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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…

Netflix recently published an article on their Tudum website titled “The 20 Scariest Things to Watch Right Now,” and it’s a pretty good list. Is it accurate? That’s questionable, but horror is subjective, so we’re sure it’s better for some and good for most.  Factor in that Netflix is going to promote their original movies first, so something like Doctor Sleep will be superseded by Fear Street: Prom Queen, which is okay. Is it scary? Again, subjective.  However, the good news is that the following films are available to stream with your subscription, so take advantage of that $24.99 monthly…

Meghan King’s three children will be spending Thanksgiving with their father, Jim Edmonds, after the “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum temporarily lost custody of them, Page Six can exclusively report. A source tells us that even though King has supervised visitation rights with the kids on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the brood will be celebrating Thursday’s holiday with Edmonds and his wife, Kortnie Edmonds, at their home in Tennessee. It’s unclear how King, who lives in Missouri, will be spending Thanksgiving this year. Meghan King’s three children will be spending Thanksgiving with their father, Jim Edmonds, after the “RHOC” alum…

Move Over, Tylenol. New research suggests that a common — but often overlooked — pregnancy complication may increase your chances of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The good news? If you treat it, the risk doesn’t seem to rise. Researchers are exploring how various prenatal conditions might affect the risk of autism. pressmaster – stock.adobe.com In the study, researchers looked at more than 51,000 women in Israel who gave birth between 2011 and 2017. Of them, 4,409 had abnormal thyroid hormone levels — some before pregnancy, some during and some both. The team followed the women through…

The holidays bring joy, food, family, and sometimes tough conversations. It can feel impossible to talk across divides right now, but social science offers tools that actually help. I use a simple framework I call the 5 R’s—respect, relate, reframe, revise, and repeat, that I also describe in my book, Misguided. These aren’t about “winning” a debate; they’re about lowering defensiveness and creating space for mutual understanding. You also don’t need to engage every time. Choose your moments, and try to know the other person’s goal before diving in, whether that is validation, curiosity, certainty, or simply keeping the peace.…