Gavin Newsom ripped as California’s population drops

A grim new report found California lost more than 50,000 residents last year, leaving Gov. Gavin Newsom and state officials talking out of both sides of their mouths on which direction the state is headed. On Friday, the state’s Department of Finance issued a defensive press release blaming a “full year of restrictive federal policy changes” on legal international migration, which slashed California’s population growth by more than half. The agency dismissed the loss of tens of thousands of people as a “slight” population drop that represented less than one-seventh of 1%. But on Friday evening, Newsom appeared on HBO’s…

Rangers promote Tanner Glass to director of player development

The Rangers filled their director of player development role internally. Tanner Glass, who had been the assistant director of player development since 2019, was promoted to the primary role after Jed Ortmeyer — who had held that position since 2017 — left to pursue other opportunities, The Post’s Mollie Walker…

Bruins’ Nikita Zadorov played through playoff series with torn MCL

Bruins star Nikita Zadorov made a startling revelation on Friday: he played much of his team’s first-round series with a torn MCL. Zadorov, 31, disclosed the injury to reporters following Boston’s 4-1 Game 6 loss to Buffalo, which gave the Sabres a 4-2 series win. “I tore my MCL [in]…

Cody Bellinger, Trent Grisham power Yankees to another win over Orioles

The Yankees entered this winter with two high-ceiling, no-longer-that-young outfield prospects in Jasson Domínguez and Spencer Jones who probably deserved and deserve a shot at extended playing time.  And yet Brian Cashman & Co. filled up the major league outfield by extending a qualifying offer to Trent Grisham, who accepted,…

Jaxson Dart, girlfriend Marissa Ayers stun at 2026 Kentucky Derby

There is no cutting corners for Kentucky Derby weekend, and Jaxson Dart and Marissa Ayers didn’t disappoint. The Giants quarterback sported a white Dolce & Gabbana suit with black pinstripes with a matching Bellissimo hat, as he described on the red carpet at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday. He…

A surprising sunscreen booster may be hiding at your favorite bar

Something exciting is brewing in the skincare world. A new study suggests that a byproduct of beer production could make sunscreens more effective at blocking harmful ultraviolet B rays, which are responsible for sunburns. The finding could be significant, as studies have shown that many products on store shelves don’t…

Inside Meta’s play to turn 250M SMBs into AI customers

Meta is making a play for Main Street. The tech giant is launching Meta Small Business, an aggressive initiative offering the 250 million small and medium businesses that use its platform a suite of new AI tools. The company is betting that smaller enterprises will drive its next growth phase as…

Once-a-week activity may cut older people’s dementia risk by 30%

Kitchen aid? A new study out of Japan found that older adults who practice a key mealtime habit might lower their risk of dementia by anywhere from 30% to almost 70%. In fact, if they’re beginners with low skills, the benefit is even greater. Published in the Journal of Epidemiology…

Eric Swalwell breaks silence on Chinese spy rumors as 0K payments revealed

California governor candidate Eric Swalwell is speaking out about the Chinese spy who infiltrated his office and sparked a congressional ethics probe — as revelations surface about $300,000 in legal payments from his campaign fund around the same time. Swalwell insisted he was cleared of wrongdoing, dismissing the scandal as…

Why more men are undergoing this  sexual procedure during March Madness

For some men, March Madness isn’t just about brackets — it’s also prime time for a vasectomy. Previous research has shown that demand for the procedure tends to spike during the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments, which are held every spring. Some surgeons have agreed that this is…

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