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Hillary Clinton heaped some rare praise on her former arch-enemy Donald Trump for his handling of the Gaza peace deal in a recent interview. “I really commend President Trump and his administration,” Clinton told CBS News 24/7 Friday. “As well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a path forward for what’s often called the day after,” she added. Hilary Clinton praised President Trump’s handling of the Hamas-Israel peace deal Friday on CBS News 24/7. CBS News Clinton’s comments came just a day after Hamas agreed to Trump’s peace plan in…

Insecure. That’s the word I would choose to best capture the growing-up experience of teenagers. A characterization harvested from my 56 years of working with youth as a coach, psychologist, teacher, mentor, playground supervisor, camp counselor, etc. Please don’t do my age math on that! What’s the insecurity all about? A mix of things, including the search for identity, socializing with peers, and just plain getting older. Those, and other contributing factors, can be an intertwined, confusing, and anxiety-provoking struggle for teens, including young athletes, musicians, and other performers. How they respond to that befuddlement can lead to either a…

What we found at Roswell Col. Kevin Randle — former Vietnam helicopter pilot, former Iraq intelligence officer, UFO expert and specialist — on what happened in July 1947 in Roswell, a crappy little town of then maybe 50,000 (about what a NYC hi-rise would have). So, today, are these so-called UFOs yes or no? The Colonel: “UFOs were in Roswell, NM, because that’s where atomic research began. Roswell Army Airfield was the only atomic strike force then. “The debris field was 65 miles northwest. The craft and bodies a bit closer. Testimonies from those we cross-examined all believed the thing extraterrestrial. We…

ALBANY – It’s some Maloney baloney! Former Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s wannabe city councilwoman daughter is ducking a debate challenge from her independent challenger — so he’s demanding her mom get in the hot seat instead. Kyle Athayde is challenging the longtime congresswoman to duke it out with him, accusing her daughter, Virginia, of refusing to face off against him in their bids for District 4 spanning the East Side of Manhattan and Midtown. “The people of the East Side deserve to see more than a surname on the ballot,” Athayde, a former Chair of Community Board 6, exclusively told The…

President Trump gave an update on his youngest son Barron’s progress at New York University shortly before the first son started his sophomore year at a satellite campus in Washington, DC. Trump embarked on a golfing outing with his granddaughter, 18-year-old Kai Trump, in late August. During the ride around the course, Kai vlogged their day — and asked the president some burning questions about the White House and his personal life. President Trump shared a brief update on his youngest son, Barron, during a golf outing with his granddaughter Kai. AFP via Getty Images Kai asked how her uncle,…

The Ravens have moved on to their backup quarterback’s backup in the absence of two-time MVP Lamar Jackson. Cooper Rush was benched and replaced by Tyler Huntley in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 17-3 loss to the Rams. Cooper Rush reacts during the second half of the Ravens’ loss to the Rams on Oct. 12. AP With Jackson sidelined for the second straight week with a hamstring injury, Rush threw for just 72 yards with one interception when Baltimore coach John Harbaugh turned to Huntley with 13:30 left in the game. Huntley completed 10 of 15 passes for 68 yards…

With nearly 16,000 golf courses nationwide, chances are you live near one. Living close to preened and verdant greens may seem idyllic, however recent research demonstrates a link between golf courses and Parkinson’s disease (PD). How could this be? In a 2025 case-control study published in JAMA Network Open, U.S. researchers hypothesized that there would be greater risk of PD in those residing within water service areas: with a golf course; on vulnerable groundwater regions; or with shallow municipal wells. Distance Matters The investigators compared 419 cases of PD with 5113 matched controls. After accounting for patient demographics and neighborhood…

The White House has ramped up talks for a possible pardon of the high profile crypto tycoon Changpeng “CZ” Zhao – sparking a fierce debate inside the administration about optics as Trump’s family cuts a flurry of crypto deals, The Post has learned. The 48-year-old founder of the giant crypto exchange Binance – who spent four months in US prison last year – said in May he petitioned President Trump for a pardon of his guilty plea over a single count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and failing to maintain proper anti-money laundering controls when he was Binance’s CEO.…

The Brooklyn-born father of an Israeli-American believed to be among those murdered by Hamas said Sunday that he’s still holding out hope for “a miracle” that his son might come home alive. While the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told Itay Chen’s family that the 19-year-old was among those killed, they were unable to give definitive proof, his father, Ruby Chen, told CNN “The knowledge of the IDF that indeed he was killed, we do not have that physical evidence. That’s missing,” the father said while anxiously awaiting the expected handover of living hostages on Monday. Ruby Chen, a Brooklyn native,…

Diane Keaton’s longtime pal Carole Bayer Sager was shocked by how frail the actress looked the last time they saw each other. “I saw her two or three weeks ago,” the songwriter told People. “She had lost so much weight.” Sager, who co-wrote Keaton’s single “First Christmas,” shared that she hadn’t seen as much of Keaton this year because the “Baby Boom” actress had been spending time in Palm Springs following the California wildfires in January. A close friend of Diane Keaton’s said she was shocked by the actor’s appearance when she saw her less than a month ago. GC…