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Actress Selma Blair goes crazy on LA to NYC trip, biting flight attendant, kicking cop

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“Legally Blonde” actress Selma Blair, 54, is facing criminal charges after punching one flight attendant and biting another on a Delta Airlines flight to JFK on Sunday. Blair, who also allegedly attacked police who arrested her at the gate, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court (above) yesterday and faces up to 7 years in prison. Her lawyer said Blair, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, had a medical episode.

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Getting \$\$ for 'nothing'

A slothful job seeker inspired a flurry of both outrageous and useful responses after inquiring about a gig where they could coast and still rake in cash.

“What is the highest-paying job that requires the least amount of skill or effort?” they wrote a viral Reddit post.

Coincidentally, this query comes amid a sluggish hiring market that's oversaturated with both human and AI competition, and where salaries don't necessarily keep pace with skyrocketing living costs.

One alleged easy money gig? Parking-lot security. “I made \$27 an hour to stay awake basically,” said one former car-park patroller.

Another floated owning the parking lot itself as you can collect passive income and don't “even need to have someone working on duty.”

Another suggested being a truck driver at remote mines. “Some of the guys gross \$250-300k per year,” they wrote. “It’s tough on the body doing shiftwork and driving 12hrs per day, but skill-wise it’s easy.”

"The guy that says 'let's get ready to rumble' at fights," quipped another. "Literally says the fighter's names a few times and gets paid f--kton millions."

Ben Cost

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Scientists 'starstruck'

Scientists discovered first-of-its-kind evidence of a possible second-generation planet around a white dwarf star some 270 light-years away from Earth.

Astronomers found chemical signatures that indicated that gases cast off from the dead star HS 0209+0832 coalesced into an alien world roughly the size of Jupiter, according to a study by a team of UK-based scientists published last week in Nature Astronomy.

The discovery of the first-ever second-generation planet had yet to be officially verified and more research was needed, experts said. Jesse O'Neill "Baywatch" reboot babe Brooks Nader is wearing "lifeguard red" while hanging out by the Mediterranean on Monday in Cannes, France. In addition to the relaunching of the surf, sand and sexpots franchise on Fox, the 29-year-old model is also keeping busy with her reality show "Love Thy Nader."

SEXES 'LOOK' ALIKE Both gawk: study

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ventional attractiveness.

By BEN COST

The male gaze isn't just for men.

Heterosexual women enjoy ogling attractive female faces as much as their male counterparts, but for aesthetic rather than sexual reasons, according to a peepy study in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior.

“It is a reminder that men and women may be, quite literally, looking at the concept of attractiveness differently,” said lead author Tom Roth, from Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

The researchers had set out to examine perceptions of physical attractiveness, a trait that's often associated with “health and fertility, making it a key factor in mate desirability,” the study says.

“Consistent with this, previous research has demonstrated a robust attentional bias towards attractive faces,” they wrote. “However, how this bias varies across the sexes and whether it depends on the sexual preference and/or relationship status of the perceiver is still poorly understood.”

To determine whether people can find others attractive irrespective of physical desire, the team recruited 102 participants and had them view various pairs of faces side by side.

The samples included both men and women of varying degrees of con-

Using eye-tracking technology, the researchers managed to pinpoint where the participants looked and for how long.

While the looky-loos' initial glances didn't reveal any bias, a clear gender divide emerged once they had the chance to give the samples a proper look-see.

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Glaring divide

By and large, men spent more time peeping faces that corresponded to their sexual preference. They also spent no extra time gazing upon the faces of the gender they weren't attracted to.

By contrast, their female counterparts spent equal time eyeing the attractive male and female visages irrespective of their sexual orientation, suggesting that they didn't have a gender preference when it came to gawking.

In light of the findings, the team concluded that women appreciate a smoldering female face as much as anyone, but for different reasons.

“It seems that for women, an attractive face is simply pleasant to look at, regardless of gender, while for men, it is really only their sexual preference that holds their eye,” said Roth.

However, the evolutionary mechanism for this female-on-female fixation remains unclear.

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THE COLD, HARD TOOTH: Selma Blair “takes a bite” of then-husband Ahmet Zappa’s bald head back in 2004.

Her 'cruel' 'indent'ions History of gnawing

By JANE HERZ

Selma Blair has had a bizarre history of biting celebrities — including Sienna Miller, Seth MacFarlane and Kate Moss — before her violent plane incident on Sunday, in which she allegedly bit a flight attendant.

In her 2022 memoir, “Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up,” Blair explains that her biting habit stemmed from feeling “overwhelmed” in public.

"My system gets overwhelmed and instantaneously short-circuits . . . In my life, social interactions have been cumbersome," Blair writes in the book.

She first describes sinking her teeth into Miller at the Chateau Marmont in 2006, after she introduced herself to the fellow actress.

"I couldn't begrudge her for any part she was winning over me," Blair writes. "So, I grabbed her arm and bit it, playfully, as if it were an apple. Even as I held her forearm in my mouth I was aghast at myself. I thought, What have I gotten myself into? Or her? This is horrible behavior."

Thankfully, however, the “Cruel Intentions” star recalls Miller didn’t “shame” her for the incident, labeling her as “the belle of the ball” for her reaction.

She also bit “Family Guy” creator MacFarlane after she was invited out to a Las Vegas gathering by new friend Scarlett Johansson in 2004.

Blair, who has struggled with alcoholism in the past, explains that she became “starstruck” when introduced to MacFarlane at a Vegas club.

“What do I do in public situations where I admire someone, but feel as if I don’t bring anything to the party? I bit him on the hand. ‘Whoa!’ he yelled. ‘That really hurt.’ It wasn’t a disaster; I didn’t break skin. But I soon hated myself,” Blair writes of the incident.

She also bit supermodel Moss while hanging out with her and a few others in a London hotel suite following a Marc Jacobs fashion show.

The “Legally Blonde” actress recalls taking Polaroid pictures with the model, when she decided to take a bite out of Moss’ finger, which was met with a laugh.

“And because she laughed, I did it again,” Blair writes. “The second time, she exclaimed, ‘That really f--king hurt!’”

Actress 'bites, hits

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PAST: Before “biting flight attendants,” Selma Blair starred in “Cruel Intentions” (above) and “Legally Blonde” (below).

By JOE MARINO, LARRY CELONA and JORGE FITZ-GIBBON

Actress Selma Blair had a wild midair meltdown on a JFK-bound Delta Airlines flight over the weekend, slugging one flight attendant and biting another, authorities said.

The out-of-control “Cruel Intentions” star ended up being placed in a restraint on the flight from Los Angeles and was then hauled off the plane when it landed at Kennedy Airport in Queens on Sunday while screaming maniacally, “Please stop! No, no! Please don’t! Let me go!”

She was taken to Jamaica Hospital in an ambulance — kicking a cop repeatedly in the head and attacking a nurse along the way, according to law-enforcement sources familiar with the situation.

One of the plane's cool-headed pilots took to his radio to alert authorities on the ground of the “abusive” flyer.

“Could you pass on to the folks at JFK we’d like to have some medical personnel at the gates for a couple of [flight attendants] involved in the passenger incident,” the pilot said, according to audio obtained by TMZ. “It sounds like the disruptive passenger also bashed her head on the bulkhead or something like that.”

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Faces charges

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As for the injuries to the people Blair allegedly attacked, the pilot said, “A bloody nose as well as some bite marks.”

The two assaulted crew members were seriously injured — with one so badly hurt that she had to be hospitalized, police said. One of them was bitten on the hand, while the other suffered a cut, sources said.

Blair, 54 — who has battled multiple sclerosis for years — was taken from the hospital Monday afternoon to Central Booking in Queens.

She was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on two counts of assault for the alleged attacks on the cop and nurse, and released after posting \$20,000 cash bail.

At the brief hearing, Blair's defense team said she was off her meds during the mid-flight fiasco.

“This was not an intentional assault,” said attorney Shawn Barnes. “Ms. Blair missed several doses of … a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms.”

The lawyer said Blair hopped on the flight from Los Angeles after a heavy workload.

“Additionally, at one point, during the flight, there was an incident where Miss Blair actually fell and hit her head,” Barnes said.

"These factors, coupled with the altitude, resulted in a state of severe confusion and disorientation."

The actress — a known biter who has targeted A-listers with her chompers in the past — faces two to seven years behind bars if convicted of the two state-level assault charges.

She is also set to be hit with at least one federal violation for “assault committed within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States," sources said.

The crime is not a felony but carries a potential sentence of up to a year behind bars.

“Selma experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct,” her rep said in a statement. “Upon landing, she received immediate medical attention and is currently in stable condition.”

Right before she wigged out, the actress had been posting to

flight attendants' in midai COMPLETE MELTDOWN BY BLAIR

her Instagram during the flight.

One post featured a pic of the foggy view from her airplane seat that was part of a montage set to the Pixies' tune "Wave of Mutilation."

She smiled in selfies and with friends in other snaps that also included shots of her service dog Scout, who was with her.

“From LA to New Mexico to La to nyc to LA Scout and I have been busy. I miss you,” Blair captioned the post.

Blair, whose film credits also include “Legally Blonde” and “Hellboy,” has seen her career hampered after an anti-Islamic Instagram post in 2024.

The controversial actress has also been called out for bizarre behavior in the past.

She admitted in her 2022 memoir, "Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up," that she's bitten several stars over the years, including Kate Moss, Sienna Miller and Seth MacFarlane.

She has had at least one other airline meltdown, too — when she went nuts on a flight in 2016 and had to be removed on a stretcher, TMZ said.

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Battle with MS

During that flight, also on Delta, she suffered a “total psychotic blackout” while flying from Cancun, Mexico, to Los Angeles with her then-4-year-old son, Arthur, and his father, fashion designer Jason Bleick.

Blair was drinking wine in first class when she suddenly began crying and making alarming statements about a man abusing her.

She reportedly said, “He burns my private parts. He won’t let me eat or drink.”

The witnesses said she continued,

“He beats me. He’s going to kill me.”

Two nurses aboard the flight reportedly tried to help the actress, while the pilot alerted authorities that a passenger may have mixed alcohol and medication.

Blair subsequently took responsibility for the incident, admitting in a statement to Vanity Fair that she had mixed alcohol with medication and blacked out.

The actress takes medication to treat MS symptoms and has been open about battling the disease since childhood before being officially diagnosed nearly eight years ago.

She said last year that she was “truly in remission” from the chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disorder.

Delta told Page Six after Sunday's meltdown, "Delta has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first.

“No operational impact to the flight, as the flight landed ahead of schedule at JFK. Law enforcement responded upon the flight’s arrival at JFK.”

Local authorities appeared to take the incident in stride, matter-of-factly reciting details of what occurred while identifying the actress as if she were just another flyer.

Additional reporting by Antoinette Bueno, Nate Grant and Amanda Woods

FUR REAL: Actress Selma Blair was posting to Instagram about her service dog Scout before allegedly melting down and injuring two flight attendants.

VARIETY

IN LINE OF FIRE: Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch (to Mayor Mamdani's right) is under heat from the DSA.

Stephen Yang

By CRAIG McCARTHY,

JOE MARINO, PATRICK

REILLY and JORGE FITZ-GIBBON

Mayor Mamdani on Monday ordered the NYPD to conduct its first use-of-force review in a decade and added \$2.6 million to other police oversight efforts, but critics scoffed that the moves are designed to silence critics from his lefty base.

Hizzoner's directives came after a cop involved in the 2024 fatal shooting of mentally ill Queens teen Win Rozario was allowed to retire last week before facing a disciplinary trial.

But they also were announced as the mayor is facing mounting pressure from his Democratic Socialist of America buddies — including current DSA darling Darializa Avila Chevalier — to join them in their latest far-left demands, such as ousting his police commissioner, Jessica Tisch.

"The mayor was all but tased this week by the DSA, and his only remedy is to share some of that shock with the NYPD," a Democratic insider told The Post on Monday. "DSA catnip: Say NYPD as many times as you can."

A law-enforcement source said, "Any reforms or review done is only for the mayor to save face after a tumultuous week."

Mamdani, in announcing the NYPD internal review, said, "When the government uses force against a New Yorker, the standard for accountability must be at its highest. Every New Yorker deserves to know that force will be used lawfully, carefully and only when necessary.”

Tisch vowed in a memo to the Finest on Monday that the department would handle her boss' request "with rigor and care. The review will be led by the Chief of Department [Michael LiPetri] . . . in conjunction with the Deputy Commissioner of Legal Matters [Michael Gerber]."

But a political insider said the mayor caved in too soon to the rabid critics of Tisch, who dared to reveal that an illegal migrant shot by ICE in the city last week had a past of robbery and drug distribution, as well as to those who bashed him for attending a vigil for the victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorism attack in Israel.

“If I were advising him, I would advise him to weather the storm,” the second well-placed source said. “The Internet leftists will move onto their next target.”

Mamdani's directive drew immediate scathing pushback from one of the Big Apple's major police unions.

“New Yorkers should be worried,” fumed Scott Munro, head of the Detectives Endowment Association, on X.

“You cannot weaken morale, drive experienced detectives out and discourage new recruits while expecting public safety to improve. The mayor should be supporting detectives, not advancing policies that treat them as the problem and make it harder for them to do their jobs.”

Captains for NYC Ferry join TWU

The country's largest transportation worker union has now expanded to Big Apple waterways.

More than 60 NYC ferry captains have joined the Transport Workers Union of America — in what the labor group hopes will put more pressure on the Big Apple for future contract negotiations.

The ferry operators, who run vessels across NYC Ferry's routes on the East

River,

Hudson

River

and New

York

Harbor,

voted on

Friday to

join the

TWU.

“In the face of an aggressive and concerted anti-trade union campaign by the employer, Hornblower, NYC Ferry Captains stood strong and voted to join the Transport Workers Union,” TWU International President John Samuelsen (inset) said.

“Industrial trade unionism — organizing every job title and craft at every employer — is the pathway to worker empowerment. This is the TWU’s goal in the NYC Ferry system.”

The ferry captains are employed by Hornblower, a private company that is contracted by the New York City Economic Development Corporation to run the service.

Around 60 ferry technicians and welders voted in August to also join the union, which now reps air, bus, subway and rail line workers. Craig McCarthy

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Talarico explains campaign absence

By JOSH CHRISTENSON

WASHINGTON — Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is clarifying the timeline of his “nasty” flu diagnosis after missing more than a week of in-person campaigning in the critical Texas race and sparking widespread online speculation.

The campaign told The Post on Monday that Talarico had visited urgent care on Sept. 29 before going to an appointment with his primary care physician in Texas the following week. The added information was intended to provide more detail on why he was sidelined in the race that will determine control of the US Senate.

His campaign also said that he's surely well enough to debate Republican Ken Paxton, whom they accused of hiding from voters.

“James is excited to be back on the campaign trail after recovering from the flu,” said spokesman JT Ennis in a statement Monday. “It’s been 87 days since James challenged Ken Paxton to come out of hiding and answer Texans’ questions in a debate, which even President Trump called on him to do. Ball is in Paxton’s court.”

Talarico, 37, initially said his illness was “so bad that I went to the urgent care in Dallas” but on Sunday night said he went to his “primary care physician and it wasn’t anything worse than a nasty case of the flu.”

The apparent discrepancies on his healthcare visits fueled speculation that he was seeking mental-health treatment in Ohio — which has been debunked by the campaign and the facility itself.

“Last week James Talarico was home in Austin, Texas recovering from the flu,” Ennis posted on X after a self-described “right-wing provocateur” published claims that the Texas state rep checked himself into a Cincinnati-based treatment center.

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Debunked

“Representative James Talarico has never received treatment from Lindner Center of Hope,” the mental health facility wrote on X.

The candidate added, “I’ve never even been to Ohio,” with a crying-laughing emoji.

While Talarico had been seen publicly at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Oct. 9, GOP-aligned accounts with large followings had begun speculating about the trip to a mental clinic days after the Texas Democrat was seen visibly ill on a videotaped forum Sept. 30 with the Hispanic Business Council.

From Sept. 28-29, Talarico had been visiting New York City for high-dollar campaign fundraisers with fellow Senate Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown, who is running again after being ousted in 2024 by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), and alongside celebrities like the actor Robert De Niro.

On Sunday, he told an NBC affiliate: “I got the flu, and I’m feeling much better.”

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REAPPEARING: James Talarico attends a Kacey Musgraves concert in Dallas over the weekend and meets the singer in a clip shared by his campaign on X.

Trump greatest threat to US: Dem

The Democrat challenging Republican Rep. Mike Lawler for his Hudson Valley House seat claims the greatest threat to America comes not from our foreign adversaries, but from President Trump.

Cait Conley, an Army veteran who served as a top national security adviser in the Biden administration, has given numerous speeches in which she's said the “greatest threat to America's future is coming within our own borders” — namely Trump and Republicans.

“That is what we are seeing with this administration,” Conley said in an

April 23 speech to the Rockland County NAACP.

During a July Zoom fundraiser, Conley said, "I truly believe the greatest threat to America's future is coming from within our own border right now. The corruption, the dysfunction, the fact that we have a president that is more focused on chaos and corruption and lining the pockets of his friends to the detriment of our nation and our future and even our national security.”

Lawler challenged the characterization.

“Cait Conley led counterterrorism efforts on

President Biden's National Security Council but believes that the greatest threat to our country isn't al Qaeda, ISIS or even Russia or China," the Republican incumbent said.

“That’s insane and dis-qualifying.”

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Elon Musk has spent \$276 million on behalf of Republicans in 2026 midterm campaigns, making him the largest donor this cycle, The Post has learned.

The sum has been distributed to candidates in tough House and Senate races, although the lion's share of \$158 million went to the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC defending Republicans' majority in the upper chamber, said Andrew Romeo, a spokesman for Musk's America PAC.

Another \$76 million went to that PAC for get-out-the-vote efforts in seven Senate battleground states and almost three dozen House races, according to The New York Times.

The PAC has also contributed \$20 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC that backs House Republicans' majority; \$10 million to Lone Star Liberty PAC on behalf of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's run for the Senate; \$10 million to the Republican Governors Association and \$2 million to the Republican Attorneys General Association.

“If Democrats take control of Washington and win key gubernatorial and attorney general races this November, then America risks becoming a socialist, woke and borderless country,” said Romeo in a statement.

Musk is a trillionaire, per Forbes. Josh Christenson

ILHAN'D IT OVER, FEDS SAY

By ANTHONY BLAIR, STEVEN NELSON and JOSH CHRISTENSON

WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home was raided early Monday morning by the Department of Homeland Security as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into the Somalia-born congresswoman's immigration paperwork.

Agents wearing Homeland Security Investigations jackets arrived outside Omar's Washington, DC, home to execute a search warrant and were later observed removing belongings early Monday on the quiet residential street.

The Post saw agents carrying boxes out of the residence to government vehicles, one of which was white and marked with a pink “X,” as the congresswoman’s neighbors looked on in disbelief.

The more-than-half-a-million-dollar bungalow appears to have gotten a significant facelift since it was sold in 2018 and now sports a bright door on a street where Omar's neighbors sport "Free Palestine" and other like-minded signage.

The raid was the result of a yearslong criminal investigation involving whistleblowers and related to alleged false statements made on Omar's immigration papers, according to sources familiar with the case.

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'Targeted me'

Federal agents presented evidence to a DC court to obtain the search warrant for the sitting congresswoman's home, which a judge signed off on, border czar Tom Homan said later on Fox News.

"I'm ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement," Omar said in a statement on X later. "For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.

AND TAKE THAT: The Washington, DC, home of Rep. Ilhan Omar is raided by Homeland Security agents Monday who are believed to be eyeing possible age falsification at the time of her citizenship.

Raid home in immig probe

“I will not be silenced,” the congresswoman vowed.

Trump insisted he had “nothing” to do with ordering the raid. “I think she’s a terrible person, but that’s really up to the DOJ. I have nothing to do with it,” Trump told reporters later, saying that he understood investigators had been “looking at her very carefully.”

"I've always found her to be totally crooked personally, but that has nothing to do with me," the president added. "I think she's a terrible person. Just a complainer. She comes from a country that is a non-country. And then she comes over here and she complains about our Constitution."

The most likely case against Omar, multiple people claimed, is that immigration cops are looking into a long-floated rumor that she is actually one year older than she has long claimed to be — a tiny detail that may put her citizenship in jeopardy.

Omar claims she received automatic US citizenship in 2000 at age 17, granted to minor-age children of naturalized parents — in this case her father, Nur Said Mohamed Elmi, who fled to the US in 1995 from war-torn Somalia.

In 2019, concerned citizen and Minnesota local AJ Kern was the first to publicly call attention to Omar actually being 18 or 19 in 2000, at least according to state documents at the time. If Omar was actually older than 17 at the time — as some believe — she would have been ineligible for citizenship via the parent route.

Two days after Kern released a viral video about Omar's alleged real age, Omar's official birth year on the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library's website was revised from 1981 to 1982, according to Kern, who pointed to archived versions of the site that revealed the change.

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Eye on citizenship

One source confirmed to The Post that naturalization fraud has a 10-year statute of limitations.

But if Omar had continued using the fake birthday on things like passport renewals or bank-loan applications, then the statute of limitations resets. Cops, the source said, could be looking for exactly that sort of documentation when they raided the home.

Her father served as an officer in the Somali National Army before dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was toppled, prompting him to depart with his family for the US.

The congresswoman is the youngest of seven children born while the family lived in Mogadishu, Somalia, before they were granted asylum and emigrated to Arlington, Va., in 1995.

Two years later, the family moved to Minneapolis, where Omar would attend high school. She eventually became a US citizen in 2000.

The Minnesota Democrat's dad died of complications due to COVID-19 at the age of 67 in June 2020. He had worked as a postal employee and cab driver as his daughter's star rose in state and later federal politics.

Officials are expected to attempt to revoke her US citizenship if it was obtained through concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.

Authorities are looking into whether Omar used a different name in Somalia and whether her family immigrated legally, which could impact her own status inside the US.

It comes just weeks after Homan revealed that Omar was under an ongoing “criminal” investigation.

Omar has long been dogged by allegations that she married her brother in order to help him secure a US visa or student loans — though sources indicated that Monday's raid didn't appear to be tied to those accusations.

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Wedding shady

Omar and Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British citizen, were married in 2009. They divorced in 2017. Omar has consistently denied that Elmi is her brother, branding the claims as baseless bigotry.

She said she entered into a religious marriage with Ahmed Hirsi in 2002, but they later separated and she legally married Elmi in 2009. The congresswoman said she and Elmi separated two years later, in 2011, before she reconciled with Hirsi.

She and Ahmed Hirsi were legally divorced in October 2019, around two years after her divorce from Elmi in 2017.

In March 2020, Omar announced she had married political consultant Tim Mynett, whose venture capital and wine businesses inflated the couple's net worth by tens of millions in recent years — though Omar has since blamed accounting errors for any filing discrepancies.

DSA'S CHO'ICE'

By HANNAH FIERICK, CRAIG MCCARTHY and ALEX OLIVEIRA

Mayor Mamdani is facing mounting pressure from his democratic socialist comrades to oust top cop Jessica Tisch over the ICE shooting that rocked The Bronx last week — but bafflingly little flak has been headed Hizzoner's way.

“Abolish ICE, disband the SRG, fire Tisch,” Democratic Socialists of America member and state Senate candidate Illapa Sairitupac wrote Friday on X in a rallying cry picked up by numerous others in his radical camp.

Those calls came after suspected gangbanger and illegal immigrant Oscar Belgal, 28, was wounded in the neck by ICE officers in The Bronx on Thursday — a shooting Tisch was quick to note the NYPD had nothing to do with, while pointing out Belgal's alarming criminal past.

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'Really perplexing'

That response was apparently no good for the rabid DSA, who accused Tisch of defending ICE — despite her presiding over one the steepest drops in shooting crimes in New York's history.

While they were mad at her, the DSA tossed the Strategic Response Group (SRG) onto their pile of gripes — even though the police unit had nothing to do with the shooting.

But few of the activists took aim at Mamdani, their ideological wunderkind who quickly stood behind Tisch and has the power to disband the SRG with the stroke of a pen.

It's all left some Democratic insiders scratching their heads.

"It's really perplexing that with crime way down there is some movement to ditch the person who is actually responsible for that as opposed to the mayor who has rightfully not touched NYPD," one anonymous source told The Post.

"The mayor gets a pass on this — just like he does for his relationship with Trump — because his base treats him less as a politician and more as cause they've already committed to," they added. "Anything that works gets cred-

Heat for shooting aimed at Tisch

ited to him; anything uncomfortable gets pinned on someone else."

Some said the mayor should “weather the storm,” speculating that “the internet leftists” would soon “move onto their next target" — and likely forget all about this latest outrage once the mid-terms arrived.

Still, others predicted the situation indicated “a growing divide within DSA.”

“[There are] those who recog-

Sanctuary. city let these thugs go

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By MEGAN PALIN

An illegal migrant accused of setting a Queens building ablaze and sipping beer as four people burned to death — including a 3-year-old girl — is among a string of accused criminals New York has refused to hand over to ICE, federal officials say.

As The Post exclusively reported Monday, New York authorities rejected more than 16,000 ICE detainees involving migrants accused or convicted of more than 52,000 crimes, including homicide, kidnap-

ping and sex offenses.

Mexican national Roman Ceron Amatitla (inset), 38, allegedly de-

liberately torched an occupied building in Flushing on March 16.

Federal officials also identified 10 other criminal illegal migrants who they say were all recently released despite ICE detainers. Among them are:

Reivert Jose

Urbina-Moreno

The Venezuelan was arrested by the NYPD in December 2024 on assault, robbery and firearm charges. He was convicted of assault but released.

Felix Alva-Nava

A Mexican national, charged with second-degree robbery causing injury in March 2025. He was subsequently convicted of assault but released despite ICE's request.

TO PROTECT ZO

QUIET ON ZO: Some in the DSA, like Illapa Sairitupac (far left) and Darializa Avila Chevalier (top left circled), want NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch fired after the recent ICE shooting but give Mayor Mamdani a pass.

Hateful trolls attack Jessica in aftermath

Social media trolls spewed vile hate toward the Big Apple's police commissioner, Jessica Tisch — echoing calls from Mayor Mamdani's political allies demanding he ax the top cop from her post.

Hate-filled messages mounted on X and other social media sites over the weekend — after federal agents shot and injured a suspected criminal migrant in The Bronx last week.

The incident sparked outrage and speculation that the NYPD complied with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers — despite repeated reassurance from the organization that local officers were not involved.

One disgruntled X user railed against Tisch as a “fascist” and called her a nepo baby in a foulmouthed tirade that hurled F-bombs at the NYPD, ICE and the commissioner.

“ICE collaborator, a fascist collaborator and heir to a Zionist billionaire,” another user called Tisch.

The Democratic Socialists of America on Sunday joined the call to push out Tisch, who started the role in November 2024.

“We demand that Mayor Zohran Mamdani fire NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and use every power available to him to drive ICE out of New York City,” the DSA said in a formal statement.

A slew of other liberals joined the chorus calling for the commissioner's ousting.

“NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch MUST resign,” Amani al-Khatahtbeh, an author and founder of Muslim Girls, a blog for Muslim women, posted on X.

“Her psychotic handling of student encampments was already enough. This is the final nail in the coffin. She is unfit to handle ANY tax-funded force that's meant to protect the people."

Journalist and author Ross Barkan claimed that Tisch was only serving “at the pleasure of” Gov. Hochul and suggested that she did not have the support of the department.

“Jessica Tisch was never a cop. . . . She is a technocrat, a billionaire, a favorite of the business and media class but not a cop,” Barkan tweeted.

Alexander Goldberg, a political consultant, warned that calls for the proudly Jewish top cop to step down were a thinly veiled threat to all Jewish leaders.

The Mamdani administration had so far brushed off the calls for her ouster — asserting that Tisch is the police commissioner and that there were “no plans to change that.”

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nize that governing New York City requires a functioning police department and criminal justice system, and the abolitionist wing who wants a future without cops or jails or laws," one Democratic insider said.

"The triangulating required to keep both factions under the same tent will only get harder," they added. "Ultimately, New Yorkers will judge the mayor on whether he keeps the city safe and not if he can keep every irrational faction of the DSA happy."

The DSA's rage about Tisch and the SRG — but not Mamdani — was also being redirected to the City Council, with members attacking Public Safety Chair Oswald Feliz and Speaker Julie

Menin, claiming they are both halting legislation that would disband the SRG.

Chi Osse, a socialist council-member and Mamdani ally, claimed Chair Feliz was purposely blocking The CURB Act — a bill that seeks to stop the Strategic Response Group's interference in breaking up protests — from coming to a hearing, a key step for bills to advance in the council's legislative process.

"The chair of the public safety committee, Council Member Oswald Feliz, is blocking the bill from a hearing, and no, he's not a Republican," Osse snarked in an Instagram video Monday.

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Some criticism

Still, largely absent from the DSA demands were what one insider described as Mamdani's near unilateral ability to disband the SRG — something the mayor campaigned on “for months.”

“Removing an entire unit of the NYPD is solely under the power of the mayor. In minutes he could snap his fingers and literally do this,” they said. “He could sign an executive order or tell the commissioner to do it.”

But other left-wing calls to action weren't as soft on the mayor — with some of his DSA allies instead opting to call him out directly.

Socialist congressional candidate Andrew Easton — who is running against Democratic incumbent Rep. Ritchie Torres in New York’s 15th District — claimed the “real responsibility” falls on Mamdani.

“Fire Tisch and disband the SRG, but the real responsibility lies with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. He must kick every ICE agent out of NYC,” Easton wrote in a post to X Sunday.

“Mamdani was elected with the support of the immigrant rights movement and must be held accountable. He must fully enforce Executive Order 13.”

Brandon Ayala

The Mexican national had a previous robbery conviction when he was arrested for assault in June 2024.

Merlin Jose Gonzalez Garcia

The Venezuelan was convicted of burglary and had previous arrests for theft, trespassing, resisting police and drug offenses. He was arrested again in November 2025 before being released despite an ICE detainer.

Edward Clement Jr.

A St. Lucian national with a larceny conviction and previous arrests for robbery, vehicle theft and fraud, he was charged in February but was set free.

Jose Orellana

The Honduran national was previously convicted of assault and illegal re-entry, among other offenses. He was arrested again in April before being released despite ICE's request.

Yefri Julian Mejia-Martinez

A Honduran with previous arrests for burglary, larceny, drugs and resisting police, he was charged in July with robbery and burglary causing injury but let go despite a detainer.

Pay-to-play claims have Don upset

Pay-to-play claim Guilfoyle 'on very thin ice'

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By STEVEN NELSON

WASHINGTON — President Trump is considering firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of explosive reports detailing alleged misconduct, sources tell The Post.

The US ambassador to Greece is “on very thin ice” as Trump deliberates her fate, a source close to the White House said.

Senior officials are “pissed off” and “looking to replace her,” an administration source added.

A third person close to Trump said it's almost inconceivable that she retains her diplomatic post.

