Ex-GOP Kevin Kiley reinvents himself to survive in California – but will voters buy it?

Rep Kevin Kiley made his name as a leading California Republican — but is now ditching the party to fight “extreme hyperpartisanship.” Kiley said Monday he spoke to no one — neither Republican Party leadership nor House Speaker Mike Johnson — before deciding to register as an Independent ahead of a tough reelection bid, making him the sole rep unaffiliated with either major party in the House of Representatives. “I think the extreme hyper-partisanship we have here is a big problem … it manifested itself in the longest shutdown in history,” Kiley said on a call with reporters. “I had zero…

Gay Dem Robert Garcia could represent Huntington Beach after Pride flag ban

In a twist of political irony, a conservative California city that voted to ban Pride flags on government buildings could soon be represented in Congress by an openly gay lawmaker. Huntington Beach — known for declaring itself a “non-sanctuary city” — has been pulled into a newly redrawn congressional district…

WeWork ‘growing again’ in NYC — years after crashing and burning

WeWork — remember them? — just signed a lease for 37,000 square feet at 511 Fifth Ave. between East 42nd and 43rd streets. It adds to WeWork’s growing, 3.3 million-square-foot portfolio of Big Apple coworking spaces — part of a global portfolio of 45 million square feet. But if you didn’t…

Young women are shunning birth control because of the ‘nocebo effect’

When a teen girl recently posted on TikTok about the “pros and cons of birth control,” almost 120,000 people hit the “like” button. Of the pros, the girl said her birth control made her period disappear and referenced its “99%” success rate at preventing pregnancy. Of the cons, she said…

California Rep. Kevin Kiley ditches the GOP in blow to party’s razor-thin majority

California Rep. Kevin Kiley has officially ditched the Republican Party, becoming the first Independent in the lower chamber since 2019 amid his frustrations with GOP leadership and redistricting. While Kiley (I-Calif.) will continue caucusing with Republicans for “administrative purposes,” his party affiliation switch complicates the GOP’s already razor-thin grip on…

US gunmaker Ruger accuses Italian rival Beretta of plotting stealth takeover

America’s largest gunmaker, Sturm Ruger & Co., accused the parent company of Italian arms firm Beretta of trying to stealthily seize control of the Connecticut-based business through “self-serving demands” such as cut-price stock buys and veto-like board power. The Todd W. Seyfert-led giant hit back on Monday at the historic…

Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes

Like physics, math has its own set of “fundamental particles” — the prime numbers, which can’t be broken down into smaller natural numbers. They can only be divided by themselves and 1.And in a new development, it turns out these mathematical “particles” are offering new ways to tackle some of…

Here’s the ridiculous amount the Giants will pay Jordan Stout per punt

Jordan Stout is getting paid. The Giants agreed to sign the now-former Ravens punter to a record three-year, $12.3 million deal, The Post’s Paul Schwartz confirmed on Monday, the first day of the NFL’s legal tampering period of free agency. But exactly how much is Stout’s First-Team All-Pro leg to…

In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures

Sleep could encode epileptic seizures in the brain by repurposing the processes used to solidify memories, potentially making seizures harder to treat or prevent, new research suggests. But the new study also suggests a possible way to counter the effect: using electrical stimulation to keep the brain from “memorizing” the…

World Economic Forum CEO quits over Jeffrey Epstein ties

The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum quit Thursday over his ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Former Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende resigned after the US Justice Department’s latest batch of Epstein files showed that he attended dinners at the creep’s Manhattan home in 2018…

Jontay Porter heads to new basketball league in stunner after NBA gambling ban

A lifetime NBA ban for gambling hasn’t ended Jontay Porter’s basketball career. Porter, awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime, has been signed by the Seattle Super Hawks of the soon-debuting United States Basketball League. “The SuperHawks family and the USBL are excited to welcome Jontay to…

Igor Shesterkin, Adam Fox return in long-awaited Rangers lineup boost

The Rangers will resume their season after the Olympic break with three pieces back in their lineup. Goaltender Igor Shesterkin and defenseman Adam Fox will return for their game Thursday against the Flyers at the Garden after both being out since exiting a Jan. 5 game with lower-body injuries, head…

Hillary Clinton rips House Oversight Committee ahead of Epstein deposition — says she doesn’t recall encountering late pedophile

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton excoriated members of the House Oversight Committee for engaging in “partisan political theater” by subpoenaing her for testimony about her knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex crimes. Clinton also called the Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation an “abdication of duty and an insult to the American…

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