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WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said on the latest episode of “Pod Force One” Wednesday that the relationship between the US and Ukraine “is much more productive” since his infamous Oval Office blowup directed at Kyiv’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, this past February. “That was six [eight] months ago,” Vance told Post columnist Miranda Devine. “We have turned over a new leaf.” “We’re trying to have productive relationships with both the Ukrainians and the Russians, because we want to end this conflict, and I think the president has a very good working relationship — and so do I — with…

The Israeli military on Wednesday morning reaffirmed its commitment to the US-brokered cease-fire in Gaza, which had been jeopardized after a deadly Hamas attack on its soldiers the previous day prompted retaliatory strikes. “Following a series of significant strikes in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were attacked, the IDF has begun renewed enforcement of the agreement after its violation by the Hamas terror organization,” according to a statement. As part of its retaliation, the IDF said it targeted more than 30 high-ranking commanders from various terrorist groups operating in Gaza. People inspect the damage after an overnight Israeli…

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US National Hurricane Center said. Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to shelters in Cuba. A hurricane warning was in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas. Early Wednesday, Melissa had top sustained winds of 120 mph and was moving northeast at 10 mph according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane was centered 20 miles east of Chivirico and…

Plus-size model Tess Holliday said this week that she was recently told to lose weight by a flight attendant, and it left her in a “state of shock.” The 40-year-old said she was flying first class on United from Tampa, Florida, with her 9-year-old son when she got up to use the airplane bathroom. “I was in the restroom, and my hip hit the flight attendant call button,” she told People magazine. “When I came out of the bathroom, the flight attendant then started to tell me that they noticed I was traveling with my child, and that losing weight would be in my…

Shocking video captured Border Patrol agents dragging a 67-year-old man from his car and pinning him to the ground in an immigration enforcement operation during a children’s Halloween parade in Chicago, according to reports. The man was driving home after a long morning run when he turned a corner in the city’s Old Irving Park neighborhood and discovered Border Patrol agents had blocked off the road leading to his home, his running club, DWRunning Racing Team, posted in a social media statement. The man, who the club identified as a US citizen, was reportedly dragged out of the car and…

A cruise employee died following a unknown onboard accident, forcing the ship to make an unscheduled stop in Spain two days into its two-week transatlantic voyage between England and the Caribbean. The unidentified male worker died on October 26 aboard P&O Cruises’ MS Arvia, according to reports. The crew member was pronounced dead “following an accident on board Arvia yesterday,” the cruise line told People. P&O Cruises MS Ventura is docked at the Port of A Coruna in Spain after its fellow ship rerouted to the Spanish port following an onboard accident. X /@PuertoACoruna  “Our thoughts and prayers are with their family…

The Jets will be without one of their defensive backs for the foreseeable future. Safety Andre Cisco will undergo surgery for a torn pectoral muscle he suffered in Gang Green’s Week 8 win over the Bengals and is expected to be out indefinitely, ESPN reported Tuesday night. Cisco has started all eight games for the Jets this season after signing a one-year, $8.5 million contract this offseason. Andre Cisco looks up at the scoreboard during the fourth quarter of the Jets’ 37-22 loss to the Cowboys. Bill Kostroun/New York Post He’s recorded 41 tackles and one pass defended while ranking…

CNN host Abby Phillip warned on Tuesday’s “The Breakfast Club” that if former Vice President Kamala Harris runs for president again, her campaign will be haunted by the bridges she burned with her tell-all book. As the Democratic Party still seeks a new leader to rally around since its defeat last November, many have speculated that Harris plans to run again. Harris and former President Biden’s occasional public appearances have received mixed reception from their Democratic allies, who often argue their post-election comments are not helpful. Harris has caused a particularly salient stir with her tell-all book “107 Days,” sharing…

Two messages in a bottle written by World War I soldiers more than a century ago washed up on a remote Australian beach, according to a report. Debra Brown and her daughter Felicity discovered two letters, dating back to 1916, rolled inside a glass bottle in the dunes of Wharton Beach, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported Friday. Two messages in a bottle written by World War I soldiers over a century ago washed up on a remote Australian beach. Debra Brown The first letter written in pencil by South Australian soldier Malcolm Alexander Neville to his mother was signed off…

BOSTON — For the second time in four days, the Islanders had a two-goal lead and looked in control of a game on the road. And for the second time in four games, they failed to walk out of the building with two points in hand. This time, with the Bruins coming off a blowout loss the night before, after which their coach questioned the team’s buy-in, was all the more inexcusable as the Islanders frittered away a strong start to lose 5-2 to the Bruins after going 0-for-5 on the power plays. Worse yet, they had every chance to…