A California billionaire who fled to Las Vegas weeks before the cutoff for the state’s proposed wealth tax is blasting the measure, as more than 100 leading economists, including four Nobel laureates and a former top White House economic adviser, warn it is already driving the rich out of the state. At least seven billionaires, with a combined fortune of nearly $540 billion, about 30% of the state’s billionaire wealth, have already cut ties with California over the proposed tax, according to a Stanford study published last month. Among them is car loan titan Don Hankey told the California Post…
Michael Mann has been hospitalized following an accident at a Los Angeles gun range. “On Saturday, at a gun range, a weapon accidentally discharged while holstered resulting in a superficial injury to film director Michael Mann,” a rep for the director, 83, confirmed in a written statement shared with Us…
Los Angeles federal prosecutor Bill Essayli is calling on California officials to use a federal citizenship database to verify voter eligibility after an appeals court rejected President Donald Trump administration’s effort to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots tied to suspected noncitizens. In a post on X, Essayli questioned why California…
Takeaways from Sunday’s 38-33 Jets loss to the Raiders: 1. Geno Smith is a confounding quarterback. He played one of his best games of the season Sunday, going 20-for-32 passing for 290 yards and two touchdowns, but he did not play well enough to win … again. He threw a…
Martha Stewart is breaking her silence after sparking controversy with her “hungry” Halloween 2026 costume. “I am distressed that my Halloween costume yesterday, which was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness, has offended people,” Stewart, 85, told Page Six in a Sunday, November 1,…
Chad Lowe and his wife, Kim Painter, have put their Los Angeles home on the market after the untimely death of their 13-year-old daughter, Fiona. Lowe, 58, and Painter, 52, recently put their four-bedroom house up for sale, according to real estate records viewed by Us on Saturday, October 31.…
WASHINGTON — Republican Michigan Senate hopeful Mike Rogers said that an internal model has him up by almost seven points with early votes in the critical contest. “The returns, you can’t tell how they’re going to vote, but you can tell by our models, would they vote for us or…
Gardner Minshew went from QB2 to comeback catalyst Sunday. The Cardinals backup led the team on a game-tying touchdown drive against the Cowboys after replacing a struggling Jacoby Brissett in an eventual 33-30 overtime win at AT&T Stadium. Minshew helped Arizona erase a second-half deficit and tie the game at…
Lauren Conrad is both a master of style and DIY-ing, so it should come as no surprise that she has crafted some of our favorite Halloween costumes over the years. “When I was 11 I made my first Halloween costume,” Conrad wrote via Instagram in October 2019, sharing a snap…
Vice President JD Vance’s latest Halloween costume resurrected a skeleton in his closet. Vance transformed himself into the Harry Potter wizard Albus Dumbledore on Saturday, wearing a long silver wig, flowing gray robe and pointed wizard hat in a video shared to X. “Vice President Dumbledore here with little Dobby…
Binance customers pulled $3.64 billion, or 2.1% of its assets, as the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange went back online on Sunday after hackers the FBI links to North Korea stole billions from the platform last week. Binance said withdrawals were stabilizing after an initial spike and deposit volumes had remained…
Lamar Jackson’s season may be over. Ravens head coach Jesse Minter said after Sunday’s loss to the Bills that the two-time NFL MVP will undergo surgery on his right thumb and be placed on injured reserve, which means Jackson will miss a minimum of four games. Asked if the surgery…
Lake Bell and her new boyfriend, artist Rashid Johnson, went Instagram official for Halloween 2026, confirming their new romance. “Happy Hallow-hard launch,” Bell, 47, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, October 31, alongside a selfie with Johnson, 48. For the spooktacular holiday, Bell donned a black stole with a matching beret.…
Sen. Bernie Sanders has lashed out at deep-pocketed donors protecting their fortunes for a drop in support for the California billionaire tax. Sanders, responding to a poll showing more voters are against the measure than in favor, claimed that West Coast billionaires had become $500 billion richer in the last…
Diabetics could be in for some bad news. All medications come with side effects, from benign to fatal, which can affect a user’s health journey and whether they need additional medications to manage adverse effects. One recent study revealed that common diabetes medications are setting off a cascade of prescriptions…
The Time Is Now, as the billboards around town say – for a college football doubleheader. With UCLA’s game scheduled to start at 1:15 p.m. at the Rose Bowl and USC’s at 4:30 p.m. at the Coliseum, the clock might become the enemy in trying to see both local teams…
Related Companies and development partner Oxford Properties Group aren’t waiting until 2028 to choose a culinary superstar for 70 Hudson Yards. Jean-Georges Vongerichten and his Jean-Georges Management will launch three dining concepts at the rising 52-story, 832-foot-tall skyscraper at Hudson Boulevard East at West 35th Street. Financial consulting giant Deloitte…
It’s time to bring da ruckus — and the stuffing. Wu-Tang Clan is bringing its legendary catalog to one of the NFL’s biggest regular-season stages. The arguably most influential hip-hop group of all time will headline the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving Day halftime show on Nov. 26, when the Lions host…
Heidi Klum is the queen of Halloween. Through the years, Klum has gone above and beyond when it comes to dressing up at her annual spooky soirée. One of her most memorable looks came at her 2022 bash, which saw her disguised as a giant worm. The getup featured creepy…
President Donald Trump’s administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in the last few weeks of the midterm elections, initiatives intended to help offset higher costs for diesel and fertilizer that farmers have endured largely due to his tariffs and the war in Iran. Whether that…
OPEC+ oil-producing countries kept December production targets steady on Sunday, confirming expectations that more policy adjustments will not occur until next year, as the group continues to struggle with export disruptions from the Iran war. Seven core OPEC+ members — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan and Oman —…