“If she survives this, she’s officially beaten ‘Trump World’ in legendary mode, defeated the final boss and unlocked an achievement no previous player thought was possible,” he joked.

Trump himself confirmed he was weighing terminating Guilfoyle, whom he in March humorously nicknamed “Kimber-lay.”

“Well, we’re looking at it. Yeah, we’re not happy,” Trump told a reporter Monday afternoon as he departed the White House for a campaign rally in Ohio.

Guilfoyle, the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. and the ex-wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, has been embroiled in a mounting scandal over alleged abuse of her staff and allegedly leveraging her position for personal gain.

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A \$100,000 bill

The Wall Street Journal reported that Guilfoyle asked a donor to pay off a \$100,000 credit card bill ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing in exchange for favors, later accepted travel from Greek tycoons Alexandros Exarchou and Nikolas Tsakos and boasted “I’m going to make you a lot of f--king money” to gain access to an event.

Guilfoyle allegedly bragged about her con-

nections with Tsakos in a recording reviewed by the Journal.

"I see Nikos every f--king day," she reportedly said in the recording. "I'm flying with him to Paris. I'm with him for a f--king week . . . He loves me. Honey, I spent Christmas with him. New Year's. OK? Gstaad. Like, everywhere."

She is also the subject of an internal State Department investigation into her “tyrannical” tenure in Athens, including alleged mistreatment of staff, the Daily Mail reported.

The Associated Press first reported Monday that Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are

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TOGETHER: Kimberly Guilfoyle attends a Paris fashion show with Greek tycoon Nikolas Tsakos. The US ambassador to Greece allegedly accepted travel from Tsakos and mogul Alexandros Exarchou (inset).

considering firing Guilfoyle.

Guilfoyle did not respond to The Post's request for comment, but an ally said that she may be mounting a public defense by arguing the \$100,000 she demanded was a contractually obligated speaking fee owed before her nomination to be ambassador.

Diddy sent to hospital

Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken out of a New Jersey federal lockup by ambulance over the weekend so he could receive medical treatment for a head injury, according to a report.

The 56-year-old rapper — who's been serving a 50-month sentence on a prostitution-related conviction — was transported from FCI Fort Dix on Saturday morning, according to a report by TMZ.

It wasn't immediately clear how he injured his head or to what facility he was taken.

But the Bad Boys Records founder only got out of the clink for a few hours, leaving the facility around 1 a.m. and returning before 7 a.m., the outlet reported.

The disgraced music mogul made headlines Friday, when it was reported he received a harsh penalty at the low-security prison because of his alleged cushy treatment and a contraband cell phone he was accused of using to view X-rated material sent from an ex-girlfriend.

He was sanctioned by prison officials for “disruptive conduct” and was stripped of 41 days of good conduct time — time that can be accrued for good behavior and can result in an early release. Diddy’s original release date, which was January 2028, has now been postponed until March of that year.

He also reportedly paid big bucks to have access to massages, booze and special meals and for someone to ensure his toilet and shower were always clean before he used them, according to a report by NBC.

He was convicted in July 2025. Priscilla DeGregory

Robot told to sex-harass teen | Giudices plead for Joe pardon

A humanoid robot was allegedly used to sexually assault a teenage girl in Germany — with the sick harassment livestreamed on social media, authorities said.

The red-and-gold remote-controlled robot grabbed the 16-year-old's buttocks and “made thrusting motions against her,” police in

Cologne said in a statement.

Video circulating on TikTok shows the bot, painted red and gold to resemble Marvel's Iron Man, assaulting the girl outside a restaurant in the west German city on Sunday.

The robot's 16-year-old owner and his 19-year-old companion are alleged to have filmed the assault and livestreamed it on social media while providing repulsive commentary, police said.

The alleged victim called the police, who confiscated the robot and two cell phones. Authorities are investigating who was controlling the robot at the time, cops said. Anthony Blair

WASHINGTON — Real Housewife Teresa Giudice and her daughter Gia visited the White House to celebrate Italian-American heritage on Friday for Columbus Day — as the women pleaded for President Trump to pardon the family's patriarch Joe.

White House official

Lynne Patton posted a photo on Instagram showing the women outside the Oval Office.

The Giudices, who became famous through the “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” were at the White House “at the invitation of the President in honor of Columbus Day & Italian-American heritage,” Patton wrote.

“I am not in charge of pardons. That is the President’s sole decision based upon recommendations from the White House Pardon Czar [Alice Johnson] and White House Counsel,” added Patton, deputy assistant to the president for coalition policy and engagement.

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Famed enthusiast of dating much younger women, 51-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio isn't about to let even a "dad-age bod" get in his way of having fun in the sun with 28-year-old Italian model girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti (inset). The two, who've been dating since 2023, reportedly were in Hawaii for the wedding of jewelry designer Jennifer Meyer and billionaire Geoff Ogunlesi.

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U. DON'T HAVE A CAREER Al guts NYC jobs

By ALEX OLIVEIRA

Big Apple college-educated residents have a higher unemployment rate than their less-educated peers for the first time in more than a decade, according to labor statistics highlighted by the city comptroller — who suggested AI might be to blame.

New Yorkers aged 22 to 27 with college degrees hit 7.3% unemployment in March 2026 — compared with a 7.1% rate for compared with a 71% rate for

Gothamites in the same age

bracket with no higher edu-

cation, Comptroller Mark

Levine said in a post on X.

Unemployment among college-educated young New Yorkers has been creeping steadily upwards since the spring of 2024, while plummeting among

while "plummeting" among those without degrees since the fall of that year, according to the data compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

It was the first time in at least 15 years — since January 2011 — that young New Yorkers with college degrees were unemployed at higher rates than those without degrees, according to a graphic shared by Levine.

And the current shift is significant: In 2011, unemployment rates for those without degrees were nearly double, at 13.6% compared with 7.3%.

"One more possible sign that AI is already impacting employment in NYC," Levine suggested on X.

"How long do we wait before we start treating this as real?" he said, adding it was the "first time in decades" that city dwellers with college degrees were worse off in the job market than those without.

Levine's figures came from a May report his office released where he cautioned that New York was "sleepwalking into the age of AI."

That report warned AI could cost the Big Apple about 300,000 jobs and \$14 billion in tax dollars — gutting the local economy for both workers and the city alike. New York's high concentration of white-collar jobs are what makes the city extremely vulnerable to AI-driven job loss, according to the report.

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White-collar risks

The comptroller's office, citing figures from tech firm Anthropic, found a high concentration of AI usage among computer and mathematical-based jobs in the city.

“I see NYC as the canary in the coal mine. Our core industries are all extremely AI-exposed,” Levine wrote on X.

That assessment appeared to be accurate on a national level.

June figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed 5.7% unemployment for young college grads across the country, compared with 4.1% for all workers.

And 15 years ago it was also a much different picture — with 5.9% of recent grads unemployed in 2010, compared with 9.3% of all workers, numbers from the New York Federal Reserve showed.

Levine previously cautioned New York should take a more active approach in preparing the city for widespread AI usage in the workplace, recommending the city set aside 16% of annual tax revenue for its rainy-day fund.

911 disbelief delays over Pike

Emergency responders were left waiting to assist Christa Pike for nearly half an hour amid confusion over whether the convicted killer needed medical attention following her botched lethal injection, according to 911 calls.

The 911 audio revealed confusion among dispatchers, first responders and prison officials over whether the request for emergency assistance in the execution chamber was legitimate after Pike survived two doses of the lethal injection drug pentobarbital on Sept. 30. Zoe Hussain with Wires

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KAT'S BRONX CHEER

Gov gets booed at Columbus parade

By JESSE O'NEILL

Gov. Hochul faced some boos and hecklers giving her a thumbs-down as she marched up Fifth Avenue in Monday's 82nd annual Columbus Day Parade.

Hochul, one of 35,000 participants, was flanked by Italian-American luminaries, Attorney General Letitia James and Catholic leaders as the parade wound its way past St. Patrick's Cathedral.

The 68-year-old Democratic governor, who was raised Catholic, got her share of support but did endure a few Bronx cheers from some disgruntled observers.

“Get out of New York, get out of there. You’re a disgrace,” yelled one belligerent parade delegate, dressed in a business suit and an Italian flag sash.

“You hate Italians and Catholics,” he added.

Another berated her with taunts of “communist,” video showed.

Notably absent from the parade was Mayor Mamdani, who sat out the celebration of Italian-American contributions to the city due to his ideological opposition to Christopher Columbus.

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Zo absent

It was the second major parade Hizzoner sat out in his first year in office — he also opted not to march in the Israel Day Parade last spring.

Hochul, who is up for re-election next month, posted photos from the event and said on X she was honored to celebrate Italians' "rich culture and traditions" — although she notably did not mention Columbus Day by name.

“We’ve got to celebrate Italian Americans,” the Democrat told reporters before the start of the march.

“I am delighted to be here for my fifth or seventh time marching with my best friends,” she said.

“We are gonna celebrate the food, the culture, the music, the

JEERS TO YA! Gov. Hochul, one of 35,000 participants, was booed by hecklers while marching in Monday's 82nd annual Columbus Day Parade along Fifth Avenue.

vitality of the Italian community so we are going to celebrate Italian American Heritage Month through the month of October.”

US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) blasted Hochul and Mamdani as “pathetic” in a social media post after the parade.

“New York has the largest Italian population in America and we have a Governor and a Mayor who can’t say, ‘Happy Columbus Day!’” she said.

"As the Italians say ... DISGRAZIA!"

Hochul, who took office in 2021, is facing off against Republican Bruce Blakeman — the Nassau County executive — as she seeks a second, complete four-year term in the reliably blue Empire State.

Election Day is Nov. 3.

Additional reporting by Steven Vago, Amber Roldan and Carl Campanile

Dolan courting money for Bruce at MSG

Knicks owner James Dolan is hosting a fundraiser for GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman on Thursday at Madison Square Garden, The Post has learned.

Tickets to attend the event start at \$10,000, jumping to \$25,000 for Friend level and \$50,000 for Patriot status, according to an invitation.

"James Dolan knows how to build businesses, create jobs, and win championships. I'm proud to have his support and his advice — and together, we're ready to take on [Democratic incumbent] Kathy Hochul and deliver another win for all New Yorkers," Blakeman said in a statement.

Dolan has been spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on Republicans in this year's election cycle.

Last month, a super PAC that he is helping to bankroll dropped \$250,000 on a billboard campaign to attack Hochul, accusing her of driving folks out of the Empire State.

The billboard campaign is part of a “seven-figure” buy to put up ads across Long Island and the northern suburbs of Westchester County and Rockland County. Craig McCarthy

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ON THE MARCH: Bruce Blakeman waves in Columbus Day Parade.

Cop-stop death lawsuit

The family of a man who died during an NYPD scuffle that started over an open can of beer claims the cops used excessive force, according to a lawsuit.

Shelton Ennis, 54, an ex-con on parole, died June 26, 2025, after NYPD probationary Officer Karl Yelenic pursued and tackled him during what started as a routine street stop in upper Manhattan, court documents said.

“[Ennis] lived in the area. He was enjoying a pleasant night,” said the family’s lawyer, Michael Pecorella, to The Post. “There’s no reason why it should have had to end this way.”

Ennis — who was once charged with attempted murder and ended up doing nearly 26 years behind bars over vicious drug raps, only to seemingly be on his way to turning his life around, according to the New York Daily News — had apparently just tossed a beer can.

The state attorney general's investigatory unit has decided not to seek charges, concluding that there was not significant evidence to prove that Yelenic's force was unlawful.

But in the Sept. 22 suit alleges numerous civil-rights violations by the city and the two involved officers.

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A man died after plunging from a roller coaster at a Georgia amusement park on Monday — trapping terrified fellow parkgoers on the ride until they were evacuated.

The unidentified rider was killed after falling off the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell on Monday afternoon, witnesses and park officials confirmed to 11Alive.

The man somehow struck a roller coaster car three different times during the fall.

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New hits on Saudi airports

Saudi Arabia faced a series of fresh missile and drone strikes on Monday following a deadly weekend strike on its main airports, which has kept the skies over the country relatively clear of air travel.

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired a new wave of drone and cruise missiles, according to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, with several attacks intercepted as they aimed at the kingdom's key oil and gas facilities.

The ongoing attacks have forced Saudi authorities to suspend operations at the King Khalid International Airport until Oct. 17, with the kingdom's second-largest air hub still recovering after weekend strikes killed at least 13 people and left more than 300 others wounded.

The attack marked an unprecedented assault on Saudi Arabia's aviation facilities, with cancellations across all its airports reaching 46% on Monday, said aviation analytics firm Cirium. Ronny Reyes

Fear & chaos at terminal

By CHRIS BRADFORD

Video released Monday shows the moment Houthi terrorists bombed Riyadh's airport, killing at least 13 people — including an American — and injuring more than 300 others.

In the footage released by Saudi Arabia's Media Ministry, travelers wait in lines inside the terminal of King Khalid International Airport (above left) on Saturday when there is a sudden, giant explosion (above right).

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Roof crashes in

Travelers rush for cover as smoke fills the terminal building and a fire rages. People frantically run through security checkpoints while airport workers cower under their desks in terror as pieces of the roof crash towards the floor.

As well as the American, four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Palestinian, a Syrian, a Sudanese and an Indian were killed, NBC reported.

The airport, which has been struck four times in five days, has been closed since Saturday's missile attack, the deadliest in a Persian Gulf Arab nation since the Iran war began.

A projectile struck the same terminal Sunday, killing a Pakistani national, Saudi authorities revealed. But the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen intercepted a cruise missile near the airport Sunday.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks, claimed to have attacked Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport as well and threatened further strikes.

The group claims the attacks are a response to “brutal Saudi aggression” in Yemen, according to the BBC. It claims a Saudi strike on a home in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed a child and injured six others.

Earlier on Sunday, Houthi leaders warned online that Saudi airports are “vulnerable to attack and have become a theater of operations for [its] forces.”

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'Proud' as gallows neared

A 21-year-old Iranian protester shared a final, heartbreaking call with his father who could do nothing but sob as the regime carried him off to the gallows moments later.

Alireza Raisi's last call with his father from inside an Isfahan prison revealed the family's desperation moments before he was hanged for taking part in the January protests against the regime, according to a recording of the conversation.

“Forgive me! Forgive me,” Raisi’s father could be heard saying through tears. “There is nothing I can do for you.”

“Dad, I’m proud of you in every way,” Raisi responded. “I am always proud of you.”

“I’m proud of you, too,” the sobbing father said, according to the audio.

Despite the situation he found himself in, Raisi told his father he would do anything to take away his pain of losing a son.

The protester also promised he would look after his cousin, Ramin Raisi, who was killed during the Jan. 9 protest in Isfahan's Baharestan neighborhood, Iran International reported.

Raisi was hanged last week along with Alireza Sepahi, 25, another protester who got married in prison over the phone hours before the execution. Ronny Reyes

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By RONNY REYES

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Monday of immediately defying President Trump's energy cease-fire with fresh attacks on Kyiv's power plants.

Despite admitting that he was caught off guard by Trump's sudden cease-fire declaration on Sunday, Zelensky said he supported the truce but claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin has already violated the deal.

“I’m not sure that Putin is ready, because even after yesterday’s messages from President [Trump] . . . Putin attacked our gas infrastructure,” Zelensky told Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.”

Speaking earlier at the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland, Zelensky confirmed that a Kharkiv power plant was struck Sunday night in a large-scale attack on the region that killed three people and wounded nine others, including children.

The attack came just hours after Trump took to Truth Social to announce the energy cease-fire as he pushes for a deal for the US to buy large amounts of diesel to combat surging fuel costs.

Zelensky said the attack on Kharkiv was evidence that Putin (far right) does not care about Trump's cease-fire call as Russia aims to inflict mass pain on Ukraine ahead of the winter.

“I think that it’s a pity that Putin, you know, it was his answer to President Trump,” Zelensky said of the strike.

“He attacked our energy infrastructure, and the communication from Russia was very clear that they don’t know anything about [an] energy cease-fire,” he added.

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Zel supports cease

Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine was ready for such a cease-fire so long as Russia held up its end of the truce.

"If Russia will not attack our energy, we will not attack their energy," he said.

The Ukrainian president also suggested that his country could hold national elections within

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UNCEASING: Ukraine said Russian strongman Vladimir Putin (inset) did not honor President Trump's energy cease-fire announcement Sunday, striking a Kharkiv power plant that night while also hitting this building.

60 days if the cease-fire holds, directly addressing Trump's criticism that the country needs a new president.

Zelensky, who was due to leave office in 2024, has remained president of Ukraine under martial law after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Trump has repeatedly attacked Zelensky as a “dictator” during verbal clashes, including back in February 2025 during a disastrous White House visit.

The president re-upped his complaints over the weekend following a Ukrainian attack on Russia's oil refineries last week.

Zelensky defended Kyiv's attacks on Russian refineries as a means to hamper the Kremlin's ability to wage war, claiming that the surging fuel costs are not the result of the war in Ukraine but of the war in Iran.

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Skeptical of Vlad

“Everybody understands that the prices on diesel, it doesn’t depend on our attacks on diesel in Russia,” he told Fox. “Everybody understands that it depends on the blocking [of the] . . . Strait of Hormuz.”

Along with Zelensky, the European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas was also skeptical that Russia would ever be

willing to respect the energy cease-fire.

“We haven’t yet seen that Russia will stick to it,” Kallas told the bloc’s foreign ministers during a Luxembourg assembly on Monday.

"Personally, I would also welcome that the cease-fire would include people not being killed, not only energy," the diplomat added.

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No compromise by selfish young people

RIKKI SCHLOTT

A new book makes the case that Gen Zers are struggling to find love and build relationships because their parents taught them to be self-centered and uncompromising.

I don't disagree.

According to Daniel Cox, senior fellow in polling and public opinion at the American Enterprise Institute, parents have treated their children as so special, so unique, so important, that they've discouraged them from building the skills of compromise, self-sacrifice and teamwork that are so necessary for successful relationships.

“More families are raising incredibly accomplished young people who are struggling with … what they owe other people,” he writes in his book new book “Generation Uncoupled: America’s New Gender Divide and the Crisis of Human Connection,” out Tuesday. “[For Gen Z,] simple acts of empathy and selflessness feel radical and even dangerous.”

As a Gen Zer myself, I think he's right. My generation approaches dating as a practice of self-realization, rather than a means to building durable partnerships. It's all about what we want, as though the other person is a prop in our lives.

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No 'constraints'

"One of the things that struck me most in doing the research and reporting [for] this book is how we no longer think that we ought to be beholden to anyone else," Cox told me. "Either because we're so special, or because we want autonomy and independence, there's a real sense that we don't want any kind of constraints — and there's a real downside to that."

As families grow smaller, the amount of time and investment poured into individual children has exploded. Parents are organizing their family life, work, vacations and personal schedules to cater to the growing needs and

Gen 'me' too picky for love

whims of the modern child — which all sends the message that you are the center of the universe.

Cox, who is director of the Survey Center on American Life, has a treasure trove of data to back up his point, and the surveys make clear that young people simply aren't prioritizing relationships and partnership as previous generations once did.

had a boyfriend or girlfriend in their teen years, and only about half of teens believe it's very likely that they'll remain married to the same person for most of their life, Cox (inset) reports.

Barely half of Gen Z say they

Their parents seem not to care too much, either. Less than half of young men and young women say their parents discussed the importance of finding a partner or spouse at least occasionally.

Instead, they've been taught to prioritize personal success, inde-

rently single.

pendent of others. No wonder nearly half of Americans under 30 are curtimes I've heard from friends and acquaintances that they "won't compromise" on what they're looking for, as though they themselves are perfect.

“Parents are emphasizing financial stability and security and getting an education, and much less so emphasizing the importance of getting married and having kids,” Cox said.

"As parents have fewer kids, they invest more resources in them. There's this culture of competition that's come up around kids and needing them to excel."

“Commitment feels conditional when relationships are instrumental, serving only individual interests,” Cox writes. “Compromise can feel like a betrayal because it’s no longer about negotiating between competing values or interests, but the suppression of identity.”

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'Non-negotiables'

It's also true that we're approaching dating more like a personal project of self-cultivation, as though there's not another person involved. We have strict checklists and a never-ending list of “non-negotiables.” He must be at least 6 feet tall, make at least six figures, live in the same neighborhood and share my politics, we demand.

Meanwhile, dating apps give us the false impression that we have endless potential partners lining up for us. They allow us to aggressively filter to create the “perfect” match for ourselves.

I truly cannot tell you how many

This is clearly holding my generation back from love. We romanticize “meet cutes,” but what are the odds that you’re going to meet someone who checks off every criterion on the subway, or in a bookstore?

We idealize our grandparents' decades-long marriages, but what are the odds that they met their one, true, ideal love in their high school class?

My generation needs to unlearn the lessons of their coddled upbringing and realize that compromise is a virtue, and inflexibility is a liability. Our futures, and the future of our society, depend on it.

'Assault' at frat party

A 21-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a frat party at the University of Chicago, with the suspect seen running away from the building, according to the student newspaper.

The alleged weekend attack occurred at the house of the Lambda chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity in the city's lakefront Hyde Park neighborhood, according to the Chicago Maroon.

The accuser, who is not a student, said the assault happened at around 1:50 a.m., about three hours into a Saturday night party that the frat was hosting, the report said. The suspect fled the party after someone intervened — and was later seen on surveillance footage running from the building, campus police told the student paper.

"All of AEPi hurts for the person who was the victim in this incident," Jonathan Pierce, the chief communications officer for AEPi's national organization, told the paper. "No one should attend an event on any campus — fraternity-based or otherwise — and have to fear for their safety and well-being."

The Chicago Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jesse O'Neill

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NoKo tries out missile

North Korea test-fired a tactical ballistic missile on Monday, state media KCNA reported Tuesday — adding that the test confirmed the successful technical upgrading of an important core element for the missile, without elaborating.

South Korea's military said Monday that North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast — Pyongyang's fourth launch in a month, following Seoul's recent test of a hypersonic missile.

Kim Jong-un said the country's weaponry "will be developed and completed in a more strenuous manner," KCNA reported. Reuters

AARON HARDY

Took law in own hands.

Vigilante bust for car boot

A Staten Island man was arrested after he took the law into his own hands and placed a wheel-locking parking boot on a car parked illegally outside his home.

Aaron Hardy, 52, of Stapleton, had grown tired of drivers — which he said would often include sex workers and johns — parking in front of his driveway and installed a “No Parking” sign on his fence.

"When I first moved down here, they used to come down there and prostitute. They used to come down there and do all types of stuff. They had drugs, and all that other stuff," Hardy told The Post.

When he spotted a Jeep Grand Compass ignoring the sign earlier this month, the vexed man turned vigilante — applying a boot to the vehicle and leaving a handwritten note on the windshield on the morning of Oct. 2, the NYPD said.

"I seen you looked at the do not park sign and still park there \$25 to take the boot off," the note read, according to Gothamist, which first reported the story.

The vehicle that Hardy was arrested for booting was not blocking his driveway when police arrived, law-enforcement sources said. Jesse O'Neill

SHADES OF EXCESS

By MARC VARTABEDIAN

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LOST FOCUS: Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio (right and above DJing), an heir to the Ray-Ban fortune, recently detailed his addiction to drugs and love life with over 2,000 sexual partners.

An heir to the immense Ray-Ban fortune says he's been addicted to drugs and slept with over 2,000 women — purportedly the legacy of a dad who never loved him — in a shocking new interview in which he also took shots at the leadership of the company that owns the brand.

The revelations from 31-year-old Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio — who's worth over \$5 billion — come amid a bitter real-life "Succession" feud that could determine the future of EssilorLuxottica. It houses glasses giants including Oakley, Persol and LensCrafters in addition to Ray-Ban, which has a high-profile partnership with Meta on its AI-powered frames.

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Drugs 'filled gaps'

The prodigal son known for his love of Ferraris and DJing said in a video podcast with Italian rapper Fedez that he resorted to substances because his late father, who he was named after, “gave us all but love” and “I have filled the gaps I felt with drugs.”

Del Vecchio said in the interview published Monday that his drug of choice has been benzodiazepines, which are prescribed for anxiety and sleeping disorders. He went on to suggest he's gotten control of his habit — which he compared to “the night” — but not completely.

“That darkness was filled and filled, yes, also by drugs,” he said in the English-dubbed interview, adding that “my night ended with Bianca,” his daughter.

"I haven't grabbed onto it with all the strength of my hands yet, so I'm not saying I'm out of it forever, but, yes, this time I do see the light," Del Vecchio continued.

“You can treat the symptoms and you have to look at the cause, and drugs don’t let you see it — they are in fact the consequence of it,” he added.

Del Vecchio also shared a jaw-dropping stat about his love life.

"I can say that I've probably made love with over 2,000 women, and I won over $90\%$ of them by singing 'Hero,' he said, apparently referencing the 2001 hit by pop star Enrique Iglesias.

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Left post in summer

Del Vecchio quit his jobs as chief strategy officer of EssilorLuxottica and president of Ray-Ban over the summer, about four years after the death of his father, saying at the time he would “devote himself to new entrepreneurial projects.”

He is one of eight heirs to the massive fortune left by his father and has been embroiled in a bitter feud over control of the company.

Del Vecchio recently failed to win support from the family holding company for loans needed to buy out two of his siblings for 10 billion euros, or about \$11.2 billion, according to a Bloomberg report.

The governance structure at the heart of the conflict dates back to the death of the elder Del Vecchio in June 2022.

The billionaire founder gave each of his heirs a 12.5% stake in holding company Delfin.

Girl, 12, shot by strays

A young girl was shot multiple times after getting caught in the crossfire of a possible gang shootout in The Bronx on Monday night, according to authorities and sources.

The 12-year-old girl was shot in the torso and the right foot in front of a building on Tratman Avenue between Rowland Street and

St. Peters Avenue in Westchester Square around 8:30 p.m., per the NYPD.

The unidentified child was taken by a private vehicle to Montefiore Hospital in serious but stable condition, police said.

Police have not made any arrests yet, and an investigation remains ongoing. Larry Celona, Zoe Hussain

Man, tot caught in crossfire

Two innocent bystanders — including a 1-year-old girl — were wounded during a broad daylight shooting in the Bronx Monday afternoon, police said.

The gunfire erupted in front of 726 Courtlandt Ave. in Melrose around 4 p.m. and struck a 32-year-old man in the ankle, according to the NYPD.

A bullet fragment also struck a parked 2023 Honda Civic, carrying a teenage girl and baby, and shattered the glass of its window, cops said.

While the 16-year-old girl was unharmed, the glass fragments hit the 1-year-old girl, causing minor injuries, authorities said.

EMS took both victims to Lincoln Hospital, where they are in stable condition.

Neither victim is believed to have been the gunman's intended target, sources said.

Dramatic surveillance video obtained from the scene shows the moments before the shooting, as a shadowy figure in all black is seen walking up the block with his hand in their pocket, just in front of the Honda. Larry Celona and David DeTurris

'Chinese agent' amassed realty empire

By KAMAL SULTAN

After being busted earlier this month by the FBI for allegedly spying for China, California real estate agent Wanying Zhang and her professional dealings are under intense scrutiny — raising questions about the source of her lavish lifestyle.

Following her arrest, the 34-year-old — who is accused of working with Chinese handlers to surveil the son of Taiwan's president — “lied to pretrial services” about the number of properties and assets she owns, according to prosecutors.

Zhang, also known as Heather, had disclosed one property, but she and her husband appear to own seven homes worth an estimated \$11 million, The Post has learned.

Her attorney, Craig Harbaugh, put this down to a “misunderstanding,” but Assistant US Attorney Amanda Elbogen told a Los Angeles judge: “She’s a real estate agent; she should know what properties she owns.”

Zhang was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 4 as she tried to board a flight to Shanghai and charged with acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

She appeared to live a life of luxury with her family in Irvine, Orange County, jet-setting around the world using commissions earned from her multimillion-dollar property sales at JC Pacific Capital, a small brokerage that serves Southern California.

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'Shocking' deals

She and her husband, Edric Ding, a real-estate agent at the same firm, amassed a sprawling property empire and have raked in close to \$16 million from selling homes they own.

But concerns have been raised about the source of her wealth by a colleague who works with them at JC Pacific Capital.

"I'm shocked to hear that," the co-worker who wished to remain anonymous told The Post upon finding out how many homes she owns.

“It is out of the question to earn that much from commission and become a real-estate mogul. The average condo here is \$1.5 million. Maybe she really was working for China.”

Prosecutors have accused Zhang of having access to \$190,000 in a secret Chinese cryptocurrency account that she “was still receiving profits from” and pointed to her brother having ties to the Chinese government.

Last week, a federal judge in an LA courthouse ruled that Zhang was a flight risk and ordered for

Zhang received her real estate license in September 2016. In the decade since, she has sold at least 125 homes ranging from \$510,000 up to \$8.8 million, according to her Zillow profile.

her to be taken into custody by US Marshals without bail.

A number of these homes were sold in Arcadia, the city that saw its former mayor Eileen Wang, 58, plead guilty in May to illegally acting as an agent for the Chinese Communist Party.

A close inspection of these transactions appears to show that Chinese-born California business-man Fatai Miao was involved in a property deal facilitated by Zhang. He sold a \$4 million, six-bedroom mansion in Arcadia last year.

Miao, 54, is believed to be the “individual 1” cited in federal court documents who accompanied Zhang to Seattle in September 2025 as she allegedly spied on the Taiwanese president’s son.

Surveillance camera photographs are said to have caught Zhang sitting in a car with a man

HIGH FLYING: Alleged Chinese spy Wanying Zhang posts a photo from one of her jet-setting trips, paid for by commissions on suspicious sales of homes like this one.

taking pictures of his house and close relatives.

Miao is not accused of any wrongdoing, but he is a person of interest in the FBI's investigation of Zhang, according to CBS News.

The construction entrepreneur has been in China for the last two weeks to look after his wife who is receiving treatment there, relatives told the outlet.

In another deal Zhang facilitated, a recent university graduate from China bought a six-bedroom home for more than \$3.5 million.

Gender 'bully' slain

A transgender woman allegedly fatally stabbed a stranger she claimed bullied her in an attack so vicious that the knife broke off in the man's skull.

Kelly Day, 32, was with her partner and 7-year-old stepson when she allegedly launched the brutal assault Wednesday on 50-year-old Larry Young on Chicago's Far South Side, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Young reportedly made comments about her gender on the street, leading Day to become “extremely angry” and begin arguing with him, Assistant State Attorney Sara Grgurovic told a judge at a Saturday hearing.

Young pushed Day before walking away, authorities said. Day then told her wife she didn't want "bullies" to get away with making fun of her gender, before allegedly following Young.

Surveillance footage shows Day holding a knife above Young before allegedly stabbing him 13 times, the Tribune reported.

Day told 911 she was injured while protecting herself from a “pervert” before tossing the knife and fleeing the scene, prosecutors said.

Cops later found the knife with part of the blade missing. Day was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Anthony Blair

Starlink fire busts

Two Turkish citizens were detained in Germany in connection with a fire at a Starlink station in Poland, Warsaw said on Monday, adding that it believed Russia was behind the incident.

