Today's fortune: Nov. 25, 2024 Published: 25 Nov. 2024, 07:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Read what today holds in store for you under the 12 signs of the zodiac, each represented by an animal. Our astrologer Cho Ku-moon explores saju (the four pillars of destiny) and geomancy for your prospects on wealth, health and love while offering advice on the direction of your luck and fortune. Check the year of your birth for today’s prediction. Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 (Oct. 25 on the lunar calendar) Rat Wealth: average Health: average Love: jealous Lucky direction: east 1936: Avoid going out. 1948: Eat well, even if you lack an appetite. 1960: Avoid crowded places. 1972: Complete tasks ahead of others. 1984: Survive. Life is a series of competitions. 1996: Skills and effort are the only ways to succeed. Ox Wealth: stable Health: good Love: joyful Lucky direction: north 1937: Likely to see more gains than losses. 1949: Simply living is already a benefit. 1961: You might hear good news. 1973: Do not postpone today's tasks; act on them. 1985: You’ll see potential and feel motivated to work. 1997: Financial opportunities may align in your favor. Tiger Wealth: stable Health: good Love: perfect Lucky direction: east 1938: A parent‘s love for their children is endless. 1950: In the era of 100-year lifespans, live with love. 1962: In love, age is just a number. 1974: Show affection to your spouse. 1986: A good sense of camaraderie will develop. 1998: Balance both love and work. Rabbit Wealth: stable Health: good Love: joyful Lucky direction: north 1939: A day where wisdom from experience shines. 1951: Learn to use the internet and a smartphone. 1963: Prepare for the second chapter of life. 1975: You might connect well with someone in a senior position. 1987: You can achieve both principle and practicality. 1999: There are opportunities to learn while working. Dragon Wealth: spending Health: cautious Love: conflicting Lucky direction: west 1940: Be logical, not emotional. 1952: Too much rigidity can lead to breaking. 1964: Avoid being overly dominant or submissive. 1976: Nothing in life comes free. 1988: Avoid direct confrontations; take an indirect approach. 2000: Don’t engage in arguments with others. Snake Wealth: spending Health: cautious Love: new encounters Lucky direction: east 1941: You might have some worries. 1953: Worrying doesn’t solve problems. 1965: Avoid being blunt in communication. 1977: Be cautious with financial transactions or investments. 1989: You might face some bothersome tasks. 2001: Be careful to avoid problematic encounters. Horse Wealth: spending Health: average Love: cloudy Lucky direction: north 1942: Avoid thinking you are the only one who can do it. 1954: Everyone relies on each other; cooperation matters. 1966: Sometimes familiar faces can be more intimidating. 1978: Avoid overworking or overexerting yourself. 1990: Stay unnoticed by superiors and maintain neutrality. 2002: Be cautious and prevent physical injuries. Sheep Wealth: stable Health: good Love: happy Lucky direction: east 1943: Happiness begins from within. 1955: You might receive awaited news or results. 1967: Every day is the best day to live fully. 1979: You might find joy in pursuing a vision or passion. 1991: A day filled with physical and emotional joy. 2003: Luck will be on your side. Monkey Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: south 1944: Grace and dignity are important as you age. 1956: Don’t hesitate to offer small help to others. 1968: Maintain a steady and balanced pace. 1980: Even a thousand-mile journey starts with a single step. 1992: The first attempt doesn’t always yield results. 2004: You might worry about career decisions. Rooster Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: south 1945: Hobbies become more important as you age. 1957: Eat warm food and keep your body warm. 1969: Knowledge is power. 1981: Use social media and understand the atmosphere. 1993: Dress warmly and focus on practical fashion. 2005: Listen to music to relax. Dog Wealth: stable Health: good Love: joyful Lucky direction: west 1946: You may gain more than you lose. 1958: A peaceful and leisurely day is likely. 1970: Starting is half the battle. 1982: You might begin something new with promise. 1994: A day of motivation and productivity. 2006: Consider wearing metallic accessories for luck. Pig Wealth: excellent Health: robust Love: unite Lucky direction: north 1935: An age to understand the will of the heavens. 1947: Follow your heart freely. 1959: Save and manage even a little. 1971: Everything has its place; stay organized. 1983: Unity and harmony are the keys to success. 1995: A day with nothing to waste. 2007: You might connect deeply with someone.
