On July 9, 2015, a dead raccoon appeared on a Toronto sidewalk and, for reasons no one fully understood, four men from a nearby office decided to hold a funeral. They bought a cellophane-wrapped rose, signed a card, and placed it on the corpse, whom they named Conrad. In “Our Wild Familiars” (Crown, out Tuesday), Dan Werb uses Conrad’s wake as the doorway into an exploration of synanthropes — a term derived from Greek that means “together with man” and is used to describe wild creatures who have found niches in human-built cities. “I love the story of Conrad, because it’s so unlikely and revealing,”…

Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton served up plenty of family fun at this year’s Wimbledon. William and Kate, both 44, stepped out on the final day of the iconic tennis tournament on Sunday, July 12, with their eldest children, Prince George, 12, and Princess Charlotte, 11. (The married royals also share son Prince Louis, 7, who appeared to be absent on Sunday.) The Princess of Wales looked elegant in a draped, olive green dress which she completed with a pair of nude pumps and drop earrings. She accentuated her ensemble with a purple plaid bow pinned to her lapel,…

Cristo Fernández has officially turned fiction into reality. The actor best known for portraying the endlessly optimistic Dani Rojas on the Apple TV+ hit “Ted Lasso” made his professional debut Saturday for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive FC, appearing as a late substitute in a 2-0 USL Cup loss to New Mexico United. Fernández, 35, entered the match in the 79th minute, marking the realization of a lifelong dream that predated his acting career. For millions of television viewers, Fernández is synonymous with Rojas, the energetic Mexican striker whose trademark phrase, “Football is life!” became one of the most…

WASHINGTON — The tragic, sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has left a void in the Senate and shrunk the GOP’s majority in the upper chamber, while sparking a mad dash to fill his shoes. Graham, 71, died from a “brief and sudden illness” Saturday evening, the South Carolina senator’s office revealed. His tragic passing means Republicans’ edge in the Senate will slip down to 52-47 seats — but that’s only on paper. There are ongoing concerns about the health of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 84, who is currently hospitalized. There are also several Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., never wanted President Donald Trump to be nominated, let alone win the presidency in 2016.”If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed…….and we will deserve it,” Graham said on X at the time.Graham had run on the same ticket as Trump, and like many other Republicans on the debate stage, challenged Trump’s candidacy as preposterous — he once likened his candidacy to “being shot in the head.”LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS TO GOP POWER BROKER, DIES AT 71 President Donald Trump smiles as…

Forget swiping right… A bizarre new AI-powered dating service is sweeping across California college campuses by replacing endless swiping with computer-generated matchmaking that promises to find students more compatible dates. Ditto, a startup founded in 2024 by former UC Berkeley students, is expanding rapidly after ditching the Tinder-style model in favor of an AI-driven system that pairs users based on their interests. Instead of scrolling through profiles, students complete a survey that allows the platform’s AI to determine their matches. New pairings are generated every Wednesday, giving matched students the chance to choose a time that works for both. The…

Meghan McCain issued a solemn tribute to late senator Lindsey Graham following his sudden death at 71. “The first time I met Lindsey Graham, I was 11 years old in a hotel lobby and he had just attended a political event with my dad,” Meghan, 41, wrote via X on Sunday, July 12, referring to her late father, John McCain, who died in 2018. “He sat down next to me and told me that he loved my dad. I remember liking his deep Southern accent and smile and immediately felt comfortable around him. He somehow seemed younger, hipper and more…

It was a “disaster” for Switzerland — and a lifeline for Argentina. Five minutes after Dan Ndoye’s equalizer for the Swiss on Saturday night, Breel Embolo was given a second yellow card for diving. The decision was made after an initial yellow card on Argentine midfielder Leandro Paredes, with VAR intervening over an apparent case of “mistaken identity,” and referee Joao Pinheiro ultimately sent off Embolo for simulation. Despite a fairly obvious dive from Embolo, Switzerland players raged at the decision, which ultimately contributed to their 3-1 defeat in extra time. “It’s just a disaster,” Remo Freuler told reporters. “I…

Vito wants back in the thin club. “Sopranos” actor Joe Gannascoli is mirroring the healthy lifestyle his hefty mobster alter ego ended up embracing on the show — doing everything he can to whack his current extra pounds with a special fitness regimen and strict diet featuring made meals to get fit for an upcoming TV project. “I don’t actually like baby carrots,” the TV Mafia heavyweight recently quipped to The Post, referencing Vito’s hilarious stress-eating scene in the HBO hit’s final season, which included him posing for an ad for a weight-loss company, the Thin Club. At 67, the…

Families in a rich California enclave have claimed an extremely rare cancer has struck more people than first feared and that its root cause could be due to the rampant use of pesticides. Locals in Ladera Ranch, Orange County, have spent months raising concerns after at least six local children were diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a bone and soft tissue cancer that affects only about 200 to 240 children nationwide each year. Now, residents say their own investigation has uncovered what they believe is an unusually heavy use of pesticides and herbicides throughout the community and that more than 60…