LA mayoral debate in tatters as Nithya Raman joins Karen Bass in suddenly pulling out at last minute

A Los Angeles mayoral debate has collapsed at the last minute after Nithya Raman joined Karen Bass and Spencer Pratt in pulling out. Organizers at the Pat Brown Institute said on Monday the event scheduled for Wednesday was being shelved due to the three major candidates being unavailable. Raman revealed early Monday she was not going, following Bass pulling out last week and Pratt earlier saying he had a scheduling conflict. It left just businessman Adam Miller and activist Rae Huang. A spokesman for the Pat Brown Institute and the League of Women Voters said: “With only two candidates remaining,…

Popular 1990s internet search giant shuts down

Ask.com, one of the internet’s earliest search engine competitors, has shut down its search business after nearly 30 years, marking the latest contraction in a market dominated by a handful of major players. Parent company IAC said the move reflects a broader strategic shift away from legacy search operations. “As IAC continues…

Exclusive | SNL alum Leslie Jones is Christian Siriano’s biggest fan

Everyone needs a hype woman like Leslie Jones. Sitting front row at Christian Siriano, the SNL alum showed her appreciation for his theatrical dresses. She shook her head in shock and amazement, pretended to be dead, made a biting motion, flashed the ‘perfection’ hand sign, clutched her chest, gasped, oohed,…

New details revealed in rape allegations against arrested BYU receiver Parker Kingston

The Washington County (Utah) Attorney’s Office released Thursday the probable affidavit regarding the rape allegations against arrested BYU wide receiver Parker Kingston, according to multiple reports. A woman who accused Kingston of rape allegedly informed a forensic interviewer last June that she had told Kingston multiple times in online messages…

Exclusive | Colorado should face DOJ probe over law giving illegal immigrant students cheaper tuition over Americans: watchdog

WASHINGTON — A Colorado law that allows illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition should be investigated for “discriminating against American-born students,” a civil rights watchdog charges. The Equal Protection Project is calling on the Justice Department’s Division of Civil Rights to probe Colorado’s Advancing Students for a Stronger Tomorrow (ASSET)…

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