MANCHESTER CITY striker Khadija Shaw was bizarrely shown a yellow card after being hit by an object thrown from the crowd during Thursday's Champions League clash with Hammarby. Shaw broke the deadlock for City with a deflected shot in the 31st minute. But as she ran over to the corner flag to celebrate, she was struck by a projectile which appeared to be thrown from the home supporters. The striker looked over to the crowd to see where the object came from, but as she began walking back to the halfway line referee Silvia Gasperotti brandished a yellow card. Shaw looked completely perplexed as her team-mate Alex Greenwood attempted to question the decision. However, Gasperotti just walked away before restarting the match. Fans on social media were equally confused as to why Shaw received a booking. One person wrote: "Absolutely crazy decision from the ref." Another commented: "Just when you think you have seen the worst decision in women's football the refs just have to take it to a new level." While a third said: "Poor officiating, there has to be severe punishment for this incompetence." FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS Other fans appeared to suggest that Shaw was booked for "excessively celebrating" in front of the Hammarby fans. One commented: "She celebrated in front of Hammarby stand, that's why she got a yellow card." Shaw had the last laugh, however, as she went on to score the winner in superb style. Just four minutes after Ellen Ingegerd Wangerheim equalised for Hammarby, the striker fired a shot straight into the top-right corner from the edge of the box. The goal saw her become Man City Women's all-time top goalscorer in the Champions League. City went on to win 2-1 to book a spot in the quarter-finals.
They have literally learned nothing. Nothing. The establishment media are at it again, now openly attacking President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks with salacious and unverified misinformation in an apparent campaign they are waging to try to sink the president-elect’s incoming administration. Meanwhile, the sitting and outgoing President of the United States, Joe Biden, just issued what amounts to one of the most controversial pardons in American history on Sunday evening when he pardoned his son, Hunter Biden. Biden’s complete and unconditional pardon of his son spans more than a decade and is more expansive than Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal. Yet, again, what are the establishment media focused on? Well, the supposedly respected and revered New York Times and New Yorker are leading a campaign to try to tank Pete Hegseth’s appointment by Trump to be the Secretary of Defense in his incoming administration, while CNN’s deep state stooges are going ballistic over attorney Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to run the FBI. Others are attacking his nominee for Director of National Intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii–a former Democrat who left the party and joined the GOP this year when she endorsed Trump–over nonsensical claims that she is somehow a Russian agent. Obviously all of these smears are dubious at best, and frankly many of them are being spread by the very same people who spread fake attacks repeatedly on Trump for a decade–and also importantly by people who covered for the deep state and Democrats including Biden during this same timeframe. It begs several questions: How did the media industry get so far off on the wrong track and does anything they say even matter anymore? What are the origins of this fact-free information warfare? Why are they waging it? What’s their end game? On whose behalf are they doing it? Will they ever change? Let’s start with delving into what should be the biggest story in American politics by far: Biden pardoning his son Hunter after repeatedly lying to the country and telling everyone for years he would not do exactly what he just did is a massive scandal. The pardon is expansive, and will take months if not years to fully investigate but some things are abundantly clear from the outset: The president’s actions shield not just his son but himself as well from scrutiny. This pardon covers a span dating back to January 2014, when Biden was Vice President of the United States and his son was working for the natural gas company Burisma in Ukraine. Biden, of course, threatened to withhold aid to the Ukrainians if they did not fire a government prosecutor who was investigating his son’s employer. Well, the pardon of Hunter Biden by his father the president ensures that there will be no criminal consequences for that whole fiasco if there were ever going to be any to begin with. There are plausible legal arguments in favor or against the pardon. In favor of it, former Biden family press aide Michael LaRosa offered a justification in an interview with The Hill by saying he thinks the various cases against Hunter Biden on the tax and gun issues were weak and that legally the pardon makes sense: Okay fine, even if you agree with that argument–but certainly if you do not–you cannot miss the fact that what appears to be the first ever presidential pardon of a family member this close to the sitting President of the United States is hugely politically controversial at best and perhaps devastating for Democrats long-term. Even LaRosa understands the political problems of this, and particularly the quagmire Biden forced them into by repeatedly lying to the country and claiming that he would not under any circumstances do what he just did. But then we cross into the theater of the absurd when we look at how some others are framing it. What does the New York Times’s top columnist, Ezra Klein, have to say about the pardon? Well, he blames Trump for it. What?!?!?!? Seriously? How is Biden issuing a more expansive pardon than Ford’s Nixon pardon post-Watergate to his own son even remotely possibly Trump’s fault? Regardless of that ridiculous argument, there are at least a million follow-up questions that need to be asked of Biden and his White House. First off, is he done pardoning family members? Does he intend to pardon himself? How about his brothers and sister? What about other family members? What about administration officials like his cabinet members or White House staff? Biden, for good measure, issued the pardon moments before he hopped on Air