Trump confirms GOP will hold ‘midterm convention’ in  Dallas in September

President Trump confirmed Tuesday that the Republican Party will host an unusual “midterm convention” in Dallas on Sept. 9-10. The location and dates for the event, designed to drum up enthusiasm for GOP candidates ahead of the Nov. 3 election, were first reported by Bloomberg News. “BIG NEWS! For the first time ever, the Republican Party will hold a MIDTERM CONVENTION. It will be in Dallas, Texas — One of my favorite places in the World,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “It will be fantastic! It has never been done before, and will be a truly Historic Event,” the president continued.…

Gavin Newsom finally stumps up the cash to speed up California’s glacially slow elections

Gov. Gavin Newsom is putting millions behind an effort to tackle one of California’s biggest election headaches: the state’s notoriously slow vote count. As part of California’s newly approved $351.7 billion state budget, Newsom and Democratic lawmakers allocated $40 million to help counties process ballots more quickly before the November general election. Republican strategist…

Hawaii Nordstrom Rack outpost abruptly closes

After more than a decade in business, a beloved clothing retail store will close at the end of July, leaving Honolulu residents one less place to purchase clothing. The Nordstrom Rack in the Waikiki neighborhood will close on July 27, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser. The 34,000 square foot…

How Rangers can fill their biggest need as offseason market opens up

The dropoff after Vladislav Gavrikov on the left side of the Rangers defense corps is considerable and remains a priority as free agency begins at noon Wednesday. Finishing this past season with 21-year-old Drew Fortescue and Matthew Robertson, a career AHLer up until that campaign, as their second- and third-pair…

California Dems push war-time price gouging crackdown as gas prices spike

California lawmakers accusing oil companies of exploiting the Iran war to gouge drivers are now backing a bill that would allow the state to crack down under its emergency price-gouging laws. The Wartime Price Gouging Prevention Act (SB 493) — co-authored by Sen. Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) and Sen. Ben…

God makes people eat more junk food: study

Thank you, cheese-us. Multiple studies have found that consuming ultra-processed foods like chips, ice cream and pizza can increase the risk of multiple health conditions like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and other chronic diseases. But now when you reach for the unholy (and unhealthy) trinity of fat, salt…

Joe Schoen cements role as Giants GM with multiyear extension

The Giants have locked up their front office leadership for the near future. General manager Joe Schoen is getting a multiyear extension to remain with the team, The Post’s Paul Schwartz first reported. The decision comes months after the Giants made the game-changing decision to hire John Harbaugh as the…

Kyle Busch, NASCAR star, dead at 41

Kyle Busch, one of NASCAR’s top drivers, died Thursday after being hospitalized with a severe illness this week. He was 41. News of Busch’s illness was announced by his family earlier in the day, and the shocking news came of his death came from NASCAR shortly before 6 p.m. ET. …

Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan will hire more AI braniacs, fewer bankers

Artificial intelligence is poised to drastically shrink the workforce at the nation’s largest bank, but the transition will happen without the pain of mass layoffs, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Thursday. In an interview in Shanghai, the renowned money man told Bloomberg that AI will make his employees vastly…

SpaceX warns in IPO paperwork that Grok chatbot’s ‘Spicy’ mode poses investor risks

Elon Musk’s SpaceX tucked a warning into its go-public paperwork filed yesterday – disclosing that Grok’s “Spicy” and “Unhinged” chatbot modes could be a financial liability for the company.   The modes are intended to generate “less reserved” outputs but could ultimately cause reputational harm for SpaceX by spewing exploitative, nonconsensual…

Erika Kirk applauds Spencer Pratt for being ‘authentically American’

Erika Kirk, the wife of the late deceased Charlie Kirk, broke her silence Thursday on the Los Angeles mayoral race about candidate Spencer Pratt, who Republicans and Independents have coalesced around. The head of Turning Point said that no matter the outcome of the race, “what he’s doing is authentically…

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