-0, but the result was still forgettable. 

ꦫ ❀Tennessee mom arrested for faking death of her 12-year-old autistic son 

Vanessa Blanchard was📖 contacted by a school resource officer from New Providence Middle School, who asked why her son hadn't been in school for the last two days, according to...

Big Apple jobs slow to ꦦbounce back  ꦛ 

Big Apple is﷽n’t expected to reach pre-pandemic levels “until late in 2025,” according to the Jan. 4 report from the city’s Independent Budget Office. 

Ex-Ala⛦bama QB Jay Barker charged with domestic violence 

Former Alabama quarterback Ja❀y Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, was booked into a Nashville county 🐽jail on a felony domestic violence charge.

The other truth behind Cam Reddish's trade to Knicks

🦩 Cam Reddish was searching for a team that neede🐎d him more than the Hawks did, and he thinks he has found one in the Knicks. 

Mother of slain Burger King cashier Kristal Bayron-Nieves demands justicౠe 

Kristal Bayron-Nieves,ไ 19, was killed during a robbery while working the night shift last week.

13-year-old student dies🐲 after fentanyl overdose at Connecticut school 🔜

T♓he seventh-grader had been listed in “grave condition” at a hospital after he collapsed in the gymnasium at the Sports and Medical Science Academy in Hartford on Thursday.