Yippee ki-yay Zohran!

In a passionate online video, Robert Davi, best known for his role in “Die Hard,” sharply criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Davi, expressing his frustration, accused the socialist Democrat of neglecting New York’s Italian-American community. This backlash followed the release of a City Hall map that highlighted various immigrant neighborhoods but conspicuously left out Little Italy.

The controversial map, named “New York City Immigrant Enclaves,” showcased numerous communities like Little Palestine, Little Egypt, and Little Africa. However, it overlooked historically significant Italian, Irish, and Jewish neighborhoods, sparking disapproval from various quarters.

Davi, 75, recounted his family’s history with noticeable emotion. He mentioned his grandparents’ migration from Sicily and Naples, emphasizing their encouragement to learn English in the land of their new beginnings. “This is America,” he proclaimed with a fervent sense of patriotism, “God bless America.”

Reflecting further, Davi shared stories of his grandfather’s service in World War I, where he was injured three times. Highlighting his family’s immigrant contributions, he asserted his grandfather had helped build New York City, embodying the resilience and dedication of Italian immigrants.

“I was born in Astoria, Queens, you jerk. I understand the lifeblood of New York City and the immigrant populations and all peoples.

Then he gave 35-year-old Mamdani — born in Kampala, Uganda — some advice.

Then he gave 35-year-old Mamdani — born in Kampala, Uganda — some advice.

“Go back to where you belong, Mamdani, go back to where you belong and run for office there,” thundered the actor, who lives in Apollo Beach, Fla., and played played FBI Special Agent Big Johnson in “Die Hard.”

Davi also ripped into Mamdani for skipping the traditional installation Mass for New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in February 2026.

“And what you did to the Catholic Church by snubbing the Archbishop. You jerk,” Davi raged. “What you did, snub little Italy, and you wanna take down the statues.”

Only after catching some serious blowback from dozens of groups — including the Italian American Civil Rights League, which accused the mega-left-leaning administration of erasing Italian Americans — Mamdani said his administration now plans to add Little Italy, according to Fox News.

Davi’s scorched-earth rant quickly lit up X, where supporters cheered on the veteran actor.

“I agree with every word,” wrote one commenter on X. “Get rid of these scumbags.”

Another piled on: “As an Iranian; kick out Mamdani from office. He is very dangerous for USA and the rest of the world.”

“Amen. Stand for American Values or go stand on the line for the next plane out,” a third wrote. “He is a disgrace and should be removed. America for Americans.”

The mayor’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Concerns have been dispelled that England’s pivotal World Cup quarter-final clash with Norway in Miami might face delays or cancellations due to extreme heat in South Florida.

South Florida has been placed under a significant heat advisory as temperatures are expected to reach between 29-32°C, with a perceived heat index climbing as high as 44°C by the time the match begins at 5 p.m. local time (10 p.m. UK time).

Miami’s official X account has issued a warning to residents in the area, advising them to ‘stay hydrated, wear breathable clothing, and reduce outdoor activities as needed’.

The statement on their channel highlighted: ‘A Major Heat Risk is currently affecting much of South Florida today.

‘High temperatures combined with humidity could increase the chances of heat-related health issues. Staying hydrated, wearing light clothing, minimizing time outside during peak heat, and spending time in air-conditioned environments are recommended. Keep updated and informed.’

FIFPRO, the global representative of professional footballers across the world, advise games should be delayed or postponed until conditions are safe if the local temperature exceeds 28°C.

Daily Mail Sport understands, however, that there are currently no plans to change the kick-off time for tonight’s game.

Both teams will still have to contend with sweltering temperatures in a stadium that, unlike some of its competitors at this tournament, is not air-conditioned and will not provide the respite players had in Dallas or Atlanta. 

It will be the latest challenge for England’s players after they battled inclement weather and altitude sickness in Mexico City. 

England’s last-16 match against Mexico was delayed by an hour during the early hours of Monday morning with the game kicking off at 2am (UK time) rather than 1am due to severe thunderstorms.

Supporters already at the stadium sought shelter, while media members were told they must not leave the media centre amid the yellow severe weather warning.

England’s players arrived on schedule, raising hope that it would go ahead as planned at its original time, but that was quickly shelved just under an hour before it was due to kick-off.

Thomas Tuchel’s side managed to overcome the elements and humidity to defeat the tournament co-hosts 3-2 and set up an encounter with Norway.

