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As Anthony Albanese met the US president, just steps away, bulldozers were beginning to demolish the World War II-era East Wing, which Trump has dismissed as small and lacking significance.
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The Rev. Tony Suárez, an evangelical pastor who once advised President Donald Trump and publicly backed his 2016 campaign, said Wednesday he no longer plans to endorse political candidates, citing frustration with divisive politics and the Trump administration’s hardline immigration stance.Speaking at the Religion News Service symposium “God, Government and the Algorithm” in New York City, Suárez, vice president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, said he now hopes to focus on “policy, not personality.”“I don’t know that I’ll endorse any more candidates...
Tua Tagovailoa is placing the blame on his height for why he didn’t connect with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle much during Sunday’s ugly 31-6 Dolphins loss to the Browns. The Dolphins quarterback suggested that he was having trouble seeing Waddle — who had just one catch for 15 yards — over the offensive and defensive lines, calling himself “not the tallest guy” when he spoke with reporters. “I think with that, some of it has to do with being able to see guys, with their guys also up front and our guys,” Tagovailoa said. “I’m not the tallest guy in the back there either. So being able to see and then sometimes when that happens, you don’t want to just throw it blindly, and you gotta progress. So I think that has some merit to reasons as to why that happened for Waddle.” The excuse certainly felt like a new one for a modern NFL quarterback. Tagovailoa is listed as 6-foot-1 and is making $212 million to lead Miami. The QB targeted the 5-foot-10 Waddle a grand total of four times in the ugly loss that dropped Miami to 1-6. Sunday marked the fewest receptions and targets in a game for Waddle since Week 14 of the 2024 season against the Texans, when he didn’t have a single catch and was targeted just twice. However, that happened as he was suffering from a right knee injury. Tagovailoa completed just 12 passes for 100 yards and three interceptions during the loss in Cleveland. His 10 interceptions this season lead the NFL, and he is on pace to surpass his career-high of 14 that he threw in 2023. Head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters that the pair had an hour-and-a-half meeting on Tuesday and that they had “a great hour meeting” on Monday, “as Tua and I have always operated.” “I think there’s zero uncertainty with Tua on my conviction in him and my belief in him,” McDaniel said. “We’re both very eager to do better at our jobs, and we’re both very committed and trusting of each other to respond to what is necessary for the team to do better.”
Think your rent is expensive? Try RSVP’ing to a wedding these days. While the cost of proposals and weddings is astronomically high these days, being a guest who not only watches a happy couple say their “I do’s” but who also attends pre-wedding festivities can set people back around $2,010, which is just a few dollars more than the average cost of rent in the US, according to a Zillow analysis. And if you’re a bridesmaid? Forget about it. Between the dress, shoes, hair, makeup, gifts and mandatory pre-wedding blowouts, a local wedding can easily cost anywhere from $1,500 to $2,500, according to Brides. (Translation: “27 Dresses” now belongs in the fantasy-rom-com hall of fame). If you received an invite to a destination wedding — brace yourself. The outlet reports guests (and yes, the wedding party) can pay upwards of $3,000 and $5,000 to attend one. Weddings aren’t just expensive — they’re debt machines. A 2024 Lending Tree survey found that of the 54% of Americans who were wedding party members within the past five years, nearly a third of them racked up debt because of it, with 23% being at a loss of $2,500 or more. Pre-wedding festivities, like bachelor parties and bridal showers, were the main culprits, according to 74% of those financial casualties. With all that being said, many potential bridesmaids are now saying “I don’t” to being in wedding parties due to the exorbitant costs involved. In a recent video, TikTokker @wed_west proudly said, “Sue me. I don’t want to spend $5k to be your bridesmaid.” She added, “I’m not even sorry.” One commenter agreed, writing, “It should not cost you more than a few hundred dollars this is all out of control.” Another quipped, “do you get a refund when they get divorced?” Some are even writing bridesmaid “resignation letters,” like Ruhama Wolle, who gained traction for her 2023 essay, “To All My Friends, This Is My Bridesmaid Resignation Letter.” The topic is such a talked-about one that Wolle even took things a step further by writing “I Hope You Elope: A Bridesmaid Survival Guide,” a book that was written — and is being published next year — for people to “protect their sanity and their wallets.” Sounds like something every wedding party member needs to read.