Force One to jet overseas for what is likely his last foreign trip as president off to Angola ensuring he will not be in the spotlight here at home on this in the days immediately following the highly controversial move. There are no White House press briefings for several days either, and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre–one of the least honest people to ever hold the job–will not have to face cameras for some time on this. To their credit, some Democrats like Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) did publicly criticize Biden’s move immediately: Since Sunday night with those statements, other Democrats have joined the party late. Per Axios , other members like Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) have joined in criticizing it. Several other Democrats have joined in on the chorus criticizing Biden too: But former Attorney General Eric Holder, the right hand man of former President Barack Obama–to whom Biden served as Vice President and whose administration some of the Hunter Biden pardoned activities like the aforementioned Ukraine shenanigans happened during–was out actually defending the pardon. It’s no surprise to see Holder, who was voted into criminal and civil contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with lawfully issued congressional subpoenas over the Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal that led to the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent named Brian Terry, show such a disregard for the rule of law. But again, this perverted vision of justice and law and order that most of the Democratic Party has embraced in the modern era–a vision that Americans have rejected at the ballot box multiple times including most recently less than a month ago when they sent Trump back to the White House–does seem to have begun with Holder during his time as attorney general during the Obama administration. Regardless of Holder’s nonsensical argument attempting to justify this egregious action by Biden, this pardon of Hunter Biden is absolutely one of the most damning political indictments of Democrats as a party and could have serious long-term damaging consequences for them as time goes on. Nate Silver, the statistician and polling analyst whose modeling every election cycle aims to capture the picture of the electorate, sounded off furiously about the pardon on Sunday evening noting that while he voted for Vice President Kamala Harris against Trump in the November election that nobody should ever vote for any Democrat who does not condemn Biden’s pardon of his son. This decision by Biden to pardon his son is both shockingly egregious and completely unsurprising. Of course, in hindsight, the president was without question going to do this. And of course he, the White House, and the Democrats were going to absolutely lie about it until he did it. But the fact of the matter is the move is so over-the-top–even though expected–that it deserves major scrutiny of how the nation got here. First off, back when stories about Hunter Biden first surfaced like the New York Post’s original report on his “laptop from hell,” deep state actors from the so-called “intelligence community” circulated a letter calling it disinformation. Then later when that collapsed and Hunter Biden was charged and then convicted of several crimes–despite a last second plea deal attempt that collapsed with the slightest bit of scrutiny from a federal judge–the establishment media went all in on the lies from Biden and the White House that Biden would not pardon his son. None of these people has shown even the slightest bit of remorse for their actions in this. All of them–at least as far as we can tell right now–think they did nothing wrong. In fact, some of them even as recently as Monday morning when asked by Breitbart News if they had any remorse for their actions got extremely defensive and claimed they were just reporting what the president said at the time. Others, like CNN’s Elie Honig, are putting the blame on Biden saying that he lied to the country for a long time about this: The deeper issues with America’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies date back much further than Biden’s presidency, to be fair, but he and his inner circle have not only done nothing about fixing them they have actually very much exacerbated them. The FBI, Justice Department, CIA, NSA, and many others in the intelligence and federal law enforcement apparatus–broadly, the “deep state”–have issues that date back to even long before Obama ascended the presidency in 2008. There were Ruby Ridge and the Waco siege back in the early 1990s, sure, but things really seem to have intensified when Obama was elected and when he picked Holder as his attorney general. Holder, by almost every account, was by far the most partisan attorney general in modern history. He gladly bore the informal title of Obama’s “wingman,” and he regularly engaged in highly partisan activity atop the Justice Department. In fact, emails uncovered thanks to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) showed that Holder’s staff regularly colluded with George Soros-funded Media Matters for America to smear conservatives including journalists like specifically me when I worked for Daily Caller more than 12 years ago. The Justice Department under Holder lied about this for years, and then finally released the records years later. That was the beginning of the weaponization as it’s been seen in modern times, and since then after Trump’s first term in office when