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PR NEWSWIRE Giants legend Bart Oates hopes to have ex-NFL players reclaim their health. Bart Oates says it is time for NFL retirees – and football fans, too – to put down the TV remote and pick up the dumbbells. The former Giants lineman is one of the founders of the NFL Alumni’s Optimal Bowl and Wellness Challenge, a 60-day ...

At CES 2014, if you see past the usual slew of new TVs and laptops, there is one big trend that’s received hardly any coverage: Smartphone add-ons. While the last few years have seen no shortage of smartphone cases and plug-in gadgets that provide additional functionality, it appears that 2014 will take smartphone add-ons to the next level. At CES ...

After analyzing more than three years of continuous observations from one of the world’s widest-angle telescopes in New Mexico, astrophysicists have compiled the most accurate map ever of the universe. Spanning a distance of over six billion light years, the new map plots the location of 1.2 million galaxies with an accuracy of 99%. This means that the distance between ...

The PS4 and Xbox One have some sharp-looking games, but those launch titles aren’t setting the world on fire. Sure, the new Killzone and Dead Rising look better than previous entries, but not enough to justify the price of a new console for many gamers. Thankfully, better-looking games are just over the horizon. One of the benefits of having a ...

Food store workers were left in hysterics after finding this potato shaped like a pair of breasts [RAYMONDS PRESS] Workers at a fresh food store were left in hysterics after finding this potato shaped like a pair of breasts. The buxom vegetable was found by workers at Farndon Fields Farm Shop in Leicster who burst into laughter upon seeing the ...

Craig Warga Art patrons wait in line to get into the Museum of Modern Art after it had been closed for two years — and its obvious popularity is likely why MoMA wants to expand at the expense of the American Folk Art Museum building. The Museum of Modern Art has told the little museum next door to “folk off.” ...

Michael Dabin Manhattanites enjoy a leisurely weekend morning at Hudson River Park. A smokers’ rights group wants to snuff out the ban on smoking in New York’s Hudson River Park. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, CLASH — Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment — alleges the trust that runs the 550-acre park exceeded its authority when it banned smoking ...

Kim Kwang Hyon/AP Former NBA players like Kenny Anderson and ex-Knick Charles Smith, among others, take part in Dennis Rodman’s bizarre birthday celebration of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The familiar voice on the other end of the phone belonged to Kenny Anderson, the former Molloy star, one-time NBA all-star for the New Jersey Nets and New York City ...

JUSTIN LANE/EPA Carmelo Anthony (l.) and LeBron James face off Thursday night. The Knicks could really use J.R. Smith to tie LeBron James’ sneakers together. While he’s at it, maybe J.R. can tie James’ hands as well. Bound and gagged may be the Knicks’ only defense against James, the best player of his generation with two NBA titles in the ...

The first affordable, mass-produced robotic exoskeleton will be on sale next year from Panasonic. For 500,000 yen, or slightly under $ 5,000, this full-body power garment will let you hoist 100-kilo (220-pound) objects and move at speeds up to 8 kph (5 mph). While this device would make a nice addition to any wardrobe, will it have immediate practical value, ...