A familiar face to Mets fans is looking to make a big league comeback. The Post’s Jon Heyman reported Tuesday that the franchise’s 2016 first-round pick Anthony Kay “is expected to return to MLB after two years in Japan.” Kay, a Long Island native who spent two stints in the Mets’ organization, flamed out during his initial foray into MLB, but appears to have pitched himself into another shot at the big leagues with his play overseas. In Nippon Professional Baseball this season, Kay, 30, posted a 1.74 ERA over 155 innings. He also averaged 94.6 mph with his fastball and led the league with a 57.8 percent groundball rate. Kay last appeared in the majors in 2023 for the Mets after being claimed off waivers from the Cubs in September of that season. In 2019, the southpaw was part of the package the Mets sent to Toronto at the trade deadline in exchange for Marcus Stroman. The Mets have long been connected to Kay, having first drafted him out of Ward Melville High School on Long Island in the 29th round in 2013. After Kay decided to attend UConn, the Mets selected him again with the 31st overall pick in 2016. After the 2016 season, Kay underwent Tommy John surgery and returned in 2018 before the trade to Toronto. In 44 career big league games, Kay posted a 5.59 ERA across 85 1/3 innings, making appearances for the Cubs and Blue Jays in addition to his time with the Amazin’s. He never pitched in more than 13 games in a major-league season.
Nerve-racking bodycam footage shows the moment two quick-thinking rookie NYPD cops saved a baby boy from choking to death inside his Queens home. The footage shows the officers jumping into action to save 10-month-old Makai — who’s wearing police-car pajamas — after they were called to his family’s home in North Corona at around 4:40 p.m. on Oct. 10. The two responding cops found Makai “in an unresponsive state due to an obstruction in his breathing passage,” police said. Footage shows the tot’s mom hand over the child who was choking and vomiting to an officer, who pats Makai on the back until the blockage is cleared. Another officer then picked up the infant – who was alert and moving – gently talked to him and rubbed his back, the video shows. The tiny Makai was then placed on a stretcher inside an ambulance and was taken to the Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was listed in stable condition. The child’s mom, Asia Rodriguez, told WABC called 911 when she suddenly realized the baby was in distress. “He’s my life and I’m going to make sure every second counts and make sure I save him,” she told the outlet. Now, with Makai back home and doing well, Rodriguez said she hopes to have the opportunity to thank the two members of New York’s Finest who saved her son’s life. “If I could see them, if they could come to my house directly and I could shake their hands and hug them, I would hug them,” she told WABC. “God bless them. I hope that whatever blessings they could be offered in their life that they are offered [them], because they did absolutely what they were supposed to do and my son is here because of them.” Both officers, who have less than two years on the job, completed the CPR training that is required for new NYPD recruits, according to the outlet. “It’s just incredible to see what they’re doing with the right training,” Makai’s dad, Brandon Laboy, told the network. “It’s just – they saved his life. In those moments, you can’t understate how good the training that they have is. So it’s an awesome thing to see.”
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LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - London police have begun using drones to respond to emergency calls, saying the unmanned aircraft can reach crime scenes more quickly and stream footage to responding officers that helps them identify and locate suspects. The trial, known as 'Drone as First Responder', has been launched in the north London neighbourhood of Islington. The Metropolitan Police plans to expand it to two additional sites in the capital by the end of the year. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Stored in boxes atop police buildings, the drones can be remotely deployed to incidents. Once overhead, live images are transmitted in real time to the control room or to officers en route via mobile devices. The Met said the drones would support a range of frontline policing needs, including searches for missing people, tracing suspects, and gathering evidence from a scene. Other police forces across the country are also testing the use of drones, the Met said. Drones are being trialled for other purposes as well. Britain's aviation regulator selected six projects last year to test the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in deliveries and inspection of infrastructure. Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by William James Purchase Licensing Rights
As the Toronto Blue Jays gear up for their first World Series appearance in more than three decades, one Calgary bride is facing an unexpected question ahead of her big day this weekend: should she let her guests watch the game during the wedding? “Do we play the Jays game or not? It’s a tough vote.” said bride-to-be Josie Balka, who grew up in Toronto. “Half of our wedding guests are flying in today from Toronto to Calgary. Everyone from Toronto wants the game on, but I think I’m leaning toward not playing the game.” The timing has left Balka feeling conflicted as Game 2 of the World Series will be the Blue Jays’ first since 1993 and happens to fall on the same day as Balka’s wedding. With ticket prices skyrocketing into the thousands, the patriotism for the Canadian baseball team has taken over fans across the country, including Balka’s guest list. “I had a horrific thought of us pausing the game for my mom to give her speech and everyone booing her because they want to keep watching,” she said in an interview, laughing. “I just want to keep it family oriented, but I might be making people mad by not playing it.” Balka was born in 1993, the same year the Jays last won the World Series. She saidshe finds the timing symbolic. “I wonder if it’s all coming together, that the year I get married is the year they win it again. That would be cool,” she said. “But everyone who’s heard that I’m leaning toward ‘no’ isn’t too thrilled with me. Hopefully, they forgive me.” Some guests, she said, have already come up with their own solutions. “People were asking to come to the rehearsal dinner because we’re doing it at a place that’s playing the game,” she said. “I was like, ‘you guys can just come to the rehearsal dinner too it’ll just be a second wedding.'” As for banning phones or enforcing a no-sports rule, Balka insists she’s keeping things lighthearted. “That would be the ultimate bridezilla move to take phones away. I definitely won’t be doing that,” she told Global News. “I hope because it’s Game 2, people will just be checking their phones.” Now the couple must make a decision soon, whether to sacrifice their big day or their guests’ wishes to watch the game. “If they lose, it could put a damper on things,” she said. “But there’s a sports bar next door, so hopefully we don’t lose half the guests.” Balka says no matter what they decide, she’s hoping the Jays and her wedding both end with a win. Editor’s Note: Josie Balka is a host on Country 105 — a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment, the parent company of Global News.
