Yamaha pulling out of California after nearly half a century: HQ headed to Georgia

After nearly 50 years in Orange County, Yamaha Motor Corp. USA is packing up its headquarters — trading Cypress, California for Kennesaw, Georgia in a sweeping corporate shift that will impact about 250 workers.The motorcycle and motorsports giant says the move is part of major “structural reforms” meant to boost profits as costs climb — including pressure from tariffs imposed during the administration of President Donald Trump and shifting market conditions. The relocation won’t happen overnight. Yamaha plans to start the exit in late 2026, with the transition stretching into 2028.Company spokesman Bob Starr said consolidating operations in Georgia simply…

Cannabis compounds could reverse disease affecting one-third of adults

Compounds found in cannabis could provide a new roadmap for treating the world’s most common chronic liver disorder, according to a study released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The research, published in the British Journal of Pharmacology, found that cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) significantly reduced liver fat and improved metabolic…

Phillies lock up Jesus Luzardo with 5 million contract extension

The Phillies made sure Jesús Luzardo isn’t going anywhere. The team locked up the 28-year-old lefty on a five-year, $135 million contract extension on Monday, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. Luzardo was set to become a free agent at the end of the 2026 season after coming over in a…

Saks Fifth Avenue and Nieman Marcus closing several stores across SoCal

Southern California’s luxury shopping landscape is shrinking as three high-end department store locations prepare to shut their doors. Two Saks Fifth Avenue stores in the region are slated to close, including locations at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa and The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert. A Neiman…

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…

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…

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…

Giant ‘spiderwebs’ on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists ‘can’t quite explain,’ NASA rover reveals

NASA’s Curiosity rover has snapped stunning new photos of giant “spiderwebs” zig-zagging across the surface of Mars. One of these images has revealed never-before-seen, egg-like spheroids covering the sprawling structures — and scientists are struggling to explain them.Over the last 8 months, Curiosity has been closely examining a series of…

70-year-old man’s life is saved thanks to a warning from his mattress

Your strangest bedfellow might be the mattress itself. There have been numerous stories about smart tech like Oura rings alerting wearers to health troubles — including several who said it detected early signs of cancer. But one 70-year-old man was alerted to his own serious heart issue thanks to a…

Why Cardi B stepped back from ‘complicated’ Stefon Diggs relationship

Things got “too heated” for Cardi B in her relationship with Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs, according to a report by People on Wednesday. “Things were getting too heated and complicated. Cardi is very no-nonsense,” a source told the outlet of why the Grammy-winning rapper “pulled back” from their relationship. “The…

Olympian who inspired people with his run-walk method dies at 80

Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team who for decades inspired elite athletes and countless everyday runners by promoting a run-walk-run strategy, whether in a marathon or just a neighborhood jog, died Wednesday at age 80. Galloway had a hemorrhagic stroke and died at a hospital in Pensacola,…

Why NBC Sports surprisingly cut ties with Phillies sideline reporter Taryn Hatcher

NBC Sports Philadelphia (NBCSP) recently revealed the surprisingly departure of Phillies sideline reporter Taryn Hatcher, whose “cat’s out of the bag” tweet stirred buzz online last week. Alexandra Matcham, NBCSP’s vice president of content, explained that the network is switching up its storytelling approach to a broader audience, which means…

New US, Iran talks underway in Geneva as Trump deal deadline nears

US and Iranian officials kicked off a fresh round of indirect talks in Switzerland Thursday, as President Trump’s deadline to reach an agreement on the future of Tehran’s nuclear program looms as soon as this weekend. The American and Iranian delegations arrived separately at the Omani diplomatic residence on the…

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