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By HOWARD FENDRICH For the first time at this U.S. Open, Coco Gauff didn’t double-fault in her first service game. And for the first time, she didn’t get broken to begin things, either. With her work-in-progress serve looking the best it has so far in this trip to Flushing Meadows, the No. 3-seeded Gauff turned in by far her most solid — and stress-free — performance Saturday, defeating No. 28 Magdalena Frech of Poland 6-3, 6-1 to reach the fourth round of a tournament she won in 2023. Coco Gauff competes in the 3rd round of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing New York on August 30, 2025. (Andrew Schwartz/NYDN) “It’s been like an emotional week … but I think I needed those tough moments to move forward,” said Gauff, who will face four-time major champion Naomi Osaka on Monday for a berth in the quarterfinals. “I was putting too much pressure on myself.” Osaka, who won titles in New York in 2018 and 2020, moved i...

A man died after jumping from the Fire Island Lighthouse Friday afternoon, as visitors in the popular vacation destination prepared to celebrate the final days of summer. The man, who has not been publicly identified, was seen by a witness jumping from the landmark’s observation deck around 1:45 p.m., a Suffolk County police spokesperson told the Daily News on Saturday. Marine Bureau officers responded to the area at the southern end of the Robert Moses Causeway, just east of Robert Moses State Park, after the witness called 911. Detectives with the Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad, in conjunction with the National Park Service, are investigating the incident. Suffolk Police Homicide Det. Lt. Kevin Beyrer said at a press conference that authorities have obtained video footage showing the man walking up to the tower, paying for a ticket to climb its 182 steps and then jumping off the observation deck. The Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society , the nonprofit that operat...

By SAM McNEIL BRUSSELS (AP) — European defense ministers pledged Friday to ramp up support for Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia, a day after a Russian air assault on Kyiv killed 23 people and badly damaged a European diplomatic compound. Related Articles US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General Assembly Tensions soar across Indonesia as protests against police erupt in multiple cities Palestinian protester splatters paint all over NY Times editor’s NYC home Zelenskyy seeks talks with Trump and European leaders on slow progress of peace efforts with Russia Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000 Outrage over the attack propelled Europe’s leaders to condemn Russia even before Friday’s meeting and call for tougher measures on Moscow like seizing frozen assets, further sanctions and increasing support for Ukraine’s military and membership in the European Union. “Everybody understands that, considering how (Ru...

Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Nojoud Alrumaihi attends the "Bugonia" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2025, in Venice, Italy. Theo Wargo/Getty Images Willem Dafoe attends the "Bugonia" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2025, in Venice, Italy. Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images Emma Stone attends the "Bugonia" red carpet during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2025, in Venice, Italy. Stefano Rellandini/Getty Images Swedish actress Noomi Rapace poses on the red carpet before the screening of the movie "Bugonia" presented in competition at the 82nd International Venice Film Festival, at Venice Lido on Aug. 28, 2025. Tiziana Fabi/Getty Images (From L) Greek director and screenwriter Yorgos Lanthimos, US actress Emma Stone, US actor Aidan Delbis, US actor Jesse Plemons and US actor Stavros Emmanuel Halkias, also ...

The city Campaign Finance Board on Thursday once again denied Mayor Adams over $3 million in public matching funds for his reelection effort — reiterating concerns the board laid out earlier this month. “Regarding Mayor Adams, the board determined Mayor Adams’ campaign has failed to demonstrate eligibility for public funds payment at this time on two grounds,” CFB chair Frederick Schaffer said at a meeting at the Board’s downtown headquarters. “One, failure to provide requested information, and two, reason to believe the campaign violated the law — the same two grounds that were the basis for the finding of ineligibility on August 6, the board’s last payment date,” Schaffer continued. “The board’s investigation of the Adams campaign is ongoing.” Adams has not received campaign matching funds since late 2024, when the CFB cited his ongoing federal corruption indictment and outstanding requests for information as justification for witholding the funds. The Trump regime dropped all ...

By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Gas stations have run dry in some regions of Russia after Ukrainian drones struck refineries and other oil infrastructure in recent weeks, with motorists waiting in long lines and officials resorting to rationing or cutting off sales altogether. Related Articles Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck Woman seeks compensation from South Korea over her forced adoption to France in 1984 Turkish police seize jewels and antiques worth $30M in raid at Istanbul’s historic Grand Bazaar Here’s a look at why it is so hard to end the war in Gaza US to host talks on post-war Gaza as Israel calls Gaza City evacuation ‘inevitable’ Wholesale prices on the St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange for A-95 gas — the highest octane — spiked to record highs last week, soaring to about 50% higher than in January, as demand soared from farmers seeking to bring in the harvest and Russians hitting the roads for their last big va...

Lil Nas X is breaking his silence on last week’s “terrifying” hospitalization and felony arrest . On Tuesday, the 26-year-old “Old Town Road” rapper assured his more than 10 million Instagram followers that he’s “gonna be alright.” “Your girl is gonna be OK, y’all, OK? She’s gonna be alright. She’s gonna be alright. S–t,” Nas chuckled in a short clip posted to his Instagram Story. “That was f—ing terrifying … That was a terrifying last four days, but your girl is gonna be alright.” Rapper Lil Nas X, alongside his attorney Christy O'Connor (L), attends his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior Court on August 25, 2025 in Van Nuys, California. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown-Pool/Getty Images) The Grammy winner, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, was hospitalized for a potential overdose early Thursday morning after multiple witnesses reported a man walking nearly nude along Ventura Boulevard in Los Angeles. A bystander’s video, published by TMZ, showed Nas clad in just under...