Jerry Koosman, the legendary Mets southpaw who helped lead the franchise to its first World Series title in 1969, died Sunday morning, the team said. He was 83 years old. Koosman was battling multiple illnesses, according to Jay Horwitz. He was surrounded by family in Osceola, Wis. Koosman was the…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Forget boots – this year, fall’s hottest pair of shoes are Mary Jane sneakers, a low-profile look that manages to be both casual and cool. We were on the fence about…
If you want to lose weight, you’ve got options, from medications like GLP-1s to apps like Noom. But an ancient — thousands of years old — diet could trump them in one big way. With it, people eat highger-quality food over time, which research suggests keeps weight down for longer. That’s…
Dallas Wings stars Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd were candid about their the origins of their romantic relationship while UConn teammates in rare comments on the topic. During a trailer for Apple TV’s new three-part docuseries, “The Dynasty: UConn Huskies” premiering Aug. 21, Bueckers and Fudd discussed their chemistry and…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s forthcoming move back to the United Kingdom is a “private matter,” according to Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Burnham, 56, told the BBC on Thursday, August 20, that the security arrangements for Harry, 41, Meghan, 45, and their two children were “private.” (Harry and Meghan share…
ActBlue co-founder Matt DeBergalis pleaded the Fifth Amendment during his closed-door deposition before three key House committees, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. The Committee on House Administration, House Oversight Committee, and House Judiciary Committee are conducting a joint investigation into ActBlue, a massive fundraising platform for…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have purchased a massive 19th-century, Gothic-style castle in Ireland, the billionaire’s spokesman confirmed Thursday. Zuckerberg bought the three-story, cut-stone Strancally Castle, which sits on a 440-acre property, from financier Michael Alen-Buckley’s family in recent weeks, the Irish Times first reported. “Mark…
NASA’s Swift Observatory is set to come crashing down to Earth later this year after a private mission failed to save the tumbling telescope.A rescue spacecraft named LINK, which was designed by private company Katalyst Space, launched on July 3 with the aim of raising the falling observatory to a…
Observations from Thursday’s Giants practice: Something good John Harbaugh used the word “ferocious’’ to describe the Giants’ pass rush. “Dominant’’ or “overwhelming’’ would also qualify. This was a mismatch up front, with the Dolphins’ offensive line often getting abused. When asked if there were six sacks, Brian Burns shook his…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! The time has come to make sure your kids have everything they need to stroll back into school. Of course, their gear must include a trusty lunch box, and Jennifer…
Forget silk rods and curling socks. Kayla Fawcett found a new beauty tool in the last place you’d expect: her CPAP machine. One night before bed, the Wisconsinite wrapped her hair around the soft tubing of her headgear, clipped it in place and hit record. She sent the video to…
Bitcoin on Thursday surged above $70,000 – its highest level since June – as Treasury yields briefly plummeted and President Trump urged Congress to speed up passage of crypto-friendly legislation. Bitcoin jumped 4.6% to $72,475.25 – a roughly 12% gain over the past two days after the digital asset was…
A viral op-ed from a UC Berkeley professor claiming she’s forced to teach underprepared college students middle-school math was revealed to be written with some help from artificial intelligence. Professor Zvezdelina Stankova used the op-ed to criticize UC Berkeley’s admission standards and was one of thousands of faculty members who signed…
In 2010, researchers at Purdue University and the University of New South Wales began an investigation into a macabre question: What’s the upper temperature limit at which humans can survive? The answer, according to their calculations, was 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) at 100% humidity — a “wet bulb”…
One of the biggest questions that’s surrounded the San Diego Padres this season has been: when will Joe Musgrove return to the mound? The question that everyone has wondered finally has an answer. Sort of. YouTuber and viral Twitch Streamer FaZe Rug was sitting in a restaurant before he began…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! When I went to fashion school, the unofficial uniform was all-black everything. If that sounds depressing, trust me, it was. I admired the few students who weren’t afraid to wear…
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told America’s allies Thursday that “you are either with us or against us” as he prepares to announce tough new sanctions against Iran — pledging “we are going to collapse this regime.” Bessent told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that the Trump administration will…
An Idaho coffee shop owner says he and his wife have received “nonstop death threats” following a viral confrontation in which he demanded a pro-life group leave his business and compared them to the Ku Klux Klan. Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, posted a video to social media…
Astronomers have found the most promising candidate yet for a “black hole star,” a new type of astrophysical object lurking in the early universe’s “cosmic dawn.”If confirmed, the findings could help to unravel the mysterious origin of “little red dots” (LRDs), an infamous group of hundreds of distant, crimson lights…
Former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele didn’t hold back while discussing “passive aggressiveness from NBA coaches,” such as Doc Rivers and Steve Kerr, that she received when she voiced her conservative views and support for President Donald Trump. During an interview with “The Rubin Report,” Steele claimed Rivers sent her “pages…
Darren Silverman (Jason Biggs) is finally in a relationship with a beautiful, intelligent woman, Judith Fessbegler (Amanda Peet). Unfortunately, she’s a controlling monster and is making his life miserable. His best friends, Wayne (Steve Zahn) and J.D. (Jack Black), hatch a plot to “save” him by reuniting him with his…
A cave in eastern Spain is revealing new clues about the ritual lives of Roman women, after archaeologists documented more than 120 Latin inscriptions — the highest number known anywhere in the Roman Empire — at an underground sanctuary. Five of the inscriptions mention a previously unknown goddess referred to…
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