California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton makes ambitious homelessness pledge: ‘every encampment will be cleared’

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton unveiled a plan to clear every homeless encampment in the state by the end of next year at a San Diego news conference today. The plan calls for a network of Homeless Recovery Centers, using the Sunbreak Ranch project in San Diego County as the prototype, according to the Hilton campaign. The centers would provide beds, meals, showers, medical care, drug treatment, psychiatric care and job training. Each person would have someone responsible for helping them get into stable housing, with continued care for those who need it, campaign officials said. Sign up for the…

Exclusive | Pole-dancing: Mamdani disses yet another NYC ethnic group

Add Polish Americans to the growing list of ethnic groups enraged by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Hizzoner blew off an invitation to attend the Oct. 4 Pulaski Day Parade, an annual celebration of Polska pride along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan — and then tried to rewrite history by lumping Polish…

Major retailer opens new high-tech California facility, creating hundreds of jobs

Walmart has opened a new-high-tech fulfillment center in Stockton, California. The new 900,000 square-foot facility will allow Walmart to fulfill online orders and move packages throughout the West Coast faster. The center will create more than 1,000 new jobs, including tech-focused positions, the company said. “We want to be part…

Trump announces deal with Putin to deliver Russian diesel fuel to the US

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Friday that the US will buy large amounts of Russian diesel to address surging fuel costs — making a major foreign-policy pivot to ease costs just before the midterm elections. “I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein…

Other IPOs on ice as investors await Anthropic’s mega public debut

Wall Street’s market for new stocks has suddenly stalled, but big investors aren’t out of cash, experts say — they are simply hoarding their funds for a historic mega-deal while refusing to overpay for the rest of the pack. Anthropic, the San Francisco-based AI developer behind the Claude chatbot, is…

Flu season is off to an early start — here’s what to know

Flu season is off to an early start in some parts of the U.S., data shows.In a typical year, U.S. flu activity starts building in late fall — typically in October or November — and peaks between December and February. This year, flu activity is currently low but rising nationwide:…

12-year-old girl dies from drinking milkshake after cafe’s careless mistake

Mia Shay St Hilaire was visiting a cafe in London with her aunt and sister when she ordered the Twix milkshake that would take her life. The 12-year-old shouldn’t have been allergic to the drink. But after having some, she “developed rapidly progressing anaphylaxis,” a reaction that affects multiple body…

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