Stores may be closing, but the savings are just getting started. Dubbed the retail apocalypse, over the past few years, brick-and-mortar stores have seen significant shutters. Shoppers have lost some major players in the retail game due to low foot traffic, high lease prices, and the pivot toward digital. For JCPenney, as the decline of shopping malls took a hit, the writing was on the wall. The once-booming department store and anchor to malls across America has been quietly closing down locations since 2020. After a bankruptcy filing at the height of the pandemic in 2020, the chain announced it…
Taylor Frankie Paul Checked in for ‘Voluntary Stay’ at Rehab Center, Committed to ‘Being a Good Mom’
Taylor Frankie Paul voluntarily checked into a rehab facility recently, Us Weekly can confirm. “She is focused on doing the work with her mental health professionals and checked in for a voluntary stay,” a source tells Us. “She has since been cleared and departed. Her priority remains doing the work…
President Trump has discussed resuming full-scale war with Iran, but is opting to stay the course with diplomacy for now. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Trump has spoken to War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about abandoning peace…
LeBron James’ Lakers career can now be viewed as a timeline, with each stop telling a different part of the story: the arrival, the injury, the Anthony Davis trade, the bubble championship, the Kobe Bryant grief, the scoring record, the NBA Cup, the Bronny James moment and, finally, the Luka…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Who wants stiff jeans? Not Us — and, apparently, not Sarah Jessica Parker, either. Instead of heavy denim, Parker wore a crisp summer skirt that made her look like the…
Dead-end bitcoin mining wastes as much energy as Switzerland’s entire hydropower generation capacity
Network latency in bitcoin mining is driving massive energy waste — the annual equivalent of the total generation capacity of Switzerland’s entire hydroelectric power system, scientists say. This wasted energy results from inefficiencies in the mining process and increasing competition among bitcoin miners.In a new study published May 26 in…
Tick these TikTok tricks off your list. With the rise in disease-harboring ticks across the country also comes an uptick in viral hacks to remove the nasty suckers. But don’t believe everything you see online — some methods may leave you with more than an itch to escape the city…
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to those who celebrate. For the 16th straight year, the Mets are paying Bonilla $1.19 million on July 1 due to one of the most bizarre deals in sports history. After Bonilla, now 63, hit just .160 across 60 games for the Mets in 1999, the…
Before joining Love Island USA, Amora Cacheé Robinson found a job on Craigslist as a bikini server. “I went on Craigslist and I found a listing looking for bikini server girls,” Amora shared in the Tuesday, June 30, episode. “So I went and then they gave us these string bikinis.”…
Former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson told “Pod Force One” in the latest episode, released Wednesday, that the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer could be handing over even more records about its talks with Biden administration officials who sought to suppress online speech. “Pfizer will have to turn over documents talking…
The patient: A man in his 20s in Edinburgh, U.K.The symptoms: The man visited an eye clinic after noticing floaters — small, dark shapes drifting across his field of vision — along with brief flashes of light in his right eye for six days. He was otherwise healthy and had…
It is the start of July. That means your favorite Giants players and coaches are somewhere other than the team facility, probably on vacation. The early weeks of summer are upon us, and if you cannot muster up some level of optimism about your favorite team, you are either a…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! We’ve seen celebs wear cutoff, patch-pocket and even purple jeans, but Mariska Hargitay‘s embroidered pair are a new level of chic. The pants style simply screams ‘Hamptons boutique,’ and we…
WASHINGTON – President Trump will take his new Air Force One for its first flight on Wednesday when he heads to North Dakota to open the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The trip is part of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations. The president will also take a train ride, boarding the…
Aaron Judge is “starting to feel better,” Aaron Boone said, though that feeling has not yet translated into concrete progress toward a return. Thursday will mark four weeks since the Yankees announced their captain had suffered a stress fracture of a rib and would undergo additional medical imaging in “approximately…
Love Island USA‘s Caleb McDaniel is just as confused by the villa’s code words for sex as the audience is. During the Tuesday, June 30, episode of the Peacock show, Caleb asked what “French fry” means and Trinity Tatum replied that it was “Deejaying.” No more information was provided for…
Love Island USA‘s Kenzie Annis stood behind her decision to explore multiple men at once in the villa. During the Tuesday, June 30, episode of the show, Kenzie confessed to Dylan Wrona that she secretly had a makeout session with Gal Tshnieder. She defended her decision to explore her feelings for…
WASHINGTON — In a seismic ruling for campaign finance law, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and their preferred candidates are unconstitutional. The 6-3 ruling paves the way for Republicans to exploit their massive fundraising advantage in the 2026 midterm cycle as they try to…
Sabrina Ionescu planted her feet and let the ball fly. Through the net it fell Tuesday night. She celebrated by waving finger guns. Finally. For two weeks, Ionescu had been searching for her shot and fit within a new system that matured without her. She looked off a count in…
Darrell Sheets’ son, Brandon Sheets, paid tribute to his father in an emotional celebration of life speech. “He was like a pillar. [He was] stellar, he was strong. He reminds me of his father so much,” Darrell’s Storage Wars costar Laura Dotson exclusively told Us Weekly of Brandon’s presence at…
WASHINGTON — President Trump reported a financial windfall in annual disclosure documents, including more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency income and tens of millions from new foreign real estate deals since re-entering the White House. Trump reaped a staggering $635 million from sales of his free-floating $Trump meme coin —…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The first words out of United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s mouth on Tuesday afternoon weren’t about their upcoming opponent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32. It wasn’t about tactics or the pressure on the hosts in the knockout rounds. It…
