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Democratic New Jersey gubernatorial hopeful Mikie Sherrill’s husband was also caught up in the Naval Academy cheating scandal that has rocked her campaign, court documents exclusively obtained by The Post show. Jason Hedberg was one of about four dozen midshipmen who sued top officials at the Naval Academy, Navy and Pentagon in 1994 in a desperate bid to block the Honor Board at Annapolis from deciding whether they should be dismissed from the school. “In compliance with the orders of their superior military officers, each named plaintiff was compelled to make inculpatory statements to Navy Inspector General investigators,” read the…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Trump in a closed-door meeting this week to sell Kyiv Tomahawk missiles to heighten the pressure on Russia to end its bloody war, according to reports and The Post’s sources. The missiles have far more range than any other missiles sent so far by Western allies — and could be key in strongarming President Putin at the negotiating table. “Sending even a single Tomahawk to Ukraine would scare the s–t out of the Russians more than almost anything else we could do,” a senior congressional aide told The Post. Zelensky meets with Trump on the…

Musician Doe Paoro is approaching music as a healer. With her new album Living Through Collapse, she aims to create a healing experience—both personal and collective. Lyrically, the album explores big questions about ancestry and revolution as well as intimate ones about Paoro’s personal experience. Sonically, it is by turns soothing and energizing. In this interview, Paoro reflects on the ways she brings her experience designing sound baths and guided meditations to the recording and performance of music. The idea that music has the capacity to heal seems intuitive, but few contemporary musicians make music explicitly as a healing art.…

Joel Sherman discusses the Mets, Yankees and Giants entering the final weekend of the MLB regular season.

A British explorer has made history by becoming the first person to reach seven of the planet’s most inaccessible places. Chris Brown, 63, is on a mission to visit all eight Poles of Inaccessibility (PIAs) – the exact spot on a continental land mass or ocean that is furthest from the sea or coast in any direction. He has already ticked off six of them in North America, South America, Africa, Australia, the Antarctic, and the oceanic pole at Point Nemo in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Chris Brown in a fur-hooded parka and life vest at the Northern…

The final stretch of Julius Randle’s Knicks tenure, which ended last Oct. 2 with a stunning blockbuster trade to the Timberwolves, found the star forward in a vulnerable situation. “At the end of that time, I was kind of at my darkest moment,” Randle told The Athletic. “Just miserable, like in a way where I just was not having fun going to work every single day.” Randle revealed that his five-season stint with the Knicks took a turn for the worse when he suffered a season-ending dislocated right shoulder against the Heat in January 2024. He had seen the Knicks…

Egyptian archaeologists recently uncovered a hidden harbor at an ancient temple connected to Cleopatra VII – an unexpected find for historians.  The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of the harbor on Sept. 18. It was found at the Temple of Taposiris Magna, about 30 miles west of Alexandria. The temple, built in the Ptolemaic era, was dedicated to Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife. Though the temple from the 3rd century B.C. was constructed two centuries before Cleopatra ruled, it was still in use by the time she took power.  Cleopatra, who was respected in Egypt but vilified in…

Working the friendly skies comes with a not-so-pleasant downside.  Ascending to 30,000 feet, flying to an exotic vacation destination, may sound like a dream. But a flight attendant says the seemingly serene scenario can be a skyway staffer’s worst nightmare — especially on their days off from work.  “Something they don’t tell you about being cabin crew is, holidays aren’t going to feel like holidays anymore,” said Estelle Jones, an Emirates Airlines employee, detailing her disinterest in traveling for leisure when she’s not on the clock.  Jones, a flight attendant based in Dubai, revealed one of the worse snags that come…

Emotional awareness is the ability to describe and manage one’s emotions and those of others. Individuals possessing high emotional awareness may appear effortlessly charming and are “just good with people.” They tend to exude confidence, have strong leadership skills and influence and even better mental health compared to those with low emotional awareness. In a 2024 study published in Scientific Reports, researchers explored two types of emotional awareness: Implicit emotional awareness. When someone has clarity about what they are feeling but not always why they are feeling that way. It’s almost automatic. Explicit emotional awareness. This involves both high attention…

A fan-favorite Diet Coke flavor is back in the lime-light. The rumors are true — Diet Coke is bringing back one of its most beloved flavors, Retro Diet Coke Lime, this fall. Diet Coke Lime, known for its crisp, zesty lime twist, will hit shelves nationwide Oct. 6, both in cans and 20-ounce bottles, for a limited time only while supplies last. Retro Diet Coke Lime will hit shelves nationwide Oct. 6. Coca-Cola Diet Coke is tapping into the nostalgia craze that’s taking over popular culture with retro-inspired neon lime packaging that nods to the brand’s early-2000s roots while still…