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Outspoken billionaire inventor Elon Musk has already garnered a reputation as the bad boy of tech, by marketing potentially unsafe self-driving vehicles, getting involved in celebrity divorces and picking fights with web retail giant Jeff Bezos. Now, some scientists are calling his latest work, the SpaceX Starlink satellite internet launch, a nuisance for astronomers andRead moreRead more

Netflix’s new movie “The Perfection” is sick — and not in the good way. Viewers are reporting headaches, nausea and even vomiting after watching the 90-minute horror flick’s particularly gory scenes. In the thriller, which started streaming on Netflix May 24, “Girls” star Allison Williams plays Charlotte, an elite cellist who travels to Shanghai forRead moreRead more

President Trump and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio agree: Joe Biden should be ashamed of his support for the 1994 crime bill. The bipartisan legislation that was long a point of pride for President Bill Clinton — who signed it into law — is now in such malodor that CNN the other day identifiedRead moreRead more

LOS ANGELES — RJ Barrett said all the right things, but you could sense he can’t wait to become a Knick. “It would be a lot of fun, definitely, playing in the Garden, those bright lights and they have so much history,’’ the Duke swingman said Tuesday at the BDA Sports Management Pro Day atRead moreRead more

A hotheaded Ohio weatherman lashed out at viewers — calling them “pathetic” — when they complained that his tornado forecast had interrupted Monday night’s broadcast of “The Bachelorette,” wild footage shows. Meteorologist Jamie Simpson was live on Fox 45 in Dayton when he flipped out and began scolding folks for caring more about the popularRead moreRead more

Severe storms and tornadoes have left a massive trail of destruction resembling a “war zone” across Ohio and Indiana, with at least one person dead and dozens injured, authorities said Tuesday. Two powerful tornadoes packing winds of up to 140 mph were confirmed to have touched down in the Ohio cities of Beavercreek and TrotwoodRead moreRead more

Sandy Alderson spent eight years with the Mets. He only needed seven words to sum up his time working for the Wilpons. “I appreciate the opportunity they gave me,” Alderson said in an interview with the New York Times. Alderson, who stepped down as general manager last summer following a recurrence of his cancer andRead moreRead more

Memorial Day weekend brought fresh dysfunction in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ferry system, as hundreds of riders roasted in the sun as they endured long waits and even watched boats skip their stops. Lines for the Rockaway Beach route at Wall Street’s Pier 11 stretched for blocks Sunday, with waits above 90 minutes for furiousRead moreRead more

It’s what parents of “Fortnite” fanatics have been saying all along. The World Health Organization officially added video-game addiction — characterized by “a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior” that “takes precedence over other life interests” — to its International Classification of Diseases database over the weekend. The WHO says most casual gamers areRead moreRead more

An unsuspecting British groom nearly lost an eye after being attacked during trivia night a bar the night before his wedding day – but still got to the church on time. Scott Richards, 31, required over 14 stitches, is scarred for life, and almost called off the big day after doctors warned him he mightRead moreRead more