Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to sell America on a national billionaire tax as he cultivates a likely White House run in 2028 — despite passionately opposing the same levy in California. The governor introduced a national billionaire tax plan Friday morning, less than a day after his office failed to block a state wealth tax going to California voters in November. The measure is seeking to levy a one-time, 5% tax on billionaires to cover healthcare costs in the state. Newsom announced he supports a national levy adding “the fight to make the wealthiest Americans pay more in taxes…
IRVINE, Calif. — If you are of a certain age and have followed U.S. soccer in World Cup play further back than this current 2026 group, you’ll remember that goals came as frequently for the Americans as playoff appearances for the Jets and wins for the current Mets. Historically, goals…
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The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms. The Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by Republicans, approved the list of over critics…
Former “60 Minutes” executive producer Bill Owens is reportedly writing a tell-all memoir about his 37 years at CBS News, taking aim at owner Paramount, its CEO David Ellison and editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, among others. In a proposal obtained by Breaker Media, Owens describes Paramount’s decision to settle President Trump’s…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s endorsement of a national billionaire tax is being mocked by his own party who support a one-time state version of the tax, including Congressman Ro Khanna. Khanna, speaking to reporters Friday, teared into Newsom for his “flip-flopping” in touting his national tax idea while opposing the…
Luxury retailer Saks Global on Friday emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after nearly five months, under a new ownership structure and corporate name and with a smaller store footprint and lower debt. The company will operate under the name Exemplar Luxury Group (ELG), and will focus on luxury retail, after Saks closed most of…
Soccer legend Lionel Messi was honored with an 85-foot statue in his home country of Argentina (in the small town of Cutral Có, in the country’s Patagonia region), marking the biggest Messi statue ever made. However, the pose that Messi is in for the statue is raising eyebrows, especially when…
Prime Day is here again, but the best value on Amazon is its Prime Video streaming service. For a reasonable price, you can stream some of Hollywood’s biggest hits from the past and present. The streamer just added several compelling titles in June, with the effective horror film, Escape Room,…
President Trump on Friday urged Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt to dispute his loss in the primary. The Republican president repeated claims he’s been making in recent days that he believes California’s elections were “rigged.” “Spencer Pratt…He shouldn’t go away quietly. He should protest because it was, in my…
Prediction market Kalshi granted Donald Trump Jr. about $300,000 worth of shares after he became a strategic adviser to the company early last year, according to a report. Kalshi’s compensation to the president’s eldest son came when the startup was valued at less than $2 billion — or under a…
For the first time, scientists can develop computer chips with transistors smaller than 1 nanometer. The new “NanoStack” architecture that has made this possible could even one day lead to transistors as small as 0.1 nm, the scientists claimed.The new 0.7 nm transistors are significantly smaller than those that feature…
It’s no secret that there has been some tension between the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Dalton Rushing. But could it be a bit overblown? Joe Maddon, Ohtani’s former manager, believes it is and called the disconnection between the two “a bad look.” “The solution to this is [to put] Shohei,…
Love Island USA’s Gabriel Vasconcelos questioned how taboo sex is in America after discussing his hookups in the villa. “I was not worried about anybody else [having sex in the villa]. I was focusing on myself in the moment,” Gabriel said on the Thursday, June 25, episode of “The Viall…
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Friday that American forces conducted military strikes on Iran in a “powerful response” to an Iranian drone attack on a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian drone storage facilities and coastal radar sites were hit by US warplanes in retaliation for the Thursday…
The wealthy husband and wife co-founders of the plant-based supplement brand Cymbiotika and their young children came face-to-face with armed home invaders in Cannes who escaped with millions, The California Post has learned. Shahab Elmi, Durana Elmi and their two minor children had rented a home in France for The…
TLC star Deon Derrico broke his silence in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly after ex-wife Karen Derrico was arrested for threatening him and their 14 kids. “I still love her as a mother of my children. But I do not like her at all. I don’t like what she’s…
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins. Buttigieg wrote in a Substack post that a Michigan State Police officer told him they found nothing to…
Google is reportedly looking to bleed publishers yet again — threatening to exclude them from a lucrative new artificial-intelligence partnership unless they allow the tech giant to train its AI bots on their valuable content. In recent months, Google has been pitching news and entertainment publishers on a new pilot…
With the aid of AI, scientists have identified a potential new antibiotic to treat gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that’s increasingly resistant to drugs. The newfound antibiotic has shown promise in lab experiments involving a “vagina on a chip,” researchers report in a new study.”There’s an urgent need to…
Pass the patch. The US is in the middle of an estrogen patch shortage, with menopausal women struggling to get ahold of hormone therapy to stave off their symptoms — and experts don’t think the problem’s likely to resolve any time soon. But a study recently published in the New…