Several EU countries have warned for months that Russia has been using sabotage and cyberattacks to erode support for Ukraine. Russia attributed the accusations to anti-Russian hysteria.

The blaze at the Starlink station in Poland in September engulfed its power system. Poland has said it was an act of sabotage aimed at disrupting internet access, including for Ukraine's military. Reuters

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Cruise ‘sabotaged’ Joe’s job

Ian Mohr

JOE Manganiello suspects Tom Cruise may have blocked him from starring as Jack Reacher because of their mutual ex, Sofia Vergara.

In his new memoir, the “True Blood” heart- throb claims that Amazon execs and produc- tion bigs were set on him to play the famed Lee Child character in the streamer’s TV ad- aptation, which kicked off in 2022.

But he says that when the part suddenly went to someone else, his team thought Cruise — who played Reacher in the 2012 and 2016 movie versions of the books — had him nixed.

In “Bloodlines,” out today, Manganiello writes that in January 2020, he met with Don Granger, an exec at Skydance Media, which produced the Reacher films and shows. Over 90 minutes, they discussed Child's books and "the backlash over Tom's size." Reacher is written as an imposing 6-foot-5 (Manganiello's height), while Cruise is a diminutive 5-foot-7. Manganiello says Granger told him, "You are the closest thing to Jack Reacher that I've ever met . . . You look like Reacher is described in the books . . . You have his effortless intelligence."

The “Magic Mike” star then allegedly impressed showrunner Nick Santora so much that he began writing the rest of the season with Manganiello in mind. He claims Skydance owner David Ellison and author Child were also “thrilled with my performance.”

But when Manganiello was presented to Amazon head Jen Salke, things soured. He writes that Salke was furious at being excluded from the casting process and “felt that she was being railroaded into a final decision.”

When Manganiello was told he hadn't landed the role, his team speculated wildly that Cruise, “an executive producer [on the show], could have potentially come in over the top and vetoed my being cast on account of Sofia.” Cruise had allegedly dated Vergara in 2005. She and Manganiello split in 2023. Cruise is not listed on IMDb as part of the “Reacher” production.

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'Height' cuisine

GRAMMY winner and “In the Heights” star Anthony Ramos was spotted celebrating his feature on Pitbull’s new album, “Pitcoin,” at the opening of Verde restaurant in the Meatpacking District. A source tells us Ramos, with a group that included “Roll Bounce” actor Rick Gonzalez, “was at a VIP table near the DJ. A Champagne magnum bottle presentation came out for Anthony to celebrate his single,” called “Por Tenerte.” Also at the bash were model Ambra Gutierrez, designer Frederick Anderson, Serafina’s Vittorio Assaf, music exec Charlie Walk and musician Scott Lipps.

Special FX 'cheap'

JESSICA Lange blasted FX as "f--king cheap" for not providing a car service to the cast of "American Horror Story" Season 3. "We had to drive ourselves," the actress, 77, said at a panel for PaleyFest on Thursday alongside co-stars including Sarah Paulson. "Thank you, FX," Lange (above) quipped and gave the network a sarcastic salute. While Paulson did not weigh in on the lack of drivers in the 2013-14 season, she clapped and doubled over with laughter at Lange's comments. Lange returned to the anthology series for its upcoming 13th season after eight years away.

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Clutch comeback

Thirty is bootiful for Bella Hadid, who lets the sun shine in while celebrating her milestone birthday in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

KNICKS nut John Turturro is still seeing the world through the lens of the 2026 NBA Finals. The acting legend told Page Six at a New York Film Festival screening of his new movie “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” that being in the movie “was a wonderful moment for me.

Sometimes things don't come together, and like the Knicks winning, there was a chemistry. This film is indicative of having chemistry." He added, "We pulled it off." Turturro joined Giancarlo Esposito, Frances McDormand and Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Edie Falco and studio heads Michael Barker and Tom Bernard at the screening's after-party, hosted by Sony Pictures Classics and Cinema Society at Rampoldi on the Upper West Side.

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Sightings

JESSE Eisenberg having what appeared to be a work meeting at the Golden Pear Cafe in East Hampton . . . ZENDAYA and Law Roach attending the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Paris.

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Drives her 'crazy'

BRITNEY Spears admitted she is “bitter” over the 13-year conservatorship her parents subjected her to. The singer (above) posted a video of herself modeling lingerie with a since-deleted caption railing against people who called her “crazy.” “Yes, I’m bitter,” the 44-year-old wrote, reflecting on “all the hours, seconds, time” wasted while “secretly, subconsciously knowing my capabilities.” Spears noted that “just five years ago,” when the conservatorship was dissolved, “I was able to hold my first one-dollar bill . . . And people sit back and honestly say I’m the crazy one . . . Jesus f--king Christ.” She accompanied the long caption with a racy video of herself walking in her house in lacy black underwear, a matching bra and black leather boots.

'Breaking' actor Mitte dead

RJ Mitte, an actor best known for starring in “Breaking Bad,” has died. He was 34. According to TMZ, who was first to report the news, Mitte died by suicide yesterday. A county official confirmed to the outlet that the party died, TMZ, did not have a intention of taking into him.

played Flynn, the son of Bryan Cranston's Walter White, on the AMC series. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 3, Mitte became an advocate for performers with disabilities via the Screen Actors Guild and other organizations. "It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte," his rep told Page Six, noting Mitte "brought authenticity to the role" of Flynn. He also had roles in "Switched at Birth," "The

was a proud ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children's, as well as the Mitte Foundation, "using his platform to challenge stereotypes and promote greater representation for people with disabilities." Mitte announced last year that he was engaged to Kennedy Suarez. His final public appearance was Oct. 2, when he spoke to YouTube channel Stauros Entertainment about his new movie, "Talking to Strangers."

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Hollywood hot for cold cases

A buried tragedy re-lives again.

1996. Christmas night. JonBenét Ramsey. Little girl. Unsolved murder. Colorado. Similar to the Nancy Guthrie not yet solved case.

For months this story ran. I was on it daily. The tragedy never solved. Now — for reasons unknown — it's becoming a TV series. Networks needing properties will probably next scratch up Hiawatha's dental records.

Meanwhile, I resurrected my dusty notes on the JonBenét horror.

Babysitter like any other kid. Ironclad alibis everywhere. My story's March 6, 1997, headline: "For Jon Benet, police need to get hot under the collar."

The story: “Unthinkable, impossible that this horror is two months old. And not racing to a solution, not even creeping toward one.

“Boulder, Colo., is a little town. Maybe 11 humans. I have more people in my bed at home. Weeks ago cops leaked word that they were poised to make a collar. Then they pulled back. Then their head fuzzball blinked straight into a camera lens and burbled the equivalent of ‘Hey, man, we know whodunnit — so come out, come out, whoever you are.’”

I then again reported total radio silence and reported, is this insanity? Right or wrong, cops believed they knew who did this, but no arrests? No charges, no indictments, no orders, no handcuffs, no lineups? Only polite requests for folks to please — if it wouldn't inconvenience them too much — stop by for a chat? And would the mom and dad, whose kid was assaulted and tortured and butchered mind very much stepping into headquarters so's they all might have a word

In Netflix's upcoming miniseries “The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey,” Clive Owen and Melissa McCarthy depict the tragic 6-year-old’s parents. The 1996 killing remains unsolved.

together? Back came word. Yeah, they'd mind. So then what?

Hear of anything like this before? This land of the free, home of the brave, got some legal system or what? But a suspected butcher/pervert/pedophile murderer walks Boulder unbothered, unannoyed, unannounced, unhounded by cops who suspect them.

This is two months past her death. Trails get cold. Clues do not grow hotter. I wrote: “STOP with those local yokels who shudder at money and power. Bring in some gritty New York cops — the kind who’d happily arrest their mothers or presidents.”

Daily I reported updates. Weekly came police hints. Monthly? Re-

peats. Hourly produced clues. But cops never heated up. Psychological portraits were produced. Suspects pulled in. The DA released an autopsy report. Colorado's Bureau of Investigation investigated.

Today I add: Watch. Like with Savannah Guthrie's mother — hard to find a killer in a small town where everyone knows everyone.

I repeat: Police need to get hot under the collar . . . Do their job. Stop with the local yokels who shake with nerves at those with power.

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Just a few notes

FORMER US attorney and now US Army Judge Advocate General, National Guard Maj. Gen. Bobby Christine: “We’re slowly eroding the rule of law until it just doesn’t exist and everyone’s comfortable with it.”

Note: So many highly placed individuals have been brought down that a restaurant chef is thinking of writing a new cookbook: "101 Ways To Prepare Bread and Water."

AND one deep thought for those who might have a deep thought and, thus, should bear this in mind: If a cop is alone in the forest and makes a statement without his precinct captain being there — is he still wrong?

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BRE Wall St. bigwig's mansion for \$80M

By MARY K. JACOB

Talk about horsepower.

Former Morgan Stanley hon-cho John Mack and his wife, Christy, have put their converted Upper East Side carriage house on the market for a jaw-dropping \$80 million, making it the most expensive townhouse currently for sale in New York City.

A deal would smash the bor- ough's townhouse record, set in June 2019 when 14 E. 67th St., a 22,000-square-foot mansion, went for \$77.1 million.

"If any home deserves that record, it's this one," listing agent Mike Fabbri of The Agency told The Post.

The Macks scooped up 165 E.70th St. for \$13.5 million in 2009, according to property records, back when John was still steering the Wall Street giant. At the time, the 33-foot-wide building had never been a home at all.

“It was a distressed property,” Fabbri said. “It was always used as a garage.”

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Years to rebuild

What followed was a six-year gut job, with Christy leading the design, according to Fabbri. The couple kept the landmarked limestone facade, added a floor and reinforced the guts with steel beams, transforming the bare-bones stable into a roughly 16,000-square-foot mansion with 20 rooms. "It took our client six years to do this and build this," Fabbri said.

The Macks had hunted for roughly a decade for a move-in-ready townhouse before settling on building their own, he said. Now the couple is cashing out and retiring to North Carolina, where both grew up.

John, who led Morgan Stanley as CEO through the 2008 financial meltdown, gave up the chairman's seat at the end of 2011.

Security was baked in from the start, down to a bulletproof front door, a state-of-the-art alarm system and dedicated security offices.

“I think everything was thought of in this home, even safety and security,” Fabbri said, adding that the house was “built like a fortress.”

keeps the sidewalk clear in winter. Inside, the radiant heat runs everywhere.

The creature comforts are just as serious. A snowmelt system

“Not just the bedrooms and the baths, like every single floor is heated,” Fabbri said. The HVAC was swapped out this year.

The cellar works as a private wellness club with a hot tub, cold

WHOA! This Upper East Side converted carriage house is on the market for \$80 million by a former Morgan Stanley CEO, and amenities in the onetime garage that got a six-year makeover include spaces for owners to entertain, watch movies, relax and savor fine wines.

plunge, steam room, sauna and massage room.

There's a 13-seat screening room, a wine cellar for 6,319 bottles, two elevators (one of them high-speed), six wood-burning fireplaces and three landscaped terraces, including a 480-square-foot perch on the roof.

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Then there's the rarest Manhattan luxury of all, a private curb cut leading to a garage that doubles as party space.

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History of riches

“You’re usually giving up something to live in a town-house,” Fabbri said. “You’ve got it all in this house.”

The building dates to 1902, when society architect C.P.H. Gilbert, the talent behind some of Fifth Avenue's grandest mansions, designed it for banker Henri P. Wertheim.

Only five owners have held the keys in more than a century, according to Fabbri. The roster includes Singer sewing machine heir Stephen C. Clark and Paul and Bunny Mellon, who used it as a private garage before selling to the Macks.

Rather than erase the building's horse-and-buggy past, the renovation worked it right into the design. The old ramps, scarred by decades of hooves, turned out to be slabs of virgin chestnut. They now wrap the lower-level gym as wainscoting.

For Fabbri, the real selling point is that the next owner won't have to lift a finger.

“It’s completely turnkey, which is the magic word,” he said. “It’s not just a showpiece, which it is. It’s also somewhere that’s really functional.”

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Running time: 131 minutes.

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ENSE and Sensibility"? More like doom and gloom.

Jane Austen's 1811 story always begins with a death — that of Henry Dashwood, the dad of Elinor, Marianne and Margaret. But downer director Georgia Oakley has decided to keep the funeral going right 'til the end of her overwhelmingly dark and dreary take that doesn't offer much in the way of sweeping romance.

Just what people go to Jane Austen for — depression!

That's a valid enough angle, I suppose. The Dashwood girls are hurt more often than they are happy. Men take and take and take from them. After the patriarch kicks the bucket, the family at the story's center is booted from their cherished home and is forced to pack into a cramped cottage. Not quite the fancy-free paradise of their vast Norland estate.

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How drab

Without the expected Austenian ravishment, though, and drained of color like a Soviet prison, “Sense and Sensibility” becomes a drag.

SERIOUSLY FLAWED: Daisy Edgar-Jones (at the London premiere, left, and in the film with George MacKay, above) barely smiles in the latest adaptation of “Sense and Sensibility.”

Oakley's off-putting, dour version couldn't be more different than Ang

New version is a real drag

Lee's sublime 1995 adaptation starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman that's still considered one of the best Austen films ever. That movie included the same painful dramas and no-good dudes, only with a through-line of lightness, optimism and pleasant perseverance.

Most importantly, we cared about the people in it.

Yet here there is no relationship here worth getting invested in. The always excellent Daisy Edgar-Jones is best as the uber-serious Elinor, the eldest daughter who falls for dashing Edward Ferrars (George MacKay) because of his gentle nature and his dream of a simple life in the country. But these actors barely crack a smile, which is something I hear one generally does when in love.

Edgar-Jones is well-known for the miniseries “Normal People,” about a pair of anguished and oft-naked Irish lovers, and she and Oakley bring that same tanker-heavy baggage (if not the ample nudity) to 19th century Eng-land where nobody wants it. MacKay has similar trouble. He looks just as shell-shocked here as he did in the trenches of “1917.”

And what of free-spirited Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles) and jovial John Willoughby (Frank Dillane)? Creed-Miles is too contemporary in a dull, magic-free way to make the middle sister interesting, despite trying to juice the character's rebel quality by covering her in dirt from her forest adventures.

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'She's into him?'

As her charismatic beau Willoughby, Dillane plays up the sleaze from the start. He's far from a catch. And to date him, let alone marry him, seems like an awfully bad idea. I can't remember ever watching a Jane Austen movie and thinking, "She's actually into that guy?"

What a shame. “Sense and Sensibility” is a story of memorable characters in which every role, big or small, can stand out. But “Sense and Sensibility” is a movie in which almost no one does.

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Texas teen dies in rollover | Throw flag on both of 'em

A Texas woman was killed in a rollover crash just a month before her 19th birthday, with recently released surveillance video showing the moment she lost control of her car.

Serenity Rangel was enroute to her boyfriend's home in Dallas when she overturned late Thursday, and an investigation into the crash is underway.

Investigators say Rangel was driving at a high rate of speed which caused her vehicle to veer off road and hurtle down an embankment before overturning on to a service road, KDFW reported.

Rangel was pronounced dead at the scene.

She was set to turn 19 on Nov. 29. Chris Bradford

A Massachusetts flag football referee and coach traded blows on the field during a girls tournament, and “outraged” parents were forced to keep the brawlers apart.

Jeff Etienne, who has officiated flag football games for 20 years, and the member of the Massachusetts Outlaws team scuffled during the game in Revere on Saturday after the coach was upset over a decision, WCVB reported.

The coach, who hasn't been publicly named, yelled in Etienne's face before the referee pushed him, witnesses told WCVB.

The official and coach later apologized to one another after tempers cooled somewhat. Chris Bradford

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Sex-shop 'slay' in Chelsea

A man was viciously beaten to death in a fight that started inside a city sex shop — with the killer busted when he went back to get his dropped phone, according to police and sources.

The 60-year-old victim, who has yet to be formally identified, got involved in a “verbal dispute” with his killer inside the Rainbow Station in Chelsea late Sunday, sources said.

The fight between the pair, who didn't know each other, spilled into the street, where the killer pushed the other customer onto the ground and started stomping on his head, stealing his wallet as he fled, according to the sources.

A witness from a store across the street called 911. The victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The suspect, Imani McColley, 25, was busted 30 minutes later when he returned to the scene for his cellphone, which he had dropped.

McColley, who has a history of assaults, was charged with murder and two counts of robbery.

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Mo. off-duty cop beaten

Wild video shows two young women beating up an off-duty police officer at a Missouri gas station.

Shocking cellphone footage shows the suspects laying into the officer, with one of them climbing up shelving to jump on his head before the other starts punching him repeatedly in the face.

The man filming the video doesn't intervene to help the cop, an off-duty Hillsdale police officer who was working a second security job during Sunday morning's incident at the Quik-Trip gas station in St. Louis County.

At the end of the two-minute clip, another police officer enters the gas station and helps to arrest the suspects after one of them tried to remove the victim's gun from its holster. Anthony Blair

JOKE, NOT WOKE:

Comedian Shane Gillis,

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Night Live” monologue

this past Saturday, was

describing a genre of

online content where

barely dressed female

fitness influencers film

themselves working

out in a public gym

surrounded by

strangers. Enraged

fellow comic Dan Levy

(inset) voiced his ire.

N 2019, “Saturday Night Live” canned comedian Shane Gillis before he even started. But they keep bringing him back because he’s grown into such a massive star. And he’s a magnet for scolds who live in woke bubbles and resent his success.

Last weekend's show was no different. He hosted for a third time, and in his monologue Gillis made some humorous observations about modern gym culture that ended with him poking fun at himself. It wasn't very edgy fare, but the backlash was predictable.

"I haven't been to the gym in so long, I didn't know that women just dress like whores now," said Gillis, adding, "There's no other way to describe it. Have you seen the shorts?"

A fact check, if I may. Yes, there are many women who go to the gym proudly dressed like ladies of the night. He is correct.

But that wasn't the joke. It was part of the setup.

Gillis went on to describe just how the skimpy, barely-there, screaming neon colored shorts are constructed to make women's bums seem perkier with fabric that gathers “around the cheeks and all combine at the butthole.”

“And don’t look. You’re not allowed to look. For real, don’t look. Because they are filming. I’m in the background of 10 TikToks right now.”

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Attention

Gillis was describing a genre of online content where barely dressed female fitness influencers film themselves working out in a public gym surrounded by strangers. Then they will use the video to accuse men in the background of leering at them as an example of the misogyny they face as ladies just trying to get their pump on.

Most people would glance at a woman in skimpy gear treating a public gym as her personal studio.

Gillis was commenting on the absurdity of our social media culture where narcissists do things to get attention and complain when someone — or the “wrong” someone — gives it to them.

And as usual, he was poking fun at himself — the hapless dude caught in the TikTok video and branded a giant pervert.

His critics willfully ignored the joke. And they fail to acknowledge the reality that the body positivity movement combined with the athleisure revolution turned workout gear into an exhibitionist pursuit under the guise of female empowerment.

“Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy said he was “speechless that something like that can exist on live national television.” He called the bit misogynistic.

In reality, he was speechless that progressives, after controlling the culture for a good two decades, are no longer working every door.

One regular dude who resonates with normies got past the bouncer. And he's killing it.

“Men need to be defending women more,” said Levy.

I hope he will defend my right as a female to laugh at Gillis' joke, because it's a topic that my female friends and I regularly mock.

But the bit went over his head.

“By the way, I’ve seen more men’s nipples at the gym than I’ve ever seen women showing their bodies off," said the openly gay Levy, who by his own admission, clearly doesn't frequent the kind of gyms where ladies go to show off.

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'He goes for it'

I expect Levy to keep this same energy the next time he sees a rapper who made a mint off of gratuitously calling women bitches and hoes with no punch lines coming.

And to scold his father Eugene Levy for being a part of the horny teen franchise “American Pie” where objectifying women was crucial to the plot.

Comedy is meant to poke fun at our society, and, yes, scantily clad gym influencers trying to bait idiots at the gym, is a part of that. But there are still too many online comedy cops trying to police jokes.

Just this week, Jamie Foxx told The Hollywood Reporter that he cut material from his new Netflix special because of the blowback to some of the edgier jokes in Kevin Hart's roast. "People became too sensitive," Foxx said.

That's why the masses like Gillis. He doesn't cow to loud minority of the perpetually offended. He goes for it.

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Rushed to house.

Friends killed at Pa. door

Heroic attempts to help

By DAVID DeTURRIS

Two victims of the horrific Pennsylvania murder-suicide that killed nine — including two children and a pregnant woman — were identified as friends who selflessly rushed to the scene in a brave final act.

Lora Roberts, 37, and

Lora Roberts, Twila Tanner, 51, ran to the Erie, Pa., home, where a deadly mass shooting was underway on Friday night to try to save Roberts' niece when they were both killed by the twisted 45-year-old grandfather responsible for the shocking loss of life, according to online fundraising campaigns.

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Roberts was a mother of five who was engaged to her finance of 14 years, loved ones shared

in an online fundraiser.

“Her sudden loss has left her loved ones facing heart-break as well as immediate financial needs during an unimaginable time,” the Go-FundMe page states.

Tanner had joined Roberts as they both rushed to the home together in an attempt to stop more bloodshed, friends and family said in a separate GoFundMe campaign.

Tanner was “bravely trying to help a friend protect her family from a violent and dangerous individual,” loved ones said.

Tanner — who leaves behind children and grandchildren — was also killed in the effort to save Roberts' niece from the violent attack, according to the online fundraiser.

The two friends are believed to have been the last to be killed before the cowardly shooter turned the gun on himself.

The “distressed” women began pounding on the door of the home on Perry Road after gunshots went off in-

side, according to video and audio evidence gathered by investigators.

The gunman then stepped outside to shoot them both before going back inside and killing himself, according to cops.

Both families are asking for donations to cover funeral expenses and support the respective relatives who are reeling from the shocking murders. Among the

gunned down is Angelina Stone, the killer's pregnant daughter who was just days away from giving birth to her third child to be named Kyrie. Stone's two other children, Isiah, 5, and Amari'anna, nearly 2, were also killed.

Authorities have yet to identify other victims of the attack, saying that they are in the process of notifying the victims' next of kin. However, police said all nine victims — except for a family friend, believed to be Tanner — were relatives.

Cops have also not yet revealed a motive for the violence, although Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said that he believes “mental health is at play here.”

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Singer feuds with B'klyn

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CLARKSON RIPS STORE "AFFRONT"

shop over ‘Pretty Woman’-like ‘snub’

By LEAH BITSKY

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'Must've been livid'

Big mistake. Big. Huge!

'SLIGHT' OF HAND: Kelly Clarkson claims that Brooklyn magic shop Art of Play brushed off her attempt to buy a mechanical bird (inset).

“He told us he would be willing to part with Molly’s twin for \$15,000. We explained all of this to Kelly Clarkson.”

“During the 5 minutes she spent in the store, she inquired about our mechanical bird puppet named Molly,” they wrote. “We explained that while Molly is permanently attached to the wall and serves as a de facto mascot for our shop, a nearly identical automaton is owned by the creator of the machines, a brilliant artist named Bliss Kolb who lives in Seattle.

The store's owners, however, had a very different story to tell — and took to social media to “clarify” their previous statement with additional details about Clarkson’s brief visit to their shop.

Kelly Clarkson sparked a bitter public feud with a small Brooklyn business after accusing the store of treating her like Julia Roberts' character in "Pretty Woman." But the shop owners have since hit back

"I never blast people but you my friend were an exception," she wrote. "Your store is really cool. Unfortunately, you aren't."

her post by preaching that “it’s not that hard to be kind.”

But Clarkson wasn't about to “Walk Away” from the drama and responded by calling the store's claims a lie, including photo evidence that the bird in question had a price tag.

— claiming that Clarkson omitted key details from the awkward exchange.

“Yesterday, Kelly Clarkson visited us in Brooklyn and inquired about buying ‘Molly,’ a one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton who plays an important role in the magic shows we host here,” the shop wrote Sunday on X. “Molly”

Clarkson was referencing the iconic scene in which Roberts' character, Vivian Ward, a Hollywood hooker swept into a lavish new lifestyle by wealthy businessman Edward Lewis (Richard Gere), attempts to splurge at a swanky Rodeo Drive boutique — only to be snubbed by snooty saleswomen.

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'Not for sale'

“Molly is permanently attached to the wall and isn’t for sale.”

The store claimed they had offered to show Clarkson a “different singing bird automaton,” which was manufactured by a traditional clockmaking store in Germany. This bird, they said, was available for purchase and Clarkson could leave with the product that same day for \$2,000.

The “Since U Been Gone” singer blasted the magic shop, Art of Play, in an incendiary X post on Sunday after visiting the Brooklyn Heights brick and mortar, which sells collectables like luxury playing cards, puzzles and other bewitching toys and gadgets.

"Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn't afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me," she wrote in the post.

“Cool, cool. Sure, it wasn’t for sale. That’s the narrative Art of Play is gonna go with?,” she wrote on X. “So the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn’t happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone ‘yes, it’s for sale but it costs 15,000 dollars so if you’d like me to find something comparable for you I can.’”

The shop told followers that they have since tried to reach out directly to the singer to “try and clear the air.”

“She did not stick around long enough to see it,” the store said.

“Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale. But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman. For sure, check it out,” she added, with a thumbs down emoji.

“That all never happened and now it’s not for sale. Okay, cool. So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar. Got it.”

In response to Clarkson and a barrage of angry comments from her fans, the store's owners released a statement claiming that the item Clarkson wanted to purchase — a large mechanical bird — was never actually for sale.

Clarkson shared a photo of the robotic bird mounted on a wall beside what appeared to be a \$15,000 price tag.

“And by the way, I obviously support small businesses because I was literally at a small business trying to purchase things,” she wrote. “I love small businesses and know they are important and I always support them, but you don’t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business.”

The “American Idol” alum, 44, also defended herself for going after a mom-and-pop shop.

The “From Justin to Kelly” star ended

“We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding,” they wrote.

A source exclusively told Page Six that Clarkson's fiery reaction to the store's alleged rudeness was a rare departure from her typically easygoing demeanor.

“Kelly is seriously one of the most down-to-earth, chill people you could ever meet,” the insider told us Monday, adding that she is “genuinely one of the nicest people ever.”

“She’s so approachable and has never let any of the fame get to her head. She treats everyone with respect and doesn’t expect special treatment from anyone,” the insider added.

We're told Clarkson must have been extremely upset to go through the effort of publicly dragging the store online.

"If she's actually calling out a store publicly, she must've been livid," the insider said. "You know something must have really bothered her because that's just not who she is.

“She’s not someone who goes around making a big deal out of nothing,” the source said. “She’s just a really good, normal person who happens to be incredibly famous.”

Clarkson and the store's co-owners — twin magicians Dan Buck and Dave Buck and children's book author Adam Rubin — did not respond to Page Six's requests for comment.

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'Cornell 7' lawyer eyes Doe side gag

By PETER SENZAMICI

Lawyers for one of the “Cornell 7” frat bros is demanding a Manhattan judge slap a gag order on the accuser’s attorney, claiming his “media tour” over the explosive rape case could sway potential jurors.

Plaintiff lawyer Thomas Giuffra “has been trying his case in the media since filing the lawsuit, and reporting indicates that this was deliberate and planned,” argued the attorneys repping Diego Sarabia — who is accused of forcibly kissing the unnamed woman and snorting ketamine off her naked body — in court papers filed Monday in state Supreme Court.

Giuffra's actions are an attempt to argue the case in the court of public opinion and could blow any chance of an impartial jury, wrote Sarabia's lawyers, James Knox and Al-ishah Bhimani.

They said the judge should sign off on the order immediately “because there appears to be no end to plaintiff’s ongoing media campaign.”

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Talks to media

The filing cited more than two dozen “extrajudicial statements” or media appearances made by Giuffra and said those are but a small subset of “the media tour.”

"The case is in its infancy,"

the defendant's camp said, noting that several of the accused fraternity brothers have not even had lawyers appear in the case yet.

Sarabia is one of seven fraternity brothers at Cornell University in Ithaca accused in the alleged drugging and gang-rape of a woman only identified in her lawsuit as Jane Doe.

Giuffra hit back at Sabrabia's lawyers by claiming their demand was just an attempt “to silence me and Ms. Doe because we have been so successful in rebutting their ineffectual attempts to undermine her story.”

He meanwhile accused the defendants' legal teams of "wholesale leaking of confidential documents” and says they’ve done their own media sweeps in which they’ve called the woman’s lawsuit “immoral.”

“Truth always wins out,” Giuffra said.

The judge in the case, Phaedra Perry-Bond, ordered several court documents sealed Friday, including the original complaint, citing “heated” public debate and “dangerous internet vigilantism” that led to a totally unrelated person being inundated with threats because of an “erroneous” address on a routine court paper.

The jurist asked for new copies of the documents to be filed with all addresses and other personal information redacted.

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LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) If you get the cold shoulder from a friend or colleague today, that's fine. They don't need you and you don't need them. In fact, you will accomplish a lot more without them, especially as so much of their input always seems to be negative.

m SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) You may be tempted to tear down what you have built and start again from scratch, but the planets warn that isn't necessary. Yes, there is much you can safely get rid of, but the foundations of your work are still strong, so keep them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) There is no point feeling bad about a decision you made a few days ago, because you cannot go back and change it. What you can do though is learn from the experience and make the next decision you take one that will work infinitely better.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)

Your tendency to worry about things you do not have the power to change is just silly. Focus on what makes you feel good about life and ignore the rest. Above all, refuse to be drawn into other people's gloom and doom vision of the world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Cosmic activity in the career area of your chart will help you to approach people in positions of power, but make sure you know in advance what you want to say to them. They will appreciate the fact that you took the trouble to organize your thoughts.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)

Do what you know is right over the next 24 hours, even if louder voices try to shout you down.

The planets warn that some of your colleagues care more about getting ahead personally than they do about furthering the needs of the team.

PARIES (March 21-April 20)

Something you were hoping to keep secret is likely to become public knowledge either today or tomorrow, so prepare yourself for the big reveal. It may be something you find embarrassing, but if you pretend it's no big deal, no one will really care.

TAURUS (April 21-May 21)

The fact that you seem to be in a constant state of anxiety means you need to face up to something that has been worrying you for weeks. Make it your No. 1 aim today to deal with it, and then put it out of your mind forever.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) You may be tempted to make an issue of something on the work front, but is it really worth the time and effort? If some of your co-workers want to say and do stupid things, just let them get on with it. It's their reputations that will suffer.

CANCER

(June 22-July 23)

A goal you thought would remain forever out of reach is now tantalizingly close and the planets indicate that if you make one more big effort, you will be able to grasp it. If you don't make that effort now, you may regret it for years to come.

LEO

(July 24-Aug. 23)

Do what you can for a friend who is in need of assistance today, but if they make it clear they don't want your help, then stand back and let them sort it out for themselves. You can step back in later on if they get it wrong.

m VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) Someone you have not been in contact with for a while will reach out to you over the next 24 hours. It may be a nice surprise, but don't forget that this person has caused problems in the past. They probably want something from you again.

