The pressing questions facing Islanders with post-Olympics sprint to finish set to begin.

Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica react to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech.

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The Mets planned a team bonding event for Wednesday night, and perhaps a great sign for unity was the number of players who served as hosts. 

But a year removed from the Dodgers’ maddening search for a trustworthy closer, the appearance of Edwin Díaz still came as a welcome sight.

The Friars Club? A now shut, padlocked townhouse that was up for sale on 55th Street. Why? Bad manicures. Certain fingers collected certain things.

Mike Sullivan expects “some” of the injured Rangers players back in the lineup when their lost season resumes Thursday night against the Flyers.

The captain called out "birds!" moments before the crew "felt multiple birds impact the left and right side of the airplane."

It was no secret who Prudential Center was waiting to welcome home on Wednesday night.

Emmy nominated reporter Ellina Abovian was among a swath of staff laid off by the news station amid restructuring plans on Wednesday.

No longer crying about keeping norms intact, Dems have moved to the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" phase — and way, way beyond.

Jonas and Karl Urban kick butt in this throwback B-movie.

The Skims mogul has become something of a Murphy muse, appearing in 2023's "American Horror Story: Delicate" and the 2025 legal drama "All's Fair."

The president appears to be undermining Americans’ faith in the outcome, at a moment when Republicans face an uphill climb to keep control of Congress.

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Rebekah Gardner’s future will be determined after her time at Athletes Unlimited wraps up next week.

Democratic Socialists aim to tax-to-the-max for ideological reasons; unions are motivated by greed, and as it turns out, labor’s been a driving force behind the “tax the rich” movement.

The Seahawks aren’t sure about visiting the White House just yet. 

"I saw multiple people being arrested and not complying with deputies' orders."

Special Counsel Jack Smith obtained the records during federal probe into 2020 election and classified documents.

Things don't go as planned when Benedict says those three little words to Sophie.

Exclusive: Former New Zealand PM ‘based out of Australia’, according to spokesperson, after rumours she was looking for houses in Sydney

The former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is living in Australia with her family, a spokesperson has confirmed.

“The family has been travelling for a few years now,” her office told the Guardian.

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The Hall of Fame left-hander will have his No. 52 retired by the Yankees and a plaque unveiled for him in Monument Park on Sept. 26, the team announced Wednesday night.

Vice-president makes announcement with Mehmet Oz, who says other states will be next after Minnesota

JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” more than a quarter-billion dollars in Medicaid reimbursements to the state of Minnesota, escalating Donald Trump’s newly announced “war on fraud”.

Vance said the action was to ensure Minnesota was “a good steward of the American people’s tax money”, part of its crackdown on the state following a fraud scandal linked to residents of the Somali community in Minneapolis, which prompted the administration to send thousands of federal immigration agents into Minneapolis and that resulted in the deaths of two US citizens and widespread protests.

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Observations from Mets spring training on Wednesday.

Damning inquiry into services in England reveals falsification of medical records after ‘negligent’ care

• What is the national maternity and neonatal investigation and why was it launched?

• Cruel comments, racism and cover-ups: key findings from England’s maternity care report

Hospitals that cause harm and injury to women and babies during childbirth often resort to a “cover-up” of their mistakes, falsify medical records and deny bereaved parents answers, a damning report has found.

“Negligent” care has devastating emotional and psychological consequences for families, disputes between maternity staff have a “disastrous” impact on mothers, and ethnic minority and poorer women have worse outcomes because of racism and discrimination, Lady Amos said.

Banning families from being involved in investigations into the mistakes they encountered.

Conducting inquiries into errors which families think are poor quality and do not properly reflect what occurred.

Driving distressed families to instigate legal action as a way of getting at the truth after they were “denied openness and honesty in the aftermath of harm and bereavement”.

Failing to treat families who have lost a baby with compassion.

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