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A U.S. climber was among two people killed in a fall on Aoraki, New Zealand’s tallest peak, authorities said Wednesday. The men were part of a four-person group climbing near the summit of Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, on Monday. Two members were rescued by helicopter after authorities received a distress call late that night. The other two couldn’t be found. Searchers in helicopters looked for them through the night before their bodies were discovered on Tuesday morning local time. Two other members were rescued by helicopter after authorities received a call that night. AP Specialists from rescue organizations and government agencies recovered…

Williamsburg’s designer-clad dine-and-dasher could be deported back to her native Taiwan, The Post has learned. 34-year-old wannabe influencer Pei Chung has been in jail since Friday over theft-of-service charges following her bill-skipping spree, hitting at least 11 high-end restaurants around Brooklyn since October. She has also been slapped with an immigration warrant, according to the Department of Corrections website. A law enforcement source said Chung has overstayed her student visa. Designer-clad dine-and-dasher Pei Chung, 34, could be deported back to her native Taiwan, The Post has learned. Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages That means it’s likely Chung will have to face a US…

Ukraine and Russia traded deadly blows Tuesday, firing hundreds of drones in overnight assaults that came just hours before Washington officials met with their Kyiv and Moscow counterparts to discuss a new proposal to end the war. Moscow fired 460 drones and 22 missiles at Ukraine during the exchange, killing seven people and wounding 21 others in the second major attack on the Ukrainian capital this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “The main Russian attack overnight targeted the capital and the region, causing extensive damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure across the city,” Zelensky wrote on X. Ukrainian…

The Issue: President Trump and Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s friendly Oval Office meeting. I was shocked to see President Trump suckered in by the mayor-elect (“Zo the big apple of his eye,” Nov. 22). Zohran Mamdani will play nice until Trump’s out of office, and then he will revert to his true self. Leopards do not change their spots; Mamdani is a socialist and antisemite. It’s too bad Trump didn’t bring up the subject of antisemitism. It would have been interesting to see the mayor-elect’s response. Herb Mordkoff Rockaway, NJ Trump outmaneuvered the Democrats by bringing Mamdani into his orbit —…

The Global Flourishing Study (Johnson, et al., 2024) was hailed as one of the most ambitious undertakings in modern social science. Over 207,000 participants, 22 countries, six core domains of wellbeing — all aimed at answering one timeless question: What contributes to a life well-lived? The study’s reach is extraordinary. It measures happiness, health, purpose, virtue, relationships, and financial stability across 23 diverse countries. It’s a milestone in the growing global movement to understand human flourishing. And yet, amid all the precision and scale, one absence is striking. Not once does the study mention disability, neurodiversity, or accessibility. For a…

Cineverse Brings Terrifying Urban Legend To Life in Filmmaker Kevin Lewis’ Pig Hill Coming to Digital On 12/9: “Cineverse (Nasdaq: CNVS), the next-generation entertainment studio, announced today that Pig Hill, the latest film from director Kevin Lewis (Willy’s Wonderland), will debut on Digital and Video on Demand on December 9, 2025. A physical release will follow on January 13, 2026, with streaming on SCREAMBOX beginning March 10, 2026. The chilling horror feature draws inspiration from a Pennsylvania urban legend involving the mysterious disappearance of local women. Pig Hill follows a young author who investigates the disappearance of local women in the community of Meadville, Pennsylvania,…

Selena Gomez’s mother-in-law, Sandra Levin, was forced to hide from masked burglars who broke into her Los Angeles home Monday night. Levin, whose son is Benny Blanco, ran upstairs and locked herself in a bathroom after two burglars in dark clothing entered her Studio City estate through a side door around 9:30 p.m., NBC4 reported. The Los Angeles Police Department told the outlet that the homeowner looked out the bathroom door after hearing the suspects go upstairs. Selena Gomez’s mother-in-law, Sandra Levin, hid from masked burglars after her Los Angeles home was broken into. Bruce Glikas/WireImage The incident occurred in Studio…

A historic gold ring from the English countryside will go under the hammer this month — and experts believe it may be linked to one of the most infamous conspiracies in British history. The piece of jewelry was uncovered by metal detectorist Andrew Rose, who found it six inches in the ground in Bushwood, Warwickshire, about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham. The artifact features an inner inscription reading “Your Frende in Deede,” a message thought to symbolize loyalty.  The 16th-century band may be tied to the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, an attempt by English Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill…

Scarlett Johansson is going to rub elbows with the devil in the new Exorcist movie, a franchise that is only as good as its last sequel, and you know how that turned out, but to be fair, Believer isn’t the worst in the series.  Our favorite prattle-heavy screenwriter Mike Flanagan, is going to try his […]

Your country has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. You’re excited about seeing your nation play with the best of the best.  But the biggest question is, how will each team know their opponents?The biggest edition ever of the world’s marquee sporting event is next summer, running from June 11 through July 19, 2026. We know that 42 of the 48 teams are in. Six more teams will qualify in March 2026. But the next phase will be dividing up all 48 spots into 12 groups of four.  From there, it’ll be about reaching the knockout stage with an eye…