NJ Rep. McIver’s ‘assault’ on cops at ICE protest is protected by free speech, lawyer claims

Lawyers for US Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) claimed she was protected by free speech when she was arrested for allegedly assaulting cops at an anti-ICE protest — and “she wouldn’t have drawn a flagrant foul in the Knicks-Spurs game” for the move anyway. The NJ congresswoman is facing up to 17 years behind bars for the May 2025 tussle outside Garden State ICE facility Delaney Hall, in which she allegedly “slammed” her forearm into an agent and tried to grab him as Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for a since-dropped trespassing charge. McIver and her lawyers were in a…

LaVar Ball flaunts features of wild .2 million Chino Hills mansion

Ball family members are no strangers to being in headlines. This has been proven once again after LaMelo, the youngest Ball son, was traded from the Hornets to the Timberwolves on June 24. But LaMelo isn’t the only Ball who is drawing attention this week. His father, LaVar Ball, was…

Mets plan to call up pitching prospect Zach Thornton after David Peterson trade

The Mets’ pitching plan — something that president of baseball operations David Stearns acknowledged earlier this week has become a turn-by-turn patchwork — has started to come into focus for the immediate future. They’re “planning” for lefty Zach Thornton, who made his MLB debut last month, to get called up…

Joey Bosa likely retiring at 30 years old as he remains free agent

Joey Bosa’s NFL career may have quietly reached the end. The former No. 3 overall pick remains unsigned after spending last season with the Bills, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter said on his podcast that the 30-year-old pass rusher is more likely to retire than return. “It is more likely than…

Twins DFA pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson after rough start

The Twins are moving on from Simeon Woods Richardson. The former Mets pitching prospect was designated for assignment on Saturday after struggling mightily for Minnesota so far this season.  Woods Richardson, who was a second-round pick by the Mets in the 2018 MLB draft, had posted a sky-high 7.74 ERA…

Two-time loser Curtis Sliwa eying another NYC mayoral run in 2029

He’s throwing his beret in the ring a third time. Former NYC Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa is seriously considering another mayoral run – and the revelation came, strangely, while he was in California last week. Sliwa was addressing a group of students at Stanford University on May 22 when…

New device could make processors run 1,000 times faster without additional waste heat — scientists say it could reduce data center energy demands

Researchers in Japan have created a device that promises to boost computer processing speeds, without generating massive amounts of additional heat.Two of the limiting factors in high-performance computing, especially for the processors used in data centers, are the costly energy inputs required and the massive amount of waste heat generated.…

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