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The Post examined a police investigation into how Rep. Max Miller’s daughter was hurt.
Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP)
This year: Thecollarbone of Miller’s 2-year-old was broken and doctors found an apparent “handprint bruise,” sparking investigations that engulfed the Ohio Republican’s reelection campaign.
President Donald Trump is taking out his frustration over the Iran war on U.S. allies.
This week: Trump has been lashing out at allies in incendiary Truth Social posts. The missives appear to be a sign of his growing frustration as he remains unable to declare victory in Iran.
In other Trump news: The president publicly reconciled yesterday with Michael Cohen, his former fixer who became a prosecution witness against him. He called into Cohen’s podcast.
Swing-state Democrats are criticizing an unpopular institution — their own party.
In North Carolina, Roy Cooper is boasting in ads that “he bucked his party to oppose defunding the police” while he was governor. (Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
As the midterms near: Democrats are no more or barely more popular than Trump in some of the states the party is trying to flip, so some Senate candidates are running unusual ads.
In order to retake the Senate in November: Democrats need to win in at least five states Trump carried in 2024. Their path to doing so has been complicated by results in Michigan.
The agency’s retirement system is swamped: Some former spies are facing months-long waits to get their first pension check, according to internal agency messages.
A failed project could help to meet the world’s biggest energy need.
Erik Nygaard with BWXT shows off a nuclear test facility in Lynchburg, Virginia, this month. (Jonathan Mehring for The Post)
A sci-fi-worthy machine: A 120-foot faux reactor had been all but left for dead near Lynchburg, Virginia. It was part of an experiment that collapsed as the energy economy shifted.
But now: A pair of engineering wizards think the facility could act as a launchpad to build smaller, nimbler nuclear reactors and help to solve the problem of powering AI data centers.
The type of work you do might affect your dementia risk, a study found.
How? Physically demanding jobs may be linked to eventual memory problems, according to the study. But it also found that physical activity is good for your brain in the right context.
More ways to stay sharp: Dorothy Boggess and Velma Long are both 109 years old and have been friends for more than 80 years. They shared the secrets to their longevity here.
We paid a visit to Bethenny Frankel’s Supermodel Cafe in the Hamptons.
Molly Sims gets some pointers from Bethenny Frankel on opening day at the pop-up Supermodel Cafe. (Bea Oyster/The Post)
For the uninitiated: Frankel was an original cast member on “Real Housewives of New York City.” She’s now popular on TikTok and has built her brand on helping women get thin.
Our culture reporter went to the opening: Ashley Fetters Maloy said the vibes were good. But the food was a depressing monument to 2000s diet culture, despite the gold leaf.
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