Author: Overcoming Adversity | Buteau’s Odyssey

A coalition of nonprofits and private industry groups will band together to boost funding for New York City’s food banks and pantries as 1.8 million residents of the five boroughs see their SNAP benefits run dry due to the ongoing government shutdown, the city announced. Mayor Eric Adams’ office said that his administration will partner with the New York Community Trust, Partnership for New York City and United Way of New York as well as with local businesses and philanthropic groups to provide emergency fundings for food distribution centers in the five boroughs. “When New Yorkers support one another in…

Having Mat Barzal and Bo Horvat on two different lines certainly wasn’t the Islanders’ biggest problem through 10 games. If anything, moving Barzal back to center was working reasonably well, and Horvat’s line with Jonathan Drouin and Emil Heineman was the Islanders’ best. And still, there is something different — something extra — that gets unlocked when the Islanders’ best two forwards are playing alongside each other. And if Cal Ritchie, the top prospect who made his Islanders debut in Friday’s win over the Capitals, is at his best playing center, then there is suddenly an opening to rejoin the…

Ant Anstead shared details of the injuries he sustained while playing soccer in a new social media description. “October can officially go away!” Anstead captioned a photo of himself reclining shirtless with his injuries, which included a torn labrum, detached pectoral muscle, torn rotator cuff. “Three close and beloved friends received terrible diagnosis! It kick started me to look closer at my health, and I went down many rabbit holes…. Diet, peptides, body scans, vitamins etc etc,” he wrote on Saturday. “Then WHAMMO!! A freak footy accident and I detached my pectoral muscle and tore my rotator cuff and labrum!”…

At least 21 people have died and 30 others are missing after a landslide on Saturday in Kenya’s western Rift Valley region, where heavy rains have battered the area for days during the country’s ongoing short rains season. More than 1,000 homes were destroyed by the mudslides in the hilly area of Chesongoch in Elgeyo Marakwet County, in western Kenya. Thirty people remain missing from the landslide. x/KenyaRedCross More than 1,000 homes were destroyed in the fallout from the landslide. x/KenyaRedCross Several roads have been cut off and the government airlifted 30 survivors with serious injuries to a hospital in…

A neighbor of the family killed by a Halloween night fire that destroyed their Paterson home is “devastated” that she couldn’t rescue them in time. “We tried. We tried,” said Fatima Ali, who lived next door to the family. “We were able to help the first floor. We couldn’t do the second. And we are devastated, because these are people we saw every day for the past six years. “These kids were always there laughing. It’s just a horrible feeling.” The family, which included three children aged 14, 12 and 7, were all found dead in the second floor of…

Amid Russia’s invasion, many Ukrainians are turning to an unlikely source for comfort – tarot readings. During a recent livestream, popular Ukrainian tarot reader Tetya Fanya started by pulling cards to answer a burning question in Kyiv — will Ukraine ever get coveted Tomahawk missiles from the US. “Will Ukraine receive the Tomahawks?” she asks the 59,000 viewers who tuned into her YouTube livestream. “Let’s take a look … let’s see why Ukraine didn’t receive the famous Tomahawks.” Fanya pulled a knight of pentacles during a recent livestream about Ukraine getting coveted Tomahawk missiles. YouTube/Tetya_Fanya Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has…

TORONTO — The Mets’ search for a new pitching coach has reached the finish line. Justin Willard, the Red Sox director of pitching, is set to assume the pitching coach duties with the Mets, an industry source confirmed to The Post’s Joel Sherman on Saturday. The 35-year-old Willard will replace Jeremy Hefner, whose 2026 club option was declined as part of a coaching staff shakeup following the Mets’ second-half collapse. Willard will be charged with resurrecting Kodai Senga, Sean Manaea and David Peterson, in particular. All three starters nosedived in the second half — a significant factor in the team…

Robbert van de Corput, a world-renowned DJ professionally known as Hardwell, has been performing in front of large crowds across the world for over a decade. But for Hardwell, it’s not about the technical precision or the size of the crowd; it’s a full mind and body experience. He has spent the last several years developing strategies to effectively manage his energy levels, stress, and recovery, ultimately improving his performance in all areas of life. In our conversation, Hardwell shared how his approach to his well-being and mental performance has evolved over time. What has allowed him to excel in…

TORONTO — Almost by definition, any World Series that goes seven games is a great one, and this certainly has been that, thanks to great performances, surprise heroes, a classic 18-inning game and some late drama in Game 6 to get here.  1. Great performances  Yoshinobu Yamamoto made it through only six innings in the Dodgers’ Series-tying Game 6 win, which was a light day for the iron-man pitcher. Yamamoto, clearly meant for another era, previously logged two straight complete games this postseason, including one in Game 2, and even warmed up for a possible 19th inning in Game 3.…

Grizzlies star Ja Morant was suspended one game for “conduct detrimental to the team,” the team announced. Morant criticized the Memphis coaching staff following their loss to the Lakers on Friday — when he collected just eight points and made just three shots — when fielding a question about what went wrong and saying, “Go ask the coaching staff.” Then, when asked for his other thoughts about the Grizzlies’ third loss of the young season, Morant said, “According to them, probably don’t play me, honestly. That’s basically what the message was after.” Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts against…