Biden rose to power we’ve seen his attorney general, Merrick Garland, and specifically Garland’s deputy Lisa Monaco (who Trump told Breitbart News recently is clearly “really running” things over there at Main Justice) refine the tactics first deployed by Holder to include actual law enforcement actions against conservatives like the January 6 protesters and pro-life activists among others. That doesn’t even get into what the Biden DOJ did to Trump himself. They charged Trump with ridiculous allegations of federal crimes–charges they have now dropped post election, essentially an admission the case was purely political from the get-go–and they had the FBI raid his home at Mar-a-Lago. Think about that for a minute: Joe Biden’s Justice Department and FBI raided the personal home of his chief political rival on obviously ridiculous charges that they now admit were purely political since they are no longer pursuing the cases. Perhaps that’s why seeing Holder’s comments on the Hunter Biden pardon is so fascinating–and it brings us to the next major point to focus on here as Trump assembles a government to take over after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. In literally the exact same social media post as the one in which Holder defends the Hunter Biden pardon he then proceeds to attack Trump’s pick of Patel to lead the FBI. Why does Holder not want Patel at the FBI? Is it because Patel will actually bring some real reforms to the bureau that may uncover some nasty and gnarly things Holder himself or his goons did when he was in power? Holder asks a rhetorical question in that post defending the Hunter Biden pardon which is whether Patel is “qualified” to lead the FBI, then answers his own question by saying “hell no.” Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe sounded off on CNN literally within seconds of Patel’s appointment announcement, too, with the same argument: Holder and McCabe–and everyone else ripping him–are ignoring Patel’s impeccable credentials. Patel was a senior attorney on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). He was the Pentagon chief of staff. He was a senior adviser to the Director of National Intelligence. He served as a top counterterrorism adviser on the National Security Council (NSC) in the White House during Trump’s first term, literally helping plan the counterterrorist actions against people like ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi–where Trump ordered his assassination and once and for all ended ISIS after the Obama-era geniuses who ran the military and intelligence communities said ISIS could never be defeated. Patel had an illustrious career before that as a federal prosecutor–yes, he prosecuted more cases than Kamala Harris did–and even won an award from the very same Obama-era DOJ that Holder led for his successful prosecution of terrorists. In other words, Patel is absolutely eminently qualified to serve as FBI director and anyone who argues otherwise–like Holder or McCabe–is lying. That begs the question: Why are they lying? What it is about Patel they hate so much that they would blow their own credibility in a desperate mad dash to stop him? Well, it’s probably that Patel is going to actually reform the way things work at the FBI if confirmed, and that change is coming to the bureau at long last. What would that mean for people like McCabe and Holder? What would it mean for the establishment media figures who have worked closely with people like them for the last decade or longer? Well, beyond an ideological shift from the left to the right, people like Patel getting confirmed into positions like FBI director mean serious institutional change that could threaten the very livelihoods of those who have made careers out of things generally staying the way they long have been at these places. In other words, no it’s not that these folks are engaged in widespread criminality that the FBI is all of a sudden going to uncover if Patel is confirmed and calling the shots over there–though there certainly might be some of that–it’s more that the drastic changes to the way things have long been shifts power and control away from the failed people of the past toward a different and new future and that change is scary to powerful people who pull down hefty salaries and have built lives around what they’re doing. A similar type of scenario exists with Hegseth. No part of the federal government is swampier than the Department of Defense, and the Pentagon blows through cash like newborn babies blow through diapers. Since he’s not part of the current Pentagon leadership structure of generals and political officials from which presidents usually pick Secretaries of Defense, Hegseth represents a major institutional shift away from the ways of the past toward serious change. As Trump’s other allies over at the newly-formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have already made clear, DOGE is very likely to focus on Pentagon waste. That makes insiders who currently control the levers of power–and thereby the flow of cash–very uneasy. So cue the media attacks, as the New York Times dug up Hegseth’s divorce records to uncover a deeply personal from his mother–one she retracted almost immediately, as Breitbart News reported–to smear Hegseth. The New Yorker followed suit with a suspect report on Hegseth written a decade ago before he even worked at Fox News back when he was running a veteran’s group. The media is likely to continue these attacks all the way until either Hegseth is confirmed or