BIRTHDAY TUESDAY

Social activities and travel plans will go well for you over the coming year, and there will be times when you find yourself meeting exciting new people in places you have never been to before. Never let go of your sense of adventure.

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Many reasons to question Omar's family claims

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Keep out: Rep. Omar is oddly defensive of her family history.

UCH of Ilhan Omar's family story is a black box, but we are presumably about to learn much re about it.

Federal authorities raided her Washington, DC, residence Monday in what's reportedly a probe related to her immigration paperwork. The congresswoman has alleged an effort to weaponize federal law enforcement and silence her.

The Trump administration, which has repeatedly overreached in pursuit of its political opponents, doesn't necessarily deserve the benefit of the doubt, although questions have swirled around Omar's background for years. She has always responded with angry, uninformative dismissals, even when the Minneapolis Star-Tribune — not exactly a right-wing news source — has made inquiries.

The allegation that's gotten the most attention is that Ilhan Omar married her brother. The underlying suggestion is that Ilhan's family split up in the 1990s as it sought refuge from war-torn Somalia.

Allegedly the future congresswoman, her father and one of her sisters used the false name

Omar to come to the United States as part of another Somali family that won asylum here, while her

siblings — under different names — got asylum in the UK. Then, Omar supposedly did her brother the favor of getting him into the States, too, via a sham marriage.

If nothing else, she's had very odd marital life; she's almost the Zsa Zsa Gabor of Somali-Americans. Omar was in a Islamic marriage with one man (named Ahmed Hirsi), then married the man believed be her brother (Ahmed Said Elmi), then divorced Elmi and officially married Hirsi — before divorcing Hirsi and marrying a political consultant who is now her husband.

In her memoir, she says nothing of substance about Elmi: She doesn't use his name and claims she spent very little time with him. She also doesn't name any of her siblings.

She gives the impression of wanting to provide as a little information about her family background as possible, and sticking to the more important work of maligning her adopted country.

Even if Omar tried to pull off a less charming and cinematic version of the Gérard Depardieu movie “Green Card,” the statute of limitations has run out regard-

ing any potential fraud regarding her marriages. So it's possible that federal investigators are actually looking at the circumstances of her father's arrival here.

He, too, is outlined only vaguely in Omar's memoir. She refers to him as an educator — a strange description for a man that was, according to an admiring obituary, “an esteemed senior officer in the Somali National Army.”

The article in a publication called the Sahan Journal said that her father “joined the Somali National Army after obtaining a military education in Russia.” It explained that “thousands of Somali students in that decade received scholarships from the Soviet Union to train as medical doctors, technicians and military specialists.”

"When he returned to Somalia," the obituary continued, he "began his climb in the military hierarchy, eventually becoming a colonel."

A friend told the outlet that he led a regiment during the Somali-Ethiopian war in the late 1970s.

“Nur played a significant role in the war,” the source noted. “He was one of the officers who were recognized for their work.”

Assuming this is correct, it makes Omar's account very curious. Usually, relatives are proud of the military service of their family members, especially that of their fathers, and are prone, if anything, to exaggerate it. Here, though, Omar passes it over in silence.

If her father was a military man, it must be an embarrassment that he served the regime of Somalia's tinpot dictator Siad Barre, who did so much to destroy the country. There's also the possibility that Omar is being coy because her father represented himself as a teacher, rather than as a Soviet-trained colonel in a blood-soaked military, to US immigration authorities.

There's also a question of whether Omar was too old to automatically get naturalization when her father obtained it.

If she's being smeared, Omar should sit down with a neutral journalist and walk through the details of all this with as many documents as she can muster. That seems unlikely.

But it's a certainty that she'll continue to excoriate the United States — whether it's the country that welcomed her as a penniless refugee, or the one that tries to denaturalize her for alleged immigration fraud.

"The European Union and NATO may not openly be at war with their eastern neighbor, but Putin's regime is waging" deniable attacks, warns Reason's J.D. Tuccille. If "Russia continues to send covert operatives or hire local criminals to burn, bomb, kill, or otherwise sabotage military and industrial targets in Europe as an extension of its war against Ukraine, the western allies are in a quandary": How "to respond to attacks that are deliberately kept just below the threshold that would trigger an open response"? But "while Europe dithers, the Russians are constantly adjusting their perception of where that threshold lies."

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From the right: Dems' Rx To Ice Alaska

"The Alaska Senate race is a toss-up this year, which is remarkable given how Democrats in Washington keep demonstrating their zeal to stop economic development in the state," thunders the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. Despite the oil industry's economic value, "progressives want Alaska to be a nature preserve for tourism and dog-sled races." "Trump II has opened more development leases for bidding" than did the Biden team, yet companies are "wary of investing in projects that can be shut down by the next Democratic administration." Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan's bill "would have prevented leases in the coastal plain oil and gas leasing program from being canceled" regardless of a White House change, while his challenger, Mary Peltola, would vote "to put even more of Alaska's vast energy resources in a deep political freeze."

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Foreign desk: Macron's Palestine Pickle

"How do you un-recognize a state that never existed in the first place?" snarks Commentary's Seth Mandel of French President Emmanuel Macron's new pickle. Last year, when "France officially recognized 'Palestine'," Macron & Co. explicitly linked it to Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas' promise of new elections — yet last weekend "Abbas once again pulled the football away at the last minute, leaving Macron flat on his back in the mud." Hah! "Abbas is nearing 22 years into his four-year term, so the chances that he was going to pull a stunt like this" were close to $100\%$ . How can France defend its honor? "Withhold funds from a criminal, kleptocratic government," or limit imports from the PA or "wind down its equity investment in the Bank of Palestine" — that is, its options are "boycott, divestment, sanctions."

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Midterms beat: El-Sayed's Damning Dodges

“Few things seem to infuriate Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed more than questions about the Iranian regime,” reports The Free Press’ Audrey Fahlberg. Last week, he grew irate and refused to say if he regrets not commenting on Ali Khamenei’s assassination because, he said, “a lot of people in Dearborn are sad today.” Fahlberg notes: “He insists that questions about Iran are a distraction,” yet regularly rails against Israel, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Iran war. He also dodged on whether he stands against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, “the world’s largest sponsor of terrorism.” His “reticence to criticize Iran’s terroristic regime is one of the reasons" Michigan's Jews — many lifelong Democrats — may back his Republican opponent, Rep. Mike Rogers.

Mike Rogers

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Media watch: The Risks of Smearing SCOTUS

Media liberals fret over whether “the institutions that adjudicate electoral matters will ‘hold’ if the November midterms produce a crisis,” fumes The Hill’s Becket Adams, oblivious to “the damage their own industry has done by attempting to destroy the legitimacy of those institutions — above all the Supreme Court.” In these same outlets, SCOTUS is routinely “treated as illegitimate, described as severely right-wing and in the pocket of Republicans and their donors” though it regularly rules against the Trump administration and is “less often expanding executive power than reining in lower-court judges who had badly overstepped their authority.” These media figures blithely ignore “the long-term damage that their slanders cause to the institutions that will be counted on to hold our country together in any dispute over our laws and elections.” — Compiled by The Post Editorial Board

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Mamdani Needs Tisch

I e expect Mayor Mamdani to stand firm against House hopeful Darializa Avila Chevalier and other blockheads now demanding the Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch

— who's simply doing her job in keeping the city safe.

The Democratic Socialist extremists demand the mayor ax the commish over last week's ICE shooting, as if the NYPD were somehow at fault.

This, when major crime has hit historic lows in murders and shootings — progress Mamdani is happy to own and knows he couldn't get under any police commissioner the left would like.

Yes, the mayor is paying lip service to his old anti-cop agenda, insisting that plans are in progress to disband the Strategic Response Group, which is vital to handling large-scale chaos. He's also happily denouncing ICE for hauling in suspected gangbanger Oscar Belgal in Marble Hill in an incident that would never have been so confrontational if the city and state didn't make it so hard for the feds to arrest criminal illegal immigrants in the first place.

New York's pro-criminal "sanctuary" policies have needlessly left 16,000 perps linked to 52,000 crimes still walking our streets, reports Homeland Security.

And the crowd behind the sanctuary madness thinks the NYPD should actively interfere with ICE efforts to re-apprehend these menaces. Of course, DSA cadres are also enraged that “traitor” Mamdani dared attend an Oct. 7 memorial, admitted he can’t arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and let cops keep the peace during radical protests after Belgal’s apprehension. They also wax obscene about Tisch being a Jewish woman; the social-media posts get truly vile.

Mamdani's holding the line — while tossing the left a bone by ordering an audit of the NYPD's use of force. That move may come back to haunt him, as cop-haters in city government use this chance to pursue their agenda at the expense of his.

It's easy for Chevalier & Co. to posture: Mamdani is the one voters will punish if crime rises because he takes their advice. Heck, the pro-crime steps he has taken are already risky enough; if he tosses many more bones to the extremists, he may yet force Tisch to resign as a matter of conscience — and then the whole city will pay for his allegiance to his base.

A True Energy Cease-Fire, or None

to Moscow's savagery.

President Trump's announcement Sunday that Ukraine and Russia reached an "energy cease-fire" clearly jumped the gun, but he's absolutely right to be pushing hard for such a deal. That is, as long as the accord halts attacks on all energy facilities.

“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” the prez boasted on Truth Social, but there wasn’t.

A cease-fire is “news to me,” Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky quipped. Russia’s Vladimir Putin issued his denial with fresh strikes on Ukrainian energy sites.

Maybe Trump was misled by Moscow saying it'd be fine with a ban on striking refineries, since that would shield Putin's assets while leaving him free to continue attacks meant to leave much of Ukraine's civilian population freezing this winter.

Ending that threat is why Zelensky says he's willing to abide by an all-encompassing energy cease-fire, if Russia does as well.

Indeed, targeting Russia's vast network of refineries, slamming Putin's revenues and giving his civilians a small taste of Ukrainians' suffering, is Kyiv's measured response

Trump hopes to end the carnage and also show US voters that he's striving to bring down their energy costs. All this might partly explain Trump's decision to buy diesel from Russia, though Mad Vlad could use the proceeds to prolong the war if the deal doesn't tempt him into a true energy cease-fire.

The prez might need to quit with the carrots and try a few sticks, such as the tariffs allowed under the new Lindsey Graham sanctions law.

Yes, Europe also needs to cut off its dependence on Russian gas imports; over the past year, it showered Russia with \$9 billion for its gas — more than twice what Trump's deal envisions for the diesel purchases.

We're puzzled when Trump lashes out at Zelensky, when Putin's the one who keeps failing to live up to his word — or, at least, whose words prove to not mean what they seem to promise.

Ending or even pausing this war has always meant getting Putin to bend, and that still looks to require more sticks.

Mikie's Telling Regrets

“We’ve faced crisis after crisis, whether it was weather-related, or the previous administration not handling a problem and sweeping it under the rug, or having a problem with the lieutenant governor not following the ethics rules, not following the sexual-harassment rules, putting his girlfriend up for a job without disclosing it.”

— NJ Gov. Mikie Sherril, complaining about other Jersey Democrats after Politico asked about broad regrets over her first nine months in office letters@nypost.com

Stop Fighting ICE Arrests: End the Sanctuary Insanity

THE ISSUE: City and state officials respond to the shooting of a criminal illegal immigrant by an ICE agent.

\- Congressional Candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier wants Oscar Belgal — an illegal alien with prior arrests for drugs and armed robbery — to roam the streets of New York City (“Oh, for pity’s sake!,” Oct. 12).

When Belgal was not terrorizing the community, he was, according to Chevalier, “Just being a good dad.” Perhaps he should go be a “good dad” in his country of origin.

Have you had enough of the DSA? If so, vote accordingly.

Michelle Graham

Island Park

●The recent Bronx shooting involving an ICE agent underscores the dangers of policies that allow repeat offenders to remain on our streets.

This is eerily reminiscent of the case of NYPD Sgt. Erik Duran, who faces more than seven years in prison after intervening to stop a fleeing criminal.

Law enforcement officers are tasked with protecting the public, yet political agendas and sanctuary-city policies can make that job far more dangerous.

Police, ICE and federal narcotics agents deserve the support and tools necessary to enforce the law. Vincent Vallelong Brooklyn

\- The violent record of an illegal alien doesn't matter to Chevalier. She clearly doesn't care about the legal residents of New York.

Manual Williams, her GOP opponent, is a better choice. Sharon Wylie

Westport, Conn.

●This ICE shooting has brought out the worst in Mayor Mamdani. Not only has he demanded that ICE be prevented from protecting New Yorkers, he now wants to restrict the NYPD from enforcing the law. Vote him out.

Nicholas Maffei

Yonkers

\- It's hardly surprising that our politicians have referred to this illegal immigrant and alleged gangbanger, Oscar Belgal, as “our neighbor” and fellow “New Yorker.”

Our leaders in New York could care less about public safety. They yearn for a Biden-like replay of migrant caravans invading our southern border to entrench their own political power.

James Hyland

Beechhurst

●Had New York City not been a sanctuary city, this illegal alien might have been deported before the shooting occurred.

Whether the officer was justified in firing his weapon is a separate question that the facts must resolve, and the mayor and others should refrain from prejudging the officer's actions before the investigation is complete.

Sanctuary policies can have serious consequences, and New Yorkers deserve an honest evaluation of the facts.

Andre Montero

Brooklyn

\- It's hard to believe that New Yorkers would agree with its radical elected officials and have more sympathy for a hardcore criminal than the victims of crime.

Mayor Mamdani and Chevalier only have appeal because

have appeal because they have good interpersonal skills and are articulate. Don't let emotional reasoning bias fool you. Martin Garfinkle Staten Island

●Gov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani, Attorney General Letitia James, and Chevalier continue to defend not only our homegrown criminals but illegal-immigrant criminals, as well.

From their bail laws to sanctuary policies, they always place the law-breakers ahead of the law-abiding. Election Day is nearing, and New Yorkers need to show up and save our state.

James McCaffrey

Yonkers

\- After reading Mamdani's statement on the ICE shooting, one wonders what the definition of "neighbor" is.

Belgal is not only here illegally, but also has a long rap sheet.

Had he been detained and surrendered to ICE directly out of initial custody, there would have been no need to confront him on a city street.

It's time for New York City to do away with its status as a sanctuary city and obey federal law.

Bill Isler

Floral Park

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POSTOPINION

Dems' Knives Out

Fetterman plays it coy

Kingmaker: Sen. Fetterman headed to a floor vote last month.

“D LOVE to see him as a Republican,” President Trump told reporters Saturday. He was speaking, of course, of Sen. John Fetterman, the maverick Pennsylvania Democrat who’s been increasingly willing to break with his party in recent months.

Trump's comment revved up a rumor mill that Fetterman himself recently sought to tamp down. "I don't have a reason" to jump ship to

the Republicans, he assured CBS' Major Garret two weeks ago.

Then the dropped a quiet bombshell. “If I’m 51” — that is, the Senate’s 51st Democrat

and the deciding vote for the body's control — “then I don't know.” He continued the tease: “Let's revisit after the midterms.”

Fetterman has every reason to be coy — it makes him Washington's most powerful kingmaker. If he does switch parties, or becomes an independent caucusing with the GOP, the Democrats' Election Day hill gets very steep: It means they'll need a net pick-up of five seats to take the Senate — improbable given socialist-adjacent candidates in places like Maine, Texas, Michigan and elsewhere.

But more important, a Fetterman exit would be an ominous signal of coming attractions for his party. In 2024, the Democratic Party politburo lied about President Joe Biden's fitness for a second term, then about Kamala Harris' readiness for prime time. These Big Lies cost them the election, as I predicted then on these pages.

In 2026, the Democrats' Big Lie is about the Big Tent. That's because the party's tent is "big" only for the extremist left.

If you want to “seize the means of production,” eliminate the Senate, the presidency and the Supreme Court, open the borders, defund the police, abolish pris-

ons and deprive Israel of its right to self-defense, then top Democrats will lay down prostrate: You get a red-carpet welcome.

But if you question the trans-right agenda, you risk excommunication by the party's activist class and mutiny by your own staff, as Rep. Seth Moulton learned in 2024. If you want to close the borders, you're a bigoted xenophobe. If you don't parrot Hamas' lies about genocide, you're a colonizer.

All grounds for excommunication, as Fetterman is finding out.

Former President Barack Obama has swooned for Michigan's Abdul

El-Sayed, a candidate who can't condemn the Muslim Brotherhood and refuses to say that the Nazi leadership in Tehran “is a greater threat” than the multiracial democracy in Israel.

New York Mayor Zoran Mandami blames Israeli Jews for the genocidal Oct. 7 attack, while his wife boosts social posts celebrating that barbarism.

A decade ago, Democrats would have had nothing to do with this fetishization of terrorists. Today they mainstream it. So where does that leave the likes of Fetterman — and the many Democrats like myself who fought for years for Democratic presidents and candidates?

When Fetterman this year said how “liberating” it was “not to be a progressive” — after announcing his unwavering support for Israel in 2023 — the knives came out. His former staff members started a smear campaign; Rep. Brendan Boyle, a fellow Pennsylvania Democrat, called Fetterman “a disgrace.”

Back in July, Fetterman set a condition for leaving the Democratic Party. "If our party ever becomes . . . the anti-Israel party, you know, that's when I would leave," he told the Hill Nation Summit. "That's been a moral clarity for me." But half of House Democrats have already voted to cut off Israel aid — and with Democrats like New Jersey's Adam Hamawy soon heading for Congress, the trend line is clear.

If Fetterman does leave, the impact could be enormous. He reflects the values of not just the anti-terror centrists, but of a broad swath of working-class voters who share his stances on immigration, gender, crime, race and so much else. That's why his exit could start a trend.

Fetterman already enjoys a 77% approval rating among Pennsylvania Republicans and 48% approval statewide. In his home state, as in the rest of the country, nearly 7 in 10 voters identify as moderate or conservative, and they strongly reject the socialist revolution. So as the Democratic Jacobins try to guillotine him politically, they'll only be executing themselves.

Within the Democratic Party, the center has collapsed: 70% of voters think the party is out of touch with everyday voters, and nearly every poll finds their cultural and economic ideas far to the left of the median voter. Regardless of what happens on Nov. 3, that toxic brand bodes poorly for 2028 and beyond.

The Pennsylvania maverick clearly senses that moderates are no longer welcome in his party. If he bails out after November, the question will be how many of us he takes with him.

Julian Epstein is the former chief counsel for the House Judiciary Democrats.

WOKE CANADA'S 'COMPASSION' FAIL

CANADA doesn't confine its dangerous and inhumane “health” policies to the realm of euthanasia. A look at the world of “harm reduction” — radical policies that encourage, rather than discourage, drug use — shows how deeply our neighbor to the north has sunk into a crisis of both morality and public health.

This month, the Canadian federal government will start supplying paper straws to prisoners in correctional facilities across the nation — to encourage “safer snorting.” The straws are “intended for inhaling substances in powdered form or inhaling vapor from heated substances,” a staff memo from Corrections Canada explained.

How could a change of straw material make using jailhouse coke or heroin any “safer”? Simple: They’ll “reduce harm” by preventing cuts to the inner nostril that metal or plastic straws can cause — cuts that spread hepatitis B and C and other dangerous diseases.

The same memo publicized plans to hand out foil strips specially designed for “safer smoking” of drugs like meth and crack, along with drug-testing kits meant to help prisoners confirm their cocaine isn’t contaminated with fentanyl or tranq.

Once again, the True North makes

American experiments with lax drug policies — from NYC's “safe injection” sites to Oregon’s now-recalled hard-drug-decriminalization Measure 110 — look like rank amateurism.

The rationale behind this is familiar. Making sure that addicts can access and use drugs anywhere, at any time, is a form of radical compassion that's rooted in a drive toward some undefined standard of "equity." And any criticism of that is nothing but “irresponsible populist nonsense” (as Carolyn Bennett, then Canada’s Mental Health and Addictions Minister, said in 2022).

But Canada keeps pushing the boundaries farther than ever, not just in prisons but also on the streets. Last month a federal judge in British Columbia stayed the convictions of two drug traffickers because, she said, they were acting not for profit but out of compassion.

The two dealers operated an addict-led group that claimed to provide a “safe supply” of drugs to their customers — that is, unadulterated meth, cocaine and heroin — by buying illicit substances and testing them to ensure they weren’t cut with fentanyl or other adulterants. That was a “selfless” act, per Justice Catherine Murray, whose ruling declared that addicts have a “human right” to access their drugs of choice, never mind the laws on the books.

In February, after current Health Minister Marjorie Michel dodged when asked if Canadian 16-year-olds are allowed to shoot up in a government-approved “safe injection” site, another official confirmed that yes, they certainly are.

Canada's MySafe program (the irony!) offers biometrically accessible vending ma-

chines where addicts can get their prescribed doses of pharma-grade hydromorphone, an actual opioid better known by its trade name Dilaudid. All this just three years after British Columbia piloted a full drug-

decriminalization program in 2023.

None of this is compassion. Compassion means ensuring that addicts get treatment, even if it's involuntary; it means building a broader community that supports their recovery. It doesn't mean giving them continual green lights to keep destroying their physical and mental health.

And don't non-addicts deserve compassionate treatment from their government, too? Like safe streets, as opposed to no-go-zones haunted by zombied-out users: Surely that counts as a form of compassion.

Families reunited once addiction is overcome sure sounds compassionate to me.

In January, British Columbia let its official three-year experiment with drug decriminalization end. The pilot program legalized the personal possession of drugs like heroin and cocaine, and for a time permitted possession in public (that element was quickly walked back, in 2024).

But the pilot “hasn’t delivered the results that we hoped for,” BC Health Minister Josie Osborne admitted, as she offered the usual mumbles of half-apology. Here’s what it did deliver: In 2025, the program’s final full year, BC saw close to 2,000 unregulated drug deaths, a sky-high death rate of 32 per 100,000. Every month in 2025 saw an average of four or more unregulated drug deaths every single day. They were the province’s biggest cause of unnatural death, by orders of magnitude in many cases.

How ... compassionate.

British Columbia has reluctantly learned a lesson — one that judges like Catherine Murray are trying to unwind. Whether Canada broadly will learn it remains to be seen.

One thing is certain: Compassion has nothing to do with policies like these.

Sam Munson's most recent novel is "The Sofa" (2025).

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SCRABBLE G $_{2}$ R $_{1}$ A $_{1}$ M $_{3}$ S $_{1}$

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A1 A1 E1 N1 T1 N1 N1

A1 E1 O1 W4 R1 P3 F4 Triple Word Score

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A1 E1 I1 I1 N1 F4 M3 | SCRABBLE GRAMS SOLUTION | A1 | N1 | T1 | E1 | N1 | N1 | A1 | RACK 1 = 57 | F4 | O1 | R1 | E1 | P3 | A1 | W4 | RACK 2 = 95 | F4 | A1 | M3 | I1 | N1 | E1 | RACK 3 = 11 | S1 | H4 | A1 | L1 | L1 | O1 | T1 | RACK 4 = 64 | PAR SCORE 145-155 TOTAL 227 | PAR SCORE 145-155

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TIME LIMIT: 20 MIN

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Bridge

North dealer

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NORTH

♠ K 8 3 2

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◇ 7 6 5 3 2

♣ 7 4

EAST

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♡ K 10 6 5

◇ Q J 10 9

♣ 9 6 2

WEST

♠ 7 6

♡ J 9 8 4

◇ A K 4

♣ K J 10 8

Directions: Make a 2 to 7 letter word from the letters in each row. Add points of each word using scoring directions at right. 7 Letter words get 50 point bonus. "Blank" used as any letter have no point value. All the words are in the Official SCRABBLE players Dictionary, 4th Edition.

SOUTH

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♡ 7 3 2

♦ 8

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North East South West

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2 NT Pass 4 ♠ All Pass

The Cynic won and tried a heart to dummy's queen. That finesse lost also, and Cy finished with only nine tricks: five trumps in his hand, a club, a heart and two ruffs in dummy.

In my club's penny game, Cy played at four spades. West led a trump, and Cy won with dummy's king and led a club, finessing with his queen. West took the king and led a second trump.

Cy makes his game with more effort. At Trick Two he must concede a diamond. He wins the trump return in dummy, ruffs a diamond and finesses in hearts, losing. If East returns a club, Cy's queen loses to West, but Cy wins the heart return with the ace, ruffs a diamond, ruffs a heart in dummy and ruffs a diamond.

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Opening lead - ♠ 7

Cy the Cynic says that half a loaf is better than no idle time at all. Cy is like many players: As declarer, he is lazy; he adopts the first line of play he sees, especially if it looks easy.

Cy can then take the ace of clubs, ruff a club and cash dummy's good fifth diamond for his 10th trick.

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1 Make red-faced

6 Feature of some Southern accents

11 Bread with caraway seeds

14 Like unhelpful hints

15 Civic-minded brand?

16 Snakelike fish

17 Seth MacFarlane cartoon series

19 Language in which "Baw pen nyang" means "It's nothing"

20 Ballpark snack

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BUSINESS BRIEFS

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Mixed finale

Wall Street kicked off a busy week Monday with a mixed finish for the major US stock indexes, although the market remained near its all-time high. The Dow ended 0.4% higher, while the Nasdaq slipped 0.4%.

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Meta models

Meta on Monday launched Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, calling them its most capable AI models yet as it looks to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Steady growth

Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth at around 3% with major benefits for Asia, but also foreshadows a “slow-moving tsunami” that could massively disrupt labor markets, taxation and education, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Monday.

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Kroger cuts

Kroger is planning to cut about a third of its corporate roles over the next three years as CEO Greg Foran moves to adopt AI into the grocer's workflow, Bloomberg reported Monday.

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Getty belly up

Getty Images said Monday it would file for bankruptcy and go private after a restructuring agreement that the visual-content provider expects to close by the end of the year.

Sources: Reuters

DEMS' BULL'S-EYE

To target firms' Don ties, prices if House flips

Getty Images / Adobe Stock

By ARIEL ZILBER

Corporate America's biggest names could be hauled before Congress if Democrats seize control of the House in November's midterm elections — with companies including Amazon, Apple and Nvidia already receiving investigative letters from lawmakers.

The potential targets range from tech giants and Wall Street firms to airlines, healthcare companies and corporate landlords, as Democrats prepare to scrutinize businesses over their ties to President Trump and practices affecting the cost of living, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, who's poised to become speaker if his party wins control of the chamber, has already been pounding the drum.

"There's a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption that has been visited upon them by Donald Trump and MAGA extremists," the Brooklyn lefty said over the summer. "We're going to hold the crooks accountable beginning on Day One."

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Ballroom cash

Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Meta, Microsoft and Nvidia have already received letters from Democratic lawmakers demanding information about their donations to Trump's White House ballroom project, Bloomberg reported.

Democrats are expected to examine whether companies that financially supported Trump's projects obtained preferential treatment from the administration, as well as deals involving tariff exemptions, drug prices and government equity stakes.

Should Democrats take control of the House, many companies will likely be investigated for ties to the Trump administration and their practices affecting the cost of living. Potential Speaker Hakeem Jeffries (above) already is promising probes.

Walmart, Target, Nike and Energizer Holdings have been pressed about tariff refunds, as have Amazon, Apple and Motorola.

Other inquiries have focused on surveillance pricing at airlines including Delta, United and American.

Democrats' inquiries have also extended to data center investments involving Blackstone, KKR, BlackRock and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, as well as rent costs at corporate-owned properties.

Y. David Scharf, chairman of Manhattan-based law firm Morrison Cohen and head of its government strategies and controversies practice, said companies have already sought his firm's advice on potential congressional investigations.

The consequences for companies that are called to testify before Congress could extend well beyond embarrassing headlines, Scharf warned.

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'Criminal referrals'

“We’ve seen oversight and congressional investigations turn into referrals and criminal referrals. We’ve seen them turn into class action lawsuits,” he said.

Liz Mair, president of strategic communications firm Mair Strategies, warned that companies anticipating congressional scrutiny should begin assembling legal and public affairs teams well before the midterms.

Companies that donated to Trump's inauguration, White House ballroom or other presidential initiatives could be particularly vulnerable, she told The Post.

“I think that those guys are going to constitute a pretty good hit list that Democrats are going to be minded to work their way through,” Mair said.

Ex-sen. hypocritical? You betcha!

What are the odds on blatant hypocrisy from a retired member of Congress?

Former Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who helped write legislation giving federal regulators authority to crack down on gambling through financial markets, is now lobbying for prediction-market giant Kalshi — which has paid her firm \$480,000 since 2024, according to a report.

During her time in office, the Arkansas pol warned that sports-event contracts served no genuine commercial purpose. Now she argues that the same types of wagers offer legitimate financial benefits, Ars Technica reported.

The reversal comes amid a nationwide legal battle over whether Kalshi and rival Polymarket can offer sports wagers under federal financial regulations without complying with state gambling laws — a dispute that could reach the Supreme Court.

As chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee in 2010, Lincoln helped write provisions of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority to prohibit certain event contracts deemed contrary to the public interest. The measure passed.

Ariel Zilber

Feds mull Tesla robotaxi probe

Tesla is facing an investigation from US regulators over claims its self-driving robotaxis have been speeding in school zones — the latest hurdle in its long-awaited rollout of fully autonomous vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a preliminary probe into 1,000 Tesla Cybercabs and Model Y vehicles, which have a self-driving mode, from the 2026 model year, a notice on the agency's site said.

It stemmed from a complaint that the self-driving taxis have been caught speeding through active school zones in at least four incidents, including video footage as evidence, regulators said. The NHTSA has not yet decided whether to launch a full-fledged investigation.

Elon Musk's automaker launched its highly anticipated robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, late last year, though it was a limited rollout and the vehicles still required human

drivers on board.

The electric-vehicle maker followed up last month with its driverless Cybercab — a new model without traditional controls like a steering wheel or brake pedals.

Musk (right) has billed the Cybercab as a key facet of the company's long-term path to growth, as Tesla has suffered with slumping sales of its electric cars — but it's been a bumpy ride for robotaxis. Taylor Herzlich

Street of dreams Italian Americans fete their big biz success

THE New York Stock Exchange held its first-ever Columbus Day tribute Monday morning with a reception featuring some of the great Italian-American financiers of my generation.

On The Money was lucky enough to score an invite to the event — which included the guests of honor ringing the opening bell — and not just to celebrate the ethnic pride of your humble correspondent. I also learned something valuable about the Italian-American experience that the faux controversy over the explorer's alleged misdeeds obfuscates.

That reminder came through loud and clear during a private reception and some opening remarks by Frank Bisignano, a longtime Wall Street heavyweight who is now working for the Trump administration as head of the Social Security Administration and the IRS.

Bisignano — himself from an Italian immigrant family in Brooklyn — was the event's organizer. As he explained, up until relatively recently, Italian Americans were shunted to the lowest confines of Wall Street — the so-called back office where trades and deals were processed.

Through grit and intelligence, Italian Americans persevered, or as Bisignano put it: “They put us in the back and somehow we got to the front.”