Cameron Boozer’s girlfriend has no doubt the forward is going to be received well in his next big career step. Yva Lauren Cao gave fans and followers an inside look into Boozer’s NBA draft night, in which he walked away as a member of the Grizzlies after being the No.…
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US power firm NextEra Energy is discussing a mostly stock deal for Dominion Energy that would value the smaller Virginia-based utility at about $76 per share, or around $66 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. The offer represents a premium of roughly 21% to Dominion’s closing price on Friday, according to Reuters calculations. NextEra would exchange…
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — The waiting was the hardest part. “I did my part,’’ Justin Thomas said after shooting a 5-under-par 65 to post 5 under as the leader in the clubhouse in the PGA Championship Sunday at Aronimink Golf Club. Thomas’ final round ended at 3:05 p.m., with the…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Sophia Bush proved that not all statement pieces have to be flashy, bright or embellished — sometimes, it’s the staples that really transform a look. While promoting her new movie, Broad Trip…
WASHINGTON — It was a real buzz kill. A massive swarm of bees overtook the White House grounds Friday for reasons that are not entirely clear, bombarding the press corps around the North Lawn. Reporters who frequent the so-called “Pebble Beach” media area to shoot live shots took cover as…
Aaron Rodgers waited until nearly the final possible moment before committing to the Steelers. Finally, in joining the team, he ended months of speculation by agreeing to a one-year deal with the franchise shortly before offseason activities begin. The 42-year-old quarterback finalized the agreement after spending much of the offseason…
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Two Republican members of Congress from California are fighting against each other for political survival, and the intraparty spat turned especially nasty thanks to a scathing ad about a 1994 prostitution scandal. Reps. Young Kim and Ken Calvert currently represent Orange and Riverside counties, respectively. However, an anti-Trump gerrymandering plot…
The Mets were dead team walking late Friday night. A game was lost, and so was Clay Holmes for months with a fractured fibula. That left the Mets eight games under .500 and sensing that they had just suffered one key injury too many, this one to the most consistent…
Singer and early aughts icon Kylie Minogue is opening up about her love life and making some rare comments about two of her most impactful exes, Michael Hutchence and Jason Donovan. “Yes, probably,” Minogue, 57, said of Hutchence in a Saturday, May 16, interview with The Sunday Times, confirming Hutchence…
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a Democrat running for California governor, said Saturday that California Democrats cannot blame President Donald Trump for the state’s homelessness and affordability crises. Villaraigosa said Democrats still need to confront problems created under their own party’s leadership after calling Trump “a threat to our democracy.” “But…
Fitness influencer and trainer Mark Langowski, known on social media as @bodybymark, hosted a pushup and plank competition in New York City this week, where he urged the public to get up and get moving. On his platform of nearly two million Instagram followers, Langowski asks fit people to share their workout routines.…
Naz Reid has some strong ideas on what it will take for the Timberwolves to take it to the next level. Minnesota lost to the Spurs in Game 6 on Friday, which ended its season in the Western Conference semifinals. The Timberwolves reached the Western Conference finals in back-to-back seasons…
Funnily enough, the show that everyone seems to be talking about at the water cooler this year takes place in … an office. But it’s no ordinary office. In this darkly funny show, Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) plays an employee at biotechnology corporation Lumon Industries. Scott’s character, and everyone…
WASHINGTON — Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen broke down in tears while reflecting on his decision to drop his reelection bid after redistricting all but ensured he had no path to victory. Cohen (D-Tenn.), the sole Democrat in Tennessee’s congressional delegation, lamented the Republicans’ revamping of the Volunteer State’s 9th district,…
Record Bey-ker. A “clean” comedian who has sold more tickets for his latest tour than Beyoncé has announced that he wants to build his own Disney World-style theme park in Nashville with himself as the mascot. Tennessee comic Nate Bargatze, 47, who has made a living from his no-swears, no-politics…
Less is more in the case of this cancer treatment. The most common form of cancer among men in the US, after skin cancer, prostate cancer often comes with traditional treatments that cause difficult side effects. Now, a recent study may have found a potentially easier, less disruptive and more…
The Mets, on life support after a horrendous start to their season and with a roster filled with injured players, sure appeared to be on their way to another series loss, this time to the Yankees in the Subway Series. Instead, they came away with a stunning win. Down to…
Adam Driver has addressed former Girls costar Lena Dunham’s memoir for the first time. “I have no comment on any of that,” Driver, 42, said during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 17. “I’m saving it all for my book.” Dunham, 40, made headlines in…
A Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan is being roasted online over a series of unhinged TikTok campaign videos that show her twerking, lip-syncing and posing in front of banners that scream “p—y power.” Shelby Campbell, a 32-year-old single mom, has flooded her social media with clips of herself dancing, responding…
There may be some glimmer of hope for Primm Valley Resorts, the last full-time casino still operating in Primm, Nevada, the tiny gambling outpost formerly known as State Line along Interstate 15. Members of the Primm family said in a statement shared with The California Post that they’ll be working to…
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