not. The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer ironically calls Breitbart News a mouthpiece for Trump, yet she in her story reveals she was actually whipping Senate votes against Hegseth because she quotes Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as reacting to the terrible character assassination of Hegseth contained within her piece. (Mayer was upset that Breitbart News preempted her piece with one of our own, thereby taking the sting out of her reporting). Then of course there are other Trump picks like Gabbard and RFK who are also under fire. And the anti-Trump forces already got former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to withdraw as Trump’s pick for attorney general–Trump has since replaced him with former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who’s likely to sail to confirmation–so they are clearly on the hunt for as many scalps as they can get. The question really becomes whether Republicans in the Senate fall for it–again–or if they reject the smear campaigns of these increasingly desperate leftists and media figures like they did when they confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Time will tell.
Back-to-back games against one of the few NHL teams already likely out of playoff contention seemingly present the New York Islanders with a valuable opportunity to gain ground in the crowded Eastern Conference wild-card race. But the Chicago Blackhawks began their three-game road trip by proving there are no sure things in the NHL. The Islanders will look to get back in the win column and the Blackhawks will again attempt to play early-season spoiler Thursday night, when New York begins a two-game set against Chicago in Elmont, N.Y. The two teams are slated to play again Sunday afternoon in Chicago, one day after the Blackhawks conclude their road trip by visiting the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders were off Wednesday after their two-game winning streak ended Tuesday, when they fell to the visiting Los Angeles Kings 3-1. The Blackhawks haven't played since Monday, when they snapped a five-game losing streak by edging the New York Rangers 2-1. The loss to the Kings cost the Islanders an opportunity to at least temporarily climb into an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The New York teams each ended Tuesday with 29 points, one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers in the race for the two wild cards. Fifteen of the 16 teams in the Eastern Conference are within four points of a playoff spot. The defeat also further magnified the Islanders' small margin of error on both sides of the ice without first-liners Mathew Barzal (upper body) and Anthony Duclair (lower body) and defensemen Adam Pelech (jaw) and Mike Reilly (heart), who are all dealing with long-term issues expected to keep them out weeks to months. The Islanders were outshot 30-20 Tuesday, two nights after they beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 despite being outshot 31-13. Seven of New York's 13 points in the last three games have been scored by three players: Anders Lee (three points), Kyle Palmieri and Noah Dobson. "We'll take the things that we could clean up -- we can do a better job off the rush, in the last couple games, we gave up too many chances there," Dobson said. "We have to reset and get ready for Thursday." The Blackhawks' imperfections were also on display Monday, when they won for the first time since Nov. 27, beating the New York Rangers 2-1. The victory isn't likely to spark a playoff push for Chicago, whose 20 points are tied with the Nashville Predators for the fewest in the NHL and 13 fewer than the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames, who enter Thursday tied for the last wild-card spot. Chicago has scored 12 goals in the last six games and 67 goals overall this season, the third-fewest in the NHL entering Wednesday. The Blackhawks scored first Monday, as they did four times during their losing streak, but improved to 2-17-2 when scoring two or fewer goals thanks to Taylor Hall's game-winner 6:16 into the second against the Rangers. The win was the first for interim head coach Anders Sorensen, who replaced Luke Richardson Dec. 5. "We need to get a winning feeling consistently," Hall said. "One win's not good enough. We need to stick together and get two, three, four wins. I think you're going to see a lot more guys play with confidence, play on their toes and a bit more smiles out there." --Field Level MediaFrom Maui to the Caribbean, Thanksgiving tournaments a beloved part of college basketball
FBI Little Rock warns of common holiday scams: What to knowThe “Bushwick Birkin” has landed in Soho. Telfar — a New York-based brand beloved by the likes of Beyoncé , Dua Lipa, Oprah and Bella Hadid — is opening its first-ever storefront downtown at Broadway and Canal Street on Saturday. Crowned a cult must-have by the fashion set for two decades, the brand will debut its 10,000-square-foot brick-and-mortar equipped with a Telfar TV studio and a fully stocked “bag bar,” with a floor-to-ceiling display of every tote Telfar has ever produced — plus a coveted limited-edition purse. The brand’s sporadic drops have caused pandemonium, but Clemens told The Post in an interview that opening the store is a “huge milestone.” “The store tells the whole story,” he said. “It’s not just bags — it’s a cultural phenomenon and it’s a total look — 20 years in the making.” With its embossed “T” logo, the faux leather bags were the hottest of 2023 , selling out within minutes of each highly