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Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. It all comes down to this.  Game 7 of the World Series. With everything on the line, the Dodgers are sending Shohei Ohtani to the mound on short rest.  They didn’t have much of a choice.  Dealing with a struggling bullpen and clinging to a two run lead, the Dodgers sent potential Game 7 starter Tyler Glasnow to the mound Friday night to close out the thrilling Game 6 win. He recorded the final…

The family of popular Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti is pushing President Trump to release him from an Israeli prison after the US leader said the region needed someone to fill the leadership void in Gaza. Israel refused to release Barghouti, 66, the most popular among the 250 prisoners freed as a result of the US-brokered Gaza cease-fire deal with Hamas, which was reached on Sept. 29. “Mr. President, a true partner awaits you,” the family wrote in a letter to Trump, according to the Jerusalem Post. “Someone who can help realize our shared dream of a just and lasting peace…

Some spend their entire lives defending themselves against punishment and shame, seeing it lurking everywhere. Those with a tendency to engage in black and white thinking tend to either feel threatened and vulnerable or completely secure, with no in-between. So, they erroneously conflate blame and responsibility, terrified of the latter because of what the former entails. To hold someone responsible is to explain a chain of events leading to some negative outcome, where one or more individuals are believed to have caused it. Responsibility can imply anger and a need for justice, or the desire for the culprit to make…

Ghostface said please please please cuff me. Sabrina Carpenter playfully arrested Drew Barrymore during her New York City stop of her Short ‘n Sweet tour on Friday, Oct. 31. “Oh my goodness. Wait. You’re taking my breath away,” the pop star, 26, said as sirens went off in the background, per a TikTok shared by Billboard. Sabrina Carpenter during her Madison Square Garden concert in New York City on Oct. 31, 2025. TokTok/p4igeyyy The camera quickly panned to the crowd to reveal someone dressed like the Ghostface killer from the “Scream” franchise. “Wait a second,” Carpenter continued. “I feel like there is someone under…

A British boxer gives up her championship title, an Australian cow returns to its owner after two years, a 3,000-year-old Mexican farming method is honored by the UN, and more news from around the world

Paul Schwartz and Brandon London discuss how fan-favorite Cam Skattebo’s season-ending ankle injury took the wind out of the sails of Giants fans. Watch the full episode: https://trib.al/0FeDz6V

Federal food aid is on the line as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is poised to run out of money on Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown. A federal judge on Friday ordered officials to tap emergency funds for the program and President Trump later indicated that he would follow through. But a plan has yet to come to fruition as more than 40 million people who rely on SNAP to help with grocery bills are expected to be impacted by the lapse. Health care premiums are also expected to spike after open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Saturday, a claim that came amid a sustained Russian campaign of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The operation was carried out late Friday, according to a statement on the Telegram messaging channel. The agency, which is known by its acronym HUR, described it as a “serious blow” to Russia’s military logistics. Ukrainian forces say they hit an important fuel pipeline in the Moscow region that supplies the Russian army. REUTERS A Russian “Grad” self-propelled 122 mm…

Popular beauty brand Huda Beauty has officially severed its ties with Love Island USA Season 7 contestant Huda Mustafa following a livestream scandal involving a racist slur aimed at fellow cast member Olandria Carthen. In a statement shared to Instagram on October 31, the cosmetics giant addressed the actions of one of their “recent collaborators” who, they said, “displayed behavior that does not align with our values.” Mustafa became the subject of widespread criticism after a clip surfaced from a recent Instagram Live with her partner, Louis Russell — known from Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle and Perfect Match. In…

Wolverines are beautiful, elusive animals. In all of my efforts to catch even a fleeting glance of one of these remarkable beings, I’ve never been able to do so. On occasion, I’ve seen their tracks, and when I learned of Norwegian biologist Dag O. Hessen’s new book Wolverine Tracks: On the Trail of Memory and Meaning in the Wild, I couldn’t wait to read it. I wasn’t let down and am pleased he could tell us more about his quest for an elusive animal that reveals the comfort of nature in a changing, uncertain world. Marc Bekoff: Why did you…