Why Nancy Pelosi has refused to endorse any candidate for her seat, leaving them devastated

Some helpful advice for the candidates seeking Nancy Pelosi’s coveted endorsement in the race to succeed the two-time former House speaker — don’t hold your breath. San Francisco’s congresswoman of four decades appears to have no intention of throwing her support to any of the top three candidates in the June primary election, whether it be state Sen. Scott Wiener, city Supervisor Connie Chan or progressive centimillionaire Saikat Chakrabarti. Pelosi has been mum on the reasons for her decision to stay out of the race, and her office delcined comment, but she told a reporter late last year that an…

11 House seats move to GOP’s favor after major redistricting wins for Trump

A midterm election handicapper upgraded Republicans’ chances of winning eleven House races Friday after major redistricting victories for President Trump. The new race ratings released by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report pertain to congressional districts in Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. Four districts in Virginia, where the state Supreme Court ruled…

OG Anunoby out for Game 3 against 76ers in major Knicks injury blow

PHILADELPHIA — Game 3 was too soon for OG Anunoby. Despite the Knicks’ optimism that his injury is minor, Anunoby is out for the Knicks’ clash against the 76ers on Friday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. He was listed as questionable heading into the game. Anunoby suffered a right hamstring…

OnlyFans to sell 16% stake to Architect Capital at B valuation

OnlyFans announced Friday that it reached a deal to sell a roughly 16% stake to Architect Capital that values the porn streaming site at $3.15 billion, after the Silicon Valley investment firm struggled to clinch backers. Fenix International Limited, which owns OnlyFans, said the deal includes a $535 million investment…

Angel Reese trade is already paying off for Dream

The WNBA season hasn’t even started yet and the Dream are already benefiting from the Angel Reese trade. After Atlanta acquired Reese from the Chicago Sky on Monday for two first-round picks, the franchise’s ticket sales have since skyrocketed. Stubhub revealed Thursday that sales spiked by 15 times last season’s…

ABC News announces shake-up at George Stephanopoulos’ ‘This Week’

ABC News is tapping insider Jon Schlosberg to run its flagship Sunday show “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” installing a streaming-era producer at the helm of its top political program. Schlosberg moves into the job after a five-year stint as senior producer of “Prime with Linsey Davis,” ABC News Live’s…

Warriors’ playoff push begins in earnest tonight against Kings

SAN FRANCISCO — The push is officially on. With Steph Curry, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford set to share the floor for the first time Friday against the Kings, the Warriors begin an abbreviated dress rehearsal for what they hope can turn into an improbable playoff run from the bottom…

Barron Trump preps for launch of new beverage company in May

First son Barron Trump is serving as director of a new beverage company incorporated in Florida last December, according to state corporation filings. The 20-year-old Trump scion is one of five directors of the herbal tea start-up SOLLOS Yerba Mate Inc., which is set to launch in May 2026 with pineapple- and coconut-flavored…

Melania Trump says ‘I am not Epstein’s victim’ in stunning public address

WASHINGTON —  Melania Trump reignited interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case Thursday by shockingly declaring she wasn’t the dead sex trafficker’s victim or accomplice — and then urging Congress to hold public hearings with victims to expose his associates. The first lady delivered her stunning remarks in the ornate foyer of the…

Aoshima: Japan’s tiny ‘Cat Island’ where felines hugely outnumber humans

QUICK FACTSName: AoshimaLocation: Ehime prefecture, JapanCoordinates: 33.7361, 132.4812Why it’s incredible: Cats outnumber humans by about 27 to 1.Aoshima is a tiny, 0.2-square-mile (0.5 square kilometers) Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea that is home to around 80 feral cats and three elderly people. It is the best known of…

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