Can the Jets come out of the darkness?  That is the question as the 2-6 Jets try to snap a five-game losing skid on Thursday night at MetLife Stadium against the 6-2 Texans.  After Sunday’s loss to the Patriots, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said the team was in a “moment of darkness.” Now, he will see if his team can emerge from it.  The Jets come into this game searching for answers after finding new ways to lose for the last five weeks.  “The way the season is and the way this game is, we’re a couple plays from 4-4,…

Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is no more.On Monday (Oct. 28), the comet evaporated as it was heading toward perihelion, the closest point to the sun in its orbit. There were earlier hopes that the comet, officially designated C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), could become a “Halloween treat” visible to the naked eye, but these were ultimately just wishful thinking; astronomers had already begun observing the cosmic snowball beginning to disintegrate earlier this month.Now, thanks to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), a spacecraft jointly operated by NASA and the European Space Agency, we know for sure how and when comet ATLAS met…

Two 20-something New Yorkers have added an entirely new dimension to the 2024 presidential election: legal betting. The new platform Kalshi offers the first legal election betting in the US in over a century. Its founders believe it will give voters more transparency and make them feel more involved in the process. “It’s actually the best mechanism to get more truth about who’s actually going to win,” said Tarek Mansour, 28, who founded Kalshi with Luana Lopes Lara, also 28. “We’re letting the market speak instead of pundits, pollsters, people, political figures, people with biases or conflicts of interest, people…

It’s politics 101: do not hire an insult comic to perform at a rally in the waning days of the election. But the Trumposphere writes their own rules — at times to their own detriment. And booking Tony Hinchcliffe — a comedian whose particular skill is ruthlessly roasting anyone with a pulse — to perform at Sunday’s Madison Square Garden rally, was political malpractice. Hinchcliffe’s now infamous set included a joke where he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”  And, well, it’s not good to offend an entire demographic of voters you’re still trying to woo. More From…

Vice President Harris on Wednesday picked up endorsements from three longtime Republican leaders in New Hampshire who supported former President Trump’s rival Nikki Haley in the Republican primary.Former U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey, former U.S. Congressman and former New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Chuck Douglas and former New Hampshire Attorney General Thomas Rath condemned Trump as a divisive and unstable candidate in statements declaring their support for Harris. Her campaign said the endorsements reflect growing enthusiasm for the vice president among registered Republicans both in the Granite State and the rest of the nation.”I voted Republican for fifty years, but I’m…

Happy Halloween! For many of us, the most haunted night of the year is all about filling buckets full of candy —  but there are some treats you won’t find going door to door. Across the country, restaurant chains are getting into the spirit of the spooky season by offering up food deals and freebies for hungry ghouls and goblins. Sure, sweets are eerie-sistible, but between Nerds Gummy Cluster binges, these brands are here to feed you something with at least a little more substance. Here, the most spook-tacular deals. 7-Eleven The world’s largest convenience retailer is offering customers a…

Jana Kramer says her life as an influencer is much harder than it looks. Kramer, 40 — who has 2 million followers on Instagram — complained about shilling products via the app in the Wednesday, October 30, edition of her “Whine Down” podcast. “The sad reality is it’s a big part of what I do,” she explained to husband Allan Russell, who joined her on the episode. “Unfortunately, that is what pays the bills the most — is promoting products and doing Instagram-influencing.” Kramer said she “never thought I would ever rely” on doing social media ads “for income,” but…

Walker Buehler’s day off became his day on, with the Dodgers exhausting their bullpen options in the late innings Wednesday night.  The right-hander, who was superb in his Game 3 start Monday, was summoned to pitch the ninth and worked a perfect frame in the Dodgers’ 7-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5 of the World Series.  From a pitching perspective, Wednesday became a complete mess for the Dodgers, with starter Jack Flaherty lasting just 1 ¹/₃ innings and allowing four earned runs on four hits and one walk. But manager Dave Roberts skillfully navigated his bullpen to get his…

Vice President Kamala Harris was called a “war criminal” by a protester blowing a whistle Wednesday — as her third campaign event in under 24 hours was disrupted by anti-Israel activists. Harris, 60, at one point reprimanded activists opposed to Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip — telling them “right now I am speaking!” as her afternoon rally in Harrisburg, Pa., went off the rails. “We are six days out from an election. We are six days away from an election, and ours is about the fight for democracy and your right to be heard,” the veep said after a bout of antiwar…

Kentucky kicks off early in-person voting on Thursday as the nation sits just five days away from Election Day. Meanwhile, Maryland concludes its early-voting today at 8 p.m.Here is everything you need know about early-voting in Kentucky and Maryland.Key down-ballot races in MarylandVoters will decide on several closely watched down-ballot races in addition to the presidential race. For a full list of competitive elections, see the latest Senate and House rankings.Maryland SenateThe last time the state voted for a Republican senator was 1980, but former Gov. Larry Hogan tied Democrat challenger Angela Alsobrooks in a recent poll and has put forth a…