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Start building your ark. Buckets of rain are forecast to pour over New York City for four consecutive days starting Saturday night — likely making NYC’s 5 Boro Bike Tour riders’ fears of yet another wet race a reality. The drenching will kick off around 8 p.m. with a robust round of thunderstorms and strong gusts, which will be strong enough to toss anything that isn’t bolted down, forecasters warn. A storm will douse New York City with rain for the next four days. William C Lopez/New York Post “Today we are under the possibility of severe storms,” Marrisa Lautenbacher,…
President Trump has ordered himself a ritzy private plane after giving up hope that Boeing could hand over a revamped Air Force One. The commander in chief is getting an L3Harris jet decked out with suites, plush carpeting, leather couches and more that was once owned by the Qatari government, according to The Wall Street Journal. Inside the newly revamped Air Force One. AMAC Aerospace The jet is decked out with suites, plush carpeting, leather couches. The interior also boasts gold-colored walls and gold furnishings. The interior of the opulent plane was done by famed French interior design firm Alberto Pinto…
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as United Nations ambassador while Secretary of State Marco Rubio would take over Waltz’s duties on an interim role.He announced the major shake-up of his national security team shortly after news broke that Waltz and his deputy are leaving the administration. Waltz has been under scrutiny for weeks after reporting from The Atlantic that he had mistakenly added the magazine’s editor-in-chief to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans.“I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be…
MADRID – Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time Thursday.Gauff broke Swiatek’s serve three times in the first set and twice in the second to cruise to a 64-minute semifinal victory over the second-ranked Swiatek at the clay-court tournament.Gauff will face top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Madrid final for the fourth time in her career.It was Gauff’s first win over Swiatek on clay.“The mentality that I had in the whole match was aggressive,” the fourth-ranked Gauff said. “Maybe it wasn’t…
In a high-octane matchup that saw over 25 runs cross the plate, No. 15 Pittsfield softball successfully fought off a tenacious effort from No. 17 Minnechaug, winning 15-12 on Friday afternoon. Gianna Levardi led off the game with a solo home run for the Generals and Sadie Aitken did the same in the second. But Minnechaug cracked open a four-run inning in the bottom half of the frame to take the lead. But Pittsfield tagged the Falcons back in the third with three runs, taking a one-run lead. Minnechaug leveled the score with a sac fly from Kaelyn Dionne, but…
The NYPD is trying to claw back more than $200,000 in overtime paid to the female lieutenant who alleged the OT cash was used by disgraced ex-Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey to coerce her to perform sexual acts, The Post has learned. Lt. Quathisha Epps, a 19-year-vet who retired in December after The Post uncovered the scandal, was the department’s highest paid cop last year. “She was paid for work she did not do,” a police source said. “She has received notice that she owes this money.” Former NYPD Chief Jeffrey Maddrey, who was the NYPD’s No. 1 uniformed cop,…
Live updates: Lawmakers debate whether Colorado is inviting Trump’s retribution with immigration bill 4:52 p.m. update: After its morning scuffle and some quicker floor work, the House has been debating an immigration bill for much of the afternoon. Senate Bill 276 would expand state law that prohibits state employees from working with federal immigration authorities to include local officials, agencies and law enforcement. Among other changes, the bill would prohibit immigration authorities from entering nonpublic areas of public buildings without a warrant. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents could enter a hospital waiting room, for instance, but not a hospital…
Nicknames are a foundational aspect of hockey culture, and there weren’t many better than a mountain of a man named “Moose” roaming around the ice and scoring for a team at the base of the Front Range. But that wasn’t who Mikko Rantanen was in the Colorado Avalanche locker room. He was Mikko. Not every hockey nickname sticks inside the dressing room. Sure, Erik Johnson is EJ. Devon Toews is Tazer. But Nathan MacKinnon is Nate, not Nate Dogg or The Dogg. Cale Makar is just Cale. And Mikko Rantanen was Mikko. That’s a hard thing to shake. Rantanen is…
Sean Payton has made the Broncos relevant. Now, can he make them potent? A week after the NFL draft, the question hangs in the air: Did the Broncos improve enough offensively to transition from a 10-win team to taking the Chiefs out at the knees? The uncomfortable answer is maybe. Zero. That is how many Broncos running backs have eclipsed 100 yards in 35 games under Payton. Nada. That is how many Broncos tight ends have delivered 100 yards receiving in a game since 2019. Snap those streaks and prepare to attend a home playoff game, Broncos Country, the first…
Who’s afraid of Kamala Harris? Not Steve Hilton, the tech founder turned TV commentator running on the GOP ticket for California governor next year, who says the former veep’s aspirations to govern the Golden State are purely self-promotional. Hilton, 55, the conservative populist Brit who announced his bid for governor of California last week, told The Post in an exclusive interview if Harris does enter the race, her campaign will be all about her — not California. Steve Hilton announced his bid for governor of California last week. AP “It’s always about her — all about her,” he said of…