Who put us at the front? Bisignano then pointed to the crowd, and a group of men he called the “1927 Yankees of Wall Street” who defied the stereotypes and became business leaders and much more.

That would include Dick Grasso, the former head of the Big Board, who made an appearance after a long absence from the institution he ran, and thank God he did.

Hitting cleanup in Bisignano's version of Murderers Row' was Ken Langone. There's not enough space in this column to chronicle all of his achievements.

I thank Ken whenever I see him, including at Monday's event. I also thanked him and the rest of the lineup for making Italian Americans proud.

Bumble hot and heavy | No Chipotle: Starbucks

Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private by Ithaca Holdings in a deal that values the dating app operator at roughly \$1 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Shares of the Austin, Texas-based company, which had a market value of roughly \$389 million through last close, ended up nearly 50% to \$3.80 on Monday.

Bumble and Ithaca, a holding company for technology businesses founded by Silicon Valley executives Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman, did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Reuters reported earlier this year that Bumble was exploring a sale amid slowing growth in the online-dating sector, particularly as younger Gen Z subscribers grow disillusioned with endless swiping, leading to softer user engagement. Reuters

Starbucks is not buying Chipotle Mexican Grill, the coffee chain said on Monday, quashing talk of a deal that could have been the largest-ever involving restaurants but was doubted by investors and analysts.

"As a matter of policy, we don't comment on rumors and speculation, but we want to be clear we are not buying Chipotle," a Starbucks spokesperson said. Chipotle declined to comment.

The statement follows a report by the Financial Times on Oct. 8 that Starbucks had worked with advisers in recent months on a potential proposal to acquire Chipotle, citing people familiar with the matter.

Starbucks did not respond to a request for comment on whether they approached advisers for a deal.

Starbucks also reiterated that its management was “laser focused” on “Back to Starbucks” strategy. Reuters

S&P tale of chips and dips

The rally that has driven the S&P 500 up 14% this year to record highs is masking the fact that more than 4 in 10 stocks in the index are lower in 2026, as the gains are concentrated in a few chipmakers and other AI-related heavyweights.

The gap between the benchmark and its average member highlights how much of Wall Street's rally rests on a handful of companies as the US bull market nears a four-year anniversary. Memory-chip makers Sandisk and Micron Technology have more than tripled, while the median S&P 500 stock has gained barely $4\%$ in 2026, according to a Reuters analysis of LSEG data.

By contrast, over 200 companies within the S&P 500 have fallen in 2026, with a quarter of the index down 11% or more.

The analysis covers current S&P 500 members, excluding 18 companies removed from the index in 2026, some demoted to smaller capitalization indexes after their stocks fell.

The S&P 500's rally in 2026 puts it on track for its fourth straight year of gains, fueled most recently by explosive earnings growth from AI-related companies, even as profit expansion in other sectors remains tepid. Reuters

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MS heralds AI advance

Microsoft announced the next generation of its custom AI chip on Monday and said it plans to deploy potentially more than a million of them next year to back its internal AI services.

The Maia 300, as the chip is called, is the third generation of the company's custom chips designed to handle AI data-crunching — such as coding and carrying out complex business tasks on a user's behalf.

Its predecessor is already running Microsoft's in-house AI models, as well as models from OpenAI delivered on Microsoft's Azure cloud computing service.

Reuters

HOCK TAN

Broadcom CEO.

Tech big belittles investors

AI investors are treating the market like a casino, according to the CEO of semiconductor giant Broadcom.

The exec, Hock Tan, argued Monday that people investing in the tech barely understand where they are putting their money.

“A lot of investors have no clue what they are investing in,” he said at an event in Singapore, according to Bloomberg. They “set very extreme expectations only to find out that it’s almost like they are in a casino.”

The remarks from the chief of Broadcom — which makes its money supplying the AI boom — may come as a surprise. The \$1.7 trillion company's stock is up nearly 10% this year.

Still, Tan went as far as to suggest some investors are being childish.

The comments came as Anthropic is expected to go public around Thanksgiving, with a valuation in the \$2 trillion range. OpenAI is expected to follow. Emily Lang

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Smartphone supply crisis

Global smartphone shipments fell 20% year-over-year to their lowest third-quarter level since 2012, as soaring memory-chip costs and supply shortages pressured pushed up prices, preliminary estimates from Counterpoint Research showed Monday.

Rising prices for memory components — as AI infrastructure projects corner supplies — have driven up production costs, prompting manufacturers to raise retail prices and cut shipments. Reuters

STRATEGIC BLUNDER

By EMILY LANG

Off a cliff

McKinsey stripped a partner of his director role after he got into an online fight with a feminist author and exec, suggesting women leaders are prone to play the victim at struggling companies.

The consulting giant took away Chris Bradley's coveted title at the McKinsey Global Institute in the wake of the LinkedIn spat with Julia Carreon, as Bloomberg first reported Monday.

The fight centered on a post Carreon made referencing “the glass cliff,” an academic term denoting the idea that women and minorities are most likely to be appointed CEO to companies that are struggling.

"This theory is a very convenient way to always be a victim in the rain and empowered in the sunshine," Bradley, who's based in Australia, scoffed on Carreon's timeline, according to a screenshot of the exchange viewed by The Post.

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Carreon, co-author of the book "Walking on Broken Glass: Navigating the Aftermath of the Glass Ceiling," shot back that the term was "coined by esteemed psychologists from Exeter 21 years ago."

She added that the McKinsey big could “simply enter this into [the] tool that is commonly known as AI” to find out more, instead of sniping at her.

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Quip by McKinsey. big costs his title

Carreon — a former Citigroup exec who founded the advocacy group Fifth Wave Feminists — told The Post that Bradley's comments undermined her and her co-author's work.

“It shows the McKinsey partners don’t live their values,” she said in a brief interview.

Earlier in the LinkedIn exchange, Bradley wrote: “it sounds like you are saying that we once had a problem of female advancement to ceo, but now we have a new problem that the jobs they get are too hard? Is this actually a thing?”

"It's not my job to educate you on what a Glass Cliff is," Carreon replied. “Again, you work for McKinsey & Company — if you have the will you will be able to find the answer yourself.”

“It’s funnier to go back and forth with you than talk to a bot,” Bradley told Carreon.

The flare-up prompted a review from McKinsey, which took the rare step of removing Bradley from his director role at its prestigious business and economic research unit. He was also reportedly nixed from leadership positions on a few internal committees, though he maintained his senior partner job. McKinsey did not state whether Bradley's pay was affected.

“Following our conduct review process, we have removed the partner from his leadership roles, including at the McKinsey Global Institute. His public comments fell well short of the standards we expect at our firm," McKinsey spokesman Taylor Burns told Bloomberg.

McKinsey is known for its efforts to address challenges women face at work, Bloomberg noted. For years, it's published on annual survey on just that subject in partnership with ex-Facebook bigshot Sheryl Sandberg's LeanIn group.

The 2020 edition of the survey explicitly references the “glass cliff” in the context of challenges women face working in healthcare, Bloomberg noted

French markets hacked

Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit overnight Sunday, causing fires and spoiling food.

The Paris prosecutor's office said Monday a "large-scale" attack was "affecting connected refrigerators in several major food retailers across France," leading to food losses and fires.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has instructed France's National Cybersecurity Agency to investigate, a person in his office said.

France was coordinating with European counterparts because other countries could also be affected, the person said. Reuters

German automaker Volkswagen reported a 14.3% decline in global deliveries in the third quarter on Monday, its sharpest drop in more than four years, as weakness in China, its largest market, continued to weigh on sales.

Deliveries, a closely watched proxy for sales, fell

China demand drop saps VW

to 1.89 million vehicles in the quarter.

Deliveries in China tumbled 38.5% in the quarter and were down 30.2% in the first nine months of the year. Deliveries fell 5.8% in North America and 2.8% in Western Europe, but rose 1.4% in Central and Eastern Europe.

"The sharp decline in the overall market in China remains an industry-wide challenge," Martin Sander, a member of the group's extended executive committee, said in a statement.

The drop in deliveries was Volkswagen's steepest since a $22.4\%$ decline in the second quarter of 2022. Reuters

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Walleye Capital LLC (NY, NY) seek Fixed Income Trader to to bld & mntan static & ref data infrstrctr for bnds, futrs, & swps, inclndg bnd csh flw schdls & futrs dlvry wndws, alngsd real-tm mkt data fds. Reqs MS (US or frgn eqvInt) in Fnice, Fnntcl Engnrng, Mathmtcs, or a rltd fld & three (3) yrs of exp in the positn offrd or in a rltd role. All of the reqd exp mst hv incldd exp w/ usng Python & C++ to dvlp qnttva invstmnt tls, autome fnnctl anlysis, prcss lrg fnnctl datasia, & implmnt rsrch & trading mdls; condctng invstmnt rsrch by analyzng mkt data & fnnctl instrmts, & identfyng invstmnt opprtnts & rsk fctr s; perfrmng prtflo & rsk analytcs to eval prtflo exprs, rsk snstvts & scenrios, prfrmnce attrbtn, & drwdwns; applying statstcl anlysis to fnnctl & mkt data to identify ptrns, corrtns, trnds, & statstclly sgnfcnt sgnls rlvent to invstmnt decsns; dvlpng & mantangng qnttva mdls to analyz fnnctl mkts, estmt expectd rtrns & rsks, & spprt prtflo constrictn & invstmnt decsn-makng; perfrmng prcng & valtn analytcs for fnnctl instrmts by applying qnttva valtn technqs, mkt data, & fnnctl mdls to assss fair val & prcng rltshps; analyzng & modlng fnnctl prdcts, inclndg fxd-incm scrts & drvtvs, w/ an undrstndng of thr prcng, rsk chrctrstcs, csh flows, & mkt dynmcs; applying optmztn technqs & algrthms to prtflo constrictn, asst alloctn, rsk mgmt, invstmnt strtg y anlysis, & prmtr estmtn; & dvlpng & enhncng invstmnt rsrch & analytcs pltfrms tht intgrte fnnctl data, qnttva mdls, prtflo analytcs, & rsk mgmt cap blts. Salary: \$200,000/yr. E-mail res to hr@walleyecapital.com.

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Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NY, NY) seeks Executive Director, Head of EM & FX Options Americas. Reqs MS in Finance, Ecnmcs, Mathmtcs or Bus Admn +5yrs exp in pos offrd or as Dir or Exec Dir of FX or EM drvtvs tradng. All rqrd exp mustv incld mngng prtflio of FX or EM drvtvs trangd; ovrseeng PnL & biz gwthng; mngng daily tradng ops & mkt-makng in FX & EM optns usng exprtse in optns prcng, rsk mgmt & trading stratjies; conducting volatility modlng & drvtvs valuatn using Advncd Excel & programming in Pythn, R or othr statstcl computing lang; usng trangd sys, rsk mgmt pltfrms & mkt data sys incl Bloomberg & Reuters; & ensurng full complnce w/ Dodd-Frank, MiFID II & Basel III reg frmwrrks. Must be willing to trvl domstclly & intrntnlly 5-10% of time for team & clnt mtngs. Role entails hybrd wrk w/ time split btwn wrkng in NYC offfc & flxblty to telecmmt from another US locatn. #LI-DNI. Salary: \$301,000/yr. Email res to rashele.skinner@nomura.com. Ref. #01565.

Director, Technical Program Management @ Mastercard Technologies, LLC (New York, NY) F/T Lead & coach Techl Prog Mgmt (TPM) whre teams drive architctre, dsgn, dvlp/build, enhnce, & suport multiple aplicatins/srvics in the dlivry of intrnl or mrkt-fcing Prdcts & Pltfrms. Mnge the day-to-day activits of the prgrm team withn an Agile/Scrum evirnmnt. Spvises team of 6 Lead Techl Prog Mgrs and 1 Techl Prog Mgr. Bchlr's deg or frgn eqvInt in Info Syst, Comp Sci, Mech Engr, Soft Engr, Engr or rltd & 10 yrs of prog resp exp in job ofered or as a Prog Mngr, Senir Prgrm Mnger, Tech Prgrm Mnger, or rltd. Qulfyig exp mst inclde at least 10 yrs of exp with ech of the following: Hands-on experience with software development concepts (APIs, microservices, cloud, data models, distributed systems); Ability to read technical design documents, question architecture decisions, and translate business needs into engineering requirements. Agile and modern SDLC practices (Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Delivery, DevOps, or Quality Engineering); Facilitating design reviews, sprint planning, dependency tracking, and technical deep dives; Understanding business domains, systems, and products and their accountabilities, boundaries, limitations, scale factors; Delivering technical programs with understanding of potential landmines; Lean management and DevOps based modern product engineering practices; Experience with tools such as Aha, Jira, Rally/ALM, Confluence, Tableau, and DOMO; Project Management; Technical capability to effectively solve software engineering challenges; Communicating with Engineers, scoping technical programs, and identifying technical risks; Experience building organizational relationships, partnering with and influencing executive leadership while commanding the respect of the individual Engineers across the organization. Rte of py: \$260,000.00 - \$310,000.00. Telcoming &/or wfh may be permissible prsunt to cpy polices. Snd rsmе to Roxy Rhinehart, Roxy.Rhinehart@mastercard.com, Mastercard Technologies LLC, 2200 Mastercard Blvd, O'Fallon, MO 63368. Ref MC83-2026

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UBS Bank USA has the following positions in New York, NY. Associate Director, Tech Risk Specialist to drive technology organization in managing their risks and proactively identify operational risks, as well as establishing and maintaining an effective risk culture. Requires a B+Syrs. of exp. Can work hybrid (In-office/remote). (ref. code(s) 002653: \$138000 - \$138000). Qualified Applicants apply through SH-ProfRecruitingcc@ubs.com. Please reference 002653. NO CALLS PLEASE. EOE/M/F/D/V. #LI-DNP. The expected salary range(s) for this role as of the date of this posting is/are based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. This role may also be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. For benefits information, please visit ubs.com/usbenefits

Director, Enterprise Strategy & Transformation (ES&T), Royal Bank of Canada US, New York, NY. Perform comprehensive strategic reviews and analyses leveraging frameworks, approaches, tools and methodologies and develop robust recommendations to support Group Executive, segment Operating Committees, and lines of business. Telecommuting permitted up to 1 day per week. Full-time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, \$203,000.00/yr. For complete job description, list of requirements, and to apply, Visit rbc.com under "careers" and search for Requisition ID [# R-0000189118], and click "Apply".

Banco Santander, S.A. (NY, NY) seeks Executive Director, Investment Banking. Reqs MS in Bus Admin, Finance or Econmcs +3yrs exp in pos offrd or as invstmnt bankng assoc or VP at invstmnt bank. All reqd exp mustv incl executng trnsctns (incl sell-side & buy-side M&As, debt & equity financng, restructurng & DIP financng) & supptng invstmnt bankng prresses in broader industrials sectr or in 1 of folwing vertcals: divrsfied industrials, trnsprtatn & logistcs, biz svcs, chemicals & bldg prdcts; preparng intrnl industry covrge materials for intrnl & extrnl stkehldrs covrgn broader industrials sectr &/or any vertical applying deep knwldg of finc'l mrkts & prdcts; mngng deal teams & intractng w/ intrnl & extrnl sr stkehldrs to suppt excutn effrts; excutng finc'l modlng & anlys (incl LBOs, debt paydwn & mrgr anlys); vsualzng insights usng & presntng findings & recommndatns to key stkehldrs; & ensurng adhrnce to policies, procdrss & best prctces that meet cmplnce reqs & invstmnt bankng rgltry reqs. FINRA certs Ser 63 & 7 (or 7TO) & SIE reqd. Pos reqs apprx 40% domstc travl. #LI-DNI. Salary \$301,000/yr. Email res to Christianne.Harpster@santander.us. Ref #280.

TBWA Worldwide Inc. dba TBWA Chiat Day (NY, NY) seeks Executive Strategy Director to dvlp & mnge brnd, advrtsng, & mrktng strategies for agncy clnts' brnds, prdcts, & bsness initiatives in the United States & intrntnl mrkts. Reqs BS (US or forgn equivlnt) in Mrktng, Advrtsng, Dsgn, Indstrl Dsgn, Busnss Admin, or a rltd fld & five (5) yrs of exp in the positin offrd or in a rltd role. All of the reqd exp mst hve incldd exp w/ dvlpng brnd & mrktng strategy for multntnl clnt brnds at an advrtsng agncy; adptng mrktng & advrtsng plns & comms for lcl mrkts while maintaining a consistnt ovllr brnd dirctn for clnt brnds; leadng intgrtd mrktng planng acrss advrtsng, mdia, comms, rsrch, & dgtl functns at an advrtsng agncy; advising clnt bsness & mrktng stkhldrs on brnd positning, comms plangg, prdct Inches, & brnd updts; using consmr rsrch, mrkt trnds, & compvtve analysis to recemmnd brnd, advrtsng, & mrktng strategy for clnt brnds; dvlpng brnd guidlnes, planng tls, or training matrls usd by agncy & clnt tms across mltlepr gns; coordinating crss-functnl agncy & clnt tms in diffrnt mrkts to implmnt mrktng initiatives under shrd timelnes & objectives; managng strategy for prdct Inches, brnd repositionng, & reputatn-rltd initiatives for clnt brnds; presntng stratgc recmndtns & campgn plns to intrnl agncy ldrshp & extrnl clnt stkhldrs; & suprvsng & mentrng jnr strategy or mrktng stff in supprt of advrtsng & mrktng assignmnts.Role entails hybrd wrk, w/ time split btwn wrkng in NYC office & flexbly to telecommte from another US locatin. Salary: \$275,000/yr. E-mail res to tiffany.jeanbaptiste@omc.com

UBS Business Solutions US LLC has the following positions in New York, NY. Authorized Officer, Software Engineer to Develop, maintain, and enhance proprietary software platforms for the Solutions Trading business, focusing on structured products and derivatives. Requires B+3yrs. exp. Can work hybrid (In-office/remote). (ref. code(s) 002015: \$137717 - \$142717). Qualified Applicants apply through SH-ProfRecruitingcc@ubs.com. Please reference 002015. NO CALLS PLEASE. EOE/M/F/D/V. #LI-DNP. The expected salary range(s) for this role as of the date of this posting is/are based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, education, location and skill level. This role may also be eligible for discretionary incentive compensation. For benefits information, please visit ubs.com/usbenefits

Director, Youth Programs (Palisades Park, NJ) Dvlp & drct biblical ed programs & classes for youth groups. Plan approprt class structures for youth programs. Bachelor's in English, Education or Theology req. Res: The Cross Church NJ: 350 Broad Ave, 2nd Fl Palisades Park, NJ 07650

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RICHMOND COUNTY (STATEN ISLAND) NOTICE OF SALE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

EUGENE ROBINSON; PAMELA ROBINSON; HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF MORNINGSTAR ESTATES INC.; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU,

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Docket: 24-CV-07084-BMC NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, filed in the office of the clerk on April 1, 2025, wherein PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and EUGENE ROBINSON, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction on the STEPS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF RICHMOND COUNTY, 26 CENTRAL AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10301, on October 27, 2026 at 10:00AM, the premises in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale described and therein directed to be sold, to which Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale reference is made for the terms of sale and for a description of the premises which may be briefly described as follows: 19 BETTY COURT, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10303; and the following tax map identification: Block 1272: Lot: 441.

ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE BOROUGH OF STATEN ISLAND, COUNTY OF RICHMOND, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK

All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. \*LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

Dated:

Edward Finkelstein, Esq. Court Appointed Referee

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NASSAU COUNTY NOTICE OF MEETING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to the County Government Law of Nassau County, the Nassau County Legislature will consider the below proposed ordinances ON MONDAY, October, 2026 AT 1 PM, IN THE PETER J. SCHMITT MEMORIAL LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER, 1st FLOOR, THEODORE ROOSEVELT EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, 1550 FRANKLIN AVENUE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501:

ORDINANCE NO. 52-2026 SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 284-26 (OMB)

ORDINANCE NO. 53-2026 SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. 285-26 (OMB)

ORDINANCE NO. 54-2026 SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. 286-26 (OMB)

ORDINANCE NO. 55-2026 SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AND TO TRANSFER APPROPRIATIONS HERETOFORE MADE TO MODIFY CERTAIN DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS. 287-26 (OMB)

ORDINANCE NO. 56-2026 TO AUTHORIZE THE ADOPTION OF "SEREN", A RETIRED NASSAU COUNTY POLICE SERVICE DOG. 278-26 (PD)

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL LEGISLATURE PERTAINING TO THE 2027 NASSAU COUNTY BUDGET ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026, AT 9:00 AM FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BELOW PROPOSED ORDINANCES IN THE PETER J. SCHMITT MEMORIAL LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER, 1ST FLOOR, THEODORE ROOSEVELT EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, 1550 FRANKLIN AVENUE, MINEOLA, NEW YORK 11501.

ORDINANCE NO. 57-2026 TO ADOPT THE NASSAU COUNTY BUDGET FOR THE TWELVE-MONTH 2027 FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027; TO APPROPRIATE REVENUES AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEYS TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION WITHIN THE TOWNS AND CITIES OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU FOR COUNTY; COUNTY FIRE PREVENTION, SAFETY, COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION FUND; COUNTY POLICE HEADQUARTERS FUND; COUNTY POLICE DISTRICT FUND; COUNTY DEBT SERVICE FUND; COUNTY SEWER AND STORM WATER RESOURCES DISTRICT FUND; COUNTY SEWER AND STORM WATER FINANCE AUTHORITY FUND; COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL BOND FUND; OPIOID LITIGATION SETTLEMENT FUND; EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ACCRUED LIABILITY RESERVE FUND; CAPITAL RESERVE FUND, RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND; OPERATING RESERVE FUND; BONDED INDEBTEDNESS FUND; AND LITIGATION FUND PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT LAW OF NASSAU COUNTY, THE NASSAU COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE COUNTY LAW, THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW, THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AND CHAPTER 14 OF THE LAWS OF 1995 263-26 (OMB)

ORDINANCE NO. 58-2026 FIXING THE TAX RATES AND LEVYING TAXES FOR THE TWELVE-MONTH 2027 FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027, UPON TAXABLE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TOWNS AND CITIES OF THE COUNTY OF NASSAU FOR COUNTY; COUNTY FIRE PREVENTION, SAFETY, COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION FUND; COUNTY POLICE HEADQUARTERS FUND; COUNTY POLICE DISTRICT FUND; NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE FUND; COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL BOND FUND; NASSAU COUNTY SEWER AND STORM WATER RESOURCES DISTRICT FUND; COUNTY DISPUTED ASSESSMENT FUND; AND FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED 2027 FISCAL YEAR FOR TOWN, TOWN SPECIAL DISTRICT, UNPAID WATER CHARGES IN ARREARS, TOWN SIDEWALK AND CURB ASSESSMENT AND OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES AND ALLOCATING REVENUES FROM CERTAIN SALES TAXES IMPOSED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND DETERMINING THE EQUALIZATION RATES IN RELATION THERETO AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE CLERK OF THE NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO EXECUTE SEPARATE TAX WARRANTS ADDRESSED TO THE RECEIVERS OF TAXES OF THE TOWNS AND CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE SEVERAL SUMS MENTIONED THEREIN; PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT LAW OF NASSAU COUNTY AND THE NASSAU COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, THE COUNTY LAW, THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW, THE TAX LAW, THE TOWN LAW AND THE EDUCATION LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND CHAPTER 14 OF THE LAWS OF 1995 264-26 (OMB)

ORDINANCE NO. 59-2026 TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE FOR THE COUNTY OF NASSAU FOR THE TWELVE-MONTH 2027 FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2027 AND TO APPROPRIATE REVENUES FOR SAID BUDGET PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT LAW OF NASSAU COUNTY; THE NASSAU COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, THE COUNTY LAW, THE LOCAL FINANCE LAW, THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND CHAPTER 14 OF THE LAWS OF 1995. 266-26 (LE)

Copies of the proposed ordinances are on file and may be obtained in the Office of the Clerk of the Nassau County Legislature during normal business hours BY ORDER of the Nassau County Legislature of the County of Nassau, New York.

Dated: October 13, 2026 at Garden City (Mineola Post Office), NY MICHAEL C. PULITZER, Clerk of the Legislature The Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office orders a maximum occupancy of 251 people for the Peter J. Schmitt Memorial Legislative Chamber and an additional 71 people for the legislative antechamber. Attendees who will address the Legislature must submit a written slip to the Clerk's office staff. The Rules of the Legislature limit public comment to three minutes per person. At meetings of the full Legislature, members of the public may speak during the pre-calendar public comment period and during public hearings. At meetings of the Legislature's committees and prior to the call of the first committee, members of the public may speak and on agenda items only. Individuals may email the Clerk of the Legislature at LegPublicComment@nassaucountyny.gov to have comment included in the record of the Legislative meeting. The Nassau County Legislature provides accessibility and reasonable accommodation to its public meetings for the attendance and participation of individuals with disabilities. Anyone in need of assistance should contact the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature at 516.571.4252, the Nassau County Office for the Physically Challenged at 516.227.7101 or TDD Telephone 516.227.8989. The Legislature streams every meeting live at http://www.NassauCountyNY.gov/agencies/Legis/index.html.

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NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The New York City Industrial Development Agency (the "Agency") is empowered under the New York State Industrial Development Agency Act (constituting Title 1 of Article 18-A of the General Municipal Law), and Chapter 1082 of the 1974 Laws of New York, as amended, to enter into straight-lease transactions for the benefit of qualified projects, and thereby advance the job opportunities, general prosperity and economic welfare of the people of the State of New York (the "State") and to improve their prosperity and standard of living. The Agency has been requested to participate in straight-lease transactions and to issue bonds for the purposes and at the addresses also identified below. As used herein, the "City" shall mean The City of New York. All dollar amounts (including bond issuance amounts), square footage amounts and wage information shown below are approximate numbers. As used herein, "bonds" are the bonds of the Agency, the interest on which may be exempt from local and/or state and/or federal income taxes. The references to the bond amounts or project cost amounts provided herein below are approximate and shall be deemed to mean up to such stated amount or a greater principal amount not to exceed 10% of such stated amount. All other amounts (including square footage amounts) and wage information shown below are approximate numbers.

Company Name: Green Top Farms LLC, a New York limited liability company (the "Company"), is a USDA-inspected food processor, packager, and corporate dining, catering and food delivery company serving institutional and food-service clients across the New York City metropolitan area. Project Description: The Company seeks financial assistance in connection with the renovation, furnishing and equipping of a one-story 11,375 square foot building located on a 9,575 square foot parcel of land located at 324 Maujer Street, Brooklyn, New York (the "Facility"). The Facility will be owned by an affiliate of the Company and leased to the Company, which will operate the Facility as its processing, production, packaging and delivery headquarters. Address: 324 Maujer Street, Brooklyn, New York 11206. Type of Benefits: Payments in lieu of City real property taxes, partial exemption from City and State mortgage recording taxes, and exemption from City and State sales and use taxes. Total Project Cost: \$1,799,000. Projected Jobs: 86.0 full-time equivalent jobs retained, and 77.5 new full-time equivalent jobs projected. Hourly Wage Average and Range: \$41.45/hour, estimated range of \$40.49/hour to \$52.20/hour.

For any updates to project information after the date of this notice, please visit the website of New York City Economic Development Corporation ("NYCEDC") at www.nycedc.com/nycida-project-info.

The Agency is committed to ensuring meaningful access to its programs. If you require any accommodation for language access, including sign language, please contact NYCEDC's Director of Accessibility at (212) 619-5000 or Accessibility@edc.nyc.

Pursuant to Section 859a of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York the Agency will hold a hearing at the offices of NYCEDC, 1 Liberty Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, New York 10006 on the proposed financings and transactions set forth above, commencing at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 12th, 2026.

Interested members of the public are invited to attend and will be given an opportunity to make a brief statement regarding the projects listed above.

The Agency will present information at such hearing on the proposed financings and transactions set forth above. For those members of the public desiring to review project applications and cost benefit analyses before the date of the hearing, copies of these materials will be made available at: https://edc.nyc/ncida-board-meetings-public-hearings, starting on or about 12:00 P.M. fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing. Persons desiring to make a brief statement during the hearing regarding the proposed transactions should give prior notice to the Agency by sending an email to IDABuild\_PublicHearings@edc.nyc no later than 5:00 P.M. the day before the hearing. Written comments may be submitted to the Agency to the following email address: IDABuild\_PublicHearings@edc.nyc. Please be advised that it is possible that certain of the aforementioned proposed transactions may be removed from the hearing agenda prior to the hearing date. Information regarding such removals will be available on the Agency's website at https://edc.nyc/ncida-board-meetings-public-hearings on or about 12:00 P.M. on the Friday preceding the hearing.

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Buffalo 5, Florida 3

Minnesota 4, Vegas 2

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Tuesday

Devils at Detroit, 6pm

Devils at Detroit, 8pm

Tampa Bay at Rangers, 7:15pm

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Boston at San Jose, 11pm

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Wednesday

Montreal at Washington, 7:30pm

Dallas at Colorado, 8:30pm

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Sabres 5, Panthers 3 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 0—3 | Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 2—5 | First Period: 1, Buffalo, Doan 1 (Krebs), 5:58. 2, Florida, Lundell 1 (Ekblad, Vilmanis), 11:00. 3, Buffalo, Dahlin 2 (Thompson, Quinn), 15:55 (pp). Penalties: Kulikov, FLA (Holding), 15:15; Gudas, FLA (Delay of Game), 17:01.

Second Period: 4, Florida, Reinhart 1 (Jones, M.Tkachuk), 6:26 (pp). 5, Buffalo, McLeod 1 (Zellweger, Power), 11:25. 6, Florida, Reinhart 2 (B.Tkachuk, Jones), 13:41 (pp). Penalties: Ekblad, FLA (Interference), 3:26; Zellweger, BUF (Tripping), 5:55; Malenstyn, BUF (Holding), 12:48.

Third Period: 7, Buffalo, Ostlund 2 (Quinn, Benson), 7:15 (pp). 8, Buffalo, Thompson 4 (Krebs, Power), 13:20. Penalties: Ekblad, FLA (Holding Stick), 6:15; Norris, BUF (Slashing), 13:39; Luostarinen, FLA (Hooking), 16:26; Norris, BUF (High Sticking), 18:08.

Shots on Goal: Florida 7-7-9—23. Buffalo 11-13-8—32.

Power-play opportunities: Florida 2 of 4; Buffalo 2 of 5.

Goalies: Florida, Schmid 0-1-1 (21 shots-18 saves), Florida, Markstrom 2-1-1 (11-9). Buffalo, Luukkonen 2-2-0 (14-13), Buffalo, Ellis 1-1-0 (9-7).

Referees: Eric Furlatt, Carter Sandlak. Linesmen: Joseph Mahon, James Tobias.

First Period: None. Penalties: Dillon, NJ (Interference), 7:36; Mantha, NJ (Boarding), 10:01; Kleven, OTT (Cross Checking), 16:58; L.Hughes, NJ (Interference), 17:52.