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A UN Gang member who was on the lam for more than a decade has pleaded guilty in relation to a plot to kill the Bacon brothers when they were living in Abbotsford. Conor D’Monte is among those who were charged with conspiring to murder the three Bacons – Jonathan, Jarrod and Jamie – when they were running the rival Red Scorpions gang. But a more serious charge against D’Monte is expected to be stayed in court: the first-degree murder of rival gangster Kevin LeClair, 26, who was gunned down on Feb. 6, 2009 in a Langley strip mall. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) of British Columbia and the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced D’Monte’s plea to the murder conspiracy on Wednesday (Oct. 22). In 2008 and 2009, the UN Gang and the Red Scorpions were immersed in a violent conflict that included several murders and drive-by shootings – often in broad daylight in public places. Eight people were charged in January 2011 with conspiring to kill the Bacons in the period from Jan. 1, 2008 to Feb. 17, 2009. The CFSEU and IHIT say, in total, there have been 18 arrests and 12 convictions of UN Gang members and associates over the years. But D’Monte left Canada in 2011 before he could be arrested for the murder conspiracy or LeClair’s killing, as did his co-accused Cory Vallee. Vallee was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2014 and was convicted of both charges in 2018. He was sentenced to life with no parole eligibility for 25 years. D’Monte, who was using a different name, was arrested in Puerto Rico in 2022 and extradited to Canada. He appeared in a Vancouver courtroom on Tuesday (Oct. 21) to enter his guilty plea, with his next court date scheduled for Nov. 12 to set a date for his sentencing hearing. Jonathan Bacon was fatally shot in Kelowna in August 2011. Jarrod Bacon was sentenced in May 2012 to a 14-year prison term for conspiracy to traffic cocaine when he was living in Abbotsford. He was out of prison and was re-arrested in relation to a January 2025 shooting in Fort Nelson that sent one man to hospital, but that charge was dropped the following month. Jamie Bacon remains in prison after being arrested in relation to the 2007 Surrey Six killings. He pleaded guilty in 2020 to conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to another five and a half years in jail.
Premier Doug Ford appears open to the idea of publicly releasing the contract the Ontario government signed with General Motors for the now-defunct Brightdrop electric vehicle, after the automaker shut down production at its Ingelsoll location. While the plant was originally shuttered in April, more than 1,200 employees were given layoff notices on Tuesday after GM officials announced the under-performing vehicle would be discontinued. The move prompted political backlash from the Carney and Ford governments, which threatened to pursue legal action over the taxpayer-funded investments to retool the facility. Both levels of government put up $259 million each in exchange for contractual guarantees from General Motors on employment and investments into the southwestern Ontario plant. The Ford government, however, also raised eyebrows when Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli said his team was “poring over contracts” to look for leverage the province might have over the company. NDP Leader Marit Stiles said her party would “love to see the GM contract released” in order to give taxpayers a better look at the fine print. Green Party leader Mike Schreiner echoed the call for the contract to be released, adding he wants to see whether the government included protection language in the agreement. “When the government signed the contract, Greens were calling for protections for workers and protections for taxpayers and if Doug Ford failed to deliver that, then he needs to be held accountable for it,” Schreiner said. Ahead of a Wednesday cabinet meeting, Ford told the Queen’s Park Press Gallery he was open to releasing more details. “Let’s look at the confidentiality agreement that we’ve signed, and we signed it along with the Federal government, and if we need to we’ll take action,” Ford said. The Ontario Liberal party — which authorized $3.5 billion to General Motors in 2009, during the global recession, in exchange for 16 per cent ownership of the company’s North American production – called on the Ford government to be more proactive with the province’s auto deals. “Yes, we should have the contract public, but maybe the premier could read the next one before the bad thing happens.”
