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opinion

And just like that… it’s over: How identity politics killed the ‘Sex and the City’ franchise

By New York Post | Kirsten Fleming | 8/1/2025 7:44 PM

Somewhere Kim Cattrall is laughing. ... Read full Story

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Dems’ grim outlook for ’26, ‘Palestine’ is a made-up cause and other commentary

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 5:15 PM

“November 2026 may not go the way conventional wisdom suggests,” and Dems may lose, warns the Washington Examiner’s Michael Barone. ... Read full Story

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Ernst highlights a major problem: Cost overruns are no big thing in Washington

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 5:02 PM

On Wednesday, Rep. Joni Ernst's office released a report detailing almost $163 billion in cost overruns on more than a dozen infrastructure projects, urging the federal government to claw back $13 billion in allocated funds. ... Read full Story

opinion

To make NY more affordable, Gov. Hochul needs to ditch her all-electric plan and push natural gas

By New York Post | Daniel Turner | 8/1/2025 4:27 PM

Hochul's 2023 All-Electric Buildings Act, which bans natural-gas hookups in new buildings, is a serious blow to freedom, common sense, and the future of the Empire State. ... Read full Story

opinion

Stop obsessing over protein goals — the latest health craze — and just enjoy your food

By New York Post | Bethany Mandel | 8/1/2025 2:16 PM

Forget the protein craze—ditch the obsession and enjoy balanced eating instead. ... Read full Story

opinion

DAVID MARCUS: The Russia hoax is simple. Democrats lied and half the country believed them

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 12:36 PM

New documents from Durham's Russia probe show Clinton campaign officials planned to demonize Putin and Trump through FBI-affiliated cybersecurity firms and media outlets ... Read full Story

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Jamaal Bowman, Mamdani’s pick for education, operated a radical NYC school without a license

By New York Post | Christopher F. Rufo, Ryan Thorpe | 8/1/2025 12:14 PM

Jamaal Bowman could land on the shortlist to be the city's next schools chancellor if Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor, sources told The Post. ... Read full Story

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Trump's massive tariff haul, America’s 250th anniversary, and more from Fox News Opinion

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 10:50 AM

Read the latest from Fox News Opinion & watch videos from Sean Hannity, Raymond Arroyo & more. ... Read full Story

opinion

Dog-killing perp’s freedom is fresh, ugly proof that no-bail is pure insanity

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 9:00 AM

On Monday, Isaiah Gurley, 29, was arrested on a laundry list of charges after he was allegedly caught on video dragging a dog into the street and setting it on fire. ... Read full Story

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How can socialist Zohran Mamdani revel in his family’s colonial privilege?

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 8/1/2025 9:00 AM

Monday’s mass shooting is a problem for Zohran Mamdani not just thanks to his long record of cop-bashing, but because he was off vacationing at the family estate in Uganda when it happened. ... Read full Story

opinion

Buy now, pay later is the worst thing for consumers since payday loans

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 7:00 AM

Buy now, pay later apps normalize instant gratification over financial discipline, replacing the saving-first approach of traditional layaway systems ... Read full Story

opinion

5 huge ways Trump can make civil service great again

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 5:01 AM

Federal workforce reform under Trump aims to create high-performance culture, eliminate bureaucratic bloat and make government innovation a priority again ... Read full Story

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This is how Trump can break defiant sanctuary cities

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 5:00 AM

Sanctuary cities create rule of law crisis by defying federal immigration enforcement, prompting Trump to use financial pressure and Supremacy Clause lawsuits. ... Read full Story

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Trump can fix the UN’s Gaza failure and end Hamas’s stranglehold on aid

By Opinion on Fox News | | 8/1/2025 5:00 AM

Hamas targets Gaza Humanitarian Foundation workers with violence and murder as the group bypasses corruption to deliver aid directly to starving Palestinians. ... Read full Story

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I led the NYPD task force Zohran Mamdani hates — here’s what he gets so wrong