Second Period: 1, Ottawa, Pinto 1 (Giroux, Amadio), 0:09. 2, Ottawa, Halliday 2 (Stutzle, Cozens), 8:40 (pp). Penalties: Lombardi, NJ (Slashing), 5:36; Evangelista, NJ (Hooking), 8:16; Yakemchuk, OTT (Tripping), 15:38.

Third Period: 3, Ottawa, Stutzle 5 (Spence, Chabot), 11:10. 4, Devils, Gritsyuk 1 (J.Hughes), 14:59. 5, Ottawa, Kleven 1, 17:53 (en). Penalties: None.

Shots on Goal: Ottawa 7-10-3—20. Devils 4-12-14—30.

Power-play opportunities: Ottawa 1 of 5; Devils 0 of 2.

Goalies: Ottawa, Ullmark 5-0-0 (30 shots-29 saves). Devils, Daws 0-2-0 (19-16).

A: 15,085 (16,514). T: 2:26.

Referees: Francis Charron, Beaudry Halkidis. Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Jonny Murray.

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Second Period: 4, Vegas, Andersson 1 (Hertl, Lavoie), 2:37. Penalties: Coleman, MIN (Slashing), 11:14.

Third Period: 5, Vegas, Karlsson 1 (Marner, Howden), 9:25. 6, Minnesota, Eriksson Ek 1 (Kaprizov), 18:38 (en). Penalties: Lorenz, MIN (Fighting), 2:36; Lauzon, LV (Fighting), 2:36; Yurov, MIN (Delay of Game), 9:25; Coleman, MIN (Tripping), 19:05.

Shots on Goal: Vegas 6-5-12—23. Minnesota 10-12-6—28.

Power-play opportunities: Vegas 0 of 5; Minnesota 1 of 1.

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Wednesday

Red Bulls at D.C. United, 7:30pm

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Charlotte FC at Columbus, 7:30pm

Atlanta at CF Montréal, 7:30pm

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Vancouver at St Louis City, 8:30pm

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Portland at LA Galaxy, 10:30pm

Austin FC at Los Angeles FC, 10:30pm

Houston at San Diego FC, 10:30pm

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Portland at Bay FC, 5pm

Seattle at Chicago, 7pm

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Jets at New England, 1pm

New Orleans at Giants, 1pm

Houston vs Jacksonville at London, 9:30 a.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1pm

Carolina at Philadelphia, 1pm

Chicago at Atlanta, 1pm

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 1pm

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1pm

Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:05pm

Buffalo at Las Vegas, 4:25pm

L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 4:25pm

Dallas at Green Bay, 8:20pm

Bye: Cincinnati, Miami, Detroit, Minnesota

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Washington at San Francisco, 8:15pm

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WNBA Finals (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

No. 2 Golden State vs. No. 4 Atlanta

Saturday: at Golden State, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 19: at Golden State, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 22: at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 24: at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.

x-Monday, Oct. 26: at Golden State, 8 p.m.

x- Thursday, Oct. 29: at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

x-Saturday, Oct. 31: at Golden State, 8 p.m.

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NBA Preseason

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Monday

Nets 131, Washington 122

Minnesota 122, Knicks 104

Portland 119, London Lions 66

Atlanta 113, Oklahoma City 110

San Antonio at Utah, (n)

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Bills 37, Rams 34, OT | Buffalo | 6 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 3—37 | L.A. Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 0—34 | ---

First Quarter

Buf: FG Bass 49, 13:23.

Buf: FG Bass 23, :10.

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Second Quarter

Lar: Adams 4 pass from Stafford (Mevis kick), 8:00.

Buf: Cook 17 run (Bass kick), 5:09.

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Third Quarter

Lar: Corum Trun (Mevis kick), 10:11.

Buf: Coleman 7 pass from J.Allen (kick failed), 2:45.

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Fourth Quarter

Lar: Nacua 2 pass from Stafford (pass failed). 14:16.

Lar: Adams 5' pass from Stafford (Mevis kick), 7:14.

Buf: Cook 5 run (Bass kick), 1:39.

Lar: K. Williams 1 run (Mevis kick), :05.

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First Overtime | Buf | LAR | First downs | 25 | 33 | Total Net Yards | 436 | 454 | Rushes-yards | 37-234 | 23-77 | Passing | 202 | 377 | Punt Returns | 1-14 | 0-0 | Kickoff Returns | 7-219 | 7-194 | Interceptions Ret. | 0-0 | 1-3 | Comp-Att-Int | 12-19-1 | 40-54-0 | Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-8 | 1-6 | Punts | 1-52.0 | 2-46.5 | Fumbles-Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 | Penalties-Yards | 13-112 | 11-84 | Time of Possession | 30:08 | 37:57 | ---

Individual Statistics

Rushing: Buffalo, J. Allen 10-121, Cook 25-111, Davis 2-2. L.A. Rams, Williams 16-49, Corum 5-19, Nacua 2-9.

Passing: Buffalo, J. Allen 12-19-1-210. L.A. Rams, Stafford 40-54-0-383.

Receiving: Buffalo, T. Johnson 4-72, Shakir 3-80, Davis 1-31, Coleman 1-7, Cook 1-7, Kincaid 1-7, Knox 1-6. L.A. Rams, Nacua 17-138, Williams 6-27, Higbee 5-83, Adams 5-51, Corum 3-53, Allen 2-24, Atwell 1-4, Parkinson 1-3.

Missed Field Goals: L.A. Rams, Mevis 50, Mevis 48.

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NFL Injury Report

The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league.

(OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play;

QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice;

LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation):

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Week 6

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Thursday

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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at DENVER BRONCOS — SEATTLE: DNP: LB

Chazz Surratt (calf), LB Drake Thomas (ankle). LIMITED: RB Zach Charbonnet (knee), QB Drew Lock (right forearm), WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (ankle), G Beau Stephens (shoulder), DT Leonard Williams (ankle). FULL: WR Irvin Charles (knee), RB George Holani (ribs, knee). DENVER: DNP: S Talanoa Hufanga (ankle), CB Pat Surtain II (ankle). LIMITED: DE Sai\*vion Jones (shoulder), CB Riley Moss (ribs). FULL: S Brandon Jones (foot), G Ben Powers (biceps).

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NASCAR

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NASCAR Cup Series Schedule-Winners

Sept. 13 — Enjoy Illinois 300 (Kyle Larson)

Sept. 19 — Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Joey Logano)

Sept. 27 — Hollywood Casino 400 (Kyle Larson)

Oct. 4 — South Point 400 (Chase Briscoe)

Oct. 11 — Bank of America 400 (Chase Briscoe)

Oct. 18 — Freeway Insurance 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Oct. 25 — Yellawood 500, Talladega, Ala.

Nov. 1 — Xfinity 500, Ridgeway, Va.

Nov. 8 — NASCAR Cup Series

Championship Race, Homestead, Fla.

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MLB Playoffs

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Cleveland vs. Tampa Bay Rays Cleveland leads series, 1-0

Gm. 1: Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 3

Tues.: at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Thurs.: at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Fri.: at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

x-Sat.: at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

x-Mon., Oct. 19: at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

x-Tues., Oct. 20: at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

National League

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L.A. Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee leads series, 2-0

Gm. 1: Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles 1

Gm. 2: Milwaukee 7, Los Angeles 4

Wed.: at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Thu.: at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

x-Fri.: at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

x-Sun., Oct. 18: at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

x-Mon., Oct. 19: at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

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NLCS Game 2

Brewers 7, Dodgers 4 | Los Angeles | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | Betts ss | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | Freeman 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | T.Hernández lf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.500 | Ohtani dh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.333 | Smith c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Muncy 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | Rojas ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Pages cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | Tucker rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Edman 2b | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Totals | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Milwaukee | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | Chourio lf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.222 | Turang 2b | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.600 | Contreras c | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.429 | Bauers 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.286 | Yelich dh | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.400 | Mitchell cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.000 | Pratt ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | Frelick rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | Hamilton 3b | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | Totals | 35 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Los Angeles | 101 020 000 — 4 3 2 | Milwaukee | 102 011 02x — 7 12 2 | E: Freeman (0), Pages (0), Henderson 2 (2).

LOB: Los Angeles 2, Milwaukee 11. 2B: Tucker (1), Turang (1). HR: Contreras (1), off Bubic. RBIs: T.Hernández (0), Freeman (0), Contreras 3 (3), Yelich 2 (2), Turang (2), Bauers (1). SB: Hamilton 2 (2). CS: Pratt (1).

SF: T.Hernández, Freeman. S: Edman.

Runners left in scoring position: Los Angeles 1 (Ohtani); Milwaukee 5 (Mitchell 2, Yelich, Frelick 2). RISP: Los Angeles 0 for 4; Milwaukee 6 for 15. Runners moved up: Freeman 2, Betts, Chourio 2. | Los Angeles | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA | Yamamoto | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 10.12 | Vesia | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | Sasaki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0.00 | Bubic, BS, 0-1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13.50 | Stewart, L, 0-1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13.50 | Scott | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0.00 | Henriquez | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18.00 | Wrobleski | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.00 | Milwaukee | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA | Henderson | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 4.50 | May | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.00 | Romero, W, 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.00 | Uribe, H, 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0.00 | Ashby, S, 1-1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0.00 | T: 3:21. A: 42,516 (41,700).

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ATP Money Leaders

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Through Sunday | 1 Alexander Zverev | $14,823,884 | 2 Jannik Sinner | $11,607,658 | 3 Ben Shelton | $6,436,603 | 4 Carlos Alcarez | $5,583,309 | 5 Flavio Cobolli | $4,592,047 | 6 Frances Tiafoe | $4,326,643 | 7 Novak Djokovic | $3,941,098 | 8 Daniil Medvedev | $3,774,208 | 9 Alex de Minaur | $3,640,832 | 10 Arthur Fils | $3,624,668 | 11 Taylor Fritz | $3,232,592 | 12 Felix Auger-Aliassime | $3,111,683 | 13 Karen Khachanov | $3,066,165 | 14 Jakub Mensik | $2,917,590 | 15 Francisco Cerundolo | $2,820,787 | 16 Tommy Paul | $2,745,392 | 17 Rafael Jodar | $2,668,788 | 18 Jiri Lehecka | $2,637,276 | 19 Brandon Nakashima | $2,512,793 | 20 Luciano Darderi | $2,494,534 | 21 Learner Tien | $2,483,637 | 22 Andrey Rublev | $2,449,750 | ---

ALCS Game 1

Guardians 7, Rays 3 | Cleveland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | Kwan lf-cf | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.200 | Ramírez 3b | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.600 | DeLauter rf | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.750 | Adell dh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.200 | Lowe 1b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.400 | Bazzana 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | Genao 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | Bailey c | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.500 | Halpin cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Martinez ph-lf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | Rocchio ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.000 | Totals | 40 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | Tampa Bay | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | Díaz dh | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.400 | Aranda 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Caminero 3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.250 | Vilade lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | Mullins pr-cf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 01.000 | Mesa rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.250 | DeLuca cf-lf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | Williamson 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | Walls ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | Simpson ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Fortes c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Hicks ph-c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Cleveland | 000 001 123 — 7 14 0 | Tampa Bay | 200 000 010 — 3 7 0 | LOB: Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 7. 2B: DeLauter (1), Adell (1), Diaz (1). HR: DeLauter (1), off Rasmussen; Bailey (1), off Rasmussen; Mullins (1), off Sabrowski. RBIs: DeLauter (1), Bailey (1), Lowe (2) (2), Ramírez (1), Adell 2 (2), Caminero (1), DeLuca (1), Mullins (1). SB: DeLuca (1), Bazzana (1), Mullins (1). CS: Ramírez (1). S: Aranda. Runners left in scoring position: Cleveland 4 (Lowe, Adell, Halpin, Rocchio); Tampa Bay 3 (Walls 3). RISP: Cleveland 3 for 12; Tampa Bay 2 for 4. Runners moved up: DeLauter. | Cleveland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA | Griffin | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 4.50 | Espino | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.00 | Cantillo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | Gaddis, W, 1-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.00 | Sabrowski, H, 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9.00 | Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | Tampa Bay | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | NP | ERA | Rasmussen | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 91 | 3.00 | Booser | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.00 | Wells, L, 0-1 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 654.00 | Seymour | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.00 | Sulser | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2740.50 | Kelly | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | T: 2:57. A: 35,361 (25,025).

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Soccer

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English Premier League

Angus Fair Football

Coventry City 4, Newcastle United 1

Greek Super League

PAE PS Kalamata 3 PAOK 1

Italian Serie A

Atalanta 3, Venezia 1

Torino 2, Udinese 1

Portuguese Primeira Liga

Alverca 4, FC Famalicao 1

Spanish LaLiga

Levante 3, Sevilla 3

Women's International Friendly

El Salvador 0, Paraguay 0

Georgia 1, Moldova 0

Andorra 1, Faroe Islands 0

Morocco 0, Uzbekistan 0

Denmark 4, Canada 3

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PGA Tour Schedule

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Oct. 8-11 — Baycurrent Classic (Michael Brennan)

Oct. 22-25 — Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda

Oct. 29-Nov. 1 — VidantaWorld Mexico Open, Vallarta, Mexico

Nov. 5-8 — World Wide Technology Championship, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Nov. 12-15 — Austin Championship, Austin, Texas

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Yonkers Entries For Tuesday

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FIRST: 1 Mile \$15,000 NW5000L5; PACE | 1 | Lyons Benjamin (JMarohn) | 1-8-3 | 5-2 | 2 | Lotto Max (JStratton) | 4-6-3 | 4-1 | 3 | Churchviewfrnkllr (PLchnce) | 7-6-2 | 2-1 | 4 | Dealers Turn (CKelly) | 5-7-5 | 8-1 | 5 | Texas Holdem (TButer) | 7-5-5 | 5-1 | 6 | Intimidation (ASiegelman) | 6-2-6 | 20-1 | 7 | Can Am (PFluet) | 4-3-7 | 10-1 | 8 | Covered Bridge (DDube) | 2-5-7 | 20-1 | HGW2BN5PM; PACE | 1 | Lyons Papi Rock (JBartlett) | 1-8-2 | 3-1 | 2 | Lyons Gustavofring (BBoyd) | 3-4-1 | 9-2 | 3 | Sweet Joel (MKakaley) | 1-3-8 | 7-2 | 4 | He Is Stingin (DDube) | 2-2-3 | 10-1 | 5 | Loumelo Ball (TButer) | 3-5-3 | 6-1 | 6 | Rocknacious (GBrennan) | 5-1-6 | 5-1 | 7 | Hes A Fein Fellow (JMarohn) | 2-2-2 | 8-1 | 8 | George's Wish (CKelly) | 3-1-3 | 15-1 | PACE | 1 | Rough Deal (MKakaley) | 5-8-3 | 5-2 | 2 | Gandhi (TButer) | 6-2-6 | 2-1 | 3 | Winningmachine (JStratton) | 4-3-2 | 6-1 | 4 | Ozzies Crazy Train (CKelly) | 6-7-4 | 8-1 | 5 | CaptainAmoreN (ASiegelmn) | 4-3-2 | 12-1 | 6 | Arista N (JBartlett) | 2-3-X | 3-1 | FOURTH: 1 Mile $28,000 60/75CLHC; | 1 | Keayang Taco A | (CKelly) | 6-5-3 | 10-1 | 2 | Regal Idea | (GBrennan) | 7-7-3 | 5-1 | 3 | Curly James A | (JBartlett) | 4-2-2 | 8-5 | 4 | Finvarra A | (JStratton) | 5-6-1 | 7-2 | 5 | KeayangKamikazeA | (JMarhn) | 8-3-3 | 6-1 | 6 | Capt Karma | (BBoyd) | 2-1-1 | 9-2 | 7 | Boston Bound | (TButer) | 3-4-2 | 10-1 | FIETH: 1Mile $18,000 FM20000CIM | FIFTH: 1 Mile \$18,000 FM20000CLM;

PACE | 1 | Ginger Tree Liz | (CKelly) | 3-5-7 | 2-1 | 2 | Dash N Cache | (BBoyd) | 2-4-3 | 5-2 | 3 | Talent To SpareA | (MKakaley) | 7-5-1 | 9-2 | 4 | Quick Menu | (JStratton) | 7-6-8 | 20-1 | ---

Yonkers Results

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FIRST: mile pace; 15000clm; purse \$15,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 6:52 TIME-28.0: 57.0: 1:25.2: 1:53.3

5 SouthbchHnvr(JBrtltt) 2.20 2.10 2.10

1 Walkinshaw N (G Brennan) 3.40 2.58

2 Dancininthefire (V Ginsburg) 3.90

● Exacta (5/1) \$2.53 ● Triple (5/1/2) \$10.71 ●

\$ .10 Superfecta (5/1/2/6) \$7.16

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SECOND: mile pace; 30000clm; purse \$20,000

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TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 7:14 TIME-28.0; 57.1; 1:25.0; 1:53.0

4 MssdThTrthA(JBrtltt) 2.66 2.10 2.10

3 Boiling Oar (T Buter) 3.88 2.38

5 Typhoon Banner N (J Bongiorno) 2.82

● Exacta (4/3) \$3.38 ● Triple (4/3/5) \$10.04 ●

\$ .10 Superfecta (4/3/5/1) \$2.05 ● Daily double

(5/4) \$1.73

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THIRD: mile pace; 40000clm; purse \$22,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 7:37 TIME-27.0; 56.2; 1:24.1; 1:52.1

5 ClfrdTpgyGb(JBngrn) 3.50 2.94 2.36

3 Music Hall (J Stratton) 7.36 3.98

1 Odds On Capitalism (V Ginsburg) 2.76

● Exacta (5/3) \$10.58 ● Triple (5/3/1) \$36.01 ●

\$ .10 Superfecta (5/3/1/2) \$9.42

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FOURTH: mile pace; invitation; purse \$43,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 7:58 TIME-27.2; 56.0; 1:23.1; 1:51.0

5 CptnMooreA(JBrtlett) 2.66 2.10 2.10

4 ChaseHHnover(JBongorno) 2.46 2.10

2 Soho Firestone A (J Marohn) 2.28

• Exacta (5/4) \$3.10 • Triple (5/4/2) \$5.90 •

\$ .10 Superfecta (5/4/2/1) \$1.08 • \$1 Pick 3

(4/5/5) \$3.87 • \$1 Pick 4 (5/4/5/5) \$6.48

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FIFTH: mile pace; nw7500l5; purse \$19,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 8:24 TIME-28.0; 57.2; 1:25.3; 1:54.0

1 Invisible N (C Kelly) 3.88 2.42 2.10

2 Ameritic (J Bartlett) 2.88 2.10

3 Captain Fear (G Brennan) 2.10

• Exacta (1/2) \$3.30 • Triple (1/2/3) \$5.63 •

\$10 Superfecta (1/2/3/4) \$1.34 • \$1 Pick 3

(5/5/1) \$7.13

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SIXTH: mile pace; nw10000l5; purse \$21,000

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TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 8:46 TIME-28.0: 56.3: 1:24.3: 1:53.2

1 Pop It (J Bongiorno) 2.76 2.24 2.12

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Tennis

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WTA Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open

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At Optics Valley International Tennis Centre; Wuhan, China; Purse: \$4,088,211; Surface: Hardcourt outdoor; Monday (seedings in parentheses):

Women's Singles - Round of 64

Marie Bouzkova, Czechia, def. Clara Tauson, Denmark, 6-1, 2-0, ret.

Janice Tjen, Indonesia, def. Aoi Ito, Japan, 6-3, 6-1.

Mia Pohankova, Slovakia, def. Anna Bondar, Hungary, 6-1, 6-3.

Jasmine Paolini (15), Italy, def. Sara Bejlek, Czechia, 6-3, 6-4.

Magdalena Frech, Poland, def.

Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Thailand, 6-3, 7-6 (5). | 5 | Younonothinjon | (TButer) | 4-6-3 | 5-1 | 6 | Staycation | (DDube) | 5-2-3 | 20-1 | 7 | Disaronno Hill | (JBartlett) | 6-7-6 | 8-1 | 8 | Ideal Skies | (JMarohn) | 4-3-2 | 6-1 | PACE | 1 | Fear Danie (MKakaley) | 2-3-5 | 4-1 | 2 | Avf Claire (JBartlett) | 1-1-2 | 2-1 | 3 | Spirit Of Pearl A (JStratton) | 1-2-3 | 7-2 | 4 | Discoverngthehnt (ASegelmn) | 3-4-5 | 8-1 | 5 | Idealinfun (BBoyd) | 1-1-1 | 5-1 | 6 | Petrol Queen (CKelly) | 1-2-6 | 20-1 | 7 | Over Ice (TButer) | 5-7-2 | 10-1 | 8 | Going Away (JMarohn) | 4-4-1 | 20-1 | SEVENTH: 1 Mile \$23,000 NW15000L5;

PACE | 1 | Ultimaroca | (GBrennan) | 5-1-7 | 9-1 | 2 | Hardt Of AKing | (ASiegelman) | 5-1-2 | 5-2 | 3 | TheldealDancerA | (PLachnce) | 7-1-6 | 10-1 | 4 | Twin B Fresh Bet | (JBartlett) | 1-1-3 | 6-5 | 5 | Gannon'sVeloucity | (MKkley) | 6-7-1 | 12-1 | 6 | Suite Up Bro | (TButer) | 7-2-5 | 20-1 | 7 | Rio | (CKelly) | 6-3-8 | 20-1 | 8 | Matai Phil N | (BBoyd) | 7-4-6 | 8-1 | EIGHTH: 1 Mile \$28,000 NW20000L5; PACE | 1 | Prairie Rocknroll (GBrennan) | 2-1-5 | 2-1 | 2 | Levine (DDube) | 3-3-7 | 20-1 | 3 | Royal Desire (CKelly) | 8-5-5 | 20-1 | 4 | Hp Momentum (PLachance) | 4-5-3 | 8-1 | 5 | WhatsStanleyGotA (JStrattn) | 3-2-7 | 7-2 | 6 | Th Colby (TButer) | 2-2-1 | 3-1 | 7 | Lou's Albano (JBartlett) | 1-2-1 | 6-1 | NINTH: 1 Mile \$18,000 FM20000CLM;

PACE | 1 | Always B Layla Ir(MKakaley) | 1-3-5 | 5-2 | 2 | Yuengling (BBoyd) | 5-1-1 | 4-1 | 3 | Who's Perfect (JStratton) | 6-8-7 | 2-1 | 4 | Cannery Row (TButer) | 6-7-6 | 8-1 | 5 | Gabbys Wish (JBartlett) | 2-5-3 | 5-1 | 6 | Got Sexy Scars (ASiegelman) | 2-6-5 | 20-1 | 7 | Fight Not Flight (DDube) | 8-2-8 | 10-1 | 8 | Fox Valley Jasmine (CKelly) | 2-8-4 | 20-1 | 5 Century Heineken (T Buter) 4.66 3.76

2 Windsun Ricky (J Marohn) 6.18

● Exacta (1/5) \$4.63 ● Triple (1/5/2) \$46.35 ●

\$0.10 Superfecta (1/5/2/4) \$16.88 ● \$1 Pick 3

(5/1/1) \$5.66

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SEVENTH: mile pace; nw16501l5; purse \$23,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 9:08 TIME-27.0; 56.2; 1:24.4; 1:53.0

6 Pinny Tiger A (CKelly) 8.90 4.84 2.72

5 ThenuCmeAlongA(JBrtlett) 4.30 2.46

1 Banderas (T Buter) 2.10

● Exacta (6/5) \$16.80 ● Triple (6/5/1) \$45.91 ●

\$ .10 Superfecta (6/5/1/3) \$11.27

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EIGHTH: mile pace; nw20000l5; purse \$28,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 9:32

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TIME-27.2; 56.1; 1:24.4; 1:52.2

1 Mac'sDelght(JBrtlett) 2.86 2.10 2.10

4 Iknowbetter (J Bongiorno) 3.44 2.10

3 Himself N (T Buter) 2.36

• Exacta (1/4) \$3.12 • Triple (1/4/3) \$7.68 •

\$.10 Superfecta (1/4/3/5) \$2.44 • \$1 Pick 3

(1/6/1) \$9.81

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NINTH: mile pace; nw30000l5; purse \$33,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 9:51 TIME-27.0; 56.1; 1:24.1; 1:52.3

8 CtlpRescueA(GBrnnn) 30.24 13.92 7.64

1 Hazeville (J Marohn) 22.58 7.48

5 Neverstopdreamin N (J Bartlett) 7.26

● Exacta (8/1) \$290.89 ● Triple (8/1/5)

\$1,528.91 ● \$0.10 Superfecta (8/1/5/4) \$894.91

● \$1 Pick 5 (1/1/6/1/8) \$1,965.76

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TENTH: mile pace; 15000clm; purse \$15,000 TRACK: CONDITION-FT OFF: 10:12

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TIME-27.3; 56.4; 1:26.0; 1:55.0

1 Cyrus N (J Marohn) 3.50 2.62 2.16

3 Master Miki (J Bongiorno) 10.52 4.92

2 Black Edition N (J Stratton) 2.32

● Exacta (1/3) \$19.94 ● Triple (1/3/2) \$41.43 ●

\$1.10 Superfecta (1/3/2/4) \$10.13 ● Late double

(8/1) \$46.65 ● \$1 Pick 3 (1/8/1) \$124.70 ● \$1

Pick 4 (6/1/8/1) \$1,007.10

Total Handle-\$374,890.

Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Donna Vekic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-2.

Caty McNally, United States, def. Yuliia Starodubtseva, Ukraine, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Wang Xiyu, China, def. Wang Xinyu, China, 6-2, 6-0.

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Women's Doubles - Round of 32

Ulrikke Eikeri, Norway, and Quinn Gleason, United States, def. Desirae Krawczyk, United States, and Maya Joint, Australia, 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.

Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Hanyu Guo (6), China, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia, and Maia Lumsden, Britain, 6-4, 6-3.

Olivia Nicholls, Britain, and Tereza Mihalikova, Slovakia, def. Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Miyu Kato, Japan, 6-3, 2-6, 10-8.

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Minnesota | Min | FG | FT | O-Rb | A | PF | Pts | McDaniels | 23:50 | 8-12 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | Williams | 15:20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Gobert | 22:04 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ball | 22:09 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | Edwards | 24:54 | 8-16 | 5-7 | 0-3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | Dosunmu | 19:37 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Lyles | 15:55 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Beringer | 13:56 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Hyland | 13:51 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Evans | 12:00 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Martin | 12:00 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Pullin | 12:00 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Reeves | 10:34 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Clark | 9:50 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Omier | 6:25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Timme | 5:35 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Totals 240:00 42-78 20-3013-39 26 24 122

Percentages: FG 538, FT .667. 3-point goals: 18-34, .529 (Edwards 5-8, McDaniels 4-5, Dosunmu 3-5, Williams 2-2, Evans 1-2, Lyles 1-2, Martin 1-2, Ball 1-3, Pullin 0-1, Reeves 0-1, Hyland 0-3). Team rebounds: 17. Team turnovers: 1. Blocked shots: 5 (Ball, Beringer, Dosunmu, Gobert, Williams). Steals: 11 (Dosunmu 3, Pullin 3, Reeves 2, Beringer, Edwards, Gobert). Technicals: Edwards, 3:51 first; McDaniels, 5:24 third.

Knicks | Min | FG | FT | O-Rb | A | PF | Pts | Anunoby | 21:31 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | Hart | 21:42 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Towns | 21:44 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | Bridges | 21:42 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Brunson | 21:42 | 6-13 | 7-8 | 0-5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | Alvarado | 14:40 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Dadiet | 13:31 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Diawara | 12:47 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | McBride | 12:39 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Shamet | 12:06 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Drummond | 12:04 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Kolek | 11:38 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Clarkson | 10:27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | Agbaji | 10:25 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Bradley | 7:10 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | McCullar Jr. | 7:10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Eubanks | 7:02 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Totals 240:00 35-77 26-29 9-28 24 24104

Percentages: FG .455, FT .897. 3-point goals: 8-32, .250 (Dadiet 2-3, Clarkson 1-1, Bridges 1-2, Anunoby 1-3, Brunson 1-4, McBride 1-4, Towns 1-4, Diawara 0-1, Hart 0-1, Kolek 0-1, McCullar Jr. 0-1, Alvarado 0-2, Shamet 0-2, Agbaji 0-3). Team rebounds: 7. Team turnovers: None. Blocked shots: 5 (Drummond 3, Clarkson, Eubanks). Steals: 12 (Anunoby 3, Brunson 3, Alvarado, Drummond, Eubanks, Hart, McBride, Towns). Technicals: Hart, 7:31 third.

Minnesota 30 32 28 32—122

Knicks 25 25 30 24—104

A: 19,812 (19,812). T: 2:43.

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NBA Preseason Nets 131, Wizards 122

Nets | Min | FG | FT | O-Rb | A | PF | Pts | Porter Jr. | 23:53 | 8-13 | 4-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | Randle | 23:28 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Sharpe | 21:07 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Demin | 22:18 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Ellis | 21:14 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | Clowney | 21:35 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | Traore | 19:50 | 6-8 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | Wagner | 18:02 | 4-8 | 5-6 | 2-5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | C.Johnson | 16:15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Powell | 10:22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Te.Mann | 8:51 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Nelson | 8:51 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Wolf | 8:51 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Saraf | 8:08 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Minott | 7:15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Percentages: FG .568, FT .733. 3-point goals: 17-41, .415 (Clowney 4-6, Ellis 3-4, Randle 2-4, Traore 2-4, Porter Jr. 2-7, Powell 1-1, Sharpe 1-1, Te.Mann 1-1, Nelson 1-2, C.Johnson 0-1, Minott 0-1, Wolf 0-1, Wagner 0-3, Demin 0-5). Team rebounds: 14. Team turnovers: 1. Blocked shots: 3 (Minott, Porter Jr., Sharpe) Steals: 11 (Sharpe 3, Porter Jr. 2, Wagner 2, C.Johnson, Clowney, Demin, Randle). Technicals: None.

Washington | Min | FG | FT | O-Rb | A | PF | Pts | Dybantsa | 25:12 | 5-12 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | Sarr | 23:00 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | Ayton | 25:22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | George | 24:36 | 6-7 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | Young | 27:53 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 0-3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | Coulibaly | 24:16 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | T.Johnson | 20:03 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Champagnie | 15:33 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | Carrington | 12:35 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | Tr.Mann | 12:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Okpara | 12:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Beekman | 7:15 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Riley | 6:53 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Keels | 3:22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Percentages: FG .506, FR .931. 3-point goals: 17-36, .472 (George 3-3, Carrington 3-4, Coulibaly 3-5, T.Johnson 3-7, Riley 1-1, Tr.Mann 1-2, Champagne 1-3, Dybantsa 1-3, Young 1-4, Keels 0-1, Sarr 0-3). Team rebounds: 7. Team turnovers: 3. Blocked shots: 3 (Coulibaly, Dybantsa, Okpara). Steals: 12 (Coulibaly 3, George 3, T.Johnson 2, Beekman, Champagne, Dybantsa, Young). Technicals: None.