anticipated drop online. But at the flagship, near which street vendors hawk fakes, customers can purchase the handbag, lovingly nicknamed the “Bushwick Birkin,” without the stress of their preferred color, size or style selling out before checkout. Plus, a new limited-edition bag — reportedly a style that consumers have been demanding in recent years — is slated to be unveiled at the opening on Saturday, which Telfar noted is the “eve of our 20th anniversary.” The brand’s “Rainbow” style debuted at a pop-up in 2022 and drew legions of eager fans, who spilled out onto the street, shutting down traffic , and exited the store with armfuls of “Shopping” totes. This time around, the fashion label urged prospective patrons not to storm the storefront on opening day, and those who can’t miss the event will be required to RSVP for a specific time slot in order to enter. As of Friday, many of the “extremely limited” tickets for general admission were sold out. “YOU DON’T HAVE TO COME TO THE OPENING,” Telfar posted on social media , where the label also warned that the wait just to get in will likely surpass two hours . “IT WILL BE OPEN FOREVER.” “That was crazy. It was beautiful but this is different,” he told The Post. “This is our Flagship Store in NYC — we want to spread that energy over the other 365 days of the year.” One moment that won’t be forever is a spectacle slated for Saturday. In the alley behind the store, Telfar will host a talent show of sorts, allowing fans an opportunity to put on a performance. Winners could cut the line and win a tote if liked by the throngs of people and the judges, composed of founder Telfar Clemens, his friends and undisclosed New York icons. “It’s going to be a show for real,” he told The Post. “A celebration and open mic — and we have some wild surprises in store. We wanted to mark the day.” At the bag bar — which creative director Babak Radboy described to Vogue Business as operating similarly to “how you get into a club” — every tote in every color will be available for purchase, regardless of online availability, and lucky shoppers will also be able to preview new launches before the bags debut online. During events, the bag bar can process up to 4,000 orders in a single day — bandwidth that seems necessary given Telfar’s track record. Devout loyalists of the brand — many of whom have taken to social media to express their excitement for the flagship — will likely want to be on line. However, the store opening will be livestreamed as a celebration on the label’s 24-hour channel, Telfar.TV . The element of community and collaboration is an intentional aspect of the interactive brick-and-mortar, which also features a space to hang out or shoot content and ‘fit checks, which can then be broadcast to the store’s LED displays. But the real reason for a permanent Telfar storefront is to experience apparel IRL, rather than URL. Despite the brand operating as an online retailer and selling products through a drop model, Clemens wants to showcase all the label has to offer from head to toe. When asked what has been the most exciting part, Telfar said it’s been doing the work. “To be honest it’s the stuff behind the scenes,” he told The Post. “We have been building an atelier for the last three years so we can return to full 360 collections on our own terms — and do it 100% independently. That’s why the store is so central — you are never going to understand TELFAR by walking into an existing store.” Produced in the brand’s 13,000-square-foot atelier, seasonal collections of garments and accessories will be available to shop as well. At the Soho flagship, customers can browse the label’s Wilsons Leather collaboration, the Telfar Denim collection, the Performance athletic wear capsule and its athleisure apparel. And though the brand has skyrocketed in fame thanks to the internet, Telfar hopes his store fosters connection IRL. “We are so excited to have that come together in one place,” he told The Post, “and have people put down their phones and feel something.”None
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Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey A New Jersey lawmaker from part of the state where several mysterious drones have been spotted in recent week says the devices appear to avoid detection by traditional methods. Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia was among state officials who met Wednesday with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security. She says lawmakers were told the drones have dodged detection by helicopters and radio. Fantasia says DHS described the devices as up to 6 feet in diameter and sometimes traveling with their lights off. The Morris County Republican made the comments in a post on X shortly after she and several other state and local lawmakers met with state police and Homeland Security officials. Juan Soto gets free luxury suite and up to 4 premium tickets for home games in $765M Mets deal DALLAS (AP) — Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and postseason New York Mets home games as part of his record $765 million, 15-year contract. The Mets agreed to provide personal team security for the All-Star outfielder and his family at the team’s expense for all spring training and regular-season home and road games, according to details of the agreement obtained by The Associated Press. New York agreed to assist Soto’s family for in-season travel arrangements, guaranteed he gets uniform No. 22 and included eight types of award bonuses. Rape allegation against Jay-Z won’t