Jeffrey Epstein maintained his financial empire — and his perverted sideline of preying on underage girls for sex — with the aid of an army of alleged enablers, many of whom he kept in one Upper East Side building and lavished with perks. The convicted pedophile, 66, who died Saturday of an apparent suicide afterRead moreRead more

Wall Street hit the brakes on Uber Friday — despite vows from chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi that its record $5 billion loss, reported late Thursday, will never happen again. After dropping more than 6% in late trading Thursday, Uber’s stock went on a daylong slide Friday that saw it close down 6.8% at $40.05. KhosrowshahiRead moreRead more

Virtual reality can distract from very real pain. VR headsets are being offered to moms-to-be during labor to help distract from the painful experience. The immersive entertainment is “being used during medical procedures and has been shown to be a valid, non-pharmacologic method to treat pain and anxiety,” according to a report published in theRead moreRead more

Heath Freeman, the boss of private equity firm Alden Global Capital, is throwing a wrench into the mega-merger between Gatehouse Media and USA Today owner Gannett. In a bombshell disclosure Friday, it was revealed that MNG Enterprises, the newspaper group Alden controls, snapped up 9.4% of the stock of New Media Investment Group, which isRead moreRead more

President Trump’s immigration agenda has always been considered exclusionary and prejudiced by progressives; now they consider it tainted by mass murder. The El Paso massacre, carried out by a white nationalist waging a lunatic war against Hispanic immigration, is being used as a bludgeon against Trump and immigration restriction more broadly. After years spent tryingRead moreRead more

Stephen Ross, the billionaire real estate developer getting flak for his Trump fundraiser in the Hamptons, is facing yet another headache — thanks to the Long Island Railroad, The Post has learned. The Related Companies chief and Miami Dolphins owner wants to kickstart the second phase of his Hudson Yards mega-development project on Manhattan’s farRead moreRead more

The much-heralded robot apocalypse — which may be many decades away — is predicated on the notion that robots will eventually be able to handle tasks that require a deft, softer touch. That includes things like minor surgeries and picking fruit, which require soft hands to handle delicate tasks. The problem is, robotic hands thatRead moreRead more

A suspected neo-Nazi was busted by the feds for gathering bomb-making materials and plotting to attack a synagogue and gay bar in Las Vegas, authorities said Friday. Conor Climo, 23, of Las Vegas, had been chatting with other racists online about making Molotov cocktails and other explosive devices, the Justice Department said. Climo also usedRead moreRead more

The “sister” of the Dayton, Ohio, shooter who was killed during the attack identified as a transgender guy — although his family had no idea, according to a report and some of his own social media posts. Connor Betts’ 22-year-old sibling was named by authorities as Megan Betts in the days after the mass shooting,Read moreRead more

A 3-year-old boy nearly drowned in a pool at a Staten Island house on Friday evening, police said. The boy slipped into the pool at about 8:35 p.m. at the house on Cromwell Circle near Fairview Place in Todt Hill, according to police. FDNY medics responded and rushed the boy to Staten Island University HospitalRead moreRead more