In custody for the last four years on a series of reported offences, alleged gangster Ekene Anigbo is facing new charges while awaiting trial for the murder of a Naramata woman. Ekene Anigbo and Jalen Falk were arrested and charged with first-degree murder in April 2023, in connection with the death of Kathy Richardson, who was found dead at her home in Naramata in June 2021. The most recent charge, sworn in on Oct. 15, alleges that Anigbo assaulted a peace officer in Oliver in September 2025, according to court records. It is unclear when Anigbo returned to B.C., as he was in Ontario at the Millhaven Institution when he reportedly stabbed a fellow inmate in 2024. Anigbo was already in custody when he was charged with Richardson’s murder in 2023, after he was arrested in October 2021 on multiple outstanding warrants for breaching probation and assault. At the time of the arrest, Anigbo had numerous guns and ammunition in his possession and was subsequently charged with firearms-related offences. Prior to his October arrest, on May 17, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) issued a public warning for “gangsters” who were believed to be a risk to the public, including Anigbo. “Our police intelligence leads us to believe that the individuals we have identified today may be targeted by rival gang members,” VPD Chief Const. Adam Palmer said at the time. “My greatest concern right now, related to the ongoing gang violence, is that an innocent bystander will be hurt or killed during a shooting targeting a gangster.” That same month, the bodies of Carlos and Erick Fryer were found by hikers in a remote area near Naramata. Wade Cudmore, Richardson’s son, was found guilty of their murder and received a life sentence in 2024. Richardson was found murdered in her home less than a month after the Fryers’ bodies were discovered. One day after Richardson’s body was found, Cudmore was arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the Fryer deaths. Anthony Graham, co-accused with Cudmore in the Fryer brothers’ deaths, has not been seen since 2021. Anigbo is schedueld to be in Penticton Provincial Court on Oct. 29 to fix a date for his next court appearance on the charge of assaulting a peace officer. The murder charges against him and Falk are currently expected to be heard in 2026 in Kelowna, following a pre-trial conference earlier in 2025.
Democratic mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani has a commanding lead with foreign-born New Yorkers, while Big Apple residents who are American-born are more likely to vote for former Gov. Cuomo, according to a new poll. The Patriot Polling survey found that Mamdani has a whopping 62% of the foreign-born vote, while Cuomo nets 24% and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa has a paltry 12%. Cuomo, who is running as an independent, has a healthy lead among American-born New Yorkers, securing 40% compared to Mamdani’s 32% and Sliwa’s 25%. The results still show Mamdani at the top of the pack with the general voting population, with the Democratic Socialist nabbing 43% of the overall vote and Cuomo trailing behind by 9%. Sliwa sits at a distant third with 19% of the vote. The poll also found that Mamdani suffers a “serious deficit” with Catholic and Jewish voters but performs strongest with Muslims, Hindus and atheists. The anti-Israel lefty only has 30% of the Jewish vote while Cuomo has 63%, according to the poll. The poll found that Mamdani has the majority of support from Kings County voters. Cuomo and Sliwa’s main backers come from Staten Island. Follow The Post’s live coverage of the final 2025 NYC Mayoral Debate Patriot Polling describes itself as a non-partisan polling organization founded in 2022 by high school students. Polling expert Nate Silver ranked the outfit among the best in the 2024 presidential election, but the shop has also caught flak for surveys, including one that found a majority of Greenland residents would be open to joining the US, while most other polls found overwhelming opposition to the idea. The mayoral election is Nov. 4.
