Pelosi’s would-be successor faces radical reality of Bay Area voters in heated confrontation

The leading candidate to win Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat faced a grilling at the hands of a pro-Palestinian activist at a busy establishment in San Francisco’s Mission District. A viral, three-minute clip shows an unidentified agitator berating California state Sen. Scott Wiener, who advanced to the November general election for California’s 11th congressional district with 41% of the vote over Pelosi-endorsed Connie Chan. U.S. Congressional candidate Scott Wiener was harassed by a Free Palestine activist. 🇺🇸Scott, who is Jewish, had changed his stance on Israel, parroting the typical Free Palestine rhetoric, in order to get easy votes.It turns out, to…

Isaiah Hartenstein signing new three-year,  million Thunder contract

Isaiah Hartenstein isn’t going anywhere. Hartenstein is returning to the Thunder on a three-year, $75 million deal, with a rare mutual option after the 2027-28 season, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday night. The contract also has a 15 percent trade kicker, per ESPN. The Thunder had a big decision to…

Young Padres outfielder gives honest thoughts on Dodgers rivalry

The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers currently sit as the best rivalry in baseball right now. But when it comes down to a weekend matchup against one another at the end of June, young outfielder Samad Taylor views the rivalry as “Just another day of baseball.” Of…

Ex-’60 Minutes’ boss Bill Owens blasts Paramount, CBS News leaders in tell-all: ‘Worst-run media company in the history of America’

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…

Saks emerges from bankruptcy with new name and focus on luxe retail

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…

UCLA softball, seeded No. 8, will open NCAA Tournament at home

There was an upbeat tone amid a rare loss. All that mattered for the UCLA softball team was that its biggest goal remained within reach. “We’re going to hold our heads high and make sure that we go into next week just as prepared as we can be,” slugger Megan…

Liberty survive for frustrating overtime win against Mystics

WASHINGTON — Sunday’s game between the Liberty and Washington Mystics wasn’t pretty. But it was a win — albeit an all-around frustrating game for both sides. The Liberty, despite the stop-and-go nature of the game and all the fouls, ultimately found a way to spoil the Mystics’ home opener, winning…

San Francisco plots outdoor smoking ban as locals erupt

San Francisco is rolling out a sweeping outdoor smoking ban that would snuff out cigarettes on bar patios and parklets across the city. The move has ignited outrage among local business owners, who argue the draconian measure is just the latest example of government overreach putting neighborhood bars at risk.…

New AI office leases stoking hot Manhattan market

AI might one day wreak havoc on commercial real estate, as some fear. But at least right now, it’s only adding fire to the superheated Manhattan market. The fear is that AI will lead to large employee layoffs, which of course would mean companies would need less office space —…

Ohio gov candidate Vivek Ramaswamy sounds alarm about Medicaid fraud — after 288 companies found registered to same address

Ohio gubernatorial hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy is calling for a major crackdown on Medicaid fraud in the state after a probe allegedly uncovered millions of dollars in taxpayer funds being funneled to nonexistent home-healthcare companies. The investigation found 288 separate Ohio home-healthcare companies with the same address — while listed locations…

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