Sergey Brin scores huge win as sneaky billionaire tax-killing measure heads to California ballot

California’s proposed billionaire tax may be qualified to appear on the ballot this November, but should it get placed, it will have competition with another initiative that if passed would render the tax moot. A measure to “require audits of programs funded by new state special taxes” qualified for the ballot, the California Secretary of State announced late Tuesday, with more than 962,000 signatures and will be certified June 25th unless withdrawn. It’s the first to qualify of the multiple ballot proposals backed by Building A Better California, a group where Google co-founder Sergey Brin and other Bay Area tycoons…

Hail Mary attempt to halt California’s Glock ban with days to go: ‘Stay tuned’

Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a legal threat from the Department of Justice just days before a controversial California firearms law takes effect that would ban gun dealers from selling Glock-style handguns. In a letter sent Tuesday to the governor and Attorney General Rob Bonta, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned…

Dan Le Batard fires back at Craig Carton’s ‘woke scumbag’ jab

The never-ending beef between Craig Carton and Dan Le Batard has been reignited. Carton went on a tirade Friday on his WFAN show, in which he called the ex-ESPN personality a “woke scumbag … with no talent” among other insults he hurled–– and Le Batard fired right back at him.…

Water might secretly be a mix of 2 different liquids, scientists say

For years, scientists have suspected that, at the molecular level, water is two different liquids ‪—‬ a denser one and a less-dense one ‪—‬ that are constantly switching places. Catching real molecular evidence of this microscopic transformation has been hard. But now, with help from artificial intelligence, researchers say they’ve…

Toledo pole vaulter Eva Moran dead at 19 after car accident

Toledo freshman pole vaulter Eva Moran died at the age of 19 following a car crash Friday in Ohio, the university announced Saturday. She was pronounced dead at Marion General Hospital after the accident, during which she was “ejected” from her vehicle, according to 13abc.com. “There are no words to…

SIGMA 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens review

The Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport is one of those lenses that instantly grabs your attention simply because of how ambitious it is. Covering everything from 60mm all the way up to 600mm with its powerful 10x zoom, it’s designed to handle wildlife, sports, aviation and even some…

5 hiring tools that level the playing field for small business owners

New York Post may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. We recently went through a hiring process here that just dragged on and on, during a very busy time of year.  Instead of getting a fully staffed team up…

‘Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated’: The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats

In this excerpt from “Cats: A History” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026), author Rod Phillips, professor of history at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, examines a bizarre practice that began in the Middle Ages — putting animals on trials for “crimes” they had committed. Animals, including birds, insects and livestock, were…

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