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The Post wellness reporter McKenzie Beard is among the 850,000 New Yorkers without AC. But she's found a few solutions — besides fans — to keep her cool at night.

While the nation prepares to celebrate its Semiquincentennial this July 4th, one demographic is choosing to hunker down rather than party on in the name of patriotism.

As food, fireworks and festivities kick off in celebration of Independence Day 2026, frequent flyers in and around the Big Apple are likely to face nixed or postponed takeoffs.

Cafe Bombing Kills 9, Wounds 22, In Busy Court Area Of Central Damascus

On Thursday a bomb ripped through crowded cafe in central Damascus, killing at least nine people and wounding 22 others, in an attack very near the main entrance of the Palace of Justice - in an area frequented by lawyers, courthouse employees and visitors.

Al Jazeera correspondent Obaida Hitto, who reported from the scene in the aftermath, stated that "The casualties are higher because it is such a busy area." The death toll could rise given that many bystanders are being treated for severe injuries at a Damascus hospital - some in critical condition.

The target was a well-known gathering place for attorneys. "According to lawyers' groups on social media, the names of six lawyers who were killed have been identified, while eight others were injured in the blast," Mohammed al-Tawil, head of the Syrian Bar Association, told Germany's dpa.

via Associated Press

And per the NY Times, "Syria’s interior ministry said the blast, near the main courthouse complex in Damascus, had been caused by an explosive device but did not say who was responsible."

The reported noted, "State media published images of bloodied floors and overturned chairs as emergency workers rushed through crowded streets to the scene."

Various jihadi groups, including ISIS, continue to threaten civilians all across the country, a reality which has only expanded in post-Assad Syria, and after the rise of US-backed, self-appointed President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former Al-Qaeda and Islamic State commander.

Government forces under Sharaa have been seen as tolerating and even cooperating at times with ISIS-style terrorist groups. But at the same time the Sharaa regime has sought to present itself to the outside world as 'moderate'.

Sectarian crimes and targeted killings, particularly against Syria's Alawite, Christian, and Druze communities have continued. Euronews reports:

"I ran to the place and saw people lying on the floor with blood pooled around them everywhere," he added, saying the scenes recalled the blasts that Damascus experienced during the nearly 14-year civil war.

Damascus has been the site of multiple attacks and incidents since the new authorities took over following the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

The deadliest came in June 2025, when an attack on a Damascus church killed 25 people. The suicide attack was later claimed by a Sunni Islamist group, while the authorities blamed it on the Islamic State group.

In the meantime a new parliament is being sworn-in in Damascus, dozens of members which were handpicked by Sharaa. Some are well-known extremists.

"Among the 70 new appointees is Hassan Soufan, who was the head of Ahrar al-Sham, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group that fought as part of the 14-year CIA-backed insurgency against former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's government," writes Beirut-based The Cradle. The report further says:

While maintaining secular institutions such as a parliament, Syria is unofficially governed by extremist Sunni Muslim religious figures known as “sheikhs” who are embedded within government institutions and public service departments, including police stations, municipalities, and the judiciary.

BREAKING | Explosion in a coffee shop near the Justice Palace in Damascus, Syria. pic.twitter.com/qkbD7x28sf

— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) July 2, 2026

With Assad gone, mainstream Western press has basically stopped covering events in Syria, even though killings and terrorist attacks have persisted.

At the same time, the country has little in the way of military defenses to speak of, with Israeli bombings having largely wiped out anti-air defenses as well as offensive missile silos.

Tyler Durden Fri, 07/03/2026 - 08:35

Jaylen Brown isn’t hiding what everyone already sensed.

The mother-daughter duo teamed up on Madonna's new album, "Confessions II," to "heal" their relationship.

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We need more Dutton drama ASAP!

Brandi and Brent Reynolds were both busted in 2022 and convicted of running drugs out of their rural North Carolina home.

Watch: Shocking Footage Of Britain's Two-Tier Policing

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

In the latest sickening example of two-tier policing under Keir Starmer's government, a female officer in Birmingham charged straight into a street attack, shielded the three black aggressors, and then turned her aggression on their white British victim - an inebriated teenager who had just been randomly assaulted.