By New York Post | Stephen J. Hughes | 7/31/2025 8:51 PM

The NYPD’s Strategic Response Group is a cornerstone of our city’s safety and resilience — but Zohran Mamdani wants to disband it. ... Read full Story

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It’s important to get answers on Hillary Clinton’s RussiaGate plot

By New York Post | Douglas Murray | 7/31/2025 8:30 PM

“Deflection,” “Distraction” and “Dishonest” are just some of the accusations leveled at President Trump recently for saying he’d like to look into past Democrat conspiracies against him. ... Read full Story

opinion

SOS — Save Our Shipping: Trump must break China’s chokehold on global trade

By New York Post | Elaine Dezenski, Susan Soh | 7/31/2025 8:00 PM

A US company and its partners are vying for 43 critical shipping ports, including the two on the Panama Canal — but Beijing is blocking the way. ... Read full Story

opinion

‘Russiagate’ was never anything more than Hillary Clinton’s paid-for lies

By New York Post | Post Editorial Board | 7/31/2025 7:42 PM

Newly declassified intelligence files bring fresh, hard proof that Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign completely cooked up Russiagate. ... Read full Story

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Europe’s preening appeasers will recognize a fantasy — not ‘Palestine’

By New York Post | David Harsanyi | 7/31/2025 7:23 PM

Will France and Britain send in their citizens to administer this new state and its borders to ensure it doesn't keep exporting terror — or will Israel just be forced to invade again? ... Read full Story

opinion

Kamala Harris’ new book is sure to be another self-congratulatory look at how she lost — please unburden us

By New York Post | Kirsten Fleming | 7/31/2025 7:23 PM

Following Hillary Clinton's template, presidential loser Kamala Harris is giving the world her take – whether it's wanted or not. ... Read full Story

animal

Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections

by Science News | Aug 01 2025

fashion

Mystery $10M Birkin buyer says purchase was his ‘most expensive’ ever: ‘Made me sick to my stomach’

by NY Post | Aug 01 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

golf

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

by NY Times | Jul 25 2025

health

Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

by Healthline.com | Aug 01 2025

how_to

Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

by CNET | Aug 01 2025

knowledge

10 Scary Facts Behind the World’s Most Adorable Animals

by Reader's Digest | Jul 29 2025

music

Universal Music and Spotify Share Price Declines Highlight a Bad Week for Music Stocks

by Billboard | Aug 01 2025

nation

Photos show how White House gardens have bloomed in years past -- and today

by upi.com | Aug 01 2025

nutrition

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

by thehealthy.com | Jul 10 2025

opinion

And just like that… it’s over: How identity politics killed the ‘Sex and the City’ franchise

by New York Post | Aug 01 2025

real_estate

Anthony Davis selling palatial LA mansion for nearly $40 million after controversial trade

by NY Post | Aug 01 2025

science

Our favorite indoor cycling shoes have just dropped to their lowest-ever price

by LIVE SCIENCE | Aug 01 2025

wellness

7 Best Shoes for Hip Pain of 2025

by Self.com | Aug 01 2025

world

Trump envoy says new Gaza aid plan in works after touring distribution site

by Global News | Aug 01 2025

Word of the Day

dissociate

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 1, 2025 is:

dissociate • \dih-SOH-shee-ayt\ • verb

To dissociate is to separate oneself from association or union with someone or something; in contexts relating to psychology, it has to do specifically with mentally detaching from one's physical or emotional experiences. In chemistry, dissociate means "to separate a chemical compound into its constituent parts especially through the application of heat or a solvent."

// The director has tried to dissociate herself from her earlier films.

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Examples:

"Last spring, Sunrise Brown launched their 'DIRE' campaign—which stands for 'dissociate' and 'reinvest'—calling on the University to dissociate from the fossil fuel industry and prioritize issues of environmental justice in its relationships with the Providence community." — Kate Butts and Sophia Wotman, The Brown Daily Herald (Providence, Rhode Island), 31 Oct. 2024

Did you know?

