City of Troy was never in contention as Sierra Leone won the Breeders’ Cup Classic at the Del Mar track in California. The Derby winner had been aimed at a glorious farewell in the prestigious US race which carries a purse of $7m (£5.4m), making it the richest horse race in North America. But he…
America is heading into a general election that has been unprecedented in terms of rhetoric, surprises and the potential to alter the founding principles of US democracy. In this three-part series, the Post looks at the legacy of the departing president, Joe Biden, and the influences and policies of the two contenders, former president Donald…
Key Takeaways Traveling has never been easier, thanks to technology. Navigation, communication, and transportation are just some of the ways it’s become easier and safer. You should prepare for upcoming trips by downloading some or all of these apps ahead of time so you aren’t scrambling in the moment. Traveling is stressful, no matter how…
Starting in the Summer of 2016 and then through the first year of the Trump administration, as I wrote my book Fire and Fury about the first months of the Trump White House, I spoke periodically to Trump’s longtime and now estranged friend, Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein, of course, would go on to be branded as…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has taken another bite out of its huge holdings in Apple Inc. stock. The Omaha, Nebraska company reported its third quarter results Saturday, noting a $69.9 billion stake of Apple Inc. shares. That indicates Berkshire reduced its holdings in the company by about 25% of the 400 million Apple shares it arrived…
Sierra Leone rallied past Fierceness in the final stretch to win the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in Del Mar, California, on Sunday, expunging the memory of Kentucky Derby disappointment. The colt trained by Chad Brown had been pipped at the wire by Mystik Dan at Churchill Downs in May, but finished off his three-year-old…
An inmate with a triad background is suspected to have organised the gang attack on a correctional services officer outside a Hong Kong prison on Friday because he was upset with the victim, the Post has learned. A source said on Saturday the inmate at Pik Uk Prison in Sai Kung was a member of…
Could stealth fighter jets take off from Japan, get past China’s air defence system and bomb Shanghai? Chinese military researchers say they have simulated this scenario, with mixed results. Their 10 rounds of computer simulation found that stealth fighters could be detected from 180km (110 miles) away by just a few land-based radars. That would…
Peter LeGras’s phone was only a month old when it stopped being able to make calls, send texts or do much of anything at all. It is one of several 4G-compatible phone models that are being blocked from all mobile networks following the recent shutdown of Australia’s 3G network, leaving untold numbers of Australians scrambling…
Democrat Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Iowa 47% to 44%, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. A victory for Harris would be a shocking development after Iowa has swung aggressively to the right in recent elections, delivering Trump solid victories in 2016 and 2020. The poll shows that women — particularly those…