While the attackers dispersed without consequence, multiple officers swarmed the white lad, barked obscenities at him, shoved him into a police car the wrong way round, and then dragged him back out again.

A bystander who tried to explain that the white kid was the victim was completely ignored.

3 blacks attack a drunk white kid in Birmingham, the female police officer comes in to protect the violent blacks and arrest the white kid

Absolutely disgusting the way white people are treated in England (@KnockoutAudit) pic.twitter.com/Nct3OcqxaQ

— ??????????????? (@Re_mi_gra_tion) July 1, 2026

This is not policing. This is ideological enforcement, where native Britons are treated as the problem and mass migration's imported violence gets a free pass.

The main footage of the attack and the officer's intervention spread rapidly on X.

Further clips reveal the tone of the encounter. One officer is heard snarling at the restrained teen: "You're going to walk to the car you fucking dick." The contrast with how such language would be deployed against anyone else is glaring.

"You're going to walk to the car you fucking dick"

They would never speak to a darkie like this pic.twitter.com/irPoNe9Yhg

— ??????????????? (@Re_mi_gra_tion) July 1, 2026

Another angle captures officers trying to force the handcuffed lad into the back seat the wrong way round while yelling "Get in the fucking car."

"Get in the fucking car"

Whilst they try to shove him into the back seat the wrong way pic.twitter.com/MpWJuZKhpo

— ??????????????? (@Re_mi_gra_tion) July 1, 2026

When that fails, reinforcements arrive - another eight officers in total - and they drag him out again because of the botched seating.

Another 8 police officers turn up

They drag him out of the car because he's not in the seat properly because they forced him the wrong way pic.twitter.com/zR3QJ2y3ON

— ??????????????? (@Re_mi_gra_tion) July 1, 2026

A witness wearing glasses can be seen on camera telling officers that the white lad had just been randomly attacked by the group. The officers brush past the information and continue processing the victim as the aggressor.

Public reaction has been swift and unforgiving. One observer captured the robotic programmed nature of the response:

?? British police in 2026 are genuinely like circuit-programmed androids

When they identify a scuffle, their sights lock on to the nearest white human regardless of the circumstances

Shameless cyborgs pic.twitter.com/uxlryjILci

— welshman (@welshmaan) July 1, 2026

The handling shows a blatant failure of duty, with the arresting officer targeting the white male despite clear evidence he was not the agressor. It is impossible the officer did not see the two black males actively attacking him.

We must demand the immediate release of the bodycam footage from the recent unlawful arrest in Birmingham.

The handling of this incident is a blatant failure of duty, as the arresting officer targeted the white male as the aggressor despite the clear reality of the situation.... pic.twitter.com/sDmwwZJoKf

— Anth?? (@AnthNFS) July 2, 2026

West Midlands Police have reportedly asked people to stop sharing the footage. Of course they have.

This is not an isolated lapse. It fits a documented pattern of selective enforcement and excessive force against native Britons while authorities tiptoe around minority perpetrators.

Earlier this month, outrage erupted over South Yorkshire Police officers filmed shoving, baton-wielding and Tasering teenage girls during a dispersal in Rotherham.

The footage showed male officers brutally shoving small teenage girls flying onto the concrete like ragdolls. These are young girls, not hardened criminals. One wrong landing and they could have smashed their heads open.

South Yorkshire Police later acknowledged: "The short clip on social media of the police response to an incident in Rotherham over the weekend appears nothing short of shocking." The force's Professional Standards Department said it was reviewing all available footage, including body-worn video, and that officers are expected to act in a "lawful, proportionate, and fair" manner.

The Rotherham location itself sharpened the hypocrisy. It remains the epicentre of the grooming gangs scandal in which authorities failed for years to protect an estimated 1,400 young victims from predominantly Pakistani Muslim gangs. Political correctness and fears of racism accusations paralyzed police and social services. Now the same forces apply heavy-handed tactics to young British girls celebrating a school leavers' event.

Similar incidents piled up around the same period. Footage emerged of officers manhandling a five-year-old boy - nearly yanking his arms from their sockets while forcing him into a police car - while pepper-spraying his father and confronting his mother who was holding a baby.

