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Locking the country down “really hard” for a period of several weeks could save the economy from long-term pain, the president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank said Sunday. In an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Neel Kashkari said that the only way to have “a real robust economic recovery” is to quash the …

It’s the sweet taste of freedom. Rapper-turned-state-songbird Tekashi 6ix9ine was spotted Sunday enjoying his newfound freedom from home confinement with a stroll through Midtown Manhattan and an ice cream cone. The “Trollz” rhyme-spitter, 24, enjoyed the treat as he and his security entourage walked along East 47th Street for several blocks, stopping at points to …

Before he was gunned down during a Hollywood Hills home invasion, Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was dodging New York law-enforcement authorities who hounded him to inform on gang members and spill what he knew about a pair of Brooklyn shootings, The Post has learned. The Canarsie-raised rapper — real name Bashar Jackson — was first …

The United States has never had a meaningful socialist tradition or even a semi-serious socialist party. Socialism in the United States is a fringe movement at best and always has been. This makes the sudden acceptability of socialism all the more surprising. But with one avowed socialist, Bernie Sanders, campaigning for the presidency for a …

French prosecutors want to reopen an investigation into rape allegations against actor Gérard Depardieu, according to reports. Paris prosecutors are asking for a new investigation into the famed French actor, 71, after the alleged victim sought to reopen a probe of the case under a legal provision that allows an “injured party” to request a …

DJ Cassidy has lined up several hip-hop legends to appear on his “Pass the Mic: Volume 2” music series on Twitch. Page Six has exclusively learned that LL Cool J, Run-DMC and Salt-N-Pepa are a few who will appear Wednesday to chat and cover their tunes. Cassidy kicked off the series last month to celebrate …

Forget “Sharknado” — there is a real-life Sharkcano! A new documentary, “Sharkcano,” premiered on National Geographic in July as part of National Geographic’s Sharkfest, and explored sharks that live and hunt around underwater volcanoes in extreme conditions that are not palatable to many other forms of life. “Ocean engineer Brennan Phillips led a team to …

Aroldis Chapman is close to reclaiming his role as Yankees closer. After testing positive for COVID-19 early in July, Chapman is now reportedly free of the virus and is eligible to return to the Yankees on Friday, according to ESPN’s Marly Rivera. A player needs two consecutive negative tests before being permitted to rejoin a …

Apple’s stock hit a record high on Friday after reporting blockbuster quarterly results, helping the iPhone maker briefly overtake Saudi Aramco to become the world’s most valuable publicly listed company. Apple’s stock surged to as high as $412.22 a share, putting its market capitalization at $1.762 trillion, according to the share count provided by Apple …

“The Goldbergs” actor Bryan Callen has been accused of rape and sexual misconduct — claims he vociferously denies. After four women came forward to the Los Angeles Times with allegations from between 1999 and 2017, he said in a statement to the paper, “Let me be very clear: I have never raped, forced myself upon …