England fans have been given some good news today at least as supporters won’t be kicked out of the pub if today’s game is delayed.

The Government has now confirmed pubs can stay open in England and Wales until 30 minutes after the final whistle is blown, even if the start of the game is delayed.

Ministers had already pushed opening hours for the game until 2am, but have made the extra extension with flexible licensing laws.

Policing minister Sarah Jones said: ‘England fans deserve the chance to watch every minute of the quarter-final together, and that is exactly what our extension guarantees.

‘After the weather delay we saw before the Mexico game, we want to give fans and venues complete certainty that no-one will miss a moment of the action.

‘I hope pubs and bars across England and Wales are packed on Saturday night, as we hopefully move one step closer to bringing football home.’

The change has been made through new legislation temporarily extending licensing hours for eligible venues.

The same flexibility will apply to England’s remaining matches, including the final, ensuring venues can stay open until 30 minutes after the final whistle if delays occur.

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HOUSTON — In a remarkable display of dedication, a DoorDash driver in Texas continued with a food delivery even after a harrowing incident, where she was hit by a car. Her unwavering commitment earned her a noteworthy five-star review.

An exclusive video shared with ABC13 Eyewitness News, a Houston-based station, captures the dramatic moment. The footage shows the dedicated DoorDash driver just moments before her delivery when a grey sedan, involved in a high-speed pursuit by Houston Police, collided with her.

Lily Portillo, who witnessed the scene and whose security cameras recorded the incident, explained, “I was on the phone with my husband and then heard an enormous crash. There was a lot of shouting from the police, and when I stepped out, I saw the police parked on my mulch. It was quite chaotic!”

The driver of the grey sedan was identified by authorities as Torrance Whitaker. Following the collision, Whitaker attempted to evade capture by fleeing on foot, choosing to hide in the backyards of homes in the Greenspoint area.

Steve Jones, a neighbor whose property was also canvassed by Whitaker, recounted the scene from his own surveillance cameras. “I saw someone climbing over my fence and sprinting through my yard,” Jones described, adding that soon after, Houston Police along with a K-9 unit followed in hot pursuit.

“He went through two more yards, and came out two more houses down the front yard bushes, and the dog brought him out. And I thought it was Live PD!”

A police K-9 eventually grabs Whitaker, and he is arrested, video shows.

Meanwhile, the DoorDash delivery driver is seen taking a moment to recover, then carrying the food to the doorstep of the house where she parked.

“It’s amazing how the girl just delivered the food. I asked her if she was okay, and she said she was okay,” said Portillo. “She needs a big tip. I really hope somebody finds her and hope she’s okay.”

Court documents show Whitaker, 34, was wanted for burglary and was fleeing from police after an attempted traffic stop in the 13000 block of Northborough Drive.

According to court documents, Whitaker was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the collision with the delivery driver.

Eyewitness News spoke with the driver, who did not want to be identified, who said she’s in a lot of pain, but thankfully has no broken bones. She confirmed she was working as a DoorDash driver at the time of the incident and said she is looking into filing a claim against Whitaker’s car insurer.

As we draw closer to the midpoint of the season, fantasy managers have faced significant challenges. Many top-ranked players have been sidelined with long-term injuries, including Aaron Judge. Meanwhile, others like Kyle Tucker and Vlad Guerrero Jr. have delivered performances that have underwhelmed their managers’ expectations.

Yet, amid these setbacks, there have been remarkable performances. Jacob Misiorowski has overwhelmed opposing batters, achieving an impressive 40 percent strikeout rate. Additionally, Jordan Walker has powerfully dispelled any premature labels of a bust, proving his critics wrong.

This season also welcomes 26 newcomers to the All-Star ranks. In an intriguing twist, Juan Soto will earn approximately $25.82 million more this year than all these first-time All-Stars combined.

According to Fantasy Alarm, here’s a look at several players who have significantly outperformed their average draft positions, providing great value to their fantasy teams.

A resurfaced video clip has brought renewed attention to Phoebe Gates and her business partner amid fraud allegations concerning their coupon enterprise. In the clip, her cofounder boasts about using an invented male assistant to fabricate success. 

In April 2025, Gates, 23, and Sophia Kianni, 24, made an appearance on the popular podcast Call Her Daddy. During the show, Kianni revealed she created a fictional assistant named Kobe during her college years to secure higher-paid public speaking engagements. 