Nets 36 37 30 28—131

Washington 32 40 22 28—122

A: 8,033 (20,356). T: 2:16.

OLD-SCHOOL STYLE

BROOKLYN'S FINEST-LOOKING: The Nets unveiled their Classic Edition uniform and a dedicated court, honoring the team's 60 years of history from its ABA origins through the evolution into Brooklyn. Both will debut in the Wednesday, Oct. 21, regular-season opener vs. the visiting Hornets. The uniform features a red, white and blue design found in the team's ABA roots. It takes inspiration from the 1970s New York Nets era. With a white primary base, it showcases the "Nets" wordmark in red cursive, with red, white and blue stripes filling the collar, waistband and sides of the jerseys and shorts. The Nets also unveiled a special-edition court that has their 60th season logo at center court, a logo consisting of past team branding along the sideline and the names of more than 575 former Nets players across the court apron. The baseline honors the 50th anniversary of the ABA-NBA merger.

Brooklyn Nets

Rook Brown to make preseason debut in Miami

By BRIAN LEWIS

WASHINGTON — After The Post reported that Mikel Brown Jr. would make his preseason debut Wednesday, the Nets rookie confirmed he's set to finally suit up in Miami after missing the first three preseason games.

"Yeah, I feel amazing. Very exciting, because I've been waiting and itching to play for the longest to this point," Brown told The Post. "So I'm glad to see that all the work is paying off and just continuing to stay on it and remain healthy.

"It's very difficult, because you're watching your teammates playing. You're

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like, ‘I wanna be out there, I want to be playing with them.’ So to be able to finally scratch that itch and go out there and do what I do best, it means the world to me.”

The No. 6 overall pick, Brown rolled his left ankle three weeks ago in practice.

After missing wins over the Hornets and 76ers, Brown had been cleared to practice over the weekend. He went 5-on-5 before sitting out Monday's win in Washington.

Now, the Orlando native is finally slated to debut in his home state.

"I've been attacking it ev-"

ery single day," Brown told The Post. "Just to be able to go out there and play basketball again, it's going to mean the world — especially back in Florida for me. I'm basically back home, so I'm going to enjoy it."

Brown will be on a minutes limit, but the Nets have rotated their players through the preseason anyway.

Brooklyn will open the regular season on Oct. 21 at home vs. the Hornets.

The Nets improved to 3-0 in the preseason with a 131-122 win in Washington.

Michael Porter Jr. scored a game-high 22 points, but more auspicious was Julius Randle's play-making and Nolan Traore's controlled play.

Randle handed out all of his game-high nine assists in a first-half playmaking clinic.

“His ability to throw the ball on time on target to his teammates, it’s unbelievable. Nine assists in one half, not many players can do it... I think the only one I’ve seen is Nikola [Jokic],” said head coach Jordi Fernández.

"[Fernández] is just using me in a lot of different ways, diversifying the way I can attack the defense, just getting more and more comfortable," Randle said. "Once I get the hang of it and understand my reads and angles and how I want to attack it and just understand everything and what I like, it's only going to continue to get better."

Traore put his speed to use, touching the paint and shooting 6-for-8 overall, 2-for-4 from deep.

“Offensively he was elite. He touches the paint almost whenever he wants, and he’s been efficient,” Fernández said. “Just want to challenge him to improve defensively... but I know he’s tough and up for the challenge.”

A Nets team that struggled to force turnovers last season is third so far this preseason, and the team has consistently turned them into fast break points.

The POST Line

Home team in CAPS

NFL- Week 6

College Football | Thursday | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | Seahawks | 3 (40.5) | BRONCOS | Sunday | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | Saints | 1.5 (45.5) | GIANTS | PATRIOTS | 7 (43.5) | Jets | JAGUARS | 3 (42.5) | Texans | EAGLES | 1.5 (41.5) | Panthers | Steelers | 3 (40.5) | BUCCANEERS | Ravens | 4.5 (40.5) | BROWNS | Bears | 3 (48.5) | FALCONS | COLTS | 7 (44.5) | Titans | RAMS | 12.5 (52.5) | Cardinals | Bills | 6 (52.5) | RAIDERS | CHIEFS | 8.5 (42.5) | Chargers | PACKERS | 1.5 (52.5) | Cowboys | Monday | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | 49ERS | 7.5 (50.5) | Commanders | NHL

Tuesday | Favorite | Money Line | Underdog | RED WINGS | -105-115 | Devils | Lightning | $135-162 | RANGERS | ISLANDERS | $180-218 | Canucks | B. JACKETS | $101-123 | Panthers | CANADIENS | $136-152 | Sabres | HURRICANES | $131-161 | Capitals | FLYERS | $105-125 | Seattle | SENATORS | $105-115 | Blues | Penguins | $120-142 | BLACKHAWKS | JETS | -105-115 | Wild | STARS | -110-110 | Avalanche | Vegas | $110-130 | PREDATORS | MAMMOTH | $130-155 | Maple Leafs | DUCKS | $170-205 | Flames | Oilers | $105-125 | KINGS | SHARKS | -105-115 | Bruins | WNBA Finals

Saturday- Game 1 | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | VALKYRIES | 2.5 (153.5) | Dream | College Football | Favorite | Saturday PTS (O/U) | Underdog | Ohio State | 3.5 (50.5) | INDIANA | Pittsburgh | 6.5 (43.5) | BOSTON COLL. | N'western | 7.5 (48.5) | MICHIGAN ST. | ARMY | 2.5 (55.5) | Florida Atlantic | KANSAS ST. | 4.5 (55.5) | Kansas | W. VIRGINIA | 1.5 (63.5) | Cincinnati | JA. MADISON | 11.5 (57.5) | Georgia State | BOW. GREEN | 6.5 (45.5) | Ball State | LSU | 12.5 (58.5) | Mississippi St | SMU | 8.5 (52.5) | Virginia | TEXAS | 10.5 (52.5) | Florida | MARYLAND | 6 (56.5) | Rutgers | BUFFALO | 6.5 (41.5) | Umass | TEMPLE | 21.5 (47.5) | Charlotte | W. Michigan | 7 (43.5) | C. MICHIGAN | DUKE | 3 (47.5) | Unc | TEXAS TECH | 14.5 (48.5) | Arizona State | VA. TECH | 9.5 (55.5) | Ga. Tech | GEORGIA | 20.5 (49.5) | Auburn | Toledo | 6.5 (53.5) | E. MICHIGAN | MICHIGAN | 6.5 (42.5) | Penn State | OLE MISS | 6 (59.5) | Missouri | Alabama | 8.5 (51.5) | TENNESSEE | MIAMI (OH) | 9.5 (46.5) | Akron | WYOMING | 7.5 (40.5) | No. Illinois | AIR FORCE | 1.5 (47.5) | Unlv | Tulsa | 4.5 (45.5) | RICE | LOUISIANA | 4.5 (49.5) | Troy | OREGON ST. | 17.5 (52.5) | Washington St, | N. DAKOTA ST. | 14.5 (44.5) | Nevada | MIAMI (FL) | 21 (55.5) | Florida State | SO. FLORIDA | 19.5 (46.5) | Kent State | VANDERBILT | 6 (50.5) | Arkansas | BAYLOR | 5.5 (48.5) | Tcu | Arkansas State | 7 (62.5) | SO. MISS | UCLA | 2.5 (45.5) | Wisconsin | Louisville | 14.5 (55.5) | SYRACUSE | HOUSTON | 4.5 (61.5) | Oklahoma St. | Notre Dame | 10 (47.5) | BYU | OKLAHOMA | 6.5 (43.5) | Kentucky | UTSA | 6.5 (55.5) | Navy | La. Tech | 15.5 (57.5) | UL MONROE | San Jose State | 7.5 (47.5) | UTEP | Ohio | 14(49.5) | SACRAM.ST. | Utah | 15.5 (49.5) | COLORADO | Fresno State | 7.5 (46.5) | SAN DIEGO ST. | W. Forest | 9.5 (53.5) | CAL | New Mexico | 14 (45.5) | HAWAII | OREGON | 7.5 (52.5) | Nebraska | Tuesday | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | Delaware | 1.5 (47.5) | MIDDLE TENN. | J'SONVILLE ST. | 3 (43.5) | Fla. International | Wednesday | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | Kennesaw St. | 3 (51.5) | MISSOURI ST. | W. Kentucky | 1.5 (53.5) | SAM HOUSTON | Thursday | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | E. Carolina | 4.5 (47.5) | UAB | Ga. Southern | 4 (47.5) | OLD DOMINION | TEXAS STATE | 14 (71.5) | Colorado State | Friday | Favorite | PTS (O/U) | Underdog | Memphis | 7 (53.5) | TULANE | Appalachian St. | 1.5 (50.5) | CO. CAROLINA | PURDUE | 3.5 (52.5) | Washington | MLB

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Tuesday- Game 2

American League | Money Line | Underdog | RAYS | $114-137 | Guardians | WednesdayGm. 3 | NationalLeague | Favorite | Money Line | Underdog | DODGERS | $144-175 | Brewers | Home team in CAPS | TOP PLAY

Go low for 5, then Rays

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By MIKE TURAY

The ALCS resumes Tuesday night with Game 2 as the Guardians and Rays meet at Tropicana Field once more before the series shifts to Cleveland.

With the series opener behind them, Parker Messick and Freddy Peralta are expected to take the mound.

Plenty was made of the Rays having the edge in the rest department, and it may show up in this game.

For starters, Peralta is only 1-2 in four career appearances against the Guardians, with a 4.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts. Even if he starts shaky, the Rays bullpen looks more complete overall with Bryan Baker, Ian Seymour and Cam Booser.

Messick is 0-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 15 strikeouts in two appearances against the

Rays this season. His loss was a close 1-0 decision as the All-Star struck out six while allowing six hits and one run in $7^{2}/_{3}$ innings.

As enticing as their underdog status can be, this will be the Guardians' fourth game in six days. Cleveland picked up back-to-back wins in Chicago in the AL Division Series, but the Rays aren't the White Sox. Entering the series, the Rays were 45-20 against the spread as home favorites in the regular season.

The only blemish on their resume was against left-handed pitchers, ranking 25th league-wide with a .248 team batting average and .679 OPS.

Messick, a southpaw, should keep things in check early, but I expect the Rays' better bullpen to decide things late and give Tampa Bay a win.

THE PLAYS: First five innings run total, Under; Rays moneyline.

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Pitching Form | | (Game time) | 2026 | '26 vs OPP | CAREER vs OPP | LAST 3 STARTS | W-L | ERA | *REC | W-L | ERA | W-L | IP | ERA | Guardians | Messick (L) | 12-9 | 2.56 | 18-14 | 0-1 | 1.35 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 14.0 | 3.21 | Rays | Peralta (R) | (8:00pm) | 10-11 | 4.42 | 18-14 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 16.0 | 0.56 | \* REC: Won-lost record of pitcher's team in games he has started. \*\*Last three regular season starts in '26

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SPORTS SHORTS

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NFL: Pettine joins Dallas staff

The Cowboys are bringing former Jets defensive coordinator and ex-Browns head coach Mike Pettine out of retirement to serve as a senior assistant to defensive coordinator Christian Parker, whose debut in his new position is off to a rough start.

\- Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley said he's not considering any quarterback changes but stressed the need for improvement from starter Malik Willis after he went 15-for-27 for 137 yards and turned over the ball three times, also adding one rushing and one passing touchdown.

● 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. will miss at least a few weeks after injuring his hamstring in a win over the Seahawks.

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NBA: Porzingis to report

The Warriors expect big man Kristaps Porzingis to report to the team's facility Tuesday after being away for two weeks as a surprise no-show for the start of training camp. GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. said the one-time Knicks All-Star was dealing with a “health issue.”

\- The jersey Michael Jordan wore during Game 2 of the “Last Dance” 1998 NBA Finals has sold for a record \$14 million.

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ETC.: Gotham rookie to IL

Gotham FC rookie Jordynn Dudley was placed on the injury list, ending the forward's season after she suffered a fractured foot earlier this month.

\- In Newark, Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist, Shane Pinto and Stephen Halliday scored and the Senators defeated the Devils 4-1.

\- In St. Paul, Minn., Wild forward Nico Sturm was taken to a hospital for precautionary evaluation after he was hit in the head by a puck in Minnesota's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.

STITCHES

Parker, Guardians top Tampa

The Yankees fan responsible for Anthony Volpe's homer being overturned will “face no additional punishment.” Your thoughts, Steve Bartman?

Investigations continue for citizens going into the NYC sewer systems and Letitia James vs. Donald Trump, but nothing on the Commanders running a play only to watch the clock run out instead of an easy game-winning field goal?

The Guardians play Game 2. Parker Messick limited the Rays to just two runs over

13 $^{1/3}$ innings this season. Freddy “Jekyll & Hyde” Peralta is a career 1-3 in the postseason. I trust Peralta like I trust the Commanders coach and QB to tell me the correct time. Play \$50 on the Guardians.

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Ugly. Yoshinobu Yamamoto looked like Quasimodo, the Dodgers managed just three hits, and the Brewers won 7-4. Los Angeles is in an 0-2 hole. We are down -702 kirkgibsons.

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series odds | Wednesday | Wednesday | Saturday | | D.C. United7:30Apple TV | | Inter Miami7:30Apple TV | | Wash. Spirit12:30CBS | MONEYLINE | ODDS | Dream | -105 | Valkyries | -115 | CORRECT SCORE | ODDS | Dream in 4 | +850 | Dream in 5 | +650 | Dream in 6 | +425 | Dream in 7 | +600 | Valkyries in 4 | +850 | Valkyries in 5 | +550 | Valkyries in 6 | +600 | Valkyries in 7 | +425 | MOST POINTS | ODDS | Gabby Williams | +105 | Rhyne Howard | +275 | Allisha Gray | +350 | Angel Reese | +700 | Jordin Canada | 50/1 | Veronica Burton | 65/1 | Tiffany Hayes | 120/1 | Naz Hillmon | 120/1 | Kayla Thornton | 120/1 | PREMIER LEAGUE

Odds to win

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'Bama QB, BYU Bear heat up in Heisman

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By MICHAEL CALABRESE

The Heisman Trophy rarely is an award that is won wire-to-wire. In the past 20 seasons, only two players, Troy Smith and Marcus Mariota, have entered the season as a favorite and gone on to hoist the bronze trophy in Manhattan. Co-favorite Arch Manning has proved how difficult it is to live up to preseason expectations, playing his way out of contention.

The preseason contender who has validated all of the offseason hype is Jeremiah Smith. Thanks to eight touchdowns in his past three games, Smith has settled into the prohibitive favorite position (-220). But only three full-time wide receivers have ever won the award — four if you count legendary return man Johnny Rodgers. Even legends like Randy Moss and Larry Fitzgerald couldn't get it done despite putting up gaudy numbers.

Keelon Russell

Complicating matters for Smith is the fact that he may not finish the season as the nation's leader in receiving yards and touchdowns. Oregon State's dynamic

freshman Jesse Legree has taken the nation by storm and is on pace to finish ahead of Smith in two “triple crown” categories.

So if Smith falters down the stretch or is overshadowed by a pint-sized playmaker in the Pac-12, who could break late and overtake Smith?

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Keelon Russell (Alabama, 20/1)

Russell checks all of the Heisman boxes. He's a dynamic dual-threat, equally lethal through the air (third in

QBR) as he is on the ground. He's leading a wildly explosive offense that has generated 19 plays of $30+$ yards from scrimmage (5th). These are the kind of plays that end up on a Heisman sizzle reel. And by virtue of being in the thick of the SEC title chase, Russell will receive ample attention in the next six weeks.

Four of the last five Heisman winners to come out of the SEC have played in their conference title game, and Alabama is the second likeliest team to do so behind Georgia. What this means is that Russell will have spotlight opportunities to post big numbers while creating highlight "Heisman Moments." When you blend that with his current market price, he's an undervalued asset to have in your Heisman portfolio.

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Bear Bachmeier (BYU, 175/1)

Last season, the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year resided in Provo, Utah, but it wasn't Bachmeier. LJ Martin racked up over 1,500 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns, while leading the Cougars to the Big 12 title game.

The 2026 season has been far less kind to Martin, who

is now on the shelf for at least another month following an ankle injury. His absence has thrust Bachmeier into the spotlight, and the young passer is responding. Last week against Iowa State, the Cougars struggled to run the football. BYU's running back-by-committee approach generated just 54 yards.

proach generated just 34 yards. Luckily, toting the rock is Bachmeier's specialty, and he came to the rescue with 109 yards on just nine carries. He also tossed in 329 yards through the air.

This long shot will sink or swim Saturday. BYU hosts Notre Dame at La-Vell Edwards Stadium, making it the first top 10 matchup ever played on its home turf. The last time BYU defeated a team ranked No. 1 or 2 at home was when the Cougars upset No. 1 Mi-

Ami (Fla.) in 1990. That result led to BYU quarterback Ty Detmer winning the Heisman Trophy.

If Bachmeier sparks the upset over the second-ranked Irish, he'll wake up Sunday morning as a viable Heisman candidate, likely in the 15/1-to-20/1 range, making his penny-stock pricing worthy of a small investment this week.

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NO TIME TO TIE

Coaches still struggling to beat clock

THIS WAS back in the simpler — some might say “better” — days before a quote like this would have caused a social media 9-1-1 meltdown. Marty Schottenheimer was coaching the Chiefs, and he’d left a little too much time on the clock for his old nemesis, John Elway, and Elway had nearly pulled off another of his last-second comeback specials.

Nearly, but not quite.

And so Marty was in a particularly chatty mood the next day, talking to a small cadre of writers about clock management.

“Here’s the thing, if I’m being very honest,” he said. “Guys like you, people like a lot of our fans, you become familiar with things like end-of-the-game clock stuff quicker than a lot of coaches. Every game you watch is in context. And the younger ones, they play hundreds of games on that … what’s the video game?”

“Madden,” he was told.

“Right. ‘Madden.’ Coaches? We watch thousands of hours of tape. Maybe tens of thousands. But what we watch is all specific to situations: plays, defenses, blocking patterns. Then one day you find yourself on the sidelines and you have to manage the clock, and it’s like ... whoa.”

This was a story, and maybe there was one letter to the editor to the Kansas City Star written about it, and if memory serves, it was defending Marty and praising his honesty.

Different time. Different times.

You know where this is going, of course. Sunday, on two continents, came two more examples of how clock management remains the single most baffling element of pro football for too many coaches (even though every team now employs someone who advises in such matters). And you know what? Include the players, too. By now, they are all beneficiaries of much “Madden” game training, and so they should also know better.

In London, Nick Sirianni fell on his sword for not kicking off into the end zone after the Eagles had taken a 17-16 lead with eight seconds to go in the game. What followed was the only perfect-storm scenario that could have beaten them: a long kickoff return followed by a 57-yard walk-off field goal by Cam Little.

But savvy clock management would have rendered the point moot. The Eagles had driven to the Jaguars 34 with 45 seconds to go. They had one timeout; Jack-

sonville had two. Inexplicably, Jags coach Liam Coen let 20 seconds burn before taking the second timeout (proving even winning

coaches sometimes brain cramp while staring at a ticking clock).

On first down, rather than run the ball and force the Jags to call their last timeout, Jalen Hurts threw incomplete. They did complete a 7-yarder next, but instead of going down inbounds, Makai Lemon stayed up long enough to be pushed out of bounds. So after Dameon Pierce lost 3 yards on Philly's next play, when the Jags called time, there were still 11 seconds to play.

That's the biggest sin. Basic logic there — no passes, and if you do and complete, stay in-bounds — and the Eagles would've used their last timeout with three seconds to go. This is "Madden" 101 stuff. The Eagles lost 19-17, and Sirianni picked the wrong sword

with which to impale himself.

The more egregious clock crime came later, and that was in Washington, and that was when the Commanders inexplicably ran a play with no timeouts left and under 10 seconds in OT, with Jayden Daniels compounding the gaffe by not throwing

the ball away. He gave himself up, and Washington never gave itself a crack at a 42-yard game-winning field goal.

That one

nearly melted the brains of every football fan alive (and nearly sent Washington coach Dan Quinn over the edge, right there on the field), including Magic Johnson, a minority owner of the Commanders, who posted to X shortly thereafter: “I’m in total disbelief my Commanders had such poor clock management in today’s overtime game against the Giants. All we had to do was kick the field goal and we would have won the game!”

This was especially hilarious if you're old enough to remember Game 2 of the 1984 NBA Finals, just after Gerald Henderson's famous game-tying steal, when Magic had the ball with 11 seconds to go and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar patiently waiting for a pass in the low box. Magic dribbled, dribbled, dribbled, and at :01 he passed the ball ... to Bob

McAdoo, whose shot was blocked after the buzzer.

Forty years later, Magic was still haunted by that: “I’m the one who’s supposed to make the right decision there, and instead I let my whole team down.”

Magic was one of the highest-IQ basketball players who's ever lived, so maybe that gives a little insight into how tricky this can be in real time. Honestly, if you really want to scratch your head, go back to any number of NFL games from its first 75 or so years.

Go look at the drive that clinched the 1981 NFC Championship game, the one that culminated with Joe Montana's forever toss to Dwight Clark. What you'll see out of Bill Walsh — still undisputed as a gold-standard offensive genius — are mindless timeouts and unneeded hurry-up plays that left the Cowboys 51 seconds to drive into field goal range, though they never could.

SOUND THE ALARM: After Jayden Daniels was sacked to end OT against the Giants (inset), a glum Dan Quinn walks off the field after a 27-27 tie Sunday. Nick Sirianni (left) had a run-in with clock management in the Eagles loss to the Jaguars.

But that was still a time before end-game clock management became sophisticated, before designated clock-management aides — and, importantly, still seven years before the first iteration of “Madden.” How this is still a scourge is hard to explain. And harder still to watch.

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Allen leads Bills over Rams in ‘MNF’ overtime thriller

By GREG BEACHAM

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Josh Allen accounted for 331 total yards and two touchdowns, Tyler Bass made a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime shortly after Greg Rousseau blocked the Rams' field goal attempt, and the Buffalo Bills outlasted Los Angeles for a 37-34 victory Monday night.

Allen passed for 210 yards and rushed for 121 more for the Bills (4-1), who rallied to win a frantic game befitting the teams with the NFL's last two MVPs at quarterback.

The Bills appeared to be in trouble after James Cook fumbled early in OT, but Allen got another chance — and he finally won an overtime game for the first time in his career while besting

Matthew Stafford, who passed for 383 yards and three touchdowns.

"That's the beautiful thing

That's the b about foot- ball: You get another drive," Allen

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said. “You get another game. All you can do is keep moving forward. You’re hoping someone on defense or special teams can make a play, and that's what happened. Greg Rousseau made a play."

Cook scored his second

touchdown

with 1:39 left

in regulation

for Buffalo,

but Kyren Williams scored on a 1-yard surge with 4 seconds left to force overtime. The Bills began by driving deep into Rams territory, but Aaron Donald recovered Cook's fumble after Nate Landman punched it out.

Stafford drove the Rams to the Buffalo 30, but Harrison Mevis missed his second field goal attempt of the night when Rousseau got a piece of it.

"The kicking game, with our PAT, field goal [unit] — not even close to good enough," Rams coach Sean

McVay said. "It cost us the game tonight."

Allen then made scrambles of 19 and 13 yards before rookie Bills coach Joe Brady elected to try the field goal on second down with nearly two minutes still on the clock.

"The confidence I had in T-Bass was, 'Hey, 45 yards, he's going to make this kick,'” Brady said.

-AP

Fantasy's best alternatives for bye week

THE grueling NFL bye weeks have arrived, and with four teams out of commission this week, your fantasy roster is undoubtedly feeling the pinch.

At quarterback, fantasy managers are sweating through the sudden losses of proven signal-callers Joe Burrow and Kyler Murray. If you are desperately searching for high-upside replacement options, try to forget about how bad Kirk Cousins looked this past week against the Patriots and focus on this week's matchup numbers.

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The Bills currently rank a dismal 27th in DVOA against the pass, allow the fourth-most fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks and are giving up the seventh-highest passer rating in the entire league this season. With a projected game total sitting at an explosive 52.5 points, all signs point to a high-scoring shootout in which Cousins will be forced to sling the rock heavily out of sheer necessity to keep pace.

The running back landscape takes a massive hit as well, with primary backfield engines Jahmyr Gibbs and Chase Brown both sidelined on a bye.

The first place to search on the waiver wire for volume is Green Bay, where MarShawn Lloyd remains surprisingly available and is rostered in fewer than 50 percent of leagues across Yahoo and ESPN. Lloyd is coming off an impressive multi-score performance against a Bears defense that is traditionally rigid against the run, and he now gets a dream match-up in Week 6 against the Cowboys.

If Lloyd has already been snapped up in your competitive league, pivot immediately to Kaleb Johnson, who continues to split valuable touch volume in the Green Bay backfield.

If you are scrambling to cover for the absences of elite tight end targets such as Sam LaPorta and T.J. Hockenson, take a look at Rams tight end Colby Parkinson. With Terrance Ferguson recently landing on injured reserve, Parkinson has seized control of the primary receiving role in the tight end room, leading all Rams tight ends in both offensive snaps and pass routes-run.

Navigating bye weeks is never easy, but there is always reliable help available on the fantasy waiver wire if you know where to look.

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Can Marv carve out a role?

EVERY week the NFL feels the need to teach its fans that they know nothing. Week 5 was no different. Some of the latest surprising lessons:

Though pre-2026 Justin Herbert was the dollar slice of New York pizza (not the best but better than most), we've learned 2026 Justin Herbert is a cold, tasteless delivery pie from a chain outfit somewhere in middle America.

Another lesson: The Eagles would be no good at bull riding, because they can't hang on for eight seconds. And don't let Jayden Daniels time those eight seconds, because we found out he is no good at clock management.

Plus, we now know the Texans like garage sales, and they're hoping they found a discount gem this weekend with the trade for receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.

Was it a good deal? Did Houston get a bargain? And what are the fantasy ramifications? Let the Madman, your favorite fantasy pawn shop manager, evaluate it for you.

First, it seems like Houston didn't get that much of a bargain. Harrison was posting garage-sale stats but sold for an outlet price. A second- and sixth-rounder might seem cheap compared to the fourth overall pick the Cardinals used in the 2024 draft, but Harrison averaged just 3.3 receptions and 47.8 yards across 33 career games.

Yet, he will be reunited with college QB C.J. Stroud, who helped Harrison post big-time numbers at Ohio State. So that connection at least provides some hope that wouldn't exist at other potential landing spots.

The fantasy impact is what we find troublesome — at least on the Texans side. Houston wouldn't include a second-round pick for just a role player, right? They are looking for someone who can contribute.

That means snaps. In the coming weeks, expect Harrison to

get worked into a role opposite Nico Collins as the team's No. 2 receiver. Once there, it will be hard, or at least take a chunk of the season, for him to play himself out of that role.

With Jayden Higgins out for the season with a torn ACL and Tank Dell still sidelined from his horrific injury late in the 2024 season, Xavier Hutchinson, Kayshon Boutte and Jaylin Noel have been splitting up those targets.

The good (?) news is: You don't have to worry about guessing which of those will be or become the No. 2 anymore. It will be Harrison. But the bad (!) news is: Harrison might not raise the ceiling for that role.

A wrinkle: Dell could return in the next couple of weeks. The team opened his 21-day practice window last week. If he isn't activated in that time, he will miss the rest of the season. The Harrison acquisition makes us question the confidence Houston has regarding Dell's return.

If Dell does come back in the next two weeks, he would cut into what outlook Harrison has, and Harrison also would cut into Dell's ceiling. Ta-da: a fantasy quagmire!

We don't have to worry about that kind of slop in Arizona. Though there isn't a lot of production to replace, since Harrison didn't produce much, he did collect plenty of snaps. Because it is hard for players to score points for your fantasy team if they aren't on the field, snaps are important.

Harrison's departure should mean more playing time for Kendrick Bourne and Jalen Brooks — just look at Week 5. The only potential bad news is that Bourne, and to a lesser degree Brooks, should produce more than Harrison did in those snaps. That could mean a slight fantasy ding to the targets of Michael Wilson and Trey McBride, but not enough to concern us — just look at Week 5.

We are interested enough to pursue Bourne on waivers this week, and Brooks will, at the least, be on our weekly DFS radar.

That is all for now, because like Jayden Daniels, it appears we've run out of time.

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Woody Marks RB, Texans

With David Montgomery (groin) likely out, the Texans will turn to Marks. The Week 6 matchup vs. the Jaguars is not great, but Week 7 vs. the Giants is better, assuming D-Mont is still out.

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Jordan Mason RB, Vikings

On IR with a thumb problem, his earliest expected return is Week 7. If he has found a way to your waiver wire, grab him now since he will be more popular (i.e. expensive) next week. He should immediately resume a timeshare with Aaron Jones Sr.

Germie Bernard

WR, Steelers

With Michael Pittman Jr. (foot) on IR and Roman Wilson (finger) out after leaving early Sunday, Bernard led the team with nine targets. Also expect a bump in opportunities for TE Pat Freiermuth.

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Brenton Strange TE, Jaguars

He is TE12 on the season, ahead of more popular names such as Colston Loveland, Dalton Kincaid, Tucker Kraft, et al.

Tyler Huntley QB, Ravens

He had a big game Sunday (24 fantasy points), but he averages 14.7 across nine starts since 2023. That would be QB19 this season.

Samaje Perine RB, Bengals Outperformed lead RB Chase Brown on equal touches. But don't assume a new committee approach. Oppressive heat and a Brown fumble likely drove the Week 5 split. Plus, the Bengals have a Week 6 bye.

Dameon Pierce RB, Eagles

With Saquon Barkley

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(abdomen) and Will Shipley (foot) all possibly out, and with the Eagles facing a generous Panthers run defense, he should be an easy plug-and-play, right? But Pierce is fourth string for a reason. More DFS dart than seasonal filler.

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DeMario Douglas WR, Patriots

He will be among the popular waiver picks after a two-TD game. But before spending to get him, understand he has topped out at five targets and A.J. Brown will return soon. Pass on Douglas.

HOPE FOR THE BEST: Ron Du-guay's daughter Shay Thomas lies by his side as he battles Stage 4 cancer. Instagram/mrs.shay

'Prayers' needed for Duguay's cancer fight

By BRIDGET REILLY

Ron Duguay's family has called for love and prayers amid his cancer battle.

On Sunday, the former Ranger star's daughter, Shay Thomas, shared a photo of her kneeling before Duguay in a hospital bed with her hand on his lap. She asked for “all the prayers we can get” as Duguay battles Stage 4 colon cancer, which spread to his liver.

“I wasn’t planning on posting anything, but I believe in the power of prayer, and right now, we need all the prayers we can get. And I know so many love him so much. Please keep our dad in your prayers.” Thomas wrote in the Instagram post.

The family announced Duguay's diagnosis in February.

The 69-year-old suffered a scary collapse at home in July and was rushed to the hospital. He suffered facial injuries and doctors went on to determine that he fainted due to dehydration after Duguay was feeling unwell and had difficulty eating.