The biggest heart health breakthrough since statins? Largest study to date shows Ozempic can dramatically lower risk of major heart problems regardless of weight lost READ MORE: Pharmacy giant launches fat jabs withdrawal programme By EMILY STEARN, SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER Published: 23:30 BST, 22 October 2025 | Updated: 23:58 BST, 22 October 2025 Gamechanger weight loss jabs could slash a patient's risk of suffering a heart attack and stroke regardless of how many pounds they shed, promising research has suggested. Semaglutide—the powerful ingredient behind Wegovy and Ozempic—has long been hailed a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity. Yet, mounting evidence has emerged in recent years to suggest the drugs could prove to be lifesaving for a range of other conditions including heart disease, asthma and even alcohol addiction. Now, in a major global study—the largest and longest trial to date examining the cardiovascular benefits of semaglutide—British scientists discovered such benefits were apparent regardless of how much weight patients lost on the drug. The researchers found that the amount of weight lost early on didn't predict who would have fewer heart problems. Shrinking waist size—a sign of less belly fat—however, accounted for around a third of semaglutide's overall heart health benefit and cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes by almost a fifth. The findings suggest the jabs could have wider benefits for patients so should not be restricted solely to severely obese patients, the scientists said. But experts today, who labelled the findings 'profound', cautioned that further research was vital to prove exactly why the jabs had this effect. Sign up for our free Health newsletter Transform your health every Tuesday with expert guides, real-life stories and advice from top doctors Privacy policy Semaglutide—the powerful ingredient behind Wegovy and Ozempic—has long been hailed a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity Do you have a 'constant cold'? Our expert reveals the surprising cause 344 viewing now I was a tinnitus doctor. Then the ringing started in my own ears 21.2k viewing now Celebrity Traitors final in ruin as who wins BBC show is LEAKED 2.7k viewing now Professor John Deanfield, an expert in cardiology at University College London and study lead author, said: 'Abdominal fat is more dangerous for our cardiovascular health than overall weight. 'Therefore it is not surprising to see a link between reduction in waist size and cardiovascular benefit. 'However, this still leaves two thirds of the heart benefits of semaglutide unexplained. These findings reframe what we think this medication is doing. 'It is labelled as a weight loss jab but its benefits for the heart are not directly related to the amount of weight lost. 'In fact, it is a drug that directly affects heart disease and other diseases of ageing.' He added: 'This work has implications for how semaglutide is used in clinical practice. 'You don't have to lose a lot of weight and you don't need a high BMI to gain cardiovascular benefit. 'If your aim is to reduce cardiovascular disease, restricting its use to a limited time only and for those with the highest BMIs doesn't make sense. 'At the same time, the benefits need to be weighed against potential side effects. 'Investigations of side effects become especially important given the broad range of people this medicine and others like it could help.' The global trial was carried out across 41 countries and involved 17,604 patients aged at least 45 who were either overweight or obese. Half were given the highest available dose of semaglutide, 2.4mg, each week while the other half was given a dummy drug, known as a placebo. They found that patients with a body mass index (BMI) score of 27—the average BMI score for UK adults, classing them as overweight—saw similar benefits as those who had the highest BMI scores. Writing in the prestigious journal The Lancet, they said the benefits were also largely independent of how much weight people lost in the first four months of treatment. But the researchers did notice a difference between shrinking waistlines, measured by waist circumference, and heart benefits. An 'estimated 33 per cent of the observed benefit on major adverse cardiovascular events was mediated through waist circumference reduction', they noted. This cut the risk of an event such as a heart attack or stroke by 14 per cent. Responding to the study's findings, Professor Tim Chico, an expert in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Sheffield who wasn't involved in the research, said: 'It suggests the benefits of the drug are not only caused by causing weight loss. 'The implications of this and other similar studies are profound. 'The average man or woman in the UK has a BMI over 27, so most people with heart disease are likely to benefit from adding semaglutide to their existing drugs, which already usually include aspirin, statins, blood pressure lowering drugs, and other blood thinners. 'Evidence from this and other studies suggests we should consider giving these drugs to the very large number of people likely to get a meaningful benefit.' Professor Azeem Majeed, an expert in primary care and public health at Imperial College London, added: 'The findings reinforce the use of semaglutide as a disease-modifying therapy for high-risk patients and not just as a weight-loss tool. 'In future, this may potentially lead to broadening the use of semaglutide beyond strict BMI cutoffs and encouraging its earlier use in cardiovascular disease prevention.' Semaglutide injections have been shown to help users lose up to 33lbs (15.3kg) on average over 68 weeks. They work by tricking the brain into thinking it's full, consequently slashing appetite, and helping people lose weight as a result. Semaglutide has been available on the NHS since 2019, and in the US since 2017, for type 2 diabetics to manage blood sugar levels. Another semaglutide drug was also approved in Britain for weight loss in 2022, and in the US in 2021, under the brand Wegovy. The NHS in England is rolling out weight loss jabs to 240,000 people with the highest need over the next three years. Two in three Britons are classed as overweight or obese and NHS figures show people now weigh about a stone more than 30 years ago. 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