Dissociate and its synonymous sibling disassociate can each mean "to separate from association or union with another." Both trace back to the Latin verb sociare, meaning "to join," which comes in turn from socius, a noun meaning "companion." (Socius is associated with many English words, including social and society.) Dis- in this case means "do the opposite of," so both dissociate and disassociate indicate severing that which is united. Some argue that disassociate is illogical because it indicates separating and uniting simultaneously. Dissociate is also preferred by some because it is shorter (by a grand total of two letters) but both words are in current good use.

And just like that… it’s over: How identity politics killed the ‘Sex and the City’ franchise

Dems’ grim outlook for ’26, ‘Palestine’ is a made-up cause and other commentary

Ernst highlights a major problem: Cost overruns are no big thing in Washington

To make NY more affordable, Gov. Hochul needs to ditch her all-electric plan and push natural gas

Stop obsessing over protein goals — the latest health craze — and just enjoy your food

DAVID MARCUS: The Russia hoax is simple. Democrats lied and half the country believed them

Jamaal Bowman, Mamdani’s pick for education, operated a radical NYC school without a license

Trump's massive tariff haul, America’s 250th anniversary, and more from Fox News Opinion

Dog-killing perp’s freedom is fresh, ugly proof that no-bail is pure insanity

How can socialist Zohran Mamdani revel in his family’s colonial privilege?

Buy now, pay later is the worst thing for consumers since payday loans

5 huge ways Trump can make civil service great again

This is how Trump can break defiant sanctuary cities

Trump can fix the UN’s Gaza failure and end Hamas’s stranglehold on aid

I led the NYPD task force Zohran Mamdani hates — here’s what he gets so wrong

It’s important to get answers on Hillary Clinton’s RussiaGate plot

SOS — Save Our Shipping: Trump must break China’s chokehold on global trade

‘Russiagate’ was never anything more than Hillary Clinton’s paid-for lies

Europe’s preening appeasers will recognize a fantasy — not ‘Palestine’

Kamala Harris’ new book is sure to be another self-congratulatory look at how she lost — please unburden us

Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections

Mystery $10M Birkin buyer says purchase was his ‘most expensive’ ever: ‘Made me sick to my stomach’

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

War Amputees Find New Purpose on the Golf Course

Justin Timberlake Shares His ‘Relentlessly Debilitating’ Battle With Lyme Disease

Use Netflix Like a Pro: 16 Overlooked Tips and Tricks

10 Scary Facts Behind the World’s Most Adorable Animals

Universal Music and Spotify Share Price Declines Highlight a Bad Week for Music Stocks

Photos show how White House gardens have bloomed in years past -- and today

Carnivore Diet: Expert Clinicians List the Foods, Effects, and Health Risks

And just like that… it’s over: How identity politics killed the ‘Sex and the City’ franchise

Anthony Davis selling palatial LA mansion for nearly $40 million after controversial trade

Our favorite indoor cycling shoes have just dropped to their lowest-ever price

7 Best Shoes for Hip Pain of 2025

Trump envoy says new Gaza aid plan in works after touring distribution site

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Watch: Newborn squirrel rescued after falling out of tree

2.Watch: Paddleboarding pooches break three world records

3.Look: Escaped monitor lizard returns to Massachusetts, evades capture

4.Look: Firefighters rescue bobcat stuck in front grill of vehicle

5.Watch: Giant baseball with 6,750 signatures breaks world record

6.South Africa Hopes Injecting Horns With Radioactive Material Curbs Rhino Poaching

7.Wayward sea lion found wandering in California road

8.27-year-old alpaca officially named the oldest in the world

9.Watch: Escaped goat leads police in chase through Colorado neighborhood

10.Radioactive Wasp Nest Uncovered At South Carolina Nuclear Facility