“I remember thinking, everyone’s going to believe I’m a fraud. It’s just so much money,” Kianni recounted to the host, Alex Cooper, about her unorthodox strategy. 

Kianni’s friend from Stanford initially inspired the idea, suggesting she invent a male assistant to handle her negotiations. Even though Kianni admitted the scheme seemed ‘psychotic,’ she proceeded with it, ultimately securing more lucrative offers. 

“That’s so psychotic. You’re a genius. I’m going to do that,” said Kianni, while Gates laughed and nodded in agreement.  

Kianni even made her actual friend Kobe answer calls to speak with businesses on her behalf to keep the ruse going. 

Eventually, the ploy allowed her to get paid thousands of dollars to speak and have her travel expenses covered as well, she told Cooper.  

‘I was so paranoid. I would change the way that Kobe did his grammar to not sound like me. I would capitalize weirdly,’ she explained.  

‘Then when I had to loop myself back in, I would talk and sign off my emails in a different way. I had a whole elaborate scheme going on.’ 

Cooper, who recently announced her pregnancy, marked the move as ‘genius,’ especially because Kianni made the faux assistant a male as society tends to take men more seriously. 

‘The biggest factor that I took from this, which I wouldn’t have thought of, is that you made it a man,’ Cooper said. ‘It was so smart of you to be like I’m going to advocate for myself through a fake man.’

‘I engineered it,’ Kianni said about her unusual ways to manufacture success. ‘You have to create your own luck. That’s the reality.’ 

When Cooper asked the girls for more business ‘hacks,’ Gates replied that their methods were ‘unhinged.’ 

Kianni also shared that she secured scholarships to help pay her Stanford tuition – which cost $74,000 a year when she enrolled in 2021 – by looking up the hashtag journorequest, where journalists post callouts for sources, to get herself in the news to be able to link to publications on her scholarship applications. 

She began speaking about climate change and her work with the UN, where she was appointed an advisor on the topic in 2020, becoming the youngest to ever be named in that position. 

She also started Climate Cardinals, a nonprofit focusing on climate change, in college. 

This move got the attention of a scholarship committee, who reopened their application specifically so she could apply. 

‘It was a miracle,’ Kianni said on the podcast. 

Now, the pair are in hot water after a Bloomberg investigation found their company, Phia, which helps shoppers find the best deals, has been engaging in ‘fake clicks’ on retail sites, and claiming their app was driving sales when it wasn’t. 

The AI-powered browser extension allegedly registered the ‘fake clicks’ on retail websites, ultimately claiming commission on sales the company never earned, according to a report from Bloomberg. 

The glitch, which Phia has since fixed, was reportedly introduced to the shopping platform’s source code in December.

Phia is an app designed to help shoppers get the best bang for their buck by comparing prices of clothing and accessories from over 40,000 retail and resale sites.

The start-up company works by relying on affiliate revenue, as Phia receives a commission from any sale purchased using their browser extension.

When users discover a clothing item or product through Phia’s app and purchase that item through an affiliate link, Phia earns a percentage of the resulting sale.

However, an investigation by Bloomberg, Capital One Shopping, and Ben Edelman, an independent researcher, discovered that Phia’s app had opened a background tab and injected its own referral code during the checkout process without any user interaction.

Known as ‘cookie stuffing’ or attribution fraud, Phia registered what was called ‘fake clicks’ on retailers’ websites, allowing it to replace another referrer’s unique code with its own and claim commission for sales it never earned.

The practice is largely considered a violation across many digital platforms’ policies. Impact.com, a major affiliate network, told Bloomberg it suspended Phia’s account after identifying behavior in its extension that was ‘inconsistent with our platform policies.’

A spokesperson for Phia acknowledged the issue and told Bloomberg it had been fixed.

‘Within the last 24 hours, we were made aware that in a recent release our codebase was causing misattributions from a subset of users,’ the statement read, noting that the source code was introduced to Phia’s platform in December.

‘As soon as we were notified, our team worked overnight to identify, mitigate, and has since resolved the issue.’

The company also said that Phia is audited regularly by its affiliate network partners and has ‘always maintained compliance.’ Researchers then retested Phia’s browser extension in July and found it had stopped automatically claiming a referral click.

Gates is the youngest daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates. In April 2025, she launched Phia alongside Kianni, her former Stanford roommate. 

In just one week after launch, Phia was ranked number 21 on the App Store and reached 20,000 downloads. Three months later, they reached over 370,000 downloads.

