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Mr. Clean appears to be calling it quits. The retirement of the bald, animated mascot used in Mr. Clean ads and on products since 1958 was announced in a social media ad posted Thursday. That ad features Mr. Clean standing behind a podium with a “breaking news” chyron flashing across the screen. “After a career with zero stains on the record, he’s ready for new adventures,” the narrator says. That voice assures consumers the company bearing his name will continue to operate, then asks “What’s next for Mr. Clean?” Among those wishing the smiling character well on Instagram were the social media teams behind Old Spice grooming products and Brawny paper towels. “We’ll miss you, legend!” wrote the team at Old Spice. (Shutterstock) Mr. Clean’s people responded by saying they too will miss their mascot. “While our products will continue to battle your dirt and grime, Mr. Clean, well, first name Veritably, (yes, really), is off to new adventures. We know his journey will be fulfi...

Some New Jersey high school students who walked out of class to protest ICE operations will face detention time for their activism as well as possible other discipline. North Plainfield High School students were informed in a letter that those who cut class without permission, left school grounds and created “a disruptive school environment” must attend a three-hour Saturday detention , according to NJ. com. Local outlet TAPinto reported protests involving students from the school , where more than 70% are said to be Hispanic, took place on Feb. 3 and Feb. 6 . The latter demonstration saw roughly 200 participants march into downtown Plainfield. In Highland Park, as many as 40 students were initially told they would face suspension for demonstrating off school grounds, students told NJ.com. However, the district’s superintendent later clarified that disciplinary action would be decided following a “thorough review of the circumstances.” Students there were reportedly allowed to...

A state appeals court Thursday sided with Democrats in a contentious New York voting rights case that could wind up flipping the Staten Island-based seat held by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis in the fall midterm elections. The five-judge panel unanimously ordered the state’s independent redistricting commission to redraw the NY-11 district , potentially to include heavily Democratic minority neighborhoods, lifting a temporary pause on a Manhattan judge’s previous order. The ruling marks the final ruling in New York courts but Republicans are still appealing it to the U.S. Supreme Court, hoping it may overturn what they call a racial gerrymander and brazen power grab. Justice Sonia Sotomayor ordered Democrats to file papers responding to the GOP appeal by the end of the day Thursday. It’s not known if she will rule on the case or refer it to the conservative-dominated full court for a decision. The ruling, if upheld, is expected to transform Malliotakis’ district, which now ...

A 23-year-old woman was struck in the leg by a stray bullet on a Queens street — and four suspects, three of them teenage boys, have been arrested after fleeing in an SUV, cops said Wednesday. The innocent bystander was shot once in the leg on Wyckoff Ave. near Summerfield St. in Ridgewood about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. Witnesses said four people jumped out of a silver SUV, with one of the crew firing off a pistol. It was not immediately clear who they were aiming at, cops said. After firing off several rounds, the gunman and his accomplices jumped back into the SUV and sped off. Medics rushed the woman to Brookdale University Hospital , where she was treated for a minor wound. The innocent bystander was shot once in the leg on Wyckoff Ave. near Summerfield St. in Ridgewood about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, cops said. (Google) Cops tracked down and stopped the SUV a short time later, taking everyone inside into custody. Three 17-year-old boys, whose names were not released because ...

Newly single Nicole Kidman may have a new suitor in due time, as MGM Resorts Chairman Paul Salem calls dibs on the Oscar winner following her divorce from Keith Urban . Insiders told TMZ that the Chairman of the Board of MGM Resorts International, 62, has been vocal about his interest in the 58-year-old “Babygirl” star , with whom he has mutual friends. Though the outlet reports the two have only “met twice in group settings,” and are not yet an item, Salem apparently hopes to change that. Keith Urban, left, and Nicole Kidman arrive at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) The Daily News has reached out to Kidman’s reps for comment. Kidman filed to divorce Grammy winner Urban , also 58, in late September, amid shockwaves that they’d been living apart since early summer 2025 . The divorce was finalized less than four months later in early January. This June would have marked the...

Former Controller Brad Lander reportedly says he’s pulling punches in his challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman (D-New York) because their potential Democratic congressional primary race could get shaken up by an ongoing redistricting court battle. The Brooklyn progressive claims he doesn’t want to attack Goldman too hard because the incumbent might wind up running against Rep. Nicole Malliotakis if courts uphold a ruling that her Staten Island-based district should be redrawn to include Goldman’s lower Manhattan home turf. “I’m rooting for redistricting because as many problems as I have with Dan Goldman, he’s a lot better than Nicole Malliotakis,” Lander told City & State New York on the sidelines of an Albany political event over the weekend. “I look forward to the court letting us know what the district is.” Lander said Goldman is going “no holds barred against me, but I am holds barred against him.” Team Goldman scoffed at the idea that Lander is taking the political high road...

PORT ST. LUCIE — Since the start of the offseason back in October, the Mets have insisted the clubhouse wasn’t toxic last season, yet the narrative has followed the team into spring training. It appears as though it’s going to continue following them until they show people otherwise. The Mets are finding out that you can’t put genie back in the bottle, at least not in New York. While fans might be eager to point fingers at a villain, there really wasn’t one last year, and heading into the 2026 season, there still doesn’t appear to be one. The perceived rift between Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto isn’t exactly a rift — it might be that they’re simply just coworkers. “I think it’s a great relationship,” Soto said Sunday at Clover Park. “We talk all the time in the game and everything. We help each other.” The two are the faces of the team and two of the faces of the league as well. They play in baseball’s largest market and have international appeal as two of the most prominent Lati...