South Yorkshire police shove a five year old kid into a car while almost pulling his arms out of their sockets, pepper spraying the father and getting in the mother's face as she holds a baby in her arms. What on earth did they do? pic.twitter.com/BV40eH9sD1

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) June 14, 2026

Another clip showed officers smashing a man's head into a metal bollard, then handcuffing and dragging him while threatening the person filming.

This case is actually way worse than the initial footage revealed. This longer video shows that after smashing the guy head first into a metal bollard the police handcuff him and drag him around. They then threaten and shove around the person filming it. https://t.co/3rF0kufikg

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) June 14, 2026

A further video captured police slamming Siobhan Whyte to the ground during a protest linked to the Henry Nowak case. Her daughter had been murdered by an illegal migrant, stabbed 23 times in the head with a screwdriver.

???BREAKING: British Police Slam Elderly Woman to the Ground in Broad Daylight!

Her daughter was stabbed 23 times in the head with a screwdriver – but Starmer's police don't care.

While arresting 5-year-olds, UK cops now beat Britons of any age. pic.twitter.com/SXag5tNjhe

— Mario ZNA (@MarioBojic) June 15, 2026

A 50-year-old military veteran and father of three with 13 pins in his right ankle was struck with riot shields and kicked in the head four times while sitting on a wall filming and stating he was doing nothing wrong.

These episodes form part of a growing catalogue of police interactions with native British citizens that many describe as disproportionately aggressive. The common thread is eroding public trust.

If you keep assaulting and arresting innocent members of the public, especially when they're being victimised, then the people are going to start turning on you.

Best stop it.

When consent is revoked, and it will be at this rate, you're nothing more than civilian thugs....

— Cthulhu Loves You (@CthulhulLovesU) July 2, 2026

The Henry Nowak case stands as the starkest recent precedent. On 3 December 2025, 18-year-old Henry was fatally stabbed five times in Southampton. His attacker, Vickrum Digwa, convinced arriving officers he was the victim and claimed racial abuse.

Police arrested and handcuffed the dying Henry instead of providing immediate aid. It took eight minutes for officers to discover the stab wound even though Henry repeatedly told them he had been stabbed and could not breathe.

Digwa was never handcuffed during his time in custody before being charged.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed it is investigating two Hampshire officers for potential gross misconduct. The evidence indicates both officers may have breached standards of duties and responsibilities, use of force, and discreditable conduct.

These relate to potential failures to recognise that Henry needed urgent medical attention, to immediately act after he said he had been stabbed and could not breathe, and the decision to arrest and handcuff Henry rather than provide immediate first aid.

There is also an indication one officer may have breached the standard relating to authority, respect and courtesy for appearing to dismiss Henry saying he had been stabbed.

'I don't just want these officers under investigation, I want them arrested!'

Adam Brooks (@EssexPR) discusses the police's failings following the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed in his final minutes. pic.twitter.com/mVxtd9Xx68

— GB News (@GBNEWS) July 1, 2026

The officers face investigation but have not been suspended. Adam Brooks stated on GB News: "I don't just want these officers under investigation, I want them arrested!"

The Birmingham incident follows the same script. The white victim is processed aggressively while the actual attackers are permitted to leave. West Midlands Police have reportedly moved to limit circulation of the footage rather than address the conduct on camera.

This suggests the same institutional reluctance to confront anti-white bias that has already been admitted in training contexts around the Nowak case.

Britons pay for policing through their taxes. They have every right to demand officers who de-escalate rather than escalate against teenagers, who protect the vulnerable instead of dismissing them, and who operate without the stain of two-tier standards.

When footage repeatedly shows the opposite - and when legacy media largely ignores it until social media forces the issue - the contract between police and the public frays further.

Accountability mechanisms exist. Body-worn video exists. The public expects both to deliver transparency and consequences where warranted. Without that, resentment will only deepen.

Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. Please consider donating via Locals or check out our unique merch. Follow us on X @ModernityNews.

Tyler Durden Fri, 07/03/2026 - 08:10

Germany’s World Cup flop came with the price of change.

Italian star Jannik Sinner's girlfriend, Laila Hasanovic, is sparking buzz with an outfit while Sinner competes at Wimbledon.