Due to the incident, Duguay lost all of his veneers and two of his natural teeth, Thomas described in a post.

"Our dad @ronduguay10 continues to show us just how strong he is," Thomas wrote on Instagram. "On Friday, he fainted at home, was unconscious, injured a few parts of his face, and knocked out a few teeth in the fall...this time, it wasn't from hockey. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

“Because of the cancer in his liver, along with everything his liver has endured from surgery, chemotherapy, and the pump, pressure has built up inside the liver. That pressure can back up into the stomach and cause bleeding. The ulcer still needs further evaluation, but the bleeding and liver pressure are the major concerns right now.”

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PLAYING IT CUYLLE TUESDAY LIGHTNING AT RANGERS 7:15 p.m. MSG WHSQ (880 AM) NEW YORK RANGERS

Early-season hot streak has 24-year-old hoping to break through his ceiling

By ANDREW CRANE

The two games captured it all for Will Cuylle. They served as a microcosm for the variety of roles he can fill — and thrive in — for the Rangers, and showcased the impact he can make, even if a path to the top six isn't as clear as it was at the start of last year.

There Cuylle was last Sunday, sending the Mammoth's Dylan Guenther into the boards and stepping up to fight when Jack McBain challenged him later on. And there the left winger was one week later, in the Blueshirts' 6-2 win over the Canucks on Sunday at the Garden, recording the fifth multi-goal game of his career with his first tallies of the season. It gave him five points through seven games, an early pace that'd allow him to shatter his career best of 45 from 2023-24 and a blueprint to make that happen.

His pair of goals — which gave the Rangers five victories in seven games entering Tuesday's home match against the Lightning — also marked a first emergence of his scoring touch in his fifth season that could help lift his ceiling beyond the 20 goals from each of the last two years. They were just the second and third goals for his line at 5-on-5 play this season, a promising development for a third line tasked with relieving the pressure, both offensively and defensively, for the Rangers top six.

“I mean, I thought [Sunday] was good for our line,” Cuylle said postgame Sunday. “I thought for the most part we were down in their end. I think we’ve been kinda building our game all year. Results haven’t always come, but analytically getting a lot of chances, a lot of Grade A chances. So it’s only a matter of time before they start going in.”

Cuylle's first goal unfolded in the early minutes of the second period, when Noah Laba sent a pass to him in the neutral zone.

Cuylle weaved around Linus Karlsson near the blue line and flicked a shot into the Canucks net. Then, with under five minutes remaining in the third, Cuylle crashed the net while on the rush and deposited an Eeli Tolvanen rebound past Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen.

But near the end of 2025-26, Cuylle didn't mince words when talking about his game. He had a "higher expectation" for himself moving forward, he told The Post's Mollie Walker in March. He admitted that he had good stretches and poor stretches. Cuylle's physicality and production had blended together at times throughout the year, allowing him to hit the 20-goal threshold again, but it still left him knowing he could add more.

The 24-year-old opened training camp on a line with Laba at center and Tolvanen, and it's the only line that head coach Mike Sullivan has left intact to this point. Sunday marked the group's best expected goals number for the season — 0.58, which led the Rangers forward combinations — and their best expected goals for percentage (65.63) since the home opener, according to Natural Stat Trick. In between, there were early low points, such as when they had a 9.99 expected goals for percentage in the Mammoth game and a 6.25 clip against the Red Wings, but that line, Sullivan said recently, is “a responsible line” that has filled the role the Rangers are looking for.

Cuylle's individual production, too, has been at the center of that. He has at least one point in five of the Blueshirts' seven games this season. He leads the Rangers with 26 hits — Tye Kartye has the second most with 17 — and sat third in the NHL entering play Monday after finishing third and fourth for hits leaguewide the past two years.

And if Sunday's performance becomes a formula that Cuylle can keep replicating across an 84-game marathon, if his line

Struggling to start season, Dorofeyev

By ANDREW CRANE

The first tweak to the Rangers power-play unit this season — at least for one night — involved their splash from the summer.

On the same night head coach Mike Sullivan bumped Pavel Dorofeyev to the first line in search of more 5-on-5 production from his top six, he also dropped Dorofeyev — acquired from the Golden Knights in June and then inked to a \$77 million contract — to the second power-play unit for the third period of their 6-2 win over the Canucks on Sunday. He has collected just one goal and a pair of assists through the opening seven games after recording 72 goals the past two seasons. Gabe Perreault took

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Dorofeyev's spot with the top unit and assisted on Alexis Lafrenière's goal during the Blueshirts' lone chance with the man advantage during the final frame.

“I thought Pav was fighting it a little,” Sullivan said postgame Sunday, “and sometimes, players have those nights. We thought we’d make a little tweak and see if we could get it going a little bit, and obviously, Gabe was a part of the goal, so we were happy about that.”

"But it was just situationally based on how we thought guys were going throughout the course of the night."

From the first power-play drill of training camp, when the Blueshirts began working on special teams during the condensed preseason, their top unit consisted of Dorofeyev, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, J.T. Miller and Lafrenière. Perreault, who spent time on the top power-play line last year and finished with six points with the man advantage in 2025-26, opened the year on the second unit. And Sullivan, after the top unit generated just one goal through the first five games, had said Thursday that they planned to be patient and let the group work through early growing pains.

The next wrinkle with the power play, which entered play Monday still ranked No. 7 in the NHL with a 26.3 percent success rate, will in-

SKY'S THE LIMIT: Will Cuylle is looking to change his perception within the Rangers organization as he sits on pace to shatter his previous high of 45 points. Getty Images

can handle defensive-

zone draws and consistently produce goals, it'll only help Cuylle continue to reset his Rangers ceiling.

"I think Will, that's an important element of Will's game — the physicality that he brings," Sullivan said after the Mammoth game, when Cuylle fought for the 12th time in his NHL career. "He's such a great athlete. He skates so well. He finishes checks. He's hard on pucks. When he plays that way, he's hard to play against. He certainly makes us a better team."

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volve whether that change was temporary or for longer than one night. Dorofeyev, who tallied 20 power-play goals last year, was signed to enhance that unit, to give the Rangers another one-timer alongside Zibanejad. But so far, he has just six shots on goal across nearly 22 minutes of power-play ice time.

Lafrenière was named the NHL's third star of the week after collecting five goals and two assists across the Rangers' three games. He leads the Blueshirts in both categories, and his latest goal unfolded on the power play Sunday night — when he sent a pass from Perreault near the net past Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen.

He also added an assist in the first period, sending a pass to Tye Kartye that led to the Rangers taking a 1-0 lead just 27 seconds into the game. Lafrenière became the second Blueshirts player to pick up a weekly award in the opening two weeks of the season, joining goaltender Igor Shesterkin — who sustained a season-ending right knee injury last week.

The Rangers have only trailed after three periods through their opening seven games. ... Liam Greentree, who was the prospect returning to the Rangers in the Artemi Panarin trade last season, scored in consecutive games for AHL Hartford to mark the first professional goals of the 20-year-old's career.

Randle just happy to be where he's wanted

HOME SWEET HOME: Julius Randle tells The Post's Brian Lewis that he's loving Brooklyn now that he's with an organization that really wants him. Heather Khalifa

By BRIAN LEWIS

WASHINGTON — Some find it hard to understand how a 30-something All-Star would be happy being shipped from a contender to a rebuilding loser.

That's because they don't understand how much Julius Randle just wants to be somewhere he's wanted.

And make no mistake, Randle and the Nets want — and need — each other.

"Yeah, absolutely. It's incredible, man," Randle told The Post before Monday's game in Washington. "Everybody knows it's a business and things happen. But when you're somewhere where you're really wanted, and you have that validation with an organization really appreciating you and what you bring to the table, it's an incredible feeling.

"It just drops the anxiety and just the worry or the pressure. You just feel like you can be your best self. So, from Day 1, I felt that: the support. I damn near get goose bumps just thinking about it, because the support has been amazing. I'm loving every part of it. I appreciate them just as much as they appreciate me."

Jordi Fernández coaxed career years out of Dennis Schröder, Cam Johnson and Michael Porter Jr. the last two seasons.

Despite being a three-time All-Star, Randle is confident he can have one himself.

"Yeah, I feel like I'm the best I've ever been in my career. I'm in a perfect situation to play my best under Jordi," Randle said. "Accumulation of wisdom and continuing to improve every year, I'm at my best version of myself that I've been in my career, and I'm excited to be able to utilize that under Jordi and help this team."

It's important to understand a couple of things with Randle. He never wanted to be traded from the Knicks to Minnesota.

Randle was the second-leading scorer back-to-back years for Timberwolves teams that made the Western Conference finals.

But after a desultory exit in Minnesota, the Nets took Randle as a salary dump.

After two years of tanking, Randle is looking to lead the same kind of climb for the Nets he did with the Knicks.

“Sean [Marks] brought me here because of that, because it was time to win. So, that’s just what it is,” Randle said. “I’m not here to lose. I don’t think anybody’s here to lose this year. So, yeah.

“We definitely want to be a team that goes out there and competes every single night. We're playing to win. That's as simple as I can put it. I don't play to lose. ... At this point in my career I'm playing to win and give ourselves a chance to win every single night, take the right steps every single day and see where that takes us.”

Questions remain about his poor finish and ugly exit in Minnesota.

Randle averaged 12.8 points and 7.7 boards against the Spurs on .342 shooting and .190 from deep. He had just three points on 1-for-8 shooting in their Game 6 finale.

Timberwolves players and coaches felt he'd been distracted by having his name linked in rumors at the trade deadline. But Randle said it was more the fatigue of 2,610 minutes over 79 games and a late hand injury (two broken fingers).

"The trade stuff is always tough," Randle said. "But it's at a point in my career where I'm used to it. You know every year it's going to be something or some type of rumor, so that really wasn't it. More than anything for me, I tried to challenge myself last year, playing every game."

Randle skipped his exit interview, and in Timberwolves camp Anthony Edwards' praise of Naz Reid and the new roster was interpreted as shade being thrown. But Randle pushed back on that.

“No, Ant, that’s my brother. I love Ant to death,” Randle said. “Especially from a guy who is a superstar, one of the best teammates you could ask for, fully supportive of his teammates, brings guys together. ... I just saw him right before the season we were in LA. So that’s my brother — and we understand the business and you know how it goes. But that’s my guy. I ain’t got nothing bad to say about Ant.”

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HE'S NO HACK

How new Knicks reserve big Drummond resolved FT issue predecessor never did

By STEFAN BONDY

Before there was Hack-a-Mitch, there was Hack-a-Drummond.

Unlike the former Knicks backup center, the new one solved his free-throw problem.

Andre Drummond is coming off his 14th NBA season and the best of his career from the charity stripe.

A free-throw percentage that started at 37.1 percent as a rookie and dipped to as low as 35.5 percent in his first All-Star campaign with Detroit reached a peak 63.1 percent last season with the 76ers.

It's a relevant development for the Knicks and their fans after watching Mitchell Robinson get fouled off the court in the playoffs because his trips to the line often were wild misadventures.

As recently as three years ago with the Bulls, Drummond was still fouled on purpose by Boston coach Joe Mazzulla. But his adeptness from the line — especially the last two seasons in Philadelphia — has made it a losing strategy for opposing teams.

Speaking with The Post, Drummond explained that a form alteration helped dramatically raise his efficiency from the charity stripe. But it was mostly about getting out of his own head.

"I feel like a lot of people have opinions about what a good free throw looks like, right? So over my career I've had different coaches and teams I played for that tried to help me adjust and make it easier for me," he said. "Obviously, the stuff they said in practice would work, but when I got in the game, I'd overthink it. So I just simplified it, did a routine I've done since a child and shoot the same shot."

Repetition and a short memory were the keys.

“I simplified it and stopped listening to a bunch of people,” he said. “Just shooting the same shot over and over again and not worrying about the results. Sometimes, in the past, I would get frustrated if I miss, and I would try to overcorrect. Then, it’s a domino effect and more and more misses, and then I’m frustrated and

With the Pistons early in his career, Drummond was in such a rut that he tried virtual reality to fix his foul shooting. He strapped on a headset at home and watched himself — either in third- or first-person — attempt free throws.

Talk about overcorrecting.

Then, from his fifth to sixth NBA season, Drummond's efficiency rose from under 38.6 percent to over 60.5 percent. It's been hovering around that mark ever since.

Drummond said he started bending his knees to get “a little bit more of an arc” on his shot, but that was less of a help than freeing his mind from the consequences of missing. Drummond is not surprised by the transformation because he was a solid free-throw shooter in high school.

"It's not something I struggled with growing up," Drummond said. "It was more so just having a bunch of people in my ear and not being able to focus on one thing."

I'm out of whack."

Robinson's struggles from the foul line were well-documented. Unlike Drummond, Robinson got much worse as his career went on — dropping from

60.0 percent as a rookie to a career-low 40.8 percent last season with some ups and downs along the way.

Robinson's problem intensified as the volume of free throws went up in the playoffs, with the 28-year-old shooting 29.3 percent on 58 attempts during the championship run.

Robinson had various explanations for his woes. He also altered his form. He once said that it was harder to shoot foul shots because he rarely touched the ball during the flow of the game, making him uncomfortable when he suddenly had to take a shot.

After signing with the Celtics — ironically the team most enthusiastic about deploying Hack-a-Mitch — Robinson said he wasn't serious enough about practicing foul shots earlier in his career.

"Just the preparation that I've been doing now," Robinson told Celtics reporters. "Back in the day, I was just like, 'Get it over with,' or whatever. But now I'm focusing in on it and locking in and getting it in the air."

That evolution is now Boston's challenge. The Knicks have less of a free-throw problem with their new backup center.

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Brown keeping offense ‘real generic’ to test players

By STEFAN BONDY

The champions lost their third straight preseason game Mon-day, 122-104 to the Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden, as Mike Brown said he's challenging his players by coaching simple and predictable.

"The truth of the matter is I'm kind of hamstring our guys offensively," the head coach said. "Real generic with what we're running offensively because I want to see if they can execute when a team gets rhythm and they start denying or putting pressure on us because they know what's coming. Can we execute our counters? Can we still get to our spots offensively and execute our actions? Can we play fast doing it? Those are little things I'm looking at offensively."

Jalen Brunson dropped a team-high 20 points, shooting 6-for-13 and just 1-for-4 from beyond the arc. The captain and the rest of the

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starters each played about half the game and lost their minutes, as Minnesota's Anthony Edwards (26 points) and Jaden McDaniels (22) combined for nine treys.

The Knicks have been outscored in preseason play by 43 points. Brown seems unconcerned.

“For me, it’s more about the process, not necessarily the end result. ... Defensively, are we making sure we're playing with next-play speed? And, for the most part, I thought we did," he said. "We had some breakdowns execution-wise in terms of what our assignments were, but those things can be cleaned up in time. We'll keep watching film and keep drilling it and all that other stuff."

▶ Tony Bradley (10 points in seven minutes, 5-for-5 from the field) and Pacôme Dadiet (seven points, 2-for-3 from long distance) were efficient for the Knicks off the bench.

None of the starters are expected to play Tuesday in Toronto, which is the second half of a back-to-back.

Brown said the individual players will decide if they want to travel.

Most of the starters didn't stick around to speak with reporters after Monday's game. For the Timberwolves, Edwards declined postgame interviews.

HUM WITH DRUMM': Knicks center Andre Drummond, working on offense during the first half of Monday night's preseason action against the Timberwolves at the Garden, hit 63.1 percent of his free-throw attempts last season with the 76ers, 26 percentage points higher than his dreadful rookie-season rate. That's good news for his new team after moving on from Mitchell Robinson, whose declining, detrimental inaccuracy from the charity stripe held him back from more time on the court during the postseason.

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By JACK HARRIS

MILWAUKEE — The Dodgers were hoping to hit the reset switch Monday.

Instead, all they did was slam down on the panic button.

Losing Game 1 of this NLCS rematch against the Brewers was one thing. Dropping Game 2 on Monday, however, has put their season in suddenly dire straits.

This time, they weren't facing a presumptive NL Cy Young Award winner like Jacob Misiorowski. This time, they had their own postseason stalwart, reigning World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, on the hill to calm the waters.

But in a 7-4 defeat at American Family Field, an unexpected thing happened.

Yamamoto, despite entering with a five-game playoff win streak and the second-lowest postseason ERA in the past 100 years, couldn't steady the two-time defending champions.

The Brewers, who allowed Yamamoto to throw a complete game against them on the very same mound in Game 2 of last year's NLCS sweep, turned the tables decisively with long, relentless, unforgiving at-bats.

In a 75-pitch grind, Yamamoto would last only $2^{2/3}$ innings. Despite being handed a pair of one-run leads, he would depart the mound with the Dodgers behind.

“They’re going against arguably one of the best teams in baseball ever put together, and they don’t care,” said Brewers manager Pat Murphy. “They won’t be denied.”

It was a demoralizing turn of events — keyed by a couple of missed ABS challenge opportunities for Will Smith, an epic 12-pitch battle by Jake Bauers and a go-ahead two-run single from Christian Yelich that ultimately chased Yamamoto from the game.

And while the game would go back and forth from there, his early exit gave the Dodgers bullpen too tall a task to survive, sending the team back to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday desperately needing a response to a stunning 2-0 deficit.

The Dodgers did open the scoring Mon-

day, manufacturing a first-inning run after

Mookie Betts drew a leadoff walk, took

second on a grounder, advanced to third

on a wild pitch, then scored on a Teoscar

Hernández sacrifice fly.

However, the Brewers responded with a rally of their own in the bottom of the first — one that set the tone for their plan of attack against Yamamoto.

With one out in the inning, Yamamoto seemed to freeze Brice Turang for a called third strike. But home plate umpire Chris Segal inaccurately ruled it a ball, and Smith declined to use an ABS challenge behind the plate. Three pitches later, it would prove costly, with Turang getting a full-count fastball in the zone and slicing into left for a double. In the next at-bat, William Contreras came up and somehow stayed on a 2-2 slider less than a foot off the dirt, lofting a line drive just over Max Muncy's head at third for an RBI single.

A similar story would play out in the third, as the Brewers erased a 2-1 lead the Dodgers took on an errant pickoff throw from Brewers starter Logan Henderson.

That inning began with a David Hamilton single. Then, after he stole second, Turang would again benefit from a missed ABS challenge opportunity — with Smith declining to appeal another potential third strike in a full count, even as Yamamoto seemingly suggested he do so by pointing at his head himself on the mound.

YAMAMOT-OH NO! Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto departs from Game 2 against the Brewers during the third inning Monday night in Milwaukee, where he needed 75 pitches to secure just eight outs. Imagn Images

Once again, it set a disaster in motion. With an extra out to get, Yamamoto failed to complete the inning.

"I think everybody's so used to him

I think everybody's being a robot that if he didn't go eight innings, no hits, whatever, it wasn't Yamamoto," Betts said. "It shows he's a human being and it's playoff baseball."

Instead, Bauers stepped up with two outs and forced Yamamoto into the longest plate appearance of his MLB career, drawing a walk from a grueling dozen-pitch battle.

After working a full count, Bauers fouled off the next six pitches he saw, chopping balls off the plate, to the backstop, into the seats and — twice — just out of the reach of Dodgers fielders in foul territory.

The at-bat went on so long, the battery in Yamamoto's PitchCom device died, causing a delay while he was brought a replacement from the dugout.

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Brewers lead series, 2-0

Wed.: at Dodgers, 8 p.m., FS1

Thu.: at Dodgers, 9 p.m., FS1

Fri.\*: at Dodgers, 9 p.m., FS1

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Finally, on pitch No. 12, Bauers took a curveball in the dirt, loading the bases.

In the next at-bat, a clearly fatigued Yamamoto hung a curveball to Yelich, who lined his two-run single to center to give the Brewers a 3-2 lead.

That would be the end of Yamamoto's day, marking the shortest outing of his playoff career. It would also leave too many innings for the Dodgers bullpen to cover, even after the team retook the lead with a two-run rally in the fifth that was keyed by another throwing error from Henderson.

For a second straight night, they were completely shut down by the Brewers bullpen, going 15 up, 15 down without a single baserunner after Henderson's exit to finish the game with just three hits.

The Brewers, meanwhile, tacked on two insurance runs in the eighth, removing any pretense of late-game drama before a jubilant sellout crowd.

Now, the Dodgers face a two-game hole they would have never imagined. Alarm bells are ringing. Their season, and World Series three-peat hopes, are dangerously close to being dashed.

— with AP

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Guardians break Rays to lead 1-0

By ROB MAADDI

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nathaniel Lowe snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single after Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey homered off Drew Rasmussen, and the Guardians rallied past the Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.

Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca had RBI singles in the first and Cedric Mullins hit a solo homer for the Rays, who never trailed in a three-game sweep of the Yankees in their AL Division Series.

"It's been a while since we lost, so I think that's a good thing, and I know the guys will come back and respond site-field homer to left-center. Bailey started the seventh with a towering shot to center that went a projected 436 feet, ending Rasmussen's night.

Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the eighth in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Yankees.

tomorrow," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. Game 2 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. Rookie left-hander Parker Messick starts for Cleveland, and right-

Mullins connected off Erik Sabrowski for a solo shot in the bottom half.

hander Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the Rays.

José Ramírez opened the eighth with an infield single off Tyler Wells, and DeLauter ripped a double to right. After Wells retired Jo Adell on a grounder to second, Ian Seymour entered. Lowe lined an 0-2 pitch up the middle to drive in two, giving Cleveland a 4-2 lead.

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Five relievers combined for five innings of one-run, two-hit ball for the Guardians, who became only the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series with a victory over the White Sox on Saturday night.

Ramírez, whose two-run homer lifted Cleveland to a

Game 1: Guardians 7, Rays 3

Guardians lead series, 1-0

Tue.: at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Thu.: at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Fri.: at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Sat.\*: at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Mon. Oct. 19\*: at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Tue. Oct. 20\*: at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

\* if necessary

Rasmussen took a 2-0 lead into the sixth before DeLauter led off with an oppo-

“Obviously we came off an emotional series, had a quick turnaround. But these guys come ready to play every day. Couldn’t be more proud of them,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “We got punched early. And our pitching staff, credit to them, for stopping it and keeping us in the game as long as they did. And the offense came alive.”

Cade Smith, who pitched in all five games against Chicago, tossed a perfect ninth.

2-0 win in Game 5 versus Chicago, provided an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth off Cole Sulser. Ramírez helped the Guardians get two more by breaking for

third with two outs and two strikes on Adell. Caminero ran to cover the bag and was out of position when Adell hit a sharp grounder toward third. The ball rolled into left field for a two-run double.

A crowd of 35,361 fans waved yellow rally towels and rang cowbells at Tropicana Field in the Rays' third appearance in the ALCS in the franchise's 29 season-history.

They were fired up when the 98-win Rays jumped ahead 2-0 in the first and Rasmussen battled to keep it there until the sixth.

Coming off that dominant performance against the Yankees, Rasmussen went six-plus tough innings, allowing a hit to the second batter he faced and eight total, striking out seven.

Guardians starter Foster Griffin allowed two runs and five hits in four innings.

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Yankees have work to do to sort out situation behind plate this offseason

Seven-part series

about how the

Yankees should

handle each

position

this offseason

By JOEL SHERMAN

TODAY: Catchers

TOMORROW: First base

WE ARE beginning a multipart series about how the Yankees should handle each position this offseason, beginning with this behind-the-plate question:

Who is the real Austin Wells?

In the first half, he was among the worst regularly used offensive players in the majors with a .155/.247/.258 slash line for a 42 OPS-plus in 220 plate appearances.

In the second half, he was .229/.351/.436 for a 120 OPS-plus in 168 plate appearances, and carried that into the postseason when he was among the few Yankees who hit well in both rounds, going 5-for-17 with four walks. Do not dismiss the walks — when Wells draws them and/or works in more positive counts, he is just a better hitter. His 14.3 walk percentage in the second half was tied for 12th in the majors (minimum 150 plate appearances).

When you combine the second-half version with high-end receiving, game-calling and the trust his staff has in him, Wells elevates to a top-third catcher. It puts him on par with Adley Rutschman, who the Yankees tried to land at the trade deadline and saw go to Boston instead.

I continue to believe that Wells is closer to a 20-homer, low-.700 OPS catcher (it was 14/.624 in 2026). He is seventh in wins above replacement among catchers (FanGraphs) over the last three seasons even with the overall poor offensive numbers of 2026. He

will be first-time arbitration-eligible this offseason (MLB Trade Rumors projects \$2.6 million). The relatively low cost for an arguably top 10 catcher almost certainly will move the Yankees to keep him as their No.1 receiver, especially if harsher penalties are coming for large payrolls in a new collective bargaining agreement.

Arizona's Gabriel Moreno is so good as a two-way catcher and two years from free agency that you have to at least call and be told he is unavailable. I don't believe it is far-fetched that Milwaukee's William Contreras can be discussed. He will be due \$15.5 million and will be entering his walk year, the kind of combo of expensive (for Milwaukee) and limited remaining control time that leads the Brewers to proactively at

HELP ME OUT: Austin Wells was one of the worst hitters in the majors last year, but with his play behind the plate, he still has been one of the best catchers in the sport over the last three seasons. Still, the Yankees would be wise to get him some righty-hitting support this offseason.

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least consider trading for a big-picture future.

Would the A's with Shea Langeliers (coming off a torn meniscus) and the Rockies with Hunter Goodman talk about their catchers? Probably. But, again, I suspect the Yankees will value Wells and money saving at catcher. That is why although there will be a lot of talk of free agent Ryan Jeffers, my gut says "no." First, there are executives who think the Twins will put the \$23.15 million qualifying offer on him and I cannot see the Yankees giving up draft capital and going toward the top of the pay market for a catcher.

Second, he is a starter type. What the Yankees need is a better righty-hitting co-pilot for Wells. Someone who hits lefties and frames well (a Yankee prerequisite).

The Yankees messed up last year by setting up to have two lefty-hitting catchers (also J.C. Escarra) rather than finding a righty and stashing Escarra in the minors. This must be upgraded. Thoughts:

1. Carson Kelly. He arguably just had his two best seasons, and the Cubs could prioritize retaining him in free agency because of that. He might be overqualified to be a 70-ish game sidekick. He has bettered an .800 OPS vs. lefties in each of the last four years.

2. Luis Campusano/Freddy Fermin. The aggressive late-season promotion of 20-yearold Ethan Salas signaled what the catching future is in San Diego. So can they use Campusano or Fermin to try to add, notably, pitching? A once-touted prospect, Campusano had his finest season at age 27, hitting lefties particularly well and limiting running games. Can the Yanks infrastructure (strong in this area) teach him to frame better?

Fermin has been a strong target for the Yankees for a while. But he stopped hitting lefties the past two years. Still, he remains an elite catcher. There is a Luis Torrens feel about him — a reminder that the Yankees had Torrens and sold him to the Mets during the 2024 season because he had a minor league opt-out and the Yanks had Jose Trevino as Wells' cohort.

3. Austin Hedges. What do you think of a reunion with Gary Sánchez? For the Brewers, he was the main backup and continued to mash lefties. If there is a way to turn the \$16 million owed Ryan McMahon (and a prospect) into a trade for the \$10 million due Victor Caratini, that should be considered. Hedges has signed a one-year, \$4 million pact with the Guardians in each of the past three years. No one should be surprised by another reunion. But he is a heady catcher who for the first time in his career hit a bit, notably a 111 OPS-plus vs. lefties.

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Keeping closer top free agent priority.

GET IT TOGETHER: David Bednar would become the best free agent reliever available if the Yankees let him slip through their fingers. Imagn Images

By GREG JOYCE

The last season in which the Yankees were paying a reliever eight figures was 2022, when they had two of them.

But it may be time to pony up again for a known quantity, one that helped an otherwise no-name bullpen do what it did this season.

The Yankees have seven players from their ALDS roster set to become free agents, but none may be more important to try to retain than David Bednar, their closer for the last year and a half while posting a 2.39 ERA and 45 saves.

The 32-year-old right-hander — a low-maintenance bulldog — proved integral in not only the Yankees posting the second-lowest bullpen ERA in the majors (3.13), but in setting a standard for the rest of the group.

“Bednar and Fernando [Cruz] leading the charge down there in the pen has been such a massive help, not only for me but for the rest of the pen and creating a culture down there of wanting to take the ball,” bullpen coach Preston Clai-borne said late in the season.

Some closers — like Bednar's predecessor, Devin Williams — can be particular about their workload and whether or not they pitch more than one inning. Bednar was not, always up for going more than three outs, as he did in 12 of his 64 appearances this season and one of his three playoff outings.

That kind of attitude trickled down through the rest of the bullpen, which got surprising and heavy contributions from the likes of Brent Headrick (who may have run out of gas late because of it) and Paul Blackburn to make up for the fact that the Yankees did not acquire a reliever at the trade deadline. And for all the problems they had in the postseason that led to another early exit, the bullpen was not one of them, as the unit pitched to a 0.57 ERA (one earned run in $15^{2}/_{3}$ innings).

“I just love the fact that he’s the anchor of the pen down there,” manager Aaron Boone said down the stretch. “He’s just such a good presence and leading by example [for] the kind of guys you want back there that want the ball in big spots.”

The Yankees will now have to decide just how much they value what Bednar did and, more importantly, can do moving forward. After making \$9 million in his final year of arbitration this season, Bednar is a candidate to receive the qualifying offer (expected to be worth \$23.15 million, per The Post's Joel Sherman), but if he hits the open market is likely to land a multi-year deal perhaps in the neighborhood of a \$15 million average annual value.

The market could work in Bednar's favor, as the only other top closer set to be a free agent is the Braves' Raisel Iglesias, while the options beyond the top reliever available, Padres lefty Adrian Morejon, fall off rather quickly. Plus, unless the Yankees are ready to turn Carlos Lagrange into a full-time reliever (and even then there would be questions), they do not have a ready-made replacement for Bednar in the closer's role, especially with Blackburn set to enter free agency.

Aroldis Chapman (five years, \$86 million) and Zack Britton (three years, \$39 million) were the recipients of the last two big reliever contracts that the Yankees handed out, and neither one ended well. Whether they will dip their toes back into that water for Bednar remains to be seen.

Bednar's strong season — a 2.47 ERA in a career-high $69^{1/3}$ innings while going 35-for-39 in save appearances — came after a somewhat bumpy start on the heels of pitching in the World Baseball Classic. His fastball velocity was down early before ticking back up some the rest of the year (his 96.1 mph average was still a full mile per hour lower than 2025), but compensated for it by throwing his splitter more than ever (41.2 percent). The pitch accrued a run value of 14, according to Baseball Savant, or 2.9 per 100 pitches, making it the seventh-most valuable pitch in the majors (minimum 300 pitches).

There is some injury risk that comes with a splitter usage that heavy — just ask Cruz, who was diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in August — but Bednar did not spend one day on the injured list since the Yankees acquired him from the Pirates at the 2025 trade deadline. In his big league career, Bednar has only gone on the IL for a pair of oblique strains and back inflammation.