Spencer Pratt declares he can win LA Mayor race after fiery debate

Spencer Pratt is feeling confident after a strong showing in his first mayoral debate, telling CBS many of his supporters are Democrats he believes will help secure him 51% of the vote in the June primary.  “Everyone I know – my family – are all Democrats. I grew up in LA. I went to Crossroads. Everybody that texted me last night, amazing, congratulations — are all Democrats,” he told CBS’ Adam Yamaguchi. In his first network interview, Pratt who is a registered Republican, said he appeals to Angelenos regardless of party because he focuses on the local issues and not…

Bloodbath at Silicon Valley giant as CEO’s savage memo to staff emerges

Cloudflare is axing more than 1,100 employees in a worldwide bloodbath as the San Francisco tech giant dramatically restructures. Founders told staff that the company’s internal use of artificial intelligence has exploded more than 600% in just three months. The internet security and cloud networking firm revealed the massive cuts…

Knicks have to find what’s eluded them most in this booming era

PHILADELPHIA — At this point, it’s hard to remember just how thirsty we were as a basketball populace for so many years, just how starved. The Knicks lost 93-80 to the Pacers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on June 2, 2000. That year was the ninth consecutive…

Soon-to-be SpaceX billionaires are gearing up for a windfall

SpaceX’s looming IPO is set to mint more new billionaires than any liquidity event in history. Its Nasdaq listing in June could exceed $2 trillion, making it the largest company ever to go public. Analysts say the IPO will spur innovation, much like the PayPal sale did in 2002. SpaceX’s…

House Republicans ask Bill Gates and Leon Black to testify on Jeffrey Epstein ties

House Republicans have asked billionaires Bill Gates and Leon Black to testify before Congress about their past ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The House Oversight Committee sent letters Tuesday asking Gates, Black and Goldman Sachs’ outgoing general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler to appear before the panel as it investigates the…

When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?

​​Antarctica, which is nearly four times the size of the United States, is almost entirely covered by a miles-thick layer of ice.But the South Pole hasn’t always been frozen. So when was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?This ice cap formed relatively recently in geological terms, experts told Live Science.…

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