Tamaya Denae, Jack McCann, Leah Barrs, and Sydney Siegel from Hulu’s latest reality series,“Million Dollar Nannies,” stopped by the Page Six studio to chat with our “Virtual Reali-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real. The Nannies discussed navigating challenging children, dream clients and more. “Million Dollar Nannies” is available to stream now on Hulu! 

Tamaya Denae, Jack McCann, Leah Barrs, and Sydney Siegel from Hulu’s latest reality series,“Million Dollar Nannies,” stopped by the Page Six studio to chat with our “Virtual Reali-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real. The Nannies discussed navigating challenging children, dream clients and more. “Million Dollar Nannies” is available to stream now on Hulu! 

Catch these titles and more this weekend.

The grand festivities commemorating America’s 250th birthday on the National Mall promise to make for a  “once in a lifetime” event, giddy organizers told The Post.

Firing Carlos Mendoza was not about returning the team to contention this year. Not with the team this far off.

Apple Intelligence Fails To Ignite "Upgrade Activity," UBS Says

Apple Intelligence is not yet moving the needle or exciting the customer base the way Wall Street had expected when analysts pitched AI as the spark for a new iPhone upgrade supercycle. That narrative continues to sputter.

UBS analysts, citing their latest Evidence Lab survey of more than 7,500 smartphone users across five major markets, found that Apple's AI features are "not driving upgrade activity," with the share of respondents saying they would upgrade sooner for Apple Intelligence falling to about 24%, while those saying it has no impact on their purchase decision rose to about 31%.

Here's an excerpt from David Vogt, the UBS analyst covering Apple and other technology hardware names, who wrote Wednesday that Apple Intelligence has yet to spark the long-awaited iPhone upgrade supercycle:

Apple Intelligence is not driving upgrade activity as total respondents indicating that they would upgrade sooner for Apple Intelligence features declined to ~24% (-500 bps HoH) while those noting no impact on their purchasing decision rose to ~31% (+300 bps HoH).

Beyond the lack of spark behind Apple Intelligence, the survey found that 12-month iPhone purchase intent rose by about 300 bps year-over-year in the US market to about 20%, while in China it fell by about 100 bps to around 15%. The U.K. and Germany posted solid gains, up 600 bps and 400 bps, respectively.

Another bright spot: Interest in an Apple-branded foldable remains strong, even as the broader foldable phone market has cooled.

What Vogt said:

As Apple is expected to launch a foldable iPhone at its annual September event, we highlight interest in both a foldable smartphone and a foldable specifically by Apple. 'Net interest' in a foldable smartphone notably declined ~600 bps HoH to (8)% in aggregate. While 'net interest' in an Apple foldable also declined (-100 bps HoH), we note that the favorability spread of a foldable specifically by Apple over a foldable smartphone widened by ~600 bps HoH to ~48%. We believe that the sentiment towards an Apple foldable is directionally positive for iPhone demand, particularly as AI features recently announced at WWDC26 are unlikely to be a material driver in our view.

Vogt estimates FY26 iPhone units at 261.6 million, up 15.7% year-over-year, helped by stronger iPhone 17 demand and some pull-forward from expected price increases. He noted that a foldable iPhone could add as many as 5 million units initially, or about a 2% upside to his estimates.

The analyst maintained Apple's 12-month price target of $296, based on 30 times its CY27 EPS estimate of $9.86. He said the valuation already reflects stronger near-term iPhone demand and some AI optionality, while concerns over the product roadmap, China weakness, and possible price hikes have stunted some multiple expansion.

According to Bloomberg data, Wall Street analysts are largely bullish on the stock, with 35 "Buy" ratings, 19 "Holds," and 2 "Sells." The average 12-month price target is around $319.

Share are back over the $300 level.

Is Apple Intelligence a dud? 

Professional subscribers can read more notes on Apple and AI at our new Marketdesk.ai portal. 

Tyler Durden Fri, 07/03/2026 - 07:35

Bedroom-booster drugs surged to an all-time high in 2025, with a record-breaking 108,332 prescriptions doled out to active duty troops for erectile disfunction drugs.