Tori Spelling is reflecting on Shannen Doherty’s death nearly two years after her passing — revealing why it affected her differently than when she grieved the loss of her father, Aaron Spelling. “I had more of an emotional … outward reaction when Shan passed than my own father,” Tori, 53,…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Trends come and go, but Christie Brinkley reached for the timeless silhouette that outlasts them all. While hosting the Billy Joel: And So It Goes event, Brinkley donned bootcut jeans…
President Trump continued his hot streak Tuesday, powering several of his preferred Republican candidates to victory in key primary elections. Here are nine takeaways from contests in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia. Trump takes out Thomas Massie in Kentucky The president claimed his latest political scalp in the hotly-contested House…
An energy company has successfully installed the world’s largest single-unit floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of southern China.The 16-megawatt system, known as Three Gorges Pilot, was completed in waters too deep for a traditional fixed-bottom foundation near Yangjiang in Guangdong province. Company representatives published a statement detailing the…
The first seven games of Karl-Anthony Towns, point center, had worked better than anyone could’ve anticipated. The Knicks offense exploded. Towns was a pivotal part of an attack with a 130.5 offensive rating in that span, averaging eight assists. But that was against the Hawks and 76ers, teams who didn’t…
Welcome to Plathville’s Lydia Plath and Zac Wyse were vocal about saving their first kiss for their wedding day — so how long did they wait to have sex? During the Tuesday, May 19, episode of the TLC series, Lydia, 22, met up with her friend and bridesmaid Mariah to…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joined the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP Tuesday in demanding that black athletes boycott Southeastern Conference (SEC) universities in states that pursued redistricting. Jeffries argued state universities in the SEC – the NCAA’s top conference for college athletics – haven’t done enough to…
OG Anunoby’s injured hamstring prevented him from returning for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals — until he was needed most. The Knicks’ best all-around performer through the bulk of the first two rounds was largely out of rhythm in his first game in 13 days, struggling to move…
Amanda Batula dropped a financial bombshell about her and estranged husband Kyle Cooke during the In the City premiere — surprising fans and her castmates. During the Tuesday, May 19, episode of the Summer House spinoff, Amanda, 34, confided in Lindsay Hubbard about her and Kyle’s money drama as the pair…
The Trump administration is expected to announce criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro on Wednesday, in a move that would mark a step-up in Washington’s pressure campaign against the Caribbean island’s communist government. The charges against Castro, 94, are expected to be based on a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets…
It got lost in the historic comeback, but it’s something that will certainly play a factor going forward. Mitchel Robinson was effective early in the Knicks’ epic 115-104 overtime win over the Cavaliers in Game 1 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. But Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson went to…
Warm-weather entertaining means competing with mosquitoes, flies and ants for your own patio — and a handful of easy-to-grow plants can help push pests back without sprays or candles. What Plants Help Repel Pests in Outdoor Spaces? A short list of common herbs and flowers — including lavender, marigolds, basil,…
The Republican nominee for Georgia’s next governor will be settled in a runoff election next month in the race to succeed term-limited GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire health care executive Rick Jackson were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s GOP primary, but both received less…
Madison Square Garden went electric when the Knicks’ customary spark went out. As the Knicks mounted a miraculous 22-point comeback to steal a 115-104 overtime win over the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Josh Hart was glued to the bench for nearly the entire fourth quarter…
Former NBA player Jason Collins had two surgeries weeks before his shocking and untimely death at age 47. According to a death certificate obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 19, Collins underwent a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt procedure on April 20. The medical device can be surgically implanted to relieve…
Self-styled Democratic Socialist state Rep. Chris Rabb is on track to become the latest House “Squad” member after his victory in Pennsylvania’s Third Congressional District primary Tuesday night. Rabb, who was endorsed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), ahead of the Democratic primary, received 44.1% of the vote in the solidly…
He worked his magic! A Voodoo King delivered a clutch assist ahead of the Knicks wild Tuesday night comeback win, conducting a spiritual cleanse to quell fears from fans that Mayor Zohran Mamdani would bring his “Curse of the Mambino” to Madison Square Garden. Michael Washington, 46, who goes by…
Bravo newcomer Kenny Martin is teasing how the aftermath of Amanda Batula and West Wilson’s shocking romance will play out on In the City. “I was not a part of it, but cameras definitely pick back up,” Kenny told Us Weekly exclusively ahead of the show’s Tuesday, May 19, premiere.…
A bitter GOP civil war is erupting in California’s governor race with Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco torching Republican rival Steve Hilton’s campaign as a “full-blown lie” and claiming he’s been “bought and paid for” by Democrats. In a blistering video message Tuesday, Bianco flatly demanded Hilton quit the race…
Do Cavaliers fans have Dave Portnoy to blame for their team’s implosion in the fourth quarter as the Knicks defeated Cleveland in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals? Cleveland held an extensive lead when the Barstool Sports founder seemed to tempt fate, posting a sarcastic message on X, telling…
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