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…

Popular theory on the most slimming fashion style debunked in new study

Here’s the skinny on looking slim — horizontal stripes are in! Fashionistas of varying physiques have long been force-fed the belief that wearing horizontal stripes makes the body look short and fat.  Well, that’s a big fat lie, according to eye-widening new data, debunking the antiquated myth about lined patterns and width. …

Apple shares pop 4% as shoppers race to buy updated iPhones, MacBooks

Apple shares popped more than 4% on Friday morning after reporting huge demand from shoppers for its flagship iPhones and MacBooks – but Wall Street still has questions about the company’s artificial intelligence strategy. The Big Tech giant crushed earnings expectations in second-quarter results released Thursday, bolstered by recent releases…

Exclusive | DHS bars ex-Dem Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, her family and friends from federal funds over alleged M FEMA theft

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has suspended former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) as well as her family, associates and businesses from receiving future federal funds after she was indicted for allegedly stealing $5.7 million in taxpayer money. DHS General Counsel James Percival told The Post in a statement that…

Long Island has a ‘high burden’ for a common blood disorder: new study

About 100,000 Americans have sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common inherited blood disorder in the US. Roughly 10% of patients reside in New York State, with the majority living in NYC, researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health found. Using data from 42,200 SCD hospitalizations in the state…

Iran hands over latest proposal to end war with US

Tehran passed its latest proposal to end its war with the US to Washington through mediators on Thursday, Iranian sources and state media said Friday. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has handed over the text of its latest negotiation plan to Pakistan,” Iran’s government-run IRNA news agency reported. Follow The…

Exclusive | Chirayu Rana — former JPMorgan banker at center of ‘completely fabricated’ ‘sex slave’ allegations against Lorna Hajdini — left new job 3 weeks ago

Wall Street financier Chirayu Rana, the anonymous “John Doe” who filed a sensational — and fiercely disputed — sexual harassment lawsuit against a JPMorgan Chase executive has left investment firm Bregal Sagemount, senior company sources have told The Post. The 35-year-old principal’s biography remained on the Gene Yoon-led firm’s website…

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