By September 2025, Phia surpassed a reported 500,000 downloads and received $8 million in funding. That was followed by another $35 million in funding last January, valuing the company at $185 million just one year after launch.

Phia also boasts an impressive list of celebrity investors, including Kris Jenner, Hailey Bieber, SPANX founder Sara Blakely, Fanatics founder Michael Rubin and former Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the founders for comment.  

You can’t overlook the presence of large trucks along the bustling stretch of Interstate 94 in southeastern Michigan.

This highway serves as a crucial artery for freight, connecting Detroit to the U.S.-Canada border at Windsor, and facilitating the flow of goods between the two nations.

For Scott Grenerth, who is the director of engagement at Truck Specialized Parking Services, this constant traffic highlights just how vital trucks are to our everyday lives.

Grenerth emphasizes, “The saying ‘if you bought it, a truck brought it’ is remarkably close to the truth.”

However, the moment drivers exit the highway, they encounter an all-too-common and persistent issue.

At rest areas and truck stops, parking can fill quickly, especially later in the day.

Arkevian Lenoir is a Memphis, Tennessee-based driver who takes his 18-wheeler across the country.

At a rest stop in Belleville, outside Detroit, he says the search for parking often becomes part of the route itself.

Lenoir says: “After around, maybe, 5 o’clock, you might as well consider every parking spot gone. So, the plan is, honestly, to drive until you find one. That’s the only option you’ve got, really.”

Detroit-based tech company Birdstop says drones could help make that search less uncertain.

During a demonstration, one of its drones flies above a parking deck, showing the kind of aerial view the company wants to bring to truck parking sites.

It’s not just taking pictures of the lot.

It flies over the site to capture aerial imagery and telemetry data, then Birdstop’s AI and computer vision software analyses that view to detect trucks and identify which parking spaces are still open.

That information is then fed into Truck Specialized Parking Services’ platform, so drivers and parking operators can see availability in real time.

The company is testing the system in Detroit, close to the Canadian border and the freight traffic moving across the water to and from Windsor.

Keith Miao, Birdstop founder and CEO, says: “This is a great place to do it, being at the busiest trucking corridor in the whole nation, across the water from Windsor, facilitating the trade between U.S. and Canada through trucking.”

Some highway signs already tell drivers how many spaces are available at upcoming rest areas.

But they don’t solve the wider shortage.

If a driver has already tried several truck stops and the next sign shows little or no space ahead, the information is useful but still leaves them with few options.

Lenoir says: “If you had a bad day and you think, ‘Man, I’ve been to five truck stops already, and I haven’t found one parking spot, so I’m going to go to this rest area.’ It’s kind of disheartening, honestly. It’s like, ‘I don’t know what I’m going to do now.’”

Birdstop has deployed drone systems at two truck stops in Detroit monitored by Truck Specialized Parking Services.

The aim is to connect that drone-based monitoring with TSPS’s real time parking platform, so drivers can see more accurate information before they arrive.

Grenerth, a former driver, says the drones can also show what happens after marked spaces are full, when truckers start using the rest of a lot in unofficial ways.

Grenerth says: “The key thing for the trucker is it’s letting you know in real time: This many spaces are available. It can go up and fly as many times as is needed throughout the day, throughout the night. And part of the extra information is about the utilization of the facility, because truckers, when all the marked parking spaces are taken up, no matter whether it’s a rest area or a private truck stop, they will get creative immediately and start creating other spaces.”

Birdstop says the Detroit deployment is an early phase in a wider effort to test and scale drone-based infrastructure monitoring across the U.S.

The company and TSPS say better parking data could reduce the time drivers spend searching and give truck stops a clearer picture of how their lots are being used.

For Lenoir, the need is more immediate, however.

Driving hours are limited, routes are tight and a driver can’t always keep moving from one lot to another hoping space opens up.

Lenoir says: “You don’t have much time to go anywhere most of the time. And if you can go somewhere, you hope that a parking spot’s there. It’s kind of aggravating.”

While it makes it easier for truckers to navigate busy parking lots, the system doesn’t fix the crucial problem that is limited spaces. That will require more lots, spaces and solutions.

Grenerth says: “We have three states in a row. Indiana, Ohio and Pensyllvania, all between them adding 4,000 truck spaces being added by the end of next year (2027) going into the following year. Indiana’s a little slower with their deployment but Ohio and Pensyllvania are already on it. My home state of Ohio is already adding a total of 1,400 spaces. You need to have the number of spaces and capacity, and you need to have truckers have a way to find that capacity.”

