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Egyptian businessman and then-Ritz hotel owner Mohamed al Fayed poses with hotel staffers in Paris in 2016. Al Fayed died last year. (Kamil Zihnioglu / Associated Press) Mohamed al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, was a “monster’ who raped and sexually abused young women, lawyers representing dozens of his accusers said Friday. The abuse … Read more

Three Mile Island in Dauphin County, Pa. (Richard Hertzler / Associated Press) The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers with carbon-free energy. The … Read more

New York magazine political reporter Olivia Nuzzi and former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “weren’t being particularly careful” about keeping their alleged emotional entanglement a secret, sources told The Post of the bombshell revelation. Nuzzi, 31, and the Kennedy scion, 70, were quite blasé about the inappropriate relationship and “may have told a lot … Read more

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Three new polls show Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s lead over GOP challenger Dave McCormick narrowing — with one finding the candidates separated by just 1 point. A joint New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College poll shows Casey (48%) leading McCormick (39%) by 9 points among registered voters — with 13% … Read more

Special Agent in Charge Patrick J. Freaney, who heads up the Secret Service’s New York office, is overseeing a team of his agents as well as a web of other local and federal law enforcement agencies to ensure the protection of 142 heads of state in town for this week’s UN General Assembly. Matthew McDermott … Read more

Atypical BSE case does not usually have trade implications, and China is the only market that continues to block Canadian beef due to the 2021 Alberta discovery Hereford cattle seen in a file image from the Nutrien Centre at Stampede Park on July 14, 2022. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia file China’s ongoing ban on Canadian beef appears … Read more

The Legault government has been trying to abolish the province’s nine English boards since 2020. Students arrive on the first day of classes at the English Montreal School Board’s Carlyle Elementary School in T.M.R. in August 2023.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette files Starting Tuesday, candidates who want to help govern Quebec’s nine English school … Read more

Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts has the highest median home value of any town in the country. Getty Images/iStockphoto Becoming a homeowner in these towns is almost as expensive as buying a place in America’s most expensive cities.  According to new findings from online lending marketplace LendingTree, America’s priciest towns have median home values pushing the seven-figure … Read more

The party created by Denis Coderre kicks off its leadership race Oct. 15 for next year’s municipal elections. Projet Montréal Leader Valérie Plante, Ensemble Montréal Leader Denis Coderre and Movement Montreal Leader Balarama Holness in Montreal on Oct. 28, 2021 ,during the English mayoral debate for the municipal election. The next election will be held … Read more

Routh aimed at Trump from a makeshift sniper’s nest near the former president’s Florida golf course. AFP via Getty Images The second assassination attempt against Donald Trump gave us a moment of profound insight. “My father hates Trump,” said the son of the would-be assassin, “like every reasonable person does.” Who are these reasonable haters, … Read more