impact NFL's relationship with music mogul, Goodell says IRVING, Texas (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says a rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z won’t impact the NFL's relationship with the music mogul. Jay-Z's company Roc Nation has produced some of the NFL’s entertainment presentations including the Super Bowl halftime show. A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 amended the lawsuit Sunday to include an allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault. Jay-Z says the rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. The NFL teamed up with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in 2019 for events and social activism. The league and the entertainment company extended their partnership a few months ago. Ohio politician proposes make flag planting a felony after fight in Michigan rivalry game An Ohio politician has seen enough flag planting. Republican state Rep. Josh Williams said Wednesday on social media he's introducing a bill to make flag planting in sports a felony in the state. His proposal comes after the Nov. 30 fight at the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry football game when the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes 13-10 and then attempted to plant their flag at midfield. A fight ensued and police had to use pepper spray to disperse the players. Former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield famously planted a flag in the middle of the field at Ohio State after the Sooners beat the Buckeyes in 2017. Gastineau confronts Favre in documentary for his 'dive' on Strahan's record-breaking sack Former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau confronted Brett Favre last year at a memorabilia show and angrily accused the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of deliberately going down on a record-breaking sack. The tense exchange is shown in the new ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “The New York Sack Exchange." It chronicles the Jets’ fearsome foursome defensive line of the 1980s that included Gastineau. Gastineau set an NFL record with 22 sacks in 1984, but Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan broke the mark when he sacked Favre in 2002 in a game between the Giants and Packers. Many have accused Favre of purposely taking the sack so Strahan could set the single-season record with 22 1/2. What happens next with Alex Jones' Infowars? No certainty yet after sale to The Onion is rejected Lawyers in the Alex Jones bankruptcy case are now in discussions on what could happen next after a federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet. The next steps remained unclear Wednesday as the judge ordered the trustee who oversaw the auction to come up with a new plan. Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston rejected the bid late Tuesday, saying there was too much confusion about The Onion’s bid. The bankruptcy case was in the wake of the nearly $1.5 billion that courts have ordered Jones to pay for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut a hoax. Sandy Hook families had backed The Onion’s bid. NFL and Nike extend their partnership with a 10-year deal, will focus on growing the sport globally IRVING, Texas (AP) — The NFL’s desire to become a global powerhouse is no secret. Nike is committed to helping the league continue expanding its worldwide reach. The league and the apparel giant announced Wednesday a 10-year partnership extension. The NFL and Nike will focus on working together to grow the game’s global reach, increase participation, develop new talent, and expand the football fan base. Nike, the world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel, has been the NFL’s exclusive provider of uniforms and sideline, practice and base layer apparel for all 32 NFL teams for 12 years. George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89 NEW YORK (AP) — George Joseph Kresge Jr., otherwise known to TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist The Amazing Kreskin, has died at age 89. Kreskin’s friend and former road manager, Ryan Galway, says he died Tuesday at his home in Caldwell, New Jersey. Kreskin launched his television career in the 1960s and remained popular for decades, appearing with everyone from Merv Griffin to Johnny Carson to Jimmy Fallon. Fans would welcome, if not entirely figure out, his favorite mind tricks — whether correctly guessing a playing card chosen at random, or, most famously, divining where his paycheck had been planted among the audience. He also hosted a show in the 1970s, gave live performances and wrote numerous books. Albertsons sues Kroger for failing to win approval of their proposed supermarket merger Kroger and Albertsons’ plan for the largest U.S. supermarket merger in history has crumbled. The two companies have accused each other of not doing enough to push their proposed alliance through, and Albertsons pulled out of the $24.6 billion deal on Wednesday. The bitter breakup came the day after a federal judge in Oregon and a state judge in Washington issued injunctions to block the merger, saying that combining the two grocery chains could reduce competition and harm consumers. Albertsons is now suing Kroger, seeking a $600 million termination fee, as well as billions of dollars in legal fees and lost shareholder value. Kroger says the legal claims are “baseless.” Keynote Selena Gomez spotlights prioritizing mental health during Academy Women's Luncheon LOS ANGELES (AP) — While surveying a room packed with Hollywood’s most influential figures, “Emilia Pérez” star Selena Gomez took center stage at the Academy Women’s Luncheon to spotlight a critical issue: Prioritizing mental health and supporting underserved communities often left behind in the conversation. The singer-actor has been public about her mental health struggles, revealing she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Gomez was the keynote speaker Tuesday at the event held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures with attendees including Ariana Grande, Olivia Wilde, Amy Adams, Pamela Anderson, Rita Wilson, Ava DuVernay and Awkwafina.
