Socialist congressional candidate Melat Kiros defeats longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado primary in another blow to establishment Dems

Insurgent socialist candidate Melat Kiros defeated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) Tuesday in Colorado’s 1st District House primary, marking the latest blow to the establishment wing of the Democratic Party.  Kiros came out on top of the incumbent, 49.3% to 43.5%, by the time the Associated Press called the race late Tuesday. Kiros’s win in the solidly blue district follows a string of victories by socialist and far-left candidates over incumbent and establishment-backed Democrats in New York in June, and it’s expected to tilt the political makeup of the House Democratic caucus even further to the left after the midterm…

USMNT’s biggest game in decades can bring more than World Cup glory

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Games like this, Mauricio Pochettino said, are 90 percent emotion. The world saw it Monday with all the Germans who wouldn’t step up and take a penalty, while Moroccan keeper Yassine Bounou stayed in total command in the most stressful of situations. Pochettino would like to…

LeBron James seen hanging poolside in first post as free agent

LeBron James is hitting free agency for the first time in eight years and doesn’t appear to be all too worried. Since the news broke that James and his agent, Rich Paul, informed the Los Angeles Lakers that he would not be returning to the team next season, James made…

Vance argues there is a ‘big silver lining’ in Supreme Court’s ‘preposterous ruling’ in birthright citizenship case 

Vice President JD Vance argued Tuesday that there is a “big silver lining” in the divided Supreme Court ruling striking down President Trump’s executive order outlawing birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and tourists. “I know a lot of conservatives, Laura, certainly the people that I’m talking to, that you’re talking…

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…

Eagles’ Nolan Smith arrested for speeding after allegedly hitting 135 mph

Another player with ties to the Georgia football program was arrested for being reckless on the roads. Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr., who played for the Bulldogs from 2019-22, was arrested last Friday and accused of speeding and reckless driving in Georgia, the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office told ESPN. Smith,…

What the Islanders can learn from the NHL’s final four

A year ago, the Islanders were trying to figure out how to break free from the cycle of mediocrity. Winning the Matthew Schaefer lottery with 3.5 percent odds was the franchise’s version of cutting the Gordian Knot in half with a sword, a deus ex machina that took years off…

Angels could lose ‘Los Angeles’ in team name with new bill

A California lawmaker is trying to force the perpetually godforsaken Los Angeles Angels to own up to an awkward truth — the baseball club doesn’t even play in LA. Assemblymember Avelino Valencia’s bill, AB 2512, would require the Major League Baseball franchise to go back to using the name “Anaheim…

Tom Steyer makes awkward blunder in ‘closing argument’ to voters

Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer is making his final pitch to California voters ahead of the June 2 governor primary — but an unlisted version of his latest campaign ad was riddled with stock-photo watermarks. Steyer rolled out a glossy new television spot “Together” that’s part of his “closing argument” to…

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