Birdstop’s drone system is being tested at a small number of sites and if it’s successful could be rolled out more widely.

Following the Knicks’ historic victory, capturing their first NBA championship in over five decades, Jose Alvarado Jr., a standout guard, welcomed his father into the locker room for a memorable celebration filled with exclusive team gear.

“He handed over everything—his uniform, jersey, shorts, sneakers, headband, even the championship shirt. He told me, ‘Dad, take this. It’s damp, but wear it,’” 49-year-old Alvarado Sr. recounted.

Reflecting on the emotional moment, the father, a Brooklyn-based electrician who brought up his son in the Roberto Clemente housing on Wythe and Division Avenues in Williamsburg, admitted he “wept with joy” following the monumental victory.

“Considering he hails from New York and triumphed with a New York team, it was simply incredible,” he expressed.

Growing up in Crown Heights, Alvarado Sr. became a father at just 19. With foresight, he ensured his son’s time was filled with sports to steer him clear of trouble.

“Williamsburg now, it’s not the same, but when I was growing up, it was drug-infested, gang-infested, a lot of killing. So I was trying to keep him out of the streets,” said Jose Sr.

Junior’s early sport of choice was football, and there were no tackle football leagues for kids in Brooklyn, so his dad would take him two and a half hours by train and bus to a pee-wee league on Staten Island.

“I came out of work at 1:30 p.m., got home at 3, got on the bus to the R train, and then back on a bus to go over the bridge, and then walk from Hylan Boulevard,” said Alvarado, a union electrician with Local 3.

When Jose Jr. was 8, the family moved to Flushing, Queens. Young Jose played basketball at P.S./M.S. 200 and was on six streetball teams — ultimately getting noticed by Nick Sanchez, the assistant coach of the storied Christ the King High School team. He invited him to their basketball camp.

“I said, ‘Yeah, how much is it?’” Jose Sr. recalled. “He goes, ‘It’s about $225 a week. I said, ‘Alright, I’ll take a week.’

“When I went to pick him up for the last day, Coach Joe Arbatello came to me and was like, ‘Can we keep him here for another two weeks?’ I said, ‘As long as it’s free,’” he recalled, laughing.

“He said, ‘I’ll take care of it.’”

Jose Jr. went on to attend Christ the King and play with the AAU program, which Jose Sr. had to work overtime to afford, plus sacrifice entire weekends to get him to games in different states.

“I used to hope at times they lost. I was like, ‘I gotta go to work tomorrow. I can’t drive at 12 o’clock at night and get to work at 4 in the morning,’” said Alvarado Sr., whose 20-year-old son Jeremy also played basketball at Christ the King.

But college scouts began to take notice.

“The first person that came to me was Georgetown. And then, after that, it just started flooding,” he said. “Then, one day, Coach Pastner [of Georgia Tech] came by and rang my bell.”

When Jose Jr. played at Georgia Tech, where he earned the nickname “Grand Theft Alvarado” for his uncanny stealing ability, his dad couldn’t attend many of his games due to his work schedule.

“So I supported him through the TV. I texted him before the game, after. I was his hype man,” he said.

Jose Jr. — who’s credited his dad for his grit — signed with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2021, but in February, FaceTimed his father to tell him he was traded to the Knicks.

“He had mixed emotions, because he loved the Pelicans, he’s a loyal kid,” he said.

Jose Sr. said he’s happy his son — who has two little girls with his long-term girlfriend, and a boy on the way — just signed a three-year contract with the Knicks for over $14 million.

“He can take care of his family forever now,” he said.

The proud dad is still basking in the glory of the championship — and the surreal moments that came with it, including saying hello to Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing.

“He sits right next to me, and he looks at me and goes, ‘Who you with? I said, “With Alvarado.’ He goes, ‘Who?’ I said, ‘GTA 5 [acronym for his nickname, ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ and his jersey number]. The small guy on the team.’ He goes, ‘I’m only messing with you man, I love that kid.’”

Alvarado Sr. couldn’t have been more proud on the float alongside his son at the ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes — especially seeing kids’ reactions.

“They were like, ‘Don’t touch my hat, he signed it!’ That’s when I was like, ‘This kid could change people’s lives.’ It was beautiful,” he said.