The Duke of York has said he “ceased all contact” with the businessman accused of being a Chinese spy when concerns were first raised about him. Andrew met the individual through “official channels” with “nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed”, a statement from his office said. The businessman – known only as H6 – lost an appeal over a decision to bar him from entering the UK on national security grounds. He brought a case to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) after then-home secretary Suella Braverman said he should be excluded from the UK in March 2023. H6 was described as a “close confidante” of The Duke. Judges were told that in a briefing for the home secretary in July 2023, officials claimed H6 had been in a position to generate relationships between prominent UK figures and senior Chinese officials “that could be leveraged for political interference purposes”. They also said that H6 had downplayed his relationship with the Chinese state, which combined with his relationship with Andrew, 64, represented a threat to national security. A statement from Andrew’s office said: “The Duke of York followed advice from His Majesty’s Government and ceased all contact with the individual after concerns were raised. “The Duke met the individual through official channels with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed. “He is unable to comment further on matters relating to national security.” At a hearing in July, the specialist tribunal heard that the businessman was told by an adviser to Andrew that he could act on the duke’s behalf when dealing with potential investors in China, and that H6 had been invited to Andrew’s birthday party in 2020. A letter referencing the birthday party from the adviser, Dominic Hampshire, was discovered on H6’s devices when he was stopped at a port in November 2021. In a ruling on Thursday, Mr Justice Bourne, Judge Stephen Smith and Sir Stewart Eldon, dismissed the challenge.Boston, MA, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Almond FinTech, a leading B2B provider in cross-border payments, has won CrossTech’s “2024 Crypto Payments Solution in the Cross-Border Industry,” earning this honor for the second consecutive year and reinforcing its role as an industry pioneer. Left to right Almond Team (Howard Davidson, Adam Swartzbaugh, Darren Bruce, Hector Santiago) Over the past year, Almond has made significant advancements to its proprietary Settlement Optimization Engine (SOE), enhancing its ability to remove barriers in global financial transactions. The SOE leverages crypto as a bridge currency, using advanced data aggregation to recommend the best possible currency exchange rate in real time, ensuring faster, more affordable, and transparent cross-border payments while reducing risk. Operating in 10 countries and supporting over 30 digital currencies, Almond continues to address critical financial challenges globally. "Receiving this award is a testament to our team's relentless commitment to pushing the boundaries of financial technology,” says Almond CEO and Co-Founder Adam Swartzbaugh. “We've always believed that true innovation comes from understanding our customers' deepest needs and creating solutions that not only solve their current problems, but anticipate future challenges. This award validates our mission and the hard work we’ve put in each and every day.” This recognition underscores Almond’s role as a thought leader in the industry, a position further highlighted by Swartzbaugh’s participation as a panelist at CrossTech for Business Payments: The New Revenue Stream for Remittance Companies. The session explored how remittance companies are evolving from P2P to B2B payments, driving ecosystem expansion, new revenue streams, and adaptation to the global financial landscape. Moderated by CrossTech CEO Hugo Cuevas-Mohr, the panel also featured Daniel De Michele (Remitly) and Mark Corritori (Mastercard). “CrossTech is proud to honor Almond FinTech’s groundbreaking innovation in cross-border payments. Their use of crypto technology to enhance transparency, speed, and affordability is revolutionizing how businesses and individuals connect globally, creating a transformative impact on the cross-border payment landscape.” - Priscilla D’Oliveira, COO, CrossTech. About CrossTech The CrossTech Innovation Awards honor organizations and leaders transforming the cross-border payments industry through creative and groundbreaking solutions. Learn more about the awards at www.crosstechpayments.com . About Almond FinTech Almond is a B2B fintech company transforming cross-border payments by empowering financial institutions and their customers with the best possible rates and near-instant settlements across all corridors globally. With Almond technology, institutions can guarantee fast, affordable, and transparent cross-border transactions. Visit www.almondfintech.com for more information.
