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A Massachusetts cafe has apologized after refusing to serve and calling 911 on an award-winning black journalist in a case of “mistaken identity,” according to reports. The bizarre incident unfolded after Philip Martin, a seasoned reporter for GBH who retired earlier this year, arrived at Caffè Nero in Cambridge before 5 p.m. on Thursday to meet a fellow journalist, Naomi Kooker, the Boston Globe first reported. Philip Martin, a 71-year-old award-winning journalist, was denied service and had 911 called on him at a Cambridge cafe. Stories from the Stage / Youtube Kooker arrived first, ordered a drink, and was seated at…

Adolf Hitler Uunona, a Namibian politician who shares his name with the infamous Nazi dictator, won re-election for his local seat for the fifth time in a row, according to Euro News. The 59-year-old cruised to re-election despite his unfortunate name and has no plan to change it. The local pol said he usually goes by Adolf Uunona in daily life and argued it’s too late to formally change his name. “It’s in all official documents. It’s too late for that,” he told German newspaper Bild in 2020. Adolf Hitler Uunona said his father gave him the name without understanding its dark history.  Oshana…

A growing number of potential homebuyers are factoring in Thanksgiving as they search for their next home. More than half (52%) of U.S. adults said finding a home where they can host the big feast has played a role in their search, according to a recent Realtor.com survey. Sixty percent of Gen Z and 60% of millennials said that Thanksgiving entertainment factored into their housing decisions. That compares to the 47% of Gen X and 30% of Baby Boomers who factored in entertaining for the holiday. One way to determine if the home was good for hosting was the size…

They’re not bendin’ for Menin. A collective of panicked lefty New Yorkers whined online that presumptive next City Council speaker Julie Menin will “sabotage” Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — as progressive lawmakers avoided congratulating the moderate Dem. The melodramatic X posts blasted Menin’s perceived lack of liberal ideological purity compared to the other top speaker contender Crystal Hudson (D-Brooklyn), a staunch Mamdani ally widely seen as likely to help push his socialist agenda through the Council. “Julie Menin plans to sabotage the affordability agenda,” one posted on X. “Menin’s plan has always been to block progress and set the city on…

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Long after the last bite of pumpkin pie comes Thanksgiving’s final treat. At 8:20 p.m. ET, Joe Flacco’s 3-8 Cincinnati Bengals drop into Lamar Jackson’s 6-5 Baltimore Ravens home aka M&T Bank Stadium. Jackson and co. are looking to extend their five-game winning streak that’s catapulted them from the AFC North cellar to the top of the division. Meanwhile, Flacco’s Bengals would be ever grateful to end their four-game skid that’s dropped them from surprise…

Holy compassion, Batman! Dressing up as Batman makes subway commuters treat each other more nicely, a recent study from Italy found — in a victory for everyday superheroics sure to make the Joker frown. Milan-based researchers tested whether an out-of-the-blue disruption — such as a weirdo in a Caped Crusader costume on a metro train — could KAPOW! SOCK! ZZWAP! people into helping others, namely a woman who appeared pregnant. The experiment found 67% passengers were far more likely to offer the pretend pregnant woman a seat with the Dark Knight brooding nearby, compared to 38% when he wasn’t. “Such…

When leaders assume “responsibility,” they take ownership of a situation, managing it in as many dimensions as necessary so that problems are resolved and all the moving parts operate in sync. They may need to call on skills they didn’t know they had —or develop new ones fast. But beyond skills, responsibility is an attitude. It implies attentiveness, and the will to make hard choices. It means that you can take the heat and stand up for what you think is right. Ultimately, it means that you don’t just think inside whatever box you’re in. You take prudent risks; you…

The Vikings are preparing for life without J.J. McCarthy. The embattled second-year quarterback, who has really struggled so far this season, reported concussion-like symptoms on the flight home from a loss to the Packers on Sunday. Minnesota is bringing in reinforcements in case McCarthy is unable to go on Sunday against the Seahawks. The Vikings signed former Falcons 2022 third-round pick Desmond Ridder to its practice squad on Thursday, ESPN first reported. Desmond Ridder was added the practice squad for the Vikings. Getty Images The Vikings are currently set to start Max Brosmer in the event that McCarthy can’t clear…

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on Thursday repeated his demands that Ukraine pull out of the Donbas region in the east of the country, days ahead of a scheduled visit by a US delegation for peace talks to end the ruthless war. “Ukrainian troops will withdraw from the territories they occupy, and then the fighting will cease,” the Russian leader told reporters. “If they don’t withdraw, we’ll achieve this through military force,” he said, as reported by the Kyiv Independent. Moscow has illegally occupied the eastern Ukrainian oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia since September 2022, when it held sham referenda…

The Afghan immigrant suspected of carrying out the terror ambush on two National Guard troops in Washington DC was once part of a CIA-backed paramilitary strike force with a reputation for ruthlessness. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was a member of the so-called “Zero Units” — one of Afghanistan’s elite counterterrorism arms. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis His unit — NDS-03 — was operated by the CIA and had direct US intelligence and military support. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was a member of the so-called “Zero Units” — one of Afghanistan’s…