Apple’s days as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company may be numbered. Oil giant Saudi Aramco is expected to have a market capitalization of $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion when it sells shares to the public next year, a survey of fund managers and institutional investors by regional investment bank EFG Hermes showed on...
BANGKOK — Tossing coins in a fountain for luck is a popular superstition, but a similar belief brought misery to a sea turtle in Thailand from whom doctors have removed 915 coins. Veterinarians in Bangkok operated Monday on the 25-year-old female green sea turtle nicknamed “Bank,” whose indigestible diet was a result of many tourists...
Russell Westbrook is leading the NBA in scoring with 31.7 points per game, and is averaging a triple-double on the season, which hasn’t been done since 1962. But none of that has him in the mix to win MVP, at least in Mark Cuban’s eyes. Earlier this season, the outspoken owner of the Mavericks had declared...
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister said Monday the US has notified Israel that imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank would lead to an “immediate crisis” with the Trump administration. “We received a direct message — not an indirect message and not a hint — from the United States. Imposing Israeli sovereignty on Judea and...
Floyd Mayweather’s UK tour appears to have gone up in smoke after one of his cars was torched in Birmingham, England. The undefeated boxing superstar is spending his retirement on tour visiting cities around England to meet and greet fans. However his visit to the Midlands was marred – and one of his luxury cars...
“I start the day with liquids, but after the morning news, I eat pancakes smothered in maple syrup," the legendary singer quipped.
He’s toast! Adolf Hitler lover Sven Pohl was busted after he seared the face of the Fuehrer into slices of toast, snapped photos of his disturbing creation and posted the images online, The Sun reported Monday. By doing so, the 37-year-old neo-Nazi ran afoul of a strict German law forbidding anyone from showing public admiration...
“I have two Bentleys,” she said, and couldn’t recall which she’d driven that night to BrickTop.
Following dinner, guests sang as the birthday girl was presented with a candle atop Cipriani’s famous meringue cake.
TOKYO — Japanese authorities confirmed Monday that all nine people aboard a rescue helicopter that crashed in snow-covered mountains in central Japan have been pronounced dead. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said in a statement that the nine men — seven firefighters, an engineer and the pilot — were aboard a rescue helicopter that...
Oops, guess the truck was just a wee bit taller than 11-feet 5-inches high. A semi-truck had its trailer sliced open like a tin can on the FDR drive early Monday, when it slammed into an overpass near 90th street. The truck, which was carrying a load that included laptop stands, was heading southbound just...
Rikers Island has gotten so dangerous that some inmates are copping unfavorable plea deals just to get out — even if it means they land at notorious prisons such as Sing Sing or Attica, sources told The Post. “Rikers Island is the most wretched place on God’s Earth,” said Altura St. Michael Ewers, who spent...
Emma Watson says there’s nothing wrong with showing a bit of boob.
Grayson Allen is hardly the first Duke player to be vilified by fans. Here’s a look at some of the other hated Blue Devils: 1. Christian Laettner Infractions: Arrogant, dirty, and egotistical, he was universally hated. His crowning Duke achievement, the Elite Eight buzzer-beater to beat Kentucky in 1992, was shrouded by Laettner stomping on...
There comes a point where you go from slim nuisance to self-fulfilling prophesy, when you stop being a curiosity and you become an odd fascination instead. We can safely assume that wasn’t the blueprint Grayson Allen had in mind when he committed to Duke three years ago. But we can presume, indisputably: That’s what he...
With the opening of Bar Schimmi slated for April, Eddie Dean is expanding his Williamsburg operations. The bar, at 54 N. 11th St., will be by Schimanski Nightclub, which opened last October. Bar Schimmi will feature live music, comedy and other performances against a backdrop of original rotating artwork. The first exhibit will be curated...
Before the game Sunday, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek was explaining how a game can be won at any point, not just in the closing moments. And then Stephen Curry went out and provided a living, breathing, shooting example of what he meant. Curry, who finished with a game-high 31 points in the Warriors’ 112-105 Garden...
You don’t need to be a member of Soho House to dine at Cecconi’s — its first stand-alone restaurant in New York. Soho House & Co. is opening Cecconi’s in Dumbo this May on the ground floor of Empire Stores. The Northern Italian eatery — a magnet for celebrities like Halle Barry, Jennifer Lopez and...
TAMPA — For some players, representing the United States in the WBC is a dream come true. Yankees reliever Tyler Clippard is one of those players. Clippard will only have to look at the Marine Corps Eagle, Globe and Anchor pendant, the official emblem and insignia of the U.S. Marine Corps, that he will carry...
Portraits of Courage By George W. Bush (Crown) When the 43rd president first began painting as a hobby, his subjects were dogs and cats. Now, he turns his focus — and his paintbrush — to honoring the sacrifices made by post-9/11 veterans. With a foreword by former First Lady Laura Bush, the book contains 66 color portraits...
If there is a redemptive quality to a lost season, Kristaps Porzingis found it Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Sure, it was a kick to be right there with the Warriors down the stretch, even if they’re missing Kevin Durant, even if they were mired in their worst slump in two years. And yes,...
In case your calendar didn’t tip you off, March is Women’s History Month. It’s as good a time as any to consider the nation’s first ladies, who took what seemed a ceremonial role and ran with it. Their stories are told in a delightful children’s book, “What’s the Big Deal About First Ladies” by Ruby...
There’s no app for that! An Uber driver helped deliver a baby on the Kosciuszko Bridge on Sunday, according to police and the man. Saki Tsaki, 23, told The Post that he picked up the expectant mom and her small daughter in Astoria, Queens, after they requested a ride to Wyckoff Hospital in Brooklyn. Soon...
A man who was locked out of his room at a Lower East Side shelter tried to ”human-fly” himself over to his window by jumping off a fire escape Sunday — but landed in an air shaft, police sources said. The man survived the more than three-story fall, they said. The victim, who lives at...
When Mayor de Blasio unveiled his pricey plan to turn around 94 struggling public schools, he made the announcement at one targeted for improvement — East Harlem’s Coalition School for Social Justice. “We’re going to do something that, bluntly, has rarely been tried. We’re going to give these schools the tools they need to succeed...
