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Secretary of State announced late Tuesday, with more than 962,000 signatures and will be certified June 25th unless withdrawn.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…

Star driver pays tribute to Kyle Busch with special Indy 500 car design

Kyle Busch’s memory will live on at the Indianapolis 500. Following the NASCAR driver’s sudden death from severe pneumonia earlier this week, Dale Coyne Racing’s Romain Grosjean performed a tribute to the legendary Busch. Grosjean drives the No. 18 car (the same number Busch used for much of his career),…

Republicans needle Graham Platner with devastating AI porta potty ad

WASHINGTON — Hopefully, it had hand sanitizer inside. Republicans’ official Senate campaign arm needled lefty Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner over recent revelations about his Reddit musings about loving the smell of porta-potties and using them to pleasure himself. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) rolled out a quick AI…

2 subtle signs of Alzheimer’s may appear as early as age 45

Clues to a degenerative disease could be showing up sooner than we realize. Alzheimer’s disease primarily affects people over the age of 65, but a couple of subtle signs could come up to two decades before. And both could provide insight into how and when the disease develops over our…

How to watch F1 Canadian Grand Prix 2026 for free: Time, livestream

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. F1 is heading north. The 55th annual running of the Canadian Grand Prix is